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AACN/Hartford
Institute Award for Exceptional Baccalaureate Curriculum
in Gerontologic Nursing
Purpose:
- To provide models of excellence
that encourage the highest standards of gerontological nursing education.
- To provide national recognition
for eligible schools or nursing programs that exhibit an exceptional,
substantive, and innovative baccalaureate curriculum in gerontologic
nursing education.
Eligibility Requirements:
Schools and programs of nursing
that lead to a baccalaureate degree and offer a strong curriculum in
gerontologic nursing are encouraged to apply. Reviewers will be looking
for small, innovative programs, as well as larger, well-established
curricula that can be showcased as proven models of excellence.
Selection Criteria:
- Innovation of approach
to gerontological nursing education
- Demonstration of relevance
in the clinical environment
- Replication for other
schools/programs of nursing
Awards:
- One First Place Award
of $1,000
- Two Runner-up Awards of
$500 each
- Two Honorable Mention
Awards
Showcase:
- Presentation at the AACN
national meeting
- Curriculum summarized
and distributed to nursing programs nationwide
- Involvement in Hartford
Institute for Geriatric Nursing curriculum initiatives
Please submit three copies
of the following:
- A one-half page abstract
describing the curriculum
- A narrative to include
the following (total should not exceed five pages): significance of
the problem, objectives, description of the curriculum, innovation,
demonstrated relevance in clinical environment, and replication
- Appendices: not to exceed
additional 10 pages (letters of support, course outlines, etc.)
Directions for application submission:
The 2000 winners were announced
at the American Association of Colleges of Nursing's semiannual meeting
on Sunday, October 22, 2000.
The 2000 winners were:
First Place:
Pennsylvania State University, School of Nursing
Runner Up:
University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Nursing
Honorable Mentions:
Sacred Heart University, Nursing Programs and Physical Therapy Program
Winston-Salem State University, School of Health Sciences, Department
of Nursing
Click here to read the winning
abstracts.
The 1999 winners were:
First Place:
University of Akron, College of Nursing
Runners Up:
University of Maryland, School of Nursing,
University of North Carolina, Greensboro, School of Nursing
Honorable Mentions:
San Diego State University, School of Nursing
University of Arkansas for Medical Science, College of Nursing
University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing
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