Grace Evelyn Simpson Reeves Awards
The Grace Evelyn Simpson Reeves awards recognize SickKids nurses for demonstrated excellence in nursing practice, education, leadership or research innovation. An individual nurse or a team may be nominated for an award. Nominations are submitted by members of the SickKids staff, a patient or their family, or a student who has worked closely with the nominee.
Staff Nurse Award
This award is open to all SickKids nurses who demonstrate outstanding achievement in the following:
- Their commitment to family-centred care
- Their contribution to a specific area of clinical practice
- Embracing change as an opportunity for professional growth and learning
- Providing leadership to others with respect to issues and trends in nursing practice
- Advancing the nursing program’s goals and objectives
Nursing Research Award
This award is open to all SickKids nurses who are currently engaged in research. The award will be presented to the nurse who demonstrates the value of nursing in the research context by:
- Questioning clinical practice through participation in research
- Acting as a role model and recognized as a resource regarding the research process
- Participating in knowledge translation activities to share research finding and support best practices
- Pursuing opportunities to enhance knowledge of self and others related to research
Nursing Leadership Award
This award is open to all SickKids nurses who exemplify leadership in nursing (e.g. in management, clinical care, projects and/or special initiatives, etc). The award will be given to the nurse who:
- Assumes a leadership role in changing the culture of health care delivery
- Facilitates excellence in family-centred care
- Demonstrates a commitment to staff development and professional practice
- Acts in the capacity of change agent who develops strategies to:
- implement and evaluate the operational plan; and/or
- facilitate the implementation of a key project that supports patient care either directly or indirectly
Advanced Practice Nursing Award
This award is open to all SickKids nurses who demonstrate excellence in the role of Clinical Nurse Specialist or Nurse Practitioner. The award will be presented to the nurse who:
- Advances professional nursing practice
- Assumes a leadership role in creatively managing complex patients and families
- Develops creative and innovative strategies to incorporate and promote research-based practice
- Demonstrates proactive leadership as a change agent
- Is highly regarded as a role model and mentor to peers internal and external to SickKids
Nursing Team Award
This award is open to a team of nurses (and may include specific interprofessional members) who demonstrate an exceptional group effort in the care of children and the advancement of nursing in its’ broadest context. All members of the team must demonstrate excellence in their roles and contribute to the outcomes of the team.
- Demonstrate their commitment to family-centred care
- Develop creative and innovative strategies to incorporate and promote research-based practice
- Demonstrate excellence in functioning as a team
- Contribute to the development of others within and outside of the team
- Contribute to strengthening clinical practice and improving patient care
Nursing Education Award
This award is open to all SickKids nurses who demonstrate excellence in education of staff, patients and/or families (e.g. Advanced Nursing Practice Educator, preceptor, Clinical Support Nurse, Clinical Orientation Support Nurse, staff nurse etc). The award will be given to the nurse who:
- Creatively develops educational programs and other opportunities that meet the learning needs of the staff
- Collaboratively integrates research, education, and practice
- Contributes to clinical and professional expertise
- Role models a commitment to professional development and continuous learning
Nursing Innovation Award
This award is open to all SickKids nurses who demonstrate excellence in ‘non-traditional’ roles (e.g. informatics, technology, quality, project management, coordination, occupational health, etc). The award will be given to the nurse who:
- Makes a significant contribution working on initiatives, frequently behind the scenes, that support the advancement of nursing practice and/or patient care practices and processes, either directly or indirectly
- Contributes to professional learning and expertise in a particular aspect of nursing
- Advances departmental/portfolio goals and objectives through collaboration with others
- Assumes a leadership role in managing departmental/organizational change related to a specific area of practice/workflow
- Demonstrates critical thinking and problem-solving skills to guide evidence-based decisions related to a specific area of practice/workflow
Career Achievement Award
This award is open to all SickKids nurses, in any role, who have been part of the organization for 15 years or more. The award will be presented to the nurse who exemplifies excellence in the following:
- Makes a significant contribution in supporting the advancement of nursing practice at SickKids
- Demonstrates a commitment to family-centred care, within inter-professional framework
- Influences the development, growth, and learning of current and future nurses
- Regarded by nursing peers as a role model