Best of Nursing Awards - Winners Announced!

The "Best of Nursing" Awards are a Nurse.org annual initiative to recognize and celebrate dedication and excellence in the nursing industry in the U.S. 

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WINNERS!

🎉 Drumroll, please! The votes are in—tens of thousands of them—and the moment you've been waiting for is here: the winners have been named! 🏆✨

• Most Influential Nurse: Nurse Erica
• Best Nurse Community Initiative: Travel Nurse Takeover
• Best Nurse Content Creator: Travius Keandric
• Best Nurse Event: NurseCon at Sea
• Best Nurse-Founded Business: Mel’s Crafty CoRNer
• Best Nurse Leader: Gabrielle Abelard
• Best Nurse Innovation: Awake and Walking (Kali Dayton)
• Best Nurse Mentor: Brandy Pinkerton
• Best Nurse Nonprofit: Don't Clock Out
• Nurse Podcast Host: Sarah Lorenzini
• Best Nursing School: Southern University School of Nursing
• Best Nurse Scrubs: OliveUs
• Best Nurse Shoes: Clove Shoes
• Best Nurse Technology: DreamCloud Psychiatry
• Best Nurse Wellness Advocate: Georgie Villareal
• Best Rising Star, Early Career Nurse: Kylie Brinkerhoff
• Best Stethoscope for Nurses: Littmann Stethoscope
• Best Travel Nursing Agency: Travel Nurse Across America

About The Finalists

Nurses from across the country were nominated for one, or more categories, and all nominees were invited to participate in the community vote.

Awards and Prizes

Category winners to receive: 

• A digital badge, to display online, naming them as the winner of their category.
• Named as The Best [category] on Nurse.org (over 1 million visitors per month!)
• Exclusive featured article on nurse.org
• Shout-out on Nurse.org’s social media accounts (reaching over 30 million users per month!)
• Featured in Nurse.org's weekly newsletter (800,000 subscribers)

The following category winners will receive plaques: 

• Early Career Nurse
• Influential Nurse
• Nurse Creator
• Nurse Innovation
• Nurse Leader
• Nurse Mentor
• Nurse Podcast Host
• Nurse Wellness Advocate
• Nurse-Founded Business
• Nursing Nonprofit

2023 Category Winners

• Wali Khan, Nurse Leader of The Year
• Melanie Van Sistine, Nurse Entrepreneur of The Year
• Nurse Erica, Nurse Influencer of The Year
• Amber Ghafer, Most Inspirational Nurse of The Year
• Fabletics Scrubs, Nurse Brand of The Year
• Debriefing the Front Lines, Nursing Organization of The Year
• NuWest, Travel Nursing Agency of The Year

Nurse Brand: Fabletics Scrubs

• Instagram: @fableticsscrubs
• Website

Nurse Entrepreneur: Melanie Van Sistine

• Instagram: @mels.crafty.corner
• TikTok: @mels.crafty.corner
• Website: Mel's Crafty Corner

Nurse Influencer: Nurse Erica

• Instagram
• TikTok

Inspirational Nurse: Amber Ghafer

Nurse Leader: Dr. Wali Khan, DNAP, CRNA

• Instagram: @wali_khann 

Nursing Organization/Association: Debriefing the Front Lines

• Instagram
• Nurse and Veteran founded 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
• Founded on March 26, 2020, Debriefing the Front Lines is the only national nurse-led mental health organization debriefing single incidents and cumulative care-taking trauma.

Travel Nursing Agency: NuWest Travel Nursing

• Great travel nursing assignments at top hospitals nationwide +perks +benefits +rewards!