title: What it takes to be voted RCN nurse manager of the year.
abstract: This article discusses the work done by Carmel O'Kane as team leader for a community children's home care team that led to her nomination for the title of RCN nurse manager of the year at the Institute of Healthcare Management's excellence in management awards in Northern Ireland.
authors.affiliation: Western Health and Social Care Trust, County Derry, Northern Ireland.
authors.forename: Carmel
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: O'Kane
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001363:Awards and Prizes; D006801:Humans; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology*; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D010371:Pediatric Nursing; D011361:Professional Competence; D012956:Societies, Nursing; D006113:United Kingdom