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APNA Award for Excellence in Leadership - APRN

DESCRIPTION

The APNA Award for Excellence in Leadership – APRN honors an APNA APRN member who has distinguished him/herself as an accomplished nursing leader. The individual must have been a member of APNA for at least two years.


CRITERIA

  • Demonstrates leadership in psychiatric-mental health nursing practice, management, or education.
  • Mentors others in their development as psychiatric-mental health nurses by example.
  • Educates peers and other health care workers.
  • Precepts nursing students in APRN programs.
  • Advocates for the psychiatric-mental health nursing profession and issues important to PMH care.

View past APNA Awards recipients here. 

APNA Annual Awards Nominations are Open!

The nominations deadline is January 5.

How to Submit Your Nomination
  • Click here. On the next screen click the black Login button and log in with your APNA username and password.
  • Review the instructions on the submission page and click Add Another Submission.
  • Complete the online nomination form.
    • Fill in your information and the information for your nominee.
    • Select the award name from the drop down on the following page.
    • When completing the form, be sure to include specific examples of how the nominee has achieved excellence in his/her practice, what makes the nominee stand out in the profession, and what the nominee has accomplished that meets the criteria.
  • Find a reference to complete the form.
    • On the reference page of your nomination submission, enter a contact’s name and email address to generate an email that will include a link to submit their reference.
    • In order to be considered, each nomination must have both a nominator and a reference.
  • Once your nomination is complete, click the Submit button.