Nominee must be:
A licensed school nurse.
A member in good standing of OASN for the preceding two years
Completed five years in school health experience, currently practice full-time and have as their main responsibility the supervision, administration, and coordination of nursing service and health programs
Evidence of excellence in school nursing administration based on Scope and Standards for Nurse Administrators,4th Ed (American Nurses Association).
Procedure for Submission of Application:
Provide a 1-2 paragraph bio, which will be used on the OASN website.
Provide a high resolution digital photo, which will be used in the OASN website.
Provide a 300-word summary of accomplishments as a school nurse/health services administrator grounded in School Nursing: Scope and Standards of Professional School Nursing Administration, 3rd Ed*. The Scope and Standards include:
Employs the nursing process on an organizational level;
Assessment, identifies issues/trends, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, coordination and evaluation;
Fosters health promotion, health teaching, and education;
Provides consultation;
Promotes quality of practice and professional practice evaluation;
Conducts research;
Participates in ethical standards of practice and demonstrates integrity;
Champions collegiality and collaboration;
Optimizes and leverages resource utilization;
Cultivates leadership; and
Progressively advocates for school nursing/school health services.
Submission Deadline: midnight, JANUARY 15th of the submission year
Submit to: Glasner.ExDir.oasn@gmail.com
School Nurse Administrator of the Year Application and Guidelines