Award Recipients

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2026 Award Winners

JNN Writing Excellence Award

Nursing Initiation of Rapid Electroencephalography Point-of-Care Monitoring: Lessons From the Pioneer Summit

Mary Kay Bader, RN MSN CCNS FNCS FAHA FCCM

JNN Novice Writer Award

Comparing Tenecteplase and Alteplase for Acute Ischemic Stroke

Chen-Chen Tu, DNP APRN-CNS ACNS-BC CNRN SCRN NPD-BC CPAHA MedSurg-BC

BCH Team Harmony

Team Harmony Award

8 Mandell, Boston Children's Hospital Inpatient Neuroscience Unit
Nominated by Lisa Paolino

Tampa Bay Chapter Outstanding Chapter

Outstanding Chapter Award

Tampa Bay Chapter of AANN
Nominated by Sharon Popp

ABNN Certificant of the Year

Kim Apurado, PhD BSN RN CCRN CNRN SCRN

Award Recipients

2026 Award Winners

JNN Writing Excellence Award

Mary Kay Bader, RN MSN CCNS FNCS FAHA FCCM

JNN Novice Writer Award

Chen-Chen Tu, DNP APRN-CNS ACNS-BC CNRN SCRN NPD-BC CPAHA MedSurg-BC

Excellence in Advanced Practice Nursing

Excellence in Neuroscience Education

Rising Star in Clinical Practice

Mary Decker Mentorship

Team Harmony Award

Outstanding Chapter Award

ABNN Certificant of the Year