Tips on Writing a Great Nomination

 

1. Your Selection:
1. Choose a Nurse working in NC to nominate who exemplifies excellence in nursing (Licensure for all candidates for The Great 100 is verified with the North Carolina State Board of Nursing)
2. Gather as much information on the Nominee as possible to be thorough
2. Online Application Form:
1. Starting in 2008 the Great 100 Selections Committee transitioned to an online Nomination Form with a goal of being 100% paperless. The Nomination Form will be available from January 15-March 31. You can access this form at www.Great100.org.
   
   No paper Nominations will be accepted.
2. All fields on the Nomination Form are mandatory. You will not be able to submit the form until each section is completed.  If you do not know specific information required ask the nominee or their supervisor.  You will be able to save and retrieve the form for ease
3. Once submitted, you will receive email confirmation that your nomination has been received
4. Resumes, published articles, copies of nominations for other awards such as hospital excellence awards will not be considered in lieu of the Nomination Form and will not be able to be attached to the Nomination Form
3. Narrative Sections:
1. For each section give specific, detailed examples of what the Nurse does that is considered to be above and beyond what is expected of the nominee as a part of their job description.  Nominees don’t score as high each year based on minimal descriptions
2. Give clear examples of the characteristics identified on page two.

                                                              i.      A good example for "Is accountable and addresses ethical issues and practices within scope": "This nurse guides patients through the decision making process of choosing chemotherapy versus palliative treatment. This nurse carefully reviews the effects of both treatments on quality of life and always supports the patient’s decision."

                                                            ii.      A poor example for "Is accountable and addresses ethical issues and practices within scope": "This nurse is a member of the hospital ethics committee."

4. Scoring:
1. Only the Chair and Co-Chair of the Selections Committee know the candidates’ identity. Scorers are only able to see the 5 narrative sections and final sentence with name and common nouns already blinded. 
2. The scoring process is a proven system with inter-rater reliability.  
3. All Selections Committee members are educated in the scoring process and cannot submit or assist with nominations.
4. Multiple nominations by different individuals received for the same nurses are scored separately
5. Selections:
1. Nominees are selected based on score received during the scoring process so be thorough and detailed
2. After the March 31st deadline, it takes several months to review all nominations and submit the recommendations to the Board. This is usually accomplished in June.