DCU Nursing Awards
Introduction
Welcome to the DCU Nursing Awards ,organised by Nursing Academic Group of the School of Nursing, Psychotherapy and Community Health. This awards have been announced in order to celebrate the Year of the Nurse and Midwife. The global outbreak of Covid-19 has led to the postponement of many events to celebrate the International year of the Nurse and Midwife, and Florence Nightingale's bicentenary. Nevertheless, the pandemic has not dimmed the light on these professions but merely brightened it. Nurses and midwives have continued to do what they do every day, provide compassion, care and commitment to all, albeit in more precarious conditions.
Therefore, there has never been a better time to reward and recognise the valuable professional contribution of nursing staff and students. There are X award categories of which X focus on nursing students and clinical educators. This is important as one of the aims of our school is to promote, support and advance the nursing discipline, nursing research and nursing education. Nursing and midwifery students are our colleagues, and the healthcare decision makers of the future. On this journey, Preceptors and Clinical Placement Coordinators play a pivotal role in shaping and empowering students in their professional growth.
There will also be a National People’s Choice Award for Nurse of the Year which will be put out to a public vote. Once nominations have closed and our judging panel have created a shortlist of finalists, you’ll be able to vote for your winner in this category.
A quick overview of the X award categories, and who may nominate for each is provided below:
Nominated by: DCU Nursing Students
Preceptors are integral in supporting the learning of undergraduate nursing and midwifery students in the practice setting. They can shape the education of future colleagues through coaching, demonstration, supervision and assessment. They also inspire, motivate and encourage students on their nursing journey.
This award recognises their important role in the education of student nurses and midwives. It is open to any registered nurse/midwife who is a preceptor working in acute, community, or private settings mentoring DCU nursing students on placement, and who supervises one or more students (or will have done so during the past 12 months). Nominations are to be submitted by DCU nursing students only.
The judges will be looking for evidence of excellence in one or more of the following areas:
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Strong interpersonal and communication skills: clear and empathetic when dealing with students (while teaching, giving feedback, facilitating reflection and progress meetings, dealing with student’s issues, mistakes or complaints).
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Promotes and delivers innovative clinical teaching that ensure each student is given the best chance to develop professionally while on placement in a safe and supportive learning environment.
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Acts as a role model and promotes professionalism as per the Nursing and Midwifery Code of Conduct.
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A mentor with a positive attitude that inspires, encourages and motivates students and provides both practical and emotional support as required within the scope of their role.
How to enter
Entries must be submitted online and include:
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Details of the nominee
Please list the full name, job title and workplace of your nominee. -
Reasons for the nomination
Please explain why you have chosen to nominate this nurse. Please give examples of how they went above and beyond the call of duty or explain why you feel they deserve the award based on what the judges are looking for as outlined above (400-800 words).
Please attach any supporting evidence to your application that you feel is relevant such as testimonials and feedback from other students deemed appropriate.
Judging The finalists and winner for this award will be decided by a panel of judges
Nominated by: DCU Nursing Students
A Clinical Placement Co-ordinator (CPC) is essential in facilitating the learning, and assessment of competence, among nursing / midwifery undergraduate students in the practice setting.
The judges will be looking for evidence of excellence in one or more of the following areas:
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Strong interpersonal and communication skills: clear and empathetic when dealing with students (while teaching, giving feedback, facilitating reflection and progress meetings, dealing with student’s issues, mistakes or complaints).
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Deals with students in a fair, timely and transparent manner in relation to action plans and review meetings etc.
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Strongly advocates for students in the clinical environment at senior level as required when issues are raised by students.
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Promotes and delivers innovative clinical teaching that ensure each student is given the best chance to develop professionally while on placement in a safe and supportive learning environment.
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Acts as a role model and promotes professionalism as per the Nursing and Midwifery Code of Conduct.
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A CPC with a positive attitude that inspires, encourages and motivates students and provides both practical and emotional support as required within the scope of their role.
How to enter
Entries must be submitted online and include:
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Details of the nominee
Please list the full name, job title and workplace of your nominee. -
Reasons for the nomination
Please explain why you have chosen to nominate this nurse. Please give examples of how they went above and beyond the call of duty or explain why you feel they deserve the award based on what the judges are looking for as outlined above (400-800 words).
