***[Minnegerode Awards for Nursing Excellence]{.underline}***

**Call for Nominations**

The Department of Health and Human Services/United States Public Health
Service (PHS)/Nursing Professional Advisory Committee (N-PAC) is seeking
nominations for the Minnegerode Awards for Nursing Excellence (MANE).
These awards recognize and honor contributions by Commissioned Corps,
Civil Service, and Tribal Direct Hire nurses of an outstanding and
sustained nature, which have had a substantial impact on the mission of
the PHS. Awards will be presented by The Chief Nurse Officer (CNO) of
the United States Public Health Service, date and location yet to be
determined.

 

**History and Background: Lucy Minnigerode (1871-1935) Superintendent of
Nurses, USPHS (1919-1935)**

> Ms. Minnigerode was appointed as the first Superintendent of Nurses in
> the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) in 1919. She graduated from the
> Nurses Training School of Bellevue Hospital in 1899 and assumed
> progressively responsible positions in nursing and nursing
> administration in private duty and public hospitals. In 1914, she
> sailed with the American Red Cross \"Mercy Ship,\" SS. RED CROSS as a
> staff nurse and then assumed the Head Nurse position of Unit \"C\" in
> Kiev, Russia. Ms. Minnigerode then spent time recruiting and
> organizing nurses for military hospital service during World War I and
> during the influenza Epidemic of 1918. She was subsequently detailed
> from American Red Cross to the PHS where she toured PHS hospitals
> assessing their nursing capabilities to handle the influx of returning
> veterans. In 1919, she was appointed Superintendent of Nurses for PHS
> to organize the nursing service, recruit and train additional nurses,
> and provide a central focus for nursing within the Service. Ms.
> Minnigerode was a teacher and author as well as role model in this
> effort. She worked extensively with the Veterans Bureau, the American
> Nurses Association, and the Federal Nursing Service Council,
> continuing her work with Red Cross throughout her PHS career. Ms.
> Minnigerode died suddenly in 1935. Her awards include the Cross of St.
> Anne presented by Czar Nicholas in 1915 and the International RED
> Cross Florence Nightingale Medal in 1925.

**[Eligibility]{.underline}**

Any Department of Health and Human Services nurse(s) ([Civil Service,
Commissioned Corps, Tribal Direct Hire; Licensed Practical Nurse,
Licensed Vocational Nurse, Registered Nurse or Advanced Practice
Nurse]{.underline}) may be nominated for a MANE Award.

 

**[Criteria]{.underline}**

Nominee(s) must demonstrate, through innovation and creativity,
outstanding nursing contributions with measurable benefits in at least
one of the following areas:

***McLaughlin Award for Clinical Services***

> Rear Admiral (RADM) Margaret McLaughlin served as the PHS Chief Nurse
> from 1966 to 1970. A stellar nurse whose clinical and managerial
> skills enhanced patient care, RADM McLaughlin coordinated nursing
> services widely disbursed through the Bureau of Medical Services, the
> Bureau of State Services and the forerunners of some of the operating
> divisions and programs we know today. She will be remembered in this
> unique award, the McLaughlin Award for Clinical Services.
>
> The ***McLaughlin Award for Clinical Services*** recognizes exemplary
> leadership and skill resulting in noteworthy accomplishments as a
> clinician over a period of time focusing on the timely and ethical
> delivery of health care in a direct care setting.  The provision of
> services improve health outcomes and/or services for patients/clients
> as well as enhance employee and/or patient/client relationships,
> productivity, quality, work methods and timeliness of health care
> delivery.
>
> ***Hasselmeyer Award for Research Initiatives***
>
> RADM Eileen Hasselmeyer was a premier nurse researcher who crossed
> disciplines in search of knowledge and the active pursuit of
> excellence. She was a leader who demonstrated multi-disciplinary
> approaches before the term became popular, and symbolized the best of
> the Commissioned Corps on the campus of the National Institutes of
> Health for many years. The Hasselmeyer Award for Research Initiatives
> salutes RADM Hasselmeyer's commitment to research and to new
> knowledge.
>
> The ***Hasselmeyer Award for Research Initiatives*** recognizes
> exemplary leadership resulting in noteworthy accomplishments in
> conducting nursing research and clinical investigation which
> stimulates the development of new knowledge and practice in nursing
> and/or the health professions.
>
> ***Hanzel Award for Administrative Activities***
>
> Captain (CAPT) Marie Hanzel retired in 1975 after 30 years of
> commissioned service. She is best remembered as the Director of the
> Division of Nursing in the Indian Health Service. As an administrator,
> mentor, consultant and friend, she is remembered as a visionary leader
> who could roll up her sleeves to get any job done well. The Hanzel
> Award for Administrative Activities recognizes and remembers that
> \"can do\" spirit that CAPT Hanzel embodies.
>
> The ***Hanzel Award for Administrative Activities*** recognizes
> exemplary leadership as a nurse executive resulting in noteworthy
> accomplishments, such as:

-   Management of a health care program;

-   Development or improvement of methods of delivery of services;

-   Enhancement of employee and/or patient/client relationships,
    productivity, quality, work methods and timeliness of health care
    delivery;

-   Organization or implementation of a program demonstrating creative
    utilization of resources; or

-   Development, modification or implementation of health and regulatory
    policy.

