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APNA Award for Excellence in Practice - RN

DESCRIPTION

The APNA Award for Excellence in Practice – RN-PMH recognizes an APNA RN-PMH who provides or promotes exemplary psychiatric-mental health nursing practice to patients, families and populations. The individual must have been a member of APNA for at least two years.


CRITERIA

  • Practices as a PMH-RN.
  • Demonstrates effective PMH nursing practice that promotes/achieves/facilitates optimal outcomes for patients, families, and/or populations.
  • Promotes psychiatric-mental health nursing through advocacy for people served.
  • Mentors other nurses.
  • Continuously improves his/her skills and knowledge base through lifelong learning.

View past APNA Awards recipients here. 

Call for Nominations Closed

How to Submit Your Nomination
  • Log in with your APNA username and password.
  • On the My Dashboard screen, select APNA Annual Awards from the dropdown menu and then press the Launch Application button. (If you do not see the dropdown menu, please click My Dashboard in your navigation.)
  • Complete the online nomination form.
    • Use the tabs to navigate through each section of the form and remember to hit the Save as draft button as you go.
    • 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 tab 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, press the Submit Final Nomination button.