NNA Honors, Nightingale Tribute & Hall of Fame: Writing a Nomination or Tribute Sara Seemann Linda Lazure

Nightingale Tribute Sara Seemann, APRN-CNS, ACNS-BC, ONC Saturday, October 18, – 0900 Breakout Session

Nightingale Tribute Objective: Review purpose, history and process for utilizing the Nightingale Tribute

Nightingale Tribute Purpose: A tribute to any registered nurse or licensed practical nurse for their years of service, to be given during the nurse’s funeral by a nurse colleague or friend

Nightingale Tribute “Nursing is a calling, a way of life. Nursing is a service profession that cannot be lived in isolation. Nurses rely on each other for the synergistic effect of teamwork in our efforts of care giving. It is appropriate that we honor our colleagues not only during their careers, but also at the end of their life’s journey.”

Nightingale Tribute NNA Reference Proposal Adopted 2004 –NNA House of Delegates Developed by Kansas State Nurses Association in 2003 –Adopted by the American Nurses Association 2004 »Available to all nurses

Nightingale Tribute Accessing: The Nightingale Tribute Available on Nebraska Nurses Association website –

Nightingale Tribute Location: Members Benefits –Awards & Scholarships Nightingale Tribute No Sign In or Registration required

Nightingale Tribute

The Nightingale Tribute Program –pdf version

Nightingale Tribute

Components Short synopsis of career White rose(s) Creative Reading –SHE (He) WAS THERE

Nightingale Tribute Components Determined by family and loved ones –Collaboration Desires and/or wishes

Nightingale Tribute Short synopsis of career –Summary of nursing career Describe the individuals life as a nurse

Nightingale Tribute Short synopsis of career –Educational background Program or University

Nightingale Tribute Short synopsis of career –Practice environment Clinical –Medical Center –Public Health

Nightingale Tribute Short synopsis of career –Practice environment Academia –Primary focus Research –Area of study

Nightingale Tribute Short synopsis of career –Volunteer activities Organizations –Committees Nursing skill –Benefits

Nightingale Tribute Short synopsis of career –Passion Describe his/her love of nursing

Nightingale Tribute Short synopsis of career –Tell short stories Describe his/her impact on patients, families, students, colleagues and profession

Nightingale Tribute White Rose(s) –Honor and Appreciation Placed a single white rose with the nurse after reading –Invite nurse friends/colleagues to bring a white rose Present a bouquet of white roses –Make arrangements for bouquet of roses from nurses

Nightingale Tribute White Rose(s) “(Name)”, we honor you this day and give you a white rose ( or present these white roses) to symbolize our honor and appreciation for being our nursing colleague.”

Nightingale Tribute Creative Reading –Nursing is a calling, a lifestyle, a way of living. Nurses here today honor (Name) and his/her life as a nurse

Nightingale Tribute Creative Reading –(Name) is not remembered by his/her ____years as a nurse, but by the difference he/she made during those years by stepping into people’s lives... By special moments:

Nightingale Tribute Creative Reading –She (He) Was There Poem –Pronoun utilized as appropriate –2004 Duane Jaeger, RN, MSN (Kansas State Nurses Association

Nightingale Tribute The Nightingale Tribute: –Use any part or all –Modifications are encourage Reflect nurse’s life Desires of family Funeral service

Nightingale Tribute The Nightingale Tribute: –Schedule in the service In collaboration –Family –Funeral home –Place of Worship

Nightingale Tribute Memorial Contributions –May be suggested in care of The Nebraska Nurses Foundation To further the professional practice of nursing through educational offerings and opportunities

NNA’s Nightingale Tribute Annual Nightingale Tribute –NNA Tradition since 2005 During the assembly of the Nebraska Nurses Association House of Delegates

NNA’s Nightingale Tribute Location: –Members Benefits Awards & Scholarships –Nightingale Tribute No Sign In or Registration required

NNA’s Nightingale Tribute

Nightingale Tribute Celebration of life –Difficult time of saying goodbye –Fitting to support families

Nightingale Tribute Celebration of life –A Nurse’s family is part of ones career. Children of nurses grow up knowing about the long hours, the fatigue, the strain... and they grow up knowing about the special moments of serving others

Nightingale Tribute Celebration of life –The family is proud of the difference his/her mom or dad made in others’ lives. –Friends and colleagues also share in those times.

Nightingale Tribute NNA’s commitment: –Honoring our colleagues at the end of life’s journey

Nightingale Tribute Questions