> ***Petry Leone Award for Health Promotion and Education***
>
> RADM Lucile Petry Leone is best remembered for her leadership of the
> Cadet Nurse Corps from 1943 to 1949. That activity led to the
> establishment of the Division of Nursing, now housed in the Health
> Resources and Services Administration. RADM Petry Leone was the first
> nurse and the first woman to achieve the rank of Assistant Surgeon
> General (the equivalent of a Rear Admiral) in 1949, and she served as
> the first Chief Nurse of the U.S. PHS. An educator, she believed that
> knowledge at the personal and professional level was a gift with an
> obligation for responsible leadership and action. The Petry Leone
> Award for Health Promotion and Education sustains that belief in an
> obligation for responsible leadership and action.
>
> The ***Petry Leone Award for Health Promotion and Education***
> recognizes exemplary leadership resulting in noteworthy
> accomplishments in patient/client or professional education, which
> informs and educates consumers and/or health care practitioners about
> significant health related issues and promotes healthy lifestyles.
>
> ***Gregg Group Award for Teamwork***
>
> The ***Gregg Group Award for Teamwork*** recognizes exemplary
> leadership contributions by nurse members of a group or team resulting
> in noteworthy accomplishments and positive outcomes towards the
> attainment of PHS goals.  Describe how the nurse nominees\' functioned
> as a team with other group members, the nature of the nursing
> leadership and participation, and the level of the nurses'
> contribution.  Explain how nursing participation and input enhanced
> the accomplishments, outcomes and impact of the work done. Examples
> include:

-   Contributions to the health of individuals, families and/ or
    communities through initiatives implemented at the local, state
    and/or national level

-   Coordination or participation in the development of new program(s)
    and/or establishing new standards of care

-   Coordination or participation in the development and/or
    implementation of interdisciplinary health care initiative(s)

-   Contributions to interdisciplinary efforts (or the work of multiple
    disciplines) in achieving common health care goals.

 

**[Nomination Procedure]{.underline}**

[Anyone]{.underline} may nominate an eligible nurse/team for service
that meets the purpose for which these awards have been established. 
All nominations submitted should:

 

1.  Describe the degree of impact on the public health mission of the
    PHS by a nurse (or team of nurses for The Gregg Group Award);

2.  Describe how the nominee(s) exceeds normal performance requirements;

3.  Submitted or endorsed by the nominees\' first line supervisor.

Nominations will be reviewed by the N-PAC Awards Subcommittee and
forwarded to the CNO with recommendations.  Final selection and
presentation will be made by the CNO. More than one award may be given
in each category, but an award in every category may not be given every
year.  Selection will be based solely on the submitted nominations.

Please refer to the "Narrative Sample Format" below for submission
content and format.  Contact information for the nominator and nominee
should also be included. All submissions must be in the format of the
"Sample" template and should be limited to two pages.

  

Submissions must be received **[ELECTRONICALLY By February 17,
2006]{.underline}** and should be sent to CDR Timothy Mathews, MANE
Awards Team Leader at: <timothy.mathews@ihs.gov>

**[Narrative Sample Format]{.underline}**

**NOMINATION FOR**

**Name**

**Rank**

**Position/Title**

**Credentials**

**Nominated For \_\_\_\_\_ Award**

**Nominator's name**

**Supervisor's name**

**[ACCOMPLISHMENT:]{.underline}**

The accomplishment paragraph should begin with the "Citation" that will
be used on the award certificate. Use the criteria for the award to be
your guide. The following should also be included:

-   Describe the accomplishment(s) for which the nominee is being
    recognized.

-   Time period covered by the nomination (include month and year of
    beginning and completion of the accomplishment)

-   State that the nominee is in good standing and that an active RN
    license in on file (at DCP for corps officers)

**[BACKGROUND:]{.underline}**

This paragraph is used to provide those reviewing award nominations with
background information on the nominee and the circumstances that lead to
the accomplishment. The following should be included:

-   Describe the nominee's responsibilities and their relationship to
    the mission of the organization to which they are assigned.

-   Summarize for the reviewers what the organization does and how the
    contributions of the nominee fit into the mission of the PHS.

-   Describe the nominee's assigned duties and how they differ from the
    accomplishment.

**[INTERVENTION:]{.underline}**

This paragraph should describe how the nominee reached the
accomplishment.

-   List specific actions/interventions implemented to reach the
    accomplishment

-   Describe the extent that the accomplishment is above and beyond the
    nominee's expected performance of duty (How did the accomplishment
    exceed normal requirements?)

**[OUTCOME/IMPACT:]{.underline}**

This paragraph should summarize the accomplishments and the impact they
had on the agency and the mission and goals of the PHS.

-   Include supporting evidence such as statistics and other measurable
    data.

-   Summarize the scope of the impact of the accomplishments