AJN recently learned it had won several publishing awards, both for its social media and journal content. We are grateful to all the writers, artists, (and editors!) who help us keep up with the times. The articles (and AJN cover) noted below are all worth revisiting, and not just because they serve as a window on a time of particular urgency, improvisation, and courage.
APEX Awards
This blog won a 2021 APEX Awards Grand Prize in Social Media for the following three blog posts published during the height of the COVID pandemic in 2020.
“Deserted: Note from a Young ICU Nurse as COVID-19 Pandemic Intensifies in U.S.”
“A Message from Frontline Nurses: Let’s Keep the Real Enemy in Sight”
“Practicing the ABCDEs of Self-Care in Pandemic Times”
AJN also won an APEX Award of Excellence in the writing/news writing category.
“AJN Reports: The Politicization of COVID-19”
Clarion Awards (Association for Women in Communications)
Entry Category: Magazine Feature Article, External Publication – Circulation of 100,000 or less – Current News
Winner: “AJN Reports: The Politicization of COVID-19”
Entry Category: Special Design/Creation
Winner: AJN’s June 2020 cover (see accompanying image; click to enlarge). For more info about the image, read “On the Cover” from the same issue.
Entry Category: Best Overall Social Media Content – Business
Winner: the American Journal of Nursing’s blog, Facebook, and Twitter. Please consider joining the many thousands who already follow us on social media; you can subscribe to this blog in the upper-right corner of this page.
Congratulations to all the AJN staff. This is a wonderful acknowledgement of the great work you do each and every day!