Laurel More Wins AAACN ’ s 2021 Presidential Above and Beyond Award
Laurel More , MS , RN , NPD-BC , CPN , ambulatory clinical education specialist , is a recipient of the American Association of Ambulatory Care Nursing ’ s ( AAACN ) 2021 Presidential Above and Beyond Award . The award is the highest honor bestowed by the AAACN and recognizes AAACN members who , like More , dedicate a significant amount of their time to advance ambulatory nursing practice and exceed the expectations of their volunteer role .
More was recognized for the following professional contributions :
• Helping to develop and publish the AAACN ’ s “ Nurse Residency Program : Transition to the Specialty of Ambulatory Care ”
• Publishing “ Transition to Practice - Part 2 Implementing an Ambulatory Care Registered Nurse Residency Program : Competency - It ’ s Not Just a Task ” in the Nursing Economics journal
• Serving as a co-chair of the AAACN ’ s Academic-Practice Partnership Task Force , where she created guidelines for academic and practice settingsto strengthen ambulatory partnerships and provide more ambulatory clinical experiences for nursing students
“ It has been a very rewarding experience to work with other ambulatory care nursing leaders across the nation to develop tools and resources to advance the specialty of ambulatory care nursing ,” More says . “ Volunteer leadership positions in national organizations are a great way to positively impact changes in healthcare delivery .”
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