Award for Excellence in Education

DESCRIPTION
The APNA Award for Excellence in Education recognizes an APNA member who has fostered the professional growth of psychiatric-mental health nurses through imparting knowledge, skill and critical analysis to the field. The individual must have been a member of APNA for at least two years.

 

CRITERIA

  1. Demonstrates contributions to the education of nurses as, for example, a faculty member, administrator, educator, staff development coordinator, staff nurse, quality professional or clinical specialist.
  2. Demonstrates innovative approaches in disseminating new knowledge in the field of psychiatric-mental health nursing.
  3. Demonstrates collaboration with other disciplines in knowledge dissemination.
  4. Demonstrates positive mentoring to peers and new nurses.


Past Recipients: 2019 - Diane Esposito |  2018 - Teena McGuinness  | 2017 - Sattaria "Tari" Dilks  |  2016 - Joy Lauerer  |  2015 - Dawn Vanderhoef  |  2014 - Carole Shea  |  2013 - Merrie Kaas  |  2012 - Brenda Marshall  |  2011 - Jane Suresky  |  2010 Michael Rice  |  More

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The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.