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Happy Birthday, Nightingale
A special timeline illustrates quite an extraordinary life.


A nod to Nightingale
WHO designates 2020 Year of the Nurse and Midwife.


Smooth care transitions matter
Learn how to avoid readmissions in this free CE course.


Are you an ethics champion?
You are if you promote three core responsibilities.


If Nightingale were alive today
Veterans? The poor? Read about causes she may have championed.


Certification bolsters career
Earning certification can help your nursing salary surge.


DAISY blooms across the globe
The program continues to make its international mark.


Wound care you need to know
Learn how outdated practices can compromise wound treatment.


Letters with lasting impact
Florence's letters reveal what her concerns were back in the day.


Achieve peace of mind
Try meditation and feng shui to take your self-care to a new level.

The cape comes with the job
RNs can’t leap tall buildings, but they show heroism in other ways.


Two minutes with Florence
Nurses share what they would ask Nightingale if they had the chance.



CE: EBP in a clinical setting
Learn how evidence-based practice is a boon for patients.

Make sound ethical choices
Do you know the six key ethical principles that guide decisions?


Celebrate education progress
Nurse education requirements are changing to meet patients' needs.


Manage conflict like a pro
Use these 9 tips to keep the peace at work and at home.


Inspired by Nightingale
An asteroid was named after her! Read more namesake fun facts.


Learning goes beyond school
Communication and leadership can sharpen your nursing prowess.


We celebrate our nurses
Churchill, Twain, Dickens ... Get inspired by our RNs' quote picks.


Nurses and their causes
Nurses are taking the lead as advocates in various settings.


Browse our CE catalog
We have the education modules you need to elevate your career.


Don't wait to say 'thanks!'
Weave regular recognition into your goals. Nurses deserve it.



Celebrating is academic
Faculty and students take part in Nurses Week celebrations.


Life as a nurse attorney
Blogger shares why she became a legal advocate for nurses.

Diversity takes center stage
RNs are improving workforce diversity and cultural competence.


A walk down memory lane
Read how Nurses Week was born out of decades of advocacy.



Self-care feeds good ethics
Find out why RNs should prioritize staying healthy.

Are you satisfied?
Nurses reveal whether their jobs are making them happy.


Help human trafficking victims
Learn to identify and assess victims with this CE course.


Nursing students celebrate, too
Find out how students get inspired on National Student Nurses Day.


Protect your nursing practice
25 legal tools you need to protect your career.




DAISY program makes ripples overseas
From Belgium to Thailand nurse recognition spreads far and wide


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By Melissa Barnes

The DAISY Foundation’s mission to say “thank you” to nurses who provide extraordinary, compassionate care with
The DAISY Award®
has spread throughout the world because nursing is truly a global profession. Nurses are honored, not only for their skillful care, but also for the subtleties in their treatment that make such a big difference — things like touch, kindness and speaking gently.
Bumrungrad International Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
Big dreams turn into reality
The DAISY Foundation
was created in 1999, no one could have imagined its impact around the world. DAISY was established in memory of Patrick Barnes by his family who are not only founders, but also my in-laws. Patrick died of complications from idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. Since then, we have been honoring nurses as an expression of gratitude for the excellent care Patrick received from his nurses.
But the Barnes family never imagined that today, we would be celebrating nurses in 18 countries — more than 3,000 healthcare facilities and schools of nursing around the world. Before I joined DAISY, I had no experience with nursing in other countries, but the more I interact with our international partners, the more I learn that compassionate nursing has no borders.
Nurse leaders everywhere share best practices with their colleagues, said Bonnie Barnes, FAAN, co-founder and president of The DAISY Foundation. “We are very fortunate to be a program that nurse leaders love to talk about with each other,” she said. “The beauty of the program is its flexibility to adapt to diverse cultures and nursing roles."
King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan
International partners speak praises
No matter the country or the culture, nurses everywhere deliver compassionate care to their patients and their family members. DAISY is honored to help say “thank you” to extraordinary nurses around the world. The foundation’s vision statement reads, “Every organization in the world where nurses practice will want to embed DAISY recognition programs in their cultures since DAISY Awards inspire nurses to provide extraordinary care not only with their brains, but also with their hearts.” So DAISY will continue to grow internationally to meet the increasing global desire to recognize nurses.
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EDITOR'S NOTE:
Melissa Barnes is vice president of operations and regional program director for the DAISY Foundation.