We are happy to inform you that Hon’ble President of India will confer National Florence Nightingale Award
to the nurses who have rendered meritorious services in the country. This award ceremony will be held on
12 May 2010.
Please read the following documents carefully :
Annexure I : Criteria for selection for the National Florence Nightingale Nurses Award.
Annexure II : Application Form for National Florence Nightingale Nurses Award.
Annexure III : Instructions for preparing a resume on a Nominee.
Annexure IV : Composition of the State / Central Selection Committee for National Florence Nightingale
Nurses Award.
We have also put up this information on the TNAI website. Please follow with the Health Secretary of your
state as the same information has been sent to all the State Health Secretaries by Central Joint Secretary,
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt of India, Nirman Bhawan. The last date for receiving the
nominations is 15 March 2010.
CRITERIA FOR SELECTION FOR THE NATIONAL FLORENCE
NIGHTINGALE NURSES AWARD
1. The nominations should be called from State Government, Central Government, Private institutions/Missionaries and
Prominent Voluntary organizations of the concerned state.
2. All nominations should be handled by the Secretary of Health and Family Welfare of the concerned State.
3. The applications of the recommended Awardees must invariably be sent after making selection by the State Selection
Committee headed by Secretary, Health and Family Welfare.
4. No nomination in any case should be sent without considering and recommendation of the State Selection
Committee. If the nomination is received without the recommendation that will not be considered by the Central
Selection Committee.
5. The nurse selected for a national meritorious award should furnish documents to the satisfaction of the selection
committee that she/he has performed beyond the normal expectation of the job when compared to others with
equivalent attributes according to one or more of the following criteria. The instructions for preparing resume of the
nominee are at Annexure - III and should be strictly followed: -
6. The nurse in her/his regular job in the hospital or community contributes to improve patient/family community care
by exceeding the limitations of the job functions as demonstrated by:
(a) Development or organization of a unit of responsibility which provides extraordinary care to patients by increasing
own skills and knowledge, developing staff, procuring supplies and equipment, streamlining techniques and maintaining
esprit de corps sufficient to bring recognition to the employing organization in the medical community.
(b) Development of a community or section of a community in the betterment of their collective health status through
increasing own skills and knowledge, developing staff, procuring supplies and resources, and maintaining esprit de
corps sufficient to bring recognition to the employing organization in the medical community.
7. The nurse in her/his regular job in an educational setting contributes to the quality or quantity of education excess of the
job expectations ad demonstrated by:
(a) Development or initiation of an innovative curriculum programme of study or teaching materials that brings recognition
to the organization which pays her/his salary.
(b) Preparation of textbook, teaching manual or educational film that is accepted and used beyond her/his educational
setting and brings recognition to the organization which pays her/his salary.
8. The nurse who has a regular job but in times of emergency of crisis such as accident, fire, flood or famine, which may
occur at any time, performs in a heroic manner without regard to her/his own time, safety and/or possessions as
demonstrated by:
a) Rescuing a person (s) under hazardous conditions.
b) Performing life saving techniques with a successful outcome.
c) Prevention of a catastrophe by initiative taken or leadership assumed without official sanction (fire fighting,
evacuation, mob control)
(d) Remaining at post over an extended period of time which aids in the recovery of a group community following a
disaster such as organizing communication, nutrition first aid, evacuation or other activities which become necessary
in emergencies.
9. The nurse who has regular job in the Hospital/Community is:
a) Associated/contributed extra ordinary with activities or programmes such as Leprosy Control, Tuberculosis, HIV
Aids, Cancer care, Palliative care, Mental Health, other communicable and non-communicable illness, Psychiatric Mental
Health, old age management, Special children (Mental Retardation physically challenged, under privileged) and Contribution
in National Health Programme.
b) Working in difficult areas like Tribal and other interior remote areas.
