MAJ Larry Wheat, DNP '18, recently received the American Society of Perianesthesia Nurses (ASPAN) 2019 Mary Hanna Memorial Journalism Award for his article entitled "Military Service Members and Emergence Delirium Screening: An evidence-based practice project" published in the Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing. This paper was the manuscript from his DNP project and Barbara Turner, professor, was the chair for his DNP project committee. 

The article was selected by the Journal's review panel. Each published article was considered by a panel of perianesthisia nurses and independent reviewers from other specialties. Selection criteria included journalistic style, originality, clarity of expression, relevance of content to the specialty, and overall contribution to the collection of published nursing knowledge.