2010 Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse of the Year Award
This award recognizes an AOCN^®, AOCNP^®, or AOCNS^® certified nurse who has made significant contributions to advanced oncology nursing and oncology nursing service; and who has supported and promoted oncology nursing certification. The Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse of the Year will receive $1,000 and be presented with a crystal award at the Recognition Breakfast for Oncology Certified Nurses at the ONS Annual Congress.

Completed nomination materials must be received by ONCC no later than December 1, 2009. Self-nominations and third party nominations are encouraged.

Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse of the Year Award Criteria and Information
Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse of the Year Award Nomination Form – to be completed by the Nominator, or Nominee if self-nomination
Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse of the Year Award Biosketch Form – to be completed by the Nominee
Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse of the Year Award Recommendation Form – two recommendations are required from individuals other than the Nominator or Nominee

Promotion of Oncology Nursing Certification

• Actively promotes oncology nursing certification among nursing colleagues, other healthcare professionals, and healthcare consumers.

Service

• Enhances the image of oncology nursing among the general public.
• Participates in community affairs, legislative activities, or in organizations that affect nursing.
• Enhances the image of oncology nursing among healthcare professionals.
• Participates in community education.

Advanced Oncology Nursing Practice
Candidates must demonstrate accomplishments in two of the following areas. Nominee, nominator, and recommendations must all address the same areas

Clinical Practice

• Demonstrates leadership in the provision of quality advanced oncology patient care.
• Provides and/or directs comprehensive oncology care across the continuum of care.
• Designs and implements innovative approaches to the management of symptoms or responses to care.

Education

• Participates in the education of patients, families, and community members.
• Plans, develops, and presents formal and informal oncology-related educational activities for nurses, student nurses, and/or members of other disciplines.
• Generates oncology educational materials suitable for use by professionals or laypersons.

Administration/Case Management

• Creates an environment which facilitates psychosocial, developmental, and professional growth of oncology staff.
• Applies innovative strategies in the management of nursing staff and patient/family programs, and in the utilization of resources.
• Evaluates outcome data to coordinate oncology care effectively and efficiently.

Consultation

• Serves as an internal (staff) and external (community) oncology consultant.
• Articulates the role of the advanced practice oncology nurse across health care settings.
• Demonstrates oncology nursing expertise in the consultative role by serving as a model/mentor.

Research

• Actively participates in various phases of the research process to improve oncology patient care, i.e., investigator, reviewer, data collector.
• Serves as the principal investigator or co-investigator in nursing or multidisciplinary oncology research.
•  Disseminates research findings through presentations and publications.

Eligibility Criteria

• Nominees must be AOCN^®, AOCNP^®, or AOCNS^® certified at the time of nomination and award presentation.
• Nominees must be currently licensed as RNs (or possess equivalent foreign credentials).
• Members of the ONCC Recognition Subcommittee and the ONCC Board of Directors are not eligible to be nominees, to nominate others, or to provide recommendations for nominees.

Nomination Instructions – Use the links above to download the required forms

In addition:

• Each nomination must include a completed Nomination Form, Biosketch Form, and two Recommendation Forms.  
• The two Recommendation Forms must be from individuals other than the nominator or nominee. Additional recommendations will not be considered.
• All materials must be typed. Download the application forms in Microsoft^® Word format (see links above) or retype in the same format.  Complete each form and return by mail, fax, or e-mail.  Handwritten nominations will not be considered.
• Completed nomination packets must be received no later than December 1, 2009.
• Incomplete or late nominations will not be considered.
• Additional materials or supporting documentation will not be considered.
• All decisions of the ONCC Recognition Subcommittee and ONCC Board of Directors are final.
• Award recipients must agree to be recognized in ONCC Certification News, and/or other publications approved by ONCC.