Please attach any supporting evidence to your application that you feel is relevant such as testimonials and feedback from other students deemed appropriate.
Judging The finalists and winner for this award will be decided by a panel of judges.
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General
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Children’s
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Mental Health
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Intellectual Disability
This award provides an opportunity to highlight the hugely important work of student nurses. They are an integral and valuable member of the healthcare team who make a real difference to the care and safety of patients and their families.
The judges will be looking for evidence of excellence in one or more of the following areas:
- Professional values and the conduct of the student nurse
- Nursing practice and clinical decision making
- Knowledge and cognitive skills
- Communication and interpersonal skills
- Management and team working
- Leadership potential and professional scholarship
Nominated by: peers, colleagues and preceptors/CPCs, DCU SNPCH staff, patients and/or family members of patients.
Students or interns cannot nominate themselves.
How to enter
Entries must be submitted online and include:
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Details of the nominee
Please list the full name, year of study of the student at the time of working together or meeting (1st, 2nd, 3rd or final year student) and workplace/area where you worked or collaborated with your nominee (DCU Student nurses of all years are eligible, including the 2020 cohort of nursing interns who completed their practice in September).
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Reasons for the nomination
Please explain why you have chosen to nominate this student nurse or nursing intern. Please give examples of how they went above and beyond the call of duty or explain why you feel they deserve the award (400-800 words).
Judging The finalists and winner for this award will be decided by a panel of judges.
Nurse of the Year 2020 (DCU’s partner services)
This award provides members of the public an opportunity to thank a nurse who has made a real difference to their care or that of a loved one.
Who can enter?
Entries are accepted from patients and members of the public only. Entries from nurses or colleagues of nurses will not be accepted. Entries are accepted from members of the public only: patients and/or family members of patients from DCU partner services.
Current partner services include: (Taken from DCU website, hope it’s right, perhaps Jenny might review and add more for us)
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Mental Health Services (Northern Area Health Board, ERHA)
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The Daughters of Charity Services, Dublin
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St Vincent's Hospital, Fairview
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St Ita's Hospital, Portrane
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The North Dublin Department of Psychiatry of Old Age
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St Brendan's Hospital / Community Mental Health Services, NAHB
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Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Services, SWAHB
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Drugs / Aids Services (ECAHB, NAHB, SWAHB)
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St Joseph's Learning Disability Services, Portrane
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Irish Advocacy Network
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The Homeless Agency.
The judges will be looking for evidence of excellence in one or more of the following areas:
- Professional values and the conduct of the nurse
- Nursing practice and clinical decision making
- Knowledge and cognitive skills
- Communication and interpersonal skills
- Management and team working
- Leadership and professional scholarship
A service that impacts hugely on patient outcomes and the lives of patients and/or their families (going above and beyond the call of duty)
Quality improvement initiatives where the patient is central
How to enter
Entries must be submitted online and include:
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Details of the nominee
Please list the full name, job title and workplace of your nominee. -
Reasons for the nomination
Please explain why you have chosen to nominate this nurse. Please give examples of how they went above and beyond the call of duty or explain why you feel they deserve the award (400-800 words).
Judging
The finalists for this award will be decided by a panel of judges. Once the finalists are announced, a public vote will follow to decide the winner (Details of same to follow).
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- All entries are free of charge and nominations must be received by ???????.
- This is dependent on the category, see details at this link (Insert)
- There is no limit to the number of nomination entries that can be submitted.
- However, please note that the judges' decisions will be based on the content of the nomination.
- Multiple nominations of the same person will not carry any weight in relation to the shortlisting process.
- After judging, a shortlist will be compiled by the judging panel.
- All entrants, whether successful or not, will be notified via email to confirm the status of their entry following the shortlisting process of the judges.
- Our judges have kindly volunteered their time freely to this role which involves reviewing a large number of entries.
- Therefore, unfortunately, feedback on each entry is not possible.
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- Category winners will not be notified before the ceremony and will be announced at the DCU Nurses Awards ceremony in the first instance.
- All entries must be received by ??????? and are only accepted online through the DCU SCNPCH Nursing Awards webpage. Once your entry has been submitted you will receive a confirmation email.
- Entry is free of charge and entrants may submit as many entries as they wish.
- Before submitting your entry, please ensure you read the description of the category you wish to enter (Link Here). Make sure you keep to the word limit specified and adhere to the criteria of entry of each category.
- After judging a shortlist will be compiled by the judging panel. All entrants, whether successful or not, will be notified via email to confirm the status of their entry following the shortlisting process of the judges.
- Judging is conducted as a panel. The decision of the judging panel is final and cannot be disputed. Please also note that feedback on your entry cannot be provided by the judges.
- The awards ceremony will be held virtually with a date and time to be confirmed and an invite link to same will be sent by email to both the entrant and their shortlisted nominee (s). While in attendance, if we reasonably consider your behavior at any time during the ceremony disruptive, inappropriate, offensive, or illegal, your virtual access may be limited or withdrawn.
- It may be necessary for DCU to alter the venue, date and/or the time of this event for reasons beyond our control. We will endeavor to give you as much notice as possible. DCU cannot accept liability for any expenses incurred as a result of any cancellation or postponement of the event.
- The DCU Nursing Awards is organised by DCU and the School of Nursing, Psychotherapy, and Community Health.
Our Sponsors (will need a section on the webpage outlining their details, contributions, which award they are sponsoring logos etc)
- An outline introducing our judging panel names, pictures who they are etc and thanking them
- Judges (Must be independent) to select finalists:
- 9 overall (3 judges to patient choice
- 3 to student/intern of the year x 4
- 3 to preceptor and CPC)
- 9 overall (3 judges to patient choice
- Will need an objective rubric and scoring system for the judging process
- Virtual ceremony about 1.5 hrs-2hrs hour maybe
- MC: ? Mary Rose
- Announcers:
- 4 Programme chairs for the student of the year awards
- CPC and Preceptor: ?????
- 4 Programme chairs for the student of the year awards
- Patient Choice
- Special guest and video recording from nominator
Year of the Nurse & Midwife events
Welcome to the DCU Nursing Awards ,organised by Nursing Academic Group of the School of Nursing, Psychotherapy and Community Health. This awards have been announced in order to celebrate the Year of the Nurse and Midwife. The global outbreak of Covid-19 has led to the postponement of many events to celebrate the International year of the Nurse and Midwife, and Florence Nightingale's bicentenary. Nevertheless, the pandemic has not dimmed the light on these professions but merely brightened it. Nurses and midwives have continued to do what they do every day, provide compassion, care and commitment to all, albeit in more precarious conditions.
Therefore, there has never been a better time to reward and recognise the valuable professional contribution of nursing staff and students. There are seven award categories of which six focus on nursing students and clinical educators. This is important as one of the aims of our school is to promote, support and advance the nursing discipline, nursing research and nursing education. Nursing and midwifery students are our colleagues, and the healthcare decision makers of the future. On this journey, Preceptors and Clinical Placement Coordinators play a pivotal role in shaping and empowering students in their professional growth.
There will also be a National People’s Choice Award for Nurse of the Year which will be put out to a public vote. Once nominations have closed and our judging panel have created a shortlist of finalists, you’ll be able to vote for your winner in this category.
A quick overview of the seven award categories, and who may nominate for each is provided below:
- A true inspiration for the children.
- Incidentally, you have a dime up your nose.
- Yeah, and if you were the pope they'd be all, "Straighten your pope hat." And "Put on your good vestments."
- You lived before you met me?!
- Who are you, my warranty?!
- Doomsday device? Ah, now the ball's in Farnsworth's court!
- Humans dating robots is sick. You people wonder why I'm still single? It's 'cause all the fine robot sisters are dating humans!
- Of all the friends I've had… you're the first.
- Daylight and everything.
- Bender! Ship!
- Stop bickering or I'm going to come back there and change your opinions manually!
- Oh no! The professor will hit me!
- But if Zoidberg 'fixes' it… then perhaps gifts!