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NAON Awards

NAON presents three awards each year: the Distinguished Service to NAON award; the Outstanding Contribution to NAON award; and the Outstanding Orthopaedic Nurse Practice Award.

The Distinguished Service to NAON award and the Outstanding Contribution to NAON award recipients are selected exclusively by the Executive Board. However, the Outstanding Orthopaedic Nurse Practice Award is open for all members to nominate eligible candidates.

Outstanding Orthopaedic Nurse Practice Award

The Outstanding Orthopaedic Nurse Practice Award recognizes a NAON member who has provided high quality healthcare to the orthopaedic patient and has made outstanding contributions during his or her career to the field of orthopaedic nursing.

Please review the Outstanding Orthopaedic Nurse Practice Award eligibility and criteria requirements before submitting a nomination. All required documentation must be sent to naon@orthonurse.org.

The nomination deadline has now passed. Nominations for next year will be accepted starting in January 2023.