INDIANAPOLIS—Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (Sigma) has announced the clinical and academic honorees for the 2022 Healthy Work Environment Award. The academic honoree is Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. The clinical honoree is Kootenai Health in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, USA.

The Healthy Work Environment Award honorees will be recognized during Sigma’s Creating Healthy Work Environments event, which will be held in Washington, DC, USA, 24–26 March 2022. The representatives of each honoree will present plenary sessions on Friday, 25 March. Susan Andrews, DNP RN, CNE, CPN, and Brittany Haskell, DNP, PMHNP-BC, MA, CNE, will present “Enriching a Healthy Nursing Academic Work Environment” and Roxanne Gadberry, MSN, RN, CMSRN, will present “Communication Highway: Elevating the Voice of the Nurse.”

Sigma President Kenneth Dion, PhD, MSN, MBA, RN, FAAN, said, “The work of these honorees embodies Sigma’s 2021-23 Organizational Call to Action to Be Bold by ensuring our nursing work environments are healthy places that inspire innovation and ultimately improve healthcare outcomes. I extend my congratulations to the honorees and a heartfelt thank you to Vanderbilt University and Kootenai Health for their efforts and leadership.”

Sigma’s Healthy Work Environment Awards recognize and honor clinical facilities and academic settings that have demonstrated commitment in promoting a healthy work environment and have demonstrated excellence in healthcare outcomes. 

Read more about Sigma awards that recognize achievements and contributions in nursing.

Sigma’s Creating Healthy Work Environments event is designed specifically to help leaders in both academic and clinical settings develop, implement, and maintain strategies to improve their organizations’ work environments. Read more about  Creating Healthy Work Environments.

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The Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (Sigma) is a nonprofit organization with the mission of developing nurse leaders anywhere to improve healthcare everywhere. Founded in 1922, Sigma has more than 135,000 active members and 550 chapters at institutions of higher education and healthcare partners from Armenia, Australia, and Botswana to Thailand, the United States, and Wales. Sigma members include clinical nurses and administrators, academic nurse educators and researchers, policymakers, entrepreneurs, and others working to fulfill the organization’s vision of connected, empowered nurse leaders transforming global healthcare.

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