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Australia’s best nurse?
Nursing and midwifery awards
open for nominations.
S
taff in the healthcare industry are
being asked to nominate the nation’s
most outstanding nurses and
midwives for the 2018 HESTA Australian
Nursing and Midwifery Awards.
The awards recognise nurses, midwives,
nurse educators, researchers and personal
care workers for their achievements or for
leading improvements in the industry.
Nominations can be submitted by
colleagues, patients and employers, and
will be open until 23 February.
HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey said
the annual awards, now in their 12th year,
provide a unique opportunity to shine a
spotlight on high-achieving staff.
“The awards are an opportunity to
acknowledge the hard work of these
outstanding professionals who go above
and beyond to provide exceptional patient
care,” she said.
“Submitting a nomination is an
opportunity to acknowledge the
achievements of individuals and teams
working in nursing or midwifery who have
demonstrated leadership, innovation and
pursued excellence to deliver positive care
outcomes for Australians.”
Awards sponsor ME Bank will provide
a $30,000 prize pool to be divided
among the winners in three award
Shiftwork source of
guilt for nurse mums
Research suggests nursing
education and services need to
provide clear guidelines of self-
care for nurses doing shiftwork.
N
urses who have children and
experience shiftwork may feel as
though they’re not living up to
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society’s expectations of motherhood, a
new study suggests.
RN Dr Annabel Matheson explored
the implications of doing shiftwork
while caring for children to identify
the implications of the two roles
on women, their families and their
nursing work.
categories: Nurse or Midwife of the
Year, Outstanding Graduate, and Team
Excellence. Each winner will receive
$10,000 in a ME Everyday Transaction
account towards further education or
team development.
The 2017 winners were:
Nurse or Midwife of the Year
Sarah Brown, Western Desert Nganampa
Walytja Palyantjaku Tjutaku Aboriginal
Corporation (Western Desert Dialysis),
Gillen, NT.
Outstanding Graduat