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The Annual Nightingale Luminary Awards
Annual Nightingale Nurse Recognition event-Pueblo, CO
The 2025 Nightingale Nurse Excellence awards are now open for nominations. Please visit the Colorado Nurses Foundation website to submit all nominations.
The deadline for nominations is Sunday, February 9, 2025. Don't delay, nominate a deserving nurse now!
Categories for Nomination
Southeastern Colorado AHEC is honored to be the host of the Nightingale Luminary Awards Event. We are proud to recognize the outstanding work and achievements of nominated nurses from all 11 counties.
The annual Nightingale Luminary Awards recognizes nurses throughout Colorado who exemplify the spirit of the profession in sixteen (16) total categories.
- Acute Care Clinical Practice (2)
- RN
- LPN
- Clinical Advanced Practice RN
- Long Term Care, Rehabilitation (2)
- RN
- LPN
- Community Nursing (2)
- RN
- LPN
- Nurse Led Teams
- Nursing Administration (2)
- Executive (CEO, CNO, Director level)
- Leader/Manager
- Research & Quality Improvement & Health Care Policy (3)
- Nursing Research
- Quality Improvement
- Health Care Policy
- Nursing Education (2)
- Academia
- Nursing Professional Development
- Excellence in Nursing Eminence Award
Congratulations to All of Our 2024 Nightingale Nominees!
Andrea Pacheco
Angela Navares
Bambi Creek
Crystal Jackson
Heidi Gearhart
Jennifer Cacciatore
Jereme Guerrero
Jessica Anaya
Jill Armendariz
Jordyn Bogle
Kali Cescolini
Kimberly McCullar
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