Excellence in Care of the Older Adult With Cancer Award
Award: Monetary award of $1000 and a plaque.
Purpose: To recognize and support an oncology nurse who demonstrates age sensitive health interventions, quality care, and symptom management to older adult patients with cancer.
Nominee's Eligibility Criteria:
The candidate must meet the following criteria:
* Be a registered professional nurse (staff nurse, advanced practice nurse) and an active ONS member
* Have at least two years of oncology nursing experience
* Currently practice in an adult oncology based setting
Criteria: The scoring criteria for judging this nomination packet is as follows:
* Demonstrates evidence of significant contributions to age sensitive health interventions, quality care, and/or symptom management for the older adult with cancer
* Participates in continuing education to strengthen his/her knowledge about the older adult patient and oncology nursing practice
* Shares information with other professionals that was learned from continuing education offerings, and contributes to evidence based practice changes in his/her work setting
* Participates in patient education activities
* Serves as a role model for age sensitive health interventions, quality care, and/or symptom management for the older adult with cancer
* Designs and implements innovative clinical practice improvements based on specific needs of patients, families and/or caregivers
Application deadline: August 16, 2010, 5pm (ET).
For more information on any of the ONS awards, contact ONS at customer.service@ons.org. Both nominees and nominators will be notified once an application is received.
Oncology Nursing Society
125 Enterprise Drive Pittsburgh, PA15275
866-257-4ONS (866-257-4667)
412-859-6100
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