MONROE — Nancy Werren, RN, a nurse in Monroe Clinic’s Emergency Department, was recently awarded the Lifetime DAISY Award. The Lifetime DAISY Award is centered on a nurse’s career, innovation for achieving exceptional outcomes, leadership within their team, embodying the organization’s mission, and having 25-plus years of service. 

Werren helped start the process of building the Human Trafficking Taskforce in Green County. This has helped Monroe Clinic build a protocol within the Emergency Department to identify and protect these victims when they seek care. She has also worked to improve the advocacy program that in turn has improved care and outcomes for patients experiencing sexual or domestic abuse. 

She brought awareness to the issues and helps staff and community partners on how to serve these victims and start them on the path of healing. As a certified Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE), she makes those moments during that process a calming and safe environment for those victims.  

Werren’s award nomination was written by the Emergency Department Leadership Team. “She is an exemplary example of our Mission. Nancy treats every patient with love and respect and teaches the new nurses how to share the same compassion and empathy,” shared the group in their nomination. “She is building the next generation of holistic caregivers for our ministry.” 

The DAISY Award is a national initiative to honor nurses for the extraordinary care they provide to patients and families every day. 

Monroe Clinic asks the community to help spotlight the extraordinary contributions of nurses, like Nancy, by nominating them for the DAISY Award. Nomination forms are available online at www.monroeclinic.org/daisy.