Honor your colleagues by nominating them for an ANA-NY Award!
This year, we are accepting nominations in the following categories:
- Nursing Education
- Nursing Practice
- Scholarship
- Nurse Heroes
Nomination Deadline: Friday, April 28, 2023
Current ANA-NY Directors are not eligible for ANA-NY awards. Nominee is required to be a registered professional nurse (RN) who is practicing or has practiced as an RN in New York State and a current member of ANA-NY unless otherwise noted.
Nursing Education Award
The ANA-NY Nursing Education Award recognizes a nurse educator who has significantly influenced nursing education as demonstrated by: (a) developing and implementing innovative and evidence-based teaching and learning strategies that meet the needs of a diverse group of learners, (b) active involvement in curriculum design and implementation that meets essential learning outcomes, and (c) evidence of scholarship in the area of nursing education.
Criteria:
- At least five (5) years of full-time experience as a nurse educator in an academic setting
- At least a Master’s degree in nursing
- Demonstrated evidence of significant contributions to nursing education in areas that relate to innovations in teaching and learning, faculty development, and curriculum design and implementation
- Acted as a mentor and role model for junior faculty in evidence-based teaching/learning approaches; and/or as a mentor to students, assisting them in navigating the first stages of their nursing career
Nursing Practice
The ANA-NY Nursing Practice Award recognizes and celebrates excellence in the provision of direct care to patients, families, communities, and/or populations by a nurse at any level of practice (registered professional nurse, advanced practice nurse, or nurse administrator). The recipient of this award exemplifies a high level of compassion and expertise in the provision of such health care.
Criteria:
- At least five (5) years of full-time experience as a nurse clinician
- At least a Bachelor’s degree in nursing
- Demonstrated evidence of significant contribution to improved quality of patient care
- Demonstrated evidence of recognition for excellence in practice
- Modeled a holistic approach for care of both family and patient, cultural sensitivity, and excellent patient/family education
Scholarship
The ANA-NY Scholarship Award recognizes a nurse who has made significant contributions in the scholarship of discovery, integration, teaching, and/or application (Boyer, 1996). The scholarship developed in any of these domains has to have been subjected to peer review and disseminated beyond the local and state level.
Criteria:
- Publication of at least ten (10) peer-reviewed articles/chapters over the last five (5) years in a specific area of expertise, with at least one (1) of the following:
- Recognized impact of scholarship on an area of nursing practice, education, administration, and/or policy (e.g., change in health and/or professional policies; influence in redesign of academic curriculum)
- Requested as keynote speaker related to expertise
- Publication of an award-winning book
- Demonstrated mentorship of a novice in nominee’s area of expertise
Nurse Heroes (non-member nominations are accepted)
The ANA-NY Nurse Heroes Award recognizes any nursing or healthcare organization (not-for-profit, public, or private entity) that supported their employees or another organization that employs nurses during a local, state, national, or global emergency in an exemplary manner. This award is an appreciation for those who care for nurses so that nurses are able to perform their responsibilities without worry for their own safety. The support may focus on mental health, physical health, family support, shelter, and/or food.
Criteria:
- Supported a group of at least two or more individuals on the frontlines with compassion, humanity, and resilience
- Cared for nurses so that they were able to perform their responsibilities without worry for their own safety
Nomination Deadline: Friday, April 28, 2023
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