The Light the Way Award
The Light the Way Award was established to recognize military and civilian nursing personnel at WBAMC who go above and beyond to improve patient experiences and the overall work environments. Departments can nominate nurses by filling out a nomination sheet expressing why their nurse should win the award. Nominees are evaluated by a committee using the LIGHTS acronym as a guide.
“LIGHTS” criteria—Love, Inspire, Going above and beyond, Heart, Trust and Teamwork, and Selflessness.
Eligibility
Eligible staff include Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs), 68W and 68X medics, Licensed Vocational and Practical Nurses (LVNs/LPNs), Registered Nurses (RNs), and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs). Nominations can be submitted by email to the Light The Way Committee or dropped in the nomination boxes near the third-floor Administration elevators.
The Light The Way Award committee will continue this tradition with a new recipient, twice a year.
Recognition
The William Beaumont Army Medical Center (WBAMC)
Light the Way Award recognizes military and civilian nursing personnel who demonstrate exceptional patient care and commitment. Inspired by Florence Nightingale, the award is given twice a year to nurses nominated by peers or patients for going above and beyond.
While the hospital recognizes employees for exceptional effort each month, the Light-the-Way award is dedicated to awarding the nursing team to inspire and increase morale and develop role models.
Nomination and Judging
Once nurses receive a nomination, Light-the-Way recipients are judged on six elements: Love of profession and patient, Inspiration (inspiring others through action), Going above and beyond, Heart (demonstrating compassion and empathy), Teamwork and Selflessness. Together, the elements form the acronym LIGHTS.
Key Details of the WBAMC Light the Way Award:
- Purpose: To improve patient experiences, boost morale, and honor role models within the nursing staff.
- Selection Criteria (LIGHTS): Recipients are chosen by a committee based on Love of profession, Inspiration, Going above and beyond, Heart (empathy), Teamwork, and Selflessness.
- Recognition: Winners receive a trophy, while nominees receive a certificate and a lantern-shaped pin.
- Significance: The lantern symbolizes, similar to Florence Nightingale's, the illumination and compassionate care provided to patients.
Recent recipients have included nurses from various specialties, including ICU and vascular access, highlighting the award's reach across different patient care areas.