This award was established in 2014, and is intended to recognize and thank AHNA member(s) who consistently contribute their expertise and time to advance AHNA to its highest potential.

 

Criteria:

1. Active member in AHNA with current volunteer contributions to AHNA

2. Nomination letter from an AHNA member with documentation of the candidate’s service to AHNA

3. Active contributor to AHNA via serving in elected positions, committees, task forces, and other episodic contributing roles that create, improve, and/or sustain various aspects of the AHNA organization

4. Contributions have facilitated the sustainability, growth, and success of AHNA

5. A demonstrated commitment to Holistic Nursing Practice and its philosophical base

6. A demonstrated sustained commitment to AHNA’s mission and goals

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https://www.ahna.org/Portals/66/Docs/Resources/Scholarships%20and%20Awards/AHNA%20Service%20Award%20...

This award is intended to recognize reporters, editors, other media personnel, and citizens, websites, and mobile apps that have effectively delivered Holistic Nursing messages to the public.

Criteria:

1. The public at large should be the target audience

2. The message should accurately represent Holistic Nursing/nurses without stereotypes

3. When appropriate, nurses should be the source(s) for the message

4. Nurses in the media are identified as nurses; the message should identify holistic nurses if applicable

5. The story reports on a topic of Holistic Nursing with depth and accuracy

6. Standards of ethical journalism are followed

7. Consideration will be given to the total audience reached

8. May have triggered additional media coverage or policy change

9. Items must have aired or been published within year between the AHNA annual conferences

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https://www.ahna.org/Portals/66/Docs/Resources/Scholarships%20and%20Awards/AHNA%20Media%20Award%20Ap...

This award is intended to provide curriculum models of excellence that encourage the highest standards of Holistic Nursing education and to accord national recognition to eligible schools and programs of nursing that exhibit an exceptional, substantive, and innovative curriculum in Holistic Nursing education.

Criteria:

1. A fully accredited Nursing Program at the national level: NLNAC or AACN

2. Nomination from an active AHNA member

3. Nomination from an individual outside the applicant’s organization

4. Incorporation of philosophy, competencies, and core values delineated in the Holistic Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice (Current Edition), throughout the entire curriculum and/or into a stand-alone course

5. Innovation of approaches to curriculum design, teaching, and evaluation methods

6. Clinical experiences across the care continuum, focusing on the holistic nature and needs of people

7. Potential for replication and dissemination to other schools/programs/departments of nursing

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https://www.ahna.org/Portals/66/Docs/Resources/Scholarships%20and%20Awards/AHNA%20Excellence%20in%20...

This award is intended to recognize and celebrate holistic nurses dedicated to a practice of Holistic Nursing consistent with the beliefs and values held by Holistic Nurses.

Criteria:

1. Current active member of AHNA for a minimum of two (2) years

2. Implementation of creative holistic practices using an action plan that may affect or change some aspect of nursing practices based on the Holistic Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice (Current Edition)

3. Exemplification of an enthusiastic endorsement of Holistic Nursing in a recent new holistic nurse

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https://www.ahna.org/Portals/66/Docs/Resources/Scholarships%20and%20Awards/AHNA%20Rising%20Star%20Ap...

This award is intended recognize an Advocate/Legislator who supports Holistic Nursing in policy formation and/or legislation.

Criteria:

1. Demonstrates a long-term commitment to holistic living

2. Develops and implements sustained advocacy for Holistic Nursing or other holistic health-related practices at the national level and/or globally

3. Contributed greatly to Holistic Nursing through positions in elected and/or career government service

4. Is an outstanding leader in their field

5. Has high personal integrity

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https://www.ahna.org/Portals/66/Docs/Resources/Scholarships%20and%20Awards/AHNA%20Advocacy%20Policy%...

The Charlotte McGuire Scholarship Program (CMGSP) was established in 1986 through a gracious gift to the American Holistic Nurses Association. Named in honor of the AHNA founder, Charlotte McGuire, the Charlotte McGuire Scholarship Program is made possible through the generous tax deductible donations of AHNA members, friends and benefactors.  A suitable example is the Circle of Light Foundation's donation of 2,500.

