AONL Prism Award
The AONL Prism Award recognizes healthcare organizations that support the strategic objectives of addressing disparities in healthcare outcomes, healthy work environment, nurse well-being and safety across all roles and settings, within the nursing profession, healthcare organizations or community. Award recipients demonstrate the ability to hold multiple perspectives without judgement based on age, spirituality, cognitive/physical ability, gender, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation and socioeconomic status. They also demonstrate work that strengthens the nursing workforce and contributes to improved care in the communities they serve.
The Prism Award recipient organization will receive a $5,000 donation thanks to the generous sponsorship of American Nurse Enterprise.
Eligibility Requirements
- A healthcare organization nomination must be submitted by an active AONL member in good standing.
- Eligible healthcare organizations include but are not limited to hospitals, health systems, clinics, long-term care, ambulatory care, academia, hospice care, etc.
- Although industry partners are not eligible to receive the award, we deeply value the contributions they bring to the field. By sponsoring the Prism Award this year, American Nurse Enterprise champions this critical work. A portion of each sponsorship goes directly to the award winner, helping extend their impact and advance progress across the nursing profession and the communities they serve.
- Members of the AONL Board of Directors, staff and awards committee are not eligible to nominate an organization.
Nomination Process
Any AONL member may nominate a healthcare organization for the Prism Award by submitting a form with supporting documentation for the submission criteria.
- Nomination form, which has a series of questions requiring narrative and evidence to support the organization’s leadership across 10 objectives.
- Narrative support documents that describe organizational structures—not isolated initiatives—with clear linkage between leadership strategies and measurable outcomes across each of the three scoring priorities.
Selection Process
The AONL Awards Taskforce scores applications across 10 objectives in three priority areas. Each objective is scored on a scale of 0-10, for a maximum score of 100 points.
Dates and Deadlines for AONL & AONL Foundation Awards
SUBMISSION DEADLINE November 6, 2026
NOMINEES NOTIFIED January 2027
AWARD RECOGNITION AONL Annual Conference, April 12-17, 2027; Phoenix