Membership Information

A Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society Membership can be designed to meet your specific needs at every stage of your career.

You may download a copy of the Membership Intent form here or visit the website by clicking here for more information.

http://service.nursingsociety.org/nurseleader/Appfiles/NurseLeaderAppStep1.aspx

Nurse Leader Membership Criteria

Nurse Leader Candidates must:

• Legally recognized to practice nursing in his/her country
• Minimum of a baccalaureate degree or the equivalent in any field
• Demonstrated achievement in nursing

How to Join: Click here to submit an application

Examples of Achievement in Nursing:

• Creativity/Innovation in clinical practice

• Leadership qualities contributing to improved health care

• Teaching

• Administration

• Curriculum development

• Improvement of the status of nursing organizations

• Innovative student-focused learning approaches

• Research development utilization

• Entrepreneurial skills

• Staff development

• Mentoring of colleagues

• Innovative professional recognition of programs

List of Sample Achievements from Previous Candidate Forms:

• Nursing faculty member for 23 years

• Writing articles for Nursing Spectrum magazine

• Recognized for outstanding care of treating special patients in Saudi Arabia

• Adjunct instructor, write monthly health columns for local newspaper

• Began precepting newer nurses

• Developed classes to help educate the staff on certain areas

• In charge of a 24 bed open heart surgery unit

• Team leader of a critical care ambulance

• Care of indigent, homeless, migrant patients

• Developed and ran nursing health education services for rural education

• Increased nursing services with Medicaid grants

• Team researcher in Distance Learning Project

• Reviewer of "The Journal of Nursing Education"

• Forensic nurse who forged collaboration between police, rape crisis interviewers and medical teams

• Expert witness in area of forensic medical evaluations

• Senior leadership as a nurse in the Navy for 33 years

• Received military medal for excellence

• Spoke at a convention of a national organization

• Advocates for the profession in state government

• Received award from AANP (or other national organization)

• Nominated as Nurse of the Year by ________ organization

• Served on various task forces, staff retention teams, and councils

• Held executive offices in nursing organizations

• Served as an undergraduate curriculum committee representative

• Experienced lecturer on topic of expertise

• Developed cancer screening programs to meet the needs of the under insured and those in rural communities

• Serve on the board of directors of nursing or other organization

• Worked on developing policy, procedures and nurse position statements to improve patient care