Since 1987, the program has offered academic scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students in need of assistance to help them through their Holistic Nursing growth and education. More than $50,000 has been awarded since the program began.

Undergraduate Criteria:

To recognize and celebrate nurses in an undergraduate academic setting dedicated to a practice of Holistic Nursing.

1. Current RN licensure

2. Current active member of AHNA for a minimum of six (6) months

3. Enrolled in an undergraduate academic setting dedicated to a practice of Holistic Nursing

4. Ability to incorporate self-care into personal and professional life

5. A demonstrated commitment to Holistic Nursing practice and its philosophical base 

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https://www.ahna.org/Portals/66/Docs/Resources/Scholarships%20and%20Awards/AHNA%20Charlotte%20McGuir...

Graduate Criteria:

To recognize and celebrate nurses in a graduate academic setting dedicated to a practice of Holistic Nursing.

1. Current RN License

2. Current active member of AHNA for a minimum of one (1) year

3. Enrolled in a graduate academic setting dedicated to a practice of Holistic Nursing

4. Ability to incorporate self-care into personal and professional life

5. A demonstrated commitment to Holistic Nursing practice and its philosophical base

6. Proven commitment to advancing Holistic Nursing using leadership skills

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https://www.ahna.org/Portals/66/Docs/Resources/Scholarships%20and%20Awards/AHNA%20Charlotte%20McGuir...

The Holistic Nurse of the Year (HNY) award is intended to recognize AHNA members with outstanding innovation and/or a change in the field of Holistic Nursing. It highlights nurses who have been working in holistic nursing for several years and have demonstrated a commitment towards the Holistic Nursing’s core values.

Any registered nurse who is an active member of AHNA is eligible to be nominated for the HNY Award, including all former Leadership Council/ Board of Directors and Past Presidents.

Criteria:

1. Committed active member of AHNA, in good standing, for a minimum of five (5) years

2. Nomination by an AHNA member

3. Documented presence for Holistic Nursing with national activities

4. A sustainable and current innovation and/or change in the field of Holistic Nursing for both healthcare professionals and consumers

5. Evidence of the innovation and/or change currently practiced in the field of Holistic Nursing (i.e., published article, institutionalized program protocol)

6. Evidence of innovative, creative practices, contributions that demonstrate leadership, initiated changes in Holistic Nursing, and influenced a change in provision of healthcare within the past 2 years

7. Currently acts as a role model and as a definitive voice for Holistic Nursing in both their personal and professional life

8. Demonstrates a commitment towards actualization of two Holistic Nursing core values in professional activities
Any registered nurse who is an active member of AHNA is eligible to be nominated for the HNY award, including all former Board of Directors and Past Presidents.

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https://www.ahna.org/Portals/66/Docs/Resources/Scholarships%20and%20Awards/AHNA%20HNY%20Award%20Appl...

This award is intended to celebrate an AHNA member's outstanding lifetime achievements in the field of holistic nursing.

It is a way of saying 'Thank You' for all of the holistic nursing work accomplished through sustained participation in AHNA and advancing the specialty practice of Holistic Nursing.

Criteria:

1. Committed active member of AHNA, in good standing, for a minimum of five (5) years

2. Nomination by an AHNA member

3. Documented activities recognized at the National and/or International levels of healthcare that has directly influenced the advancement of Holistic Nursing and improved healthcare practices

4. Documented sustained participation and decades of leadership in the advancement of Holistic Nursing

5. Contributions that have influenced sustainable change(s) in Holistic Nursing and influenced healthcare practice

6. Exemplification of the Holistic Nursing core values in their personal and professional life

7. Documented commitment to AHNA’s mission & goals

8. Documented activities of being a definitive voice for Holistic Nursing and healthcare

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https://www.ahna.org/Portals/66/Docs/Resources/Scholarships%20and%20Awards/AHNA%20Lifetime%20Achieve...