Awards

Each spring, Xi Zeta presents chapter awards to recognize excellence in education, nursing practice and leadership.

General Criteria of Award Recipients:

• A registered nurse with at least one year of practice in either the clinical, educational or leadership setting.
• A member of at least one professional organization.

Criteria for Award for Excellence in Education:

• Receives recognition as a nursing educator.
• Develops/utilizes innovative approaches to nursing education, demonstrating excellence in teaching.
• Enhances the image of nursing through the effects of teaching.
• Advances the science of nursing through clarifying, refining and/or expanding the knowledge base of nursing.

Criteria for Award for Excellence in Nursing Practice:

• Receives recognition as a nursing clinician.
• Develops/utilizes innovative approaches to nursing practice, yielding quality nursing care.
• Enhances the image of nursing through nursing practice.
• Impacts the practice of nursing through communication.

Criteria for Award for Leadership:

• Receives local, national and/or international recognition as a nursing leader in education, practice, administration and/or research.
• Influences leadership in nursing through visionary and innovative approaches to leadership.
• Creates an environment that enhances the image of nursing/nurses.
• Participates in the development of nursing leaders and leadership.

Criteria for Sigma Theta Tau Xi Zeta Leadership Scholarship:

• Be a Sigma Theta Tau Xi Zeta inductee.
• Be a graduating senior enrolled in the Leadership and Management course at Nicholls State University.
• Achieve the highest grade in the Leadership and Management Course.

Grants

Xi Zeta also awards research grants yearly.

Purpose:

• To encourage nurses to contribute to the advancement of nursing through research.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Registered nurse with a current license.
• Submit a completed research application package.
• Ready to implement research project when funding is received.