Nomination for the SPN Nurse Safety Spotlight Award Q1 2025

SPN Awards

The Nurse Safety Spotlight Award seeks to showcase pediatric nurses that demonstrate commitment to pediatric patient safety through professional activities, and/or interactions with patients and their families within their organization.

Criteria
• Nominee must be a practicing bedside/clinical nurse
• Nominee must have no corrective actions in the past year
• Nominee must be an SPN member in good standing
• Self-nominations will be accepted

Deadline
This award will be given on a quarterly basis. The deadline to submit nominations for this award cycle is Tuesday, March 4, 2025.
1.Nominee Information(Required.)
2.Nominator Information(Required.)
3.Please provide a statement (500-1000 words) describing activities that the candidate has undertaken that show their dedication to patient safety. Try to address all applicable patient safety domains (listed below).

  • Leadership - Recent or current activities that show the applicant’s leadership in implementing bedside patient safety practices.
  • Mentoring – Recent or current activities that demonstrate the applicant advancing patient safety through mentorship. Examples could be participation in a preceptorship, mentoring program, etc. where the applicant passed on patient safety knowledge to mentees.
  • Training – Recent or current activities that demonstrate the applicant implementing patient safety practices through training other nurses.
  • Innovation – Recent or current activities that demonstrate the applicant advancing, implementing, or creating innovative approaches to patient safety.
(Required.)
4.List out all activities that the candidate has led/participated in to improve patient safety knowledge and/or practice within their facility/community.(Required.)
5.List any recognitions that the candidate has received for these activities.(Required.)
6.Corrective Actions Attestation(Required.)
7.Nominee CV/Resume
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