The Perioperative Nurses College (NZNO) administers several awards to support study, education or professional development in the field of perioperative nursing.
Annual College Awards - Napier AGM - 2018
Award Results
Dallas Jessiman Award
- 1 x up to $500
- Awarded to a Perioperative Nurse attending College Annual Conference for the first time
- Must be a member of the college
- Download the criteria and application form HERE
- Drawn by ballot at annual conference during Annual General Meeting (AGM)
- The winner will write a resume of the educational benefits of the programme attended at conference which will be published in The Dissector Journal
- Applicants must attend the Annual General Meeting at conference
- Send completed application form and any neccessary information to the College's National Secretary at pnc.sec@xtra.co.nz
Applications morning of AGM – Application forms at PNC Tradestand
Award for the best Clinical Practice article in The Dissector Journal
- 1 x up to $1000
- Awarded to the author of the best article for clinical practice contributed to and published in The Dissector Journal
- All articles published in issues this current membership year will be included
- The judging panel will be determined by the College's Editorial Committee
- Winner will be announced at conference at AGM and duly notified
Applications close 1st September 2019
Award for best Quality and Innovation article in The Dissector Journal
- 1 x up to $1000
- Awarded to the author of the best article for quality and innovation contributed to and published in The Dissector Journal
- All articles published in issues this current membership year will be included
- The judging panel will be determined by the College's Editorial Committee
- Winner will be announced at conference at AGM and duly notified
Applications close September 2019
Award for the best article by a novice writer in The Dissector Journal
- 1 x up to $500
- Awarded to a first time author of the best article contributed to and published in The Dissector Journal
- All articles published in issues this current membership year will be included
- The judging panel will be determined by the College's editorial committee
- Winner will be announced at conference at AGM and duly notified
Applications close 1st September 2019
Free Paper Award
- 1 x up to $1000
- Awarded to the “best” paper presented at the Free Paper Session at the Annual Conference.
- Download the criteria and application form HERE
- Judging panel will be determined by the College's National Committee
- Papers to be made available for publication in The Dissector Journal
- Send completed application form and any neccessary information to the College's National Secretary at pnc.sec@xtra.co.nz
Applications close August 2019
Free Paper session at conference October 2019
Conference Poster Competition
- Applicants need to submit an abstract of the for consideration by the College's National Committee
- Download the criteria and application form HERE
- Judging panel will be determined by the College's National Committee and Medspec
- Send completed application form and any neccessary information to the College's National Secretary at pnc.sec@xtra.co.nz
Applications close August 2019
Catherine Logan Memorial Award
- 1 x up to $1000
- Award for a PNC member undertaking postgraduate study with a perioperative focus
- Download the criteria and application form HERE
- Applicants have to supply proof of enrolment of their postgraduate study
- Judging panel will be determined by the College's National Committee
- The successful applicant will be required to write an article for The Dissector Journal at completion of their paper
- Send completed application form and any neccessary information to the College's National Secretary at pnc.sec@xtra.co.nz
Applications close 1st September 2019
Debbie Booth Travel Award
- 1 x up to $1500 and 1 x Up to $500 (runner up)
- Awarded to the 'best' medical imaging focused paper presented at the Free Paper Session at the Annual Conference
- Download criteria and application form HERE
- Judging panel will be determined but the College's National Committee
- Papers to be made available for publication in The Dissector Journal
- Send completed application form and any neccessary information to the College's National Secretary at pnc.sec@xtra.co.nz
Applications close August 2019
Free Paper Session at Conference October 2019
Christina (Tina) Ackland Memorial Education Award for Services to Perioperative Nursing
- 1 x up to $1000
- This award is to acknowledge an individual Perioperative Nurses College (PNC) member for their outstanding service to the perioperative community
- Approval of the person being nominated does not have to be sought by the nominator
- Download criteria and nomination form HERE
- Judging panel will be determined by the College's National Committee
- Send completed application form and any neccessary information to the College's National Secretary at pnc.sec@xtra.co.nz
Applications close August 2019
Perioperative Nurses College Education Award
- 1 x up to $1000
- Proposal to be on a subject relevant to perioperative nursing care, education, research or management
- The recipient is expected to submit an article for The Dissector Journal based on their learning experience
- Download criteria and application form HERE
- Judging panel will be determined by the College's National Committee
- Send completed application form and any neccessary information to the College's National Secretary at pnc.sec@xtra.co.nz
Applications close September 2019