Nursing Awards

On October 21, 1990, the first Nightingale Awards of Pennsylvania were presented for excellence in nursing. To date, more than 267 extraordinary nursing professionals in the areas of clinical patient care, nursing education, nursing research, and nursing administration have been recipients of Nightingale awards.

We have multiple nursing categories.
View the Award Categories & Descriptions page for all the details. 2025 applications are open! 

​Award ​Categories Include:

• Advanced Practice RN
• Clinical Practice LPN
• Clinical Practice RN
• Community Nursing
• Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
• Nursing Research
• Nursing Administration - Leader/Manager/Director
• Nursing Administration - Nursing Informatics 

• Nursing Administration - Senior Level/Executive
• Nursing Education - Academia
• Nursing Education - Staff Development

PLUS the following Awards:

• Entrepreneurial Award
• Patient Choice - Individual
• Patient Choice - Team
• Jayne Felgen Legacy Award 

Congratulations to our 2024 Award Finalists and Patient Choice and Jayne Felgen Legacy Award Winners!