Nurse.org Announces Winners of Annual ICON Awards Recognizing the Nursing Community’s Favorite Products, Entertainment, Education, Issues and More.


It’s no surprise that nurse burnout was the single issue nurses wanted to highlight most this year. Similarly, we saw strong support for safer staffing legislation and influencers who educated their peers about career alternatives.

Nurse.org, the largest website and community of nurses online, announced the winners of its annual Nurse ICON Awards which recognize the best products, entertainment, careers, influencers and issues that were most important to nurses in 2021. The Nurse.org community nominated and voted for the winners.

“After another challenging year for nurses, we want to celebrate what mattered most to our nurse community,” said Alice Benjamin, APRN, MSN, ACNS-BC, FNP-B, CCRN, CEN, CV-BC, Chief Nursing Officer and Correspondent for Nurse.org. “From the best scrubs, shoes and innovation for nurses working long shifts, to the nurse entrepreneur, leader and legislators that worked tirelessly to make nurses’ lives better during the pandemic. We are excited to recognize all of the winners and we thank them for all of their hard work.”

Best Products for Nurses

Scrubs⁠: Figs

Shoes⁠: Nike

Accessories⁠: Pretty Little Scrub Society

Best deal for frontline workers: Chipotle Free Meal

⁠Nursing innovation⁠: Trusted Health

Nursing ad-campaign⁠: “Heroes” by the American Nurses Association

Best in Nursing Education⁠

Nursing school: UCLA School of Nursing

Nursing professor: Dr. O RN (@nursingtheoryprof on TikTok)

Nursing test prep: UWorld



Best in Nursing Careers

Best place to work⁠: Boston Medical Center

Best travel nursing agency⁠: Trusted Health



Best Entertainment For Nurses

Viral nursing moment of the year⁠: Travel Nurse Badge photo by @moniquejolicia on Instagram

Best entertainment for nurses⁠: Nurse Blake PTO Comedy Tour



Most Important Nursing Issues

The nursing issue of the year⁠: Nurse burnout

Nurse image of the year⁠: “Hero” by @mjhiblenart

Legislators of the year⁠: Senator Sherrod Brown & Representative Jan Schakowsky for introducing “S.1567 – Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2021″

Best media outlet⁠: New York Times for “Death, Through a Nurse’s Eyes”



Nursing Community Awards

Nurse influencer: Nurse Blake (@nurse.blake)

Nurse entrepreneur: Sarah Gaines (founder of “The Six Figure Travel Nurse” Course)

Nurse leader: Kelsey Rowell (@wholelifenurse)

“It’s no surprise that nurse burnout was the single issue nurses wanted to highlight most this year,” said Benjamin. “Similarly, we saw strong support for safer staffing legislation and influencers who educated their peers about career alternatives.”

Nurse.org’s community nominated their nurse ICONs in twenty categories during November 2021 and voted for their favorites throughout December 2021. All winners will be featured on the Nurse.org website, social channels and award-winning podcast, “Ask Nurse Alice”.

About Nurse.org

Nurse.org impacts the lives of nurses and nursing students by publishing thought-provoking content, supporting their career growth through high-caliber educational opportunities, and launching culture-changing initiatives. Nurse.org is an authoritative and trusted blog within the nursing community – it is read over 1.4 million times per month, our social media channels reach over 30 million users per month and our email subscriber list is composed of over 800,000 nurses. Our Ask Nurse Alice podcast is hosted by TV health expert, Alice Benjamin, and has ranked in the Top 10 on Apple’s podcast charts in the medical category. For more information, please visit Nurse.org and follow the social media accounts on Instagram and Facebook. Nurse.org is owned and operated by Full Beaker, Inc.

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