These awards are determined by the Nursing Program faculty, staff, and administration, and are awarded at the pinning ceremony.
Clinical Professionalism:
Professionalism in nursing always includes healing the sick, nurturing the wounded, placing patients first, and providing holistic care. Our award winner must display these qualities and excel in communicating clearly, being self-reflective, and consistently modeling responsibility, respect, and advocacy.
Clinical Achievement:
This award recognizes the students who showed the highest skill throughout the program in the clinical setting. This recipient displayed a high level of clinical judgement and critical thinking partnered with compassion, great communication skills, and a true understanding of how the nurse-patient relationship impacts the outcomes for the patient.
Nightingale Award:
The recipient of this award has demonstrated the principles of nursing exhibited by Florence Nightingale. This student has demonstrated superior critical thinking skill, knowledge of nursing practice, compassionate bedside care, and an understanding of true nursing leadership. This student has truly transitioned into a novice nurse. Not only have they carried a high academic standard, but they have also been noted by clinical nursing faculty as resourceful in the clinical setting, receiving continuous praise from on-site nursing staff and patients.