Monisola Oginni of Nigeria and others win 2010 NANDA Awards

Monisola Oginni of Nigeria and others win 2010 NANDA Awards


Monisola Oginni, a professional nurse is among the recipients of the prestigious NANDA-I Award for 2010.

The following is a detailed news release on the recipients.



2010 NANDA-I Award Recipients Announced

More than 20 Nursing Leaders & Students Honored at International Conference


GREEN BAY, Wis., May 28 /PRNewswire/ -- NANDA International (NANDA-I), an international association of nursing professionals, has announced the recipients of its 2010 NANDA-I awards. The awards were presented at the May 2010 NANDA-I / AENTDE Congress in Madrid, Spain, to recognize outstanding contributions to NANDA-I and standardized nursing language in the areas of clinical practice, nursing education, administration, informatics and research.

"I would like to congratulate all of our award recipients," said Professor Dickon Weir-Hughes, President of NANDA-I. "These individuals come from a variety of backgrounds and stages of their careers, ranging from students to experienced professionals," he explained. "However, they all have one thing in common: a belief in and commitment to raising the standard of clinical excellence and to providing high quality, safe patient care."
Award recipients include:

Mentor's Awards
-- Dr. Margaret Lunney, New York, United States
-- Dr. Anne Perry, Missouri, United States


Professor Weir-Hughes said Drs. Lunney and Perry deserve special recognition for their exceptional contributions to nursing language, education and practice. "Through excellence and mentorship, Dr. Anne Perry and Dr. Margaret Lunney, are true examples of the values of the NANDA-I organization," he stated.
Student Article Contest - Madrid Conference Scholarship Award
-- Constantinos Christodoulous, Limassol, Cyprus


Dr. T. Heather Herdman Nursing Scholarships
-- Ruth America Aliaga Sanchez, Peru
-- Monisola Oginni, Nigeria
-- Anita Collins, India
-- Rosario Meza, Peru
-- Lisiane Pruinelli , Brasil


NANDA-I Conference Scholarship Award
-- Roxanna Obando Zegarra, Peru


Editor's Award
A 10-Year Retrospective Study of Teaching Nursing Diagnosis to Baccalaureate Students In Italy
-- Alvisa Palese, Italy
-- Daniele de Sailvestre, Italy
-- Graziella Valoppi, Italy
-- Marco Tomietto, Italy



NANDA Foundation Grant Awards
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-- Anita Collins, PhD(c) William Carry University, India
Improving Accuracy of and Attitude toward Nursing Diagnosis
-- Dr. Adela Lau University of Hong Kong
Evaluation of Nursing Diagnostic Ontology
-- Dr. Geraldine Lyte University of Manchester, United Kingdom
Development of Nursing Diagnosis for Children and Young People Focus
Nutrition and Effective Feeding



Unique Contribution Awards
-- Dr. Arlene Farren, United States
-- Dr. Jane Flanagan, United States


Founder's Awards
-- Dr. Shigemi Kamitsuru, Japan
-- Dra. Dina de Almeida Lopes Monteiro da Cruz, Brasil
-- Dr. Judy Carlson, United States


For more information about NANDA-I, go to: www.nanda.org.

NANDA International (NANDA-I) is an organization of nursing professionals from more than 20 countries, that develops, refines and publishes terminology accurately reflecting nurses' clinical judgments. NANDA-I's unique, evidence-based perspective contributes to improved nursing outcomes and patient safety, through holistic, quality nursing care. The NANDA-I standardized nursing language is used in 32 countries worldwide. To learn more, go to: www.nanda.org

Source: NANDA International


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