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APNA Award for Excellence in Practice - APRN

DESCRIPTION

The APNA Award for Excellence in Practice – APRN-PMH recognizes an APNA APRN-PMH member who has made significant contributions to psychiatric-mental health nursing practice. The individual must have been a member of APNA for at least two years.

CRITERIA

  • Practices as a PMH-APRN.
  • Demonstrates PMH advanced nursing practice that promotes/achieves/facilitates optimal outcomes for patients, families, and/or populations.
  • Makes enhancements, refinements, or unique contributions to the delivery of psychiatric-mental health nursing care.
  • Demonstrates excellence in working with individuals/families/communities.
  • Serves as an influential role model to other psychiatric-mental health nurses in the delivery of quality nursing care.
  • Disseminates innovative clinical knowledge to families, communities, organizations and/or professional colleagues.

View past APNA Awards recipients here. 

Nominations are Open!

The nominations deadline is January 6.

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.

View past APNA Annual Awards recipients here. 

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