Nurse Leader Membership Criteria

Nurse Leader Candidates must:

• Legally recognized to practice nursing in his/her country
• Minimum of a baccalaureate degree or the equivalent in any field
• Demonstrated achievement in nursing

How to Join: Click here to submit an application

Examples of Achievement in Nursing:

• Creativity/Innovation in clinical practice
• Leadership qualities contributing to improved health care
• Teaching
• Administration
• Curriculum development
• Improvement of the status of nursing organizations
• Innovative student-focused learning approaches
• Research development utilization
• Entrepreneurial skills
• Staff development
• Mentoring of colleagues
• Innovative professional recognition of programs

List of Sample Achievements from Previous Candidate Forms:

• Nursing faculty member for 23 years
• Writing articles for Nursing Spectrum magazine
• Recognized for outstanding care of treating special patients in Saudi Arabia
• Adjunct instructor, write monthly health columns for local newspaper
• Began precepting newer nurses
• Developed classes to help educate the staff on certain areas
• In charge of a 24 bed open heart surgery unit
• Team leader of a critical care ambulance
• Care of indigent, homeless, migrant patients
• Developed and ran nursing health education services for rural education
• Increased nursing services with Medicaid grants
• Team researcher in Distance Learning Project
• Reviewer of "The Journal of Nursing Education"
• Forensic nurse who forged collaboration between police, rape crisis interviewers and medical teams
• Expert witness in area of forensic medical evaluations
• Senior leadership as a nurse in the Navy for 33 years
• Received military medal for excellence
• Spoke at a convention of a national organization
• Advocates for the profession in state government
• Received award from AANP (or other national organization)
• Nominated as Nurse of the Year by ________ organization
• Served on various task forces, staff retention teams, and councils
• Held executive offices in nursing organizations
• Served as an undergraduate curriculum committee representative
• Experienced lecturer on topic of expertise
• Developed cancer screening programs to meet the needs of the under insured and those in rural communities
• Serve on the board of directors of nursing or other organization
• Worked on developing policy, procedures and nurse position statements to improve patient care

Scholarship Information

To qualify for a Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing Delta Beta Chapter-at-Large scholarship you must be:

1. A member in good standing with Sigma Theta Tau Delta Beta Chapter-at-Large
2. Enrolled in a nationally accredited nursing program.  Eligible students include those in masters degree nursing programs or doctoral programs.  Nurses enrolled in doctoral programs are not restricted to nursing specialties. 
3. Recipients must attend the November 14, 2008 Research conference to receive their award.

Application for the scholarship must include:

 

1. Sigma Theta Tau Delta Beta Chapter-at-Large scholarship application form
2. Verification of enrollment in an accredited school or univeristy
3. Curriculum vitae or Resume
4. Personal statement

Personal statement to include:

                                                               i.      Current student and/or professional organization involvement

                                                             ii.      Plan to serve in the Delta Beta-at-large chapter in the next year

                                                            iii.      Vision for future contribution to the nursing profession

5. Two letters of reference:

Letters to address current and/or potential for:

                                                               i.      Academic aptitude

                                                             ii.      Scholarship

                                                            iii.      Clinical expertise

 

Please complete this information and submit the completed materials together.  Only completed applications will be reviewed.

 

Funds will be awarded and names of recipients will be announced at the Annual Research Conference on November 14, 2008.

 

Recipients who withdraw from the nursing program before completing the semester /year for which this scholarship applies agree to repay the Sigma Theta Tau Delta Beta at Large chapter the sum advanced.

 

The application deadline is November 3, 2008 (applications must be received by this date to be considered).

 

Please send completed applications to:

 

University of South Florida

ATTN: Sigma Theta Tau Delta Beta Chapter-at-Large

12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd. MDC 22

Tampa, FL 33612-4766

 

You may download a copy of our Scholarship Application here.