Nominations Being Accepted for the Florence Nightingale Awards
The University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Nursing is now accepting nominations for the 26th annual Florence Nightingale Awards for Excellence in Nursing.
The awards recognize registered nurses who demonstrate excellence in providing direct patient care. Nominations are accepted from patients, family and friends of patients, colleagues, physicians and other health care workers. Nurses previously nominated may be re-nominated for this award.
Nominations are due Friday, Feb. 2, 2018. The final selection of award recipients will be made by a committee of the UC College of Nursing Board of Advisors. The awards ceremony will take place on Thursday, May 10, 2018 at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Cincinnati.
View the nomination form here.
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