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2023 Annual Professional Nursing Awards

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Live streaming on Zoom beginning May 10 at 2:00 p.m.

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The Professional Nursing Awards celebrate and recognize individual nurses who excel in the areas of leadership, practice, education, and community service. The Center for Nursing Excellence believes nurses deserve to be recognized for their exceptional contributions to the profession of nursing. We encourage everyone to submit a nomination for one or more of the following Professional Nursing Recognition Award categories:

  • Betty Casali Transformation Leadership
    • A Transformational Leader stimulates and inspires followers to achieve positive outcomes through growth, development and empowerment.
  • Advancement of Nursing Practice
    • The Advancement of Nursing Practice Award recognizes outstanding accomplishment in a field of practice, education, or research and demonstrates the interdependence of these elements and their significance for the improvement of nursing and health care.
  • Excellence in Nursing Education
    • The Excellence in Nursing Education Award recognizes the work of outstanding nurses who show exceptional skill, innovation, and effectiveness in promoting education for nurses.
  • Outstanding Community Service
    • The Outstanding Community Service Award recognizes the contributions of an individual nurse, both professionally and/or voluntarily, for continuous service activities performed based on the needs of the community.
  • Excellence in Advanced Practice
    • The Excellence in Advanced Practice Award recognizes the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) who excels in UAMS Health core values of integrity, respect, diversity and health equity, teamwork, creativity, excellence, and safety.
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