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WOCN® DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses with a Bright Future

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Introducing the WOCN® DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses with a Bright Future

As a proud Supportive Association of The DAISY Foundation, the Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses SocietyTM (WOCN®) is pleased to announce a collaborative WOCN DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses with a Bright Future.

What is The DAISY Foundation?

The DAISY Foundation is a (501(c) (3)) public foundation serving the nursing profession through recognition programs as well as grants for nursing research and evidence-based practice. The DAISY Foundation was created in 1999 in memory of the extraordinary nursing care provided to J. Patrick Barnes during his eight-week hospitalization for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, an auto-immune disease. His family’s drive to say “thank you” to nurses for the compassionate and skillful care they provide daily has evolved to play a strategic role in healthcare organizations. The nursing profession highly respects DAISY’s programs as providing unique, meaningful, and impactful recognition that benefits nurses and their work organizations.

Today, over 6,100 healthcare organizations and schools of nursing in 41 countries are committed to honoring their nurses with The DAISY Award® for Extraordinary Nurses. Over 2.5 million nurses have been nominated by their patients, families, and colleagues, and over 210,000 awards have been granted.

Announcing the WOCN DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses with a Bright Future

The WOCN DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses with a Bright Future is designed to recognize a new tri-specialty WOC certified nurse within the first five (5) years of WOC practice who is destined to make a significant contribution to WOC care as a compassionate clinician, educator, consultant, researcher, administrator, and professional leader.

Eligibility Criteria for the Nominee

  • The individual must be nominated by a WOCN member in good standing (current Board members and Past Presidents are not eligible to nominate an individual).
  • The nominee must be a current member of WOCN and within the first five years of entry into WOC nursing practice.
  • The nominee must be tri-specialty WOC certified by the WOCNCB.
  • The nominee can work within any practice setting.

Timeline for Nominations

Nominations are open Monday, March 17 through Thursday, April 17, 2025, for this inaugural Award. Nominees will be notified of the final decision by Friday, May 16, 2025, and the recipient of the 2025 Award will be announced during the WOCNext 2025 event.

NOMINATE A NURSE

If you have any questions, please contact the WOCN Society at info@wocn.org.