The Leadership in Action Awards recognize nurses who are currently leading positive change in patient care, public policy, education and research in the state of Arizona and who are committed to continue providing leadership in the future. The award winners were recognized at an awards ceremony during the Adda Alexander Conference on Patient Safety in Scottsdale, Arizona on November 2, 2018.

• 2018 Emerging Nurse Leader - Shae Saint Amour, BSN, RN
• 2018 Practice Transformation (Acute Care Setting) Nurse Leader - Sunny St. John, MSN, RN, BMTCN
• 2018 Practice Transformation (Community Setting) Nurse Leader - Raianne Hodges-Melton, BSN, RN, CHPN
• 2018 Nursing Research and Evidence Based Practice Nurse Leader - Noel Arring, DNP, PhD, RN, OCN
• 2018 Public Policy Transformation Nurse Leader - Carrie Langley, MSN, MPH, RN
• 2018 Entrepreneur Nurse Leader - Randy Quinn, MSN, RN, CRNA, APRN