ACT Health has announced this year’s winners of the ACT Nursing and Midwifery Awards.
Minister for Health and Wellbeing, Meegan Fitzharris congratulated the winners