PNCB Awards

Annual recognition for PNCB-certified nurses

PNCB Awards

In addition to the 2 existing awards, PNCB is pleased to announce a new award with a focus on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Action, and that recognizes a pediatric-focused team that is making a difference for DEIB.

See criteria below. Self-nominations are accepted. Previous award recipients are not eligible.

You Belong Award: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Action 

Open now - apply here. This award recognizes a pediatric-focused team that is making a difference for DEIB. We want to hear how your team has implemented strategies to address barriers for nurses who identify with an ethnic or culturally diverse background, racial diversity, gender diversity, disability, or who are otherwise a member of a historically marginalized community within the pediatric specialty (e.g., LGBTQ+). 

The team selected for the award receives $500 for a celebration, a plaque, and publicity. Applications have closed. Please check back in December. 

Please have the following ready for the application:

  • A letter (PDF or Word) that details evidence and accomplishments of your team's commitment to DEIB. Describe recruitment practices and/or support for employees who represent diverse backgrounds and capabilities. Please include dates and descriptions of activities. If outcomes are available, please include them.
  • A short statement on your DEIB goals and work accomplished in the past 24 months (no more than 500 words).
  • Team photo.
  • The name and PNCB credential of at least 1 PNCB-certified nursing professional on your team.
     

PNCB/SPN Conference Scholarship

Open now - apply hereEach year, PNCB and the Society of Pediatric Nurses (SPN) offer a joint scholarship to attend the SPN conference. SPN provides complimentary conference registration. PNCB provides a travel honorarium of $700.

  • Must hold active PNCB certification and SPN membership. 
  • Applications open soon.
CPN Certification Advocate Award

Recognizes 1 Certified Pediatric Nurse who is an outstanding advocate for certification at the local, hospital, regional, or national level: $1000 honorarium

Apply or Nominate by Dec. 15
Kelly Reed APRN Community Impact Award

Recognizes 1 outstanding CPNP or PMHS who extends the reach of their role beyond regular practice activities: $1000 honorarium

Apply or Nominate by Dec. 15

CPN Certification Advocate Award

Open now - apply here. This award recognizes a Certified Pediatric Nurse who is an outstanding advocate for certification at the local/hospital, regional, or national level.

  • $1000 honorarium
  • The application form will open soon
  • Conference attendance is not required
  • Self-nominations must upload recommendation letter in the online application
  • Applications have closed. Please check back in December. 

The awards committee is looking for specific examples of how CPN certification has been promoted to other nurses. Examples include but are not limited to sharing exam application information with colleagues, increasing the number of CPNs at the workplace through active recruitment, engaging speakers or being the primary instructor in a non-commercial certification review course, precepting or mentoring students who are encouraged to seek and maintain CPN certification, advocating with leadership for increased benefits and/or recognition for certification, publishing articles or studies concerning CPN certification, or organizing CPN exam study groups.

In addition to encouraging other nurses to seek certification, the nominee must also display excellence in one or more of the following areas:

a. pediatric nursing clinical skills
b. family-centered care
c. promoting/implementing evidence-based practice
d. professional involvement (local regional, national or global level)
e. mentorship
f. community outreach
g. involvement in the public policy arena

 

Kelly Reed Advanced Practice Community Impact Award

Open now - apply hereThis award recognizes an outstanding CPNP or PMHS who extends the reach of their role beyond regular practice activities. The award honors past PNCB board member Kelly Reed, MN, RN, CPNP-PC (1961 - 2013) who demonstrated extraordinary dedication to the community in which she served.

  • $1000 honorarium
  • The application form will open soon
  • Conference attendance is not required
  • Self-nominations must upload recommendation letter in the online application
  • Applications have closed. Please check back in December. 

The awards committee is looking for specific ways the nominee expands the reach of his/her advanced practice nursing role within the community beyond regular practice activities. Examples include but are not limited to volunteering, civic leadership (e.g., serve in local government or city/county boards), outreach/media (e.g., write local news articles, quoted for news, participate in local health/community fairs, contribute to a blog, local school visits, speak at Girl Scout/Boy Scout events), or participation in interdisciplinary activities (e.g., represent PNPs on a panel, in a co-authored article, on a committee).

In addition to demonstrated community impact, the nominee must also display excellence in one or more of the following areas:

a. pediatric nursing clinical skills
b. family-centered care
c. promoting/implementing evidence-based practice
d. professional involvement (local regional, national or global level)
e. mentorship
f. involvement in the public policy arena

 

Past Awardees

Award Year Recent Recipients

2023

CPN Certification Advocate: Janna Berg, BSN, RN, CPN

Kelly Reed APRN Community Impact: Elizabeth Eden, MSN, RN, CPNP-PC

You Belong Team-Based DEIB Award: Healthy Kids Child Health Advocacy & Outreach, St. Louis Children's Hospital 

PNCB/SPN Conference Scholarship: Sara-Marie Saliba, MSN, RN, CPN

2022

CPN Certification Advocate: Melina Burns, BSN, RN, CCRN, CPN

Kelly Reed APRN Community Impact: Dawn M. Mason MSN, PMHNP-BC, PMHS, CPNP-PC

2021

CPN Certification Advocate: Karen Alles, MN, RN, CPN

Kelly Reed APRN Community Impact: Anne DeBattista, PhD, CPNP-PC, PMHS

2020

CPN Certification Advocate: Charlene P. Draleau, MSN, RN-BC, CPN, CPEN

Kelly Reed APRN Community Impact: Anna Goddard, PhD, APRN, CPNP-PC

2019

CPN Certification Advocate: Jennifer Stephen MSN, RN, CPN

Kelly Reed APRN Community Impact: Tamara H. Langhoff, MS, CPNP-PC

PNCB/SPN Conference Scholarship: Kimberly Duback, MS, APN, PCNS-BC, CPN, CPHON

2018

CPN Certification Advocate: Charolette Jones, BSN, RN, CPN and Gloria Verret BSN, RN, CPN

Kelly Reed APRN Community Impact: Jessica L. Peck DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, CNE, CNL

PNCB/SPN Conference Scholarship: Katie Dezotelle, MSN, RN, CPN

2017

CPN Certification Advocate: Melissa Dowler BSN, RN, CPN

Kelly Reed APRN Community Impact: Tracey Gaslin PhD, CPNP, FNP-BC, CRNI

PNCB/SPN Conference Scholarship: Joanne M. Barton MSN, RN, CPN

2016

CPN Certification Advocate: Pamela Hensley, MSN, RN, CPN, CHTP

Kelly Reed APRN Community Impact: Anita Berry, MSN, CNP, APN, PMHS

PNCB/SPN Conference Scholarship: Judine Whyte-Foster, RN, BSN, CPN

2015

CPN Certification Advocate: Bridgette Casserly, MS, RN-BC, CPN

Kelly Reed APRN Community Impact: Shawna Mitchell Sisler, CPNP-PC, PMHS and Mary Louise Ryder-Larkin, MSN, RN, CPNP

PNCB/SPN Conference Scholarship: Beth Carroll, BSN RN CPN

2014

CPN Certification Advocate: Beenamma Benny, MSN, RN, CPN

Kelly Reed APRN Community Impact: Keri Collinsworth, MSN, RN, CPNP-PC and Pam Mapstone, DNP, RN, CPNP-PC

PNCB/SPN Conference Scholarship: Erinn Davis, MS, BSN, RN, CPN

Faces of Certification

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Gia Nguyen, CPNP-AC St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Arlington, VA
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