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APNA Award for Innovation - Individual

DESCRIPTION

The APNA Award for Innovation – Individual recognizes an APNA member who has developed and/or demonstrated a new, fresh approach to care through innovation in psychiatric-mental health nursing practice. The individual must have been a member of APNA for at least two years.


CRITERIA

  • Has developed and/or demonstrated a new approach to care through innovation in psychiatric-mental health nursing practice, such as a new role or setting for a psychiatric-mental health nurse, a new collaborative or care-delivery model, a new evidence-based therapeutic intervention, an innovative curriculum, course or education model.
  • Demonstrates the impact of the innovation after being in place for at least 1 year.

View past APNA Awards recipients here. 

APNA Annual Awards Nominations are Now Closed

How to Submit Your Nomination
  • Click here when the call for nominations opens. 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.