APNA Award for Excellence in Research

DESCRIPTION

The APNA Award for Excellence in Research is granted to an APNA member who has made a significant contribution to research in psychiatric nursing care, education, leadership/management and/or health services. The individual must have been a member of APNA for at least two years.

CRITERIA

• Nominee was the Principal Investigator or Project Director of the study, whose results have potential to improve psychiatric nursing care and/or psychiatric nursing education.
• The research can be in the areas of clinical practice, education, leadership/management and/or psychiatric health services.
• The research may have been presented at a conference or published in a peer-reviewed journal.
• The research paper may have been presented at a peer-reviewed regional, national or international conference.

View past APNA Awards recipients here.