Delaware Excellence in Nursing Practice Awards

The purpose of the Delaware Excellence in Nursing Practice Award is to recognize those in the nursing field who consistently promote, excel, and bring a positive approach to their area of practice. This award is coordinated by the Delaware Nurses Association and Delaware Organization of Nurse Leaders.

The 2013 award categories are:

Clinical Nurse-Critical Care – Hospital-Based
Clinical Nurse-Inpatient – Hospital-Based
Outpatient/Ambulatory Care Long-Term Care
Hospice Care
Community-Based
Advanced Practice
Executive Nurse Leader/Manager
Nurse Leader
Academic Nurse Educator
Nurse Educator/Staff Development
New Registered Nurse Graduate

Download the application here. Deadline for application submission is midnight, May 10, 2013.

Completed applications may be emailed to nurseexcellence@denurses.org

Only complete applications received by the deadline on May 10, 2013 will be considered for this year’s awards. All categories must have a minimum of 3 nominees to be considered a viable category for consideration of an award. The contact person will be notified for categories receiving less than 3 nominations.

This year's award ceremony is scheduled for July 25, 2013 at the Modern Maturity Center in Dover, Delaware.

This award is coordinated by the Delaware Nurses Association and Delaware Organization
of Nurse Leaders.

Application

Please read the application directions carefully and complete each section. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Completed applications are due midnight, May 10, 2013.

Useful Links

To help you with completing your application, the following links may provide some guidance.

Nursing Spectrum nomination samples

How to write a strong nomination

Nurse Excellence 2012

Special THANK YOU to our sponsors for making the 2012 Nurse Excellence Awards dinner a success.

Platinum Sponsors
Bayhealth Medical Center
Beebe Medical Center
Christiana Care Health System

Silver Sponsor
Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children

Bronze Sponsors
Christiana Care Health System
Delaware School Nurses Association
University of Delaware
Wesley College

THANK YOU to Ramone's Flowers for providing flowers for this year's event.

Dover, DE (July 12, 2012)-The Delaware Excellence in Nursing Practice Awards was held at the Modern Maturity Center with Dyane Bunnell delivering the keynote address and comments from Delaware Lt. Governor Matt Denn and Delaware Senator Bethany Hall-Long. Representatives from the offices of US Senators Coons and Carper were also in attendance.

The Nightingale Tribute recognizes those registered nurses who have passed away for their years of service. The tribute includes the reading of the poem “She Was There” by Duane Jaeger, RN, MSN followed by a reading of names.

This year’s award winners are:

Acute Care-Critical: Julie Oscar, Christiana Care Health System
Acute Care-Non-Critical: Melanie Chichester, Christiana Care Health System
Advanced Practice: Martha Coppage-Lawrence, Christiana Care Health System
Academic Nurse Educator: Lucille Gambardella, Wesley College
Nurse Educator/Staff Development:
Mary Lou Hamilton, Delaware Tech Community College
New Nurse Graduate: Cherie Ben, Christiana Care Health System
Nurse Leader/Manager: Monica Boyle, Nemours/A.I. duPont Hospital for Children
Outpatient/Ambulatory Care: Tina Trout, Beebe Medical Center
*Long-Term Care, Hospice, Community Based and Executive Nurse Leader categories did not have required number of submissions to be a considered in this year’s awards.

Delaware Nurses Association is a constituent member of the American Nurses Association.

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