ONS Excellence Awards

All awards, grants, and scholarships are tentative and subject to change based on funding availability.

Excellence In Care Of The Older Adult With Cancer Award

Award: Monetary award of $1000 and a plaque.

Purpose: To recognize and support an oncology nurse who demonstrates age sensitive health interventions, quality care, and symptom management to older adult patients with cancer.

Nominee's Eligibility Criteria:
The candidate must meet the following criteria:

• Be a registered professional nurse (staff nurse, advanced practice nurse) and an active ONS member
• Have at least two years of oncology nursing experience
• Currently practice in an adult oncology based setting

Criteria: The scoring criteria for judging this nomination packet is as follows:

• Demonstrates evidence of significant contributions to age sensitive health interventions, quality care, and/or symptom management for the older adult with cancer
• Participates in continuing education to strengthen his/her knowledge about the older adult patient and oncology nursing practice
• Shares information with other professionals that was learned from continuing education offerings, and contributes to evidence based practice changes in his/her work setting
• Participates in patient education activities
• Serves as a role model for age sensitive health interventions, quality care, and/or symptom management for the older adult with cancer
• Designs and implements innovative clinical practice improvements based on specific needs of patients, families and/or caregivers

Application deadline:  Application deadline has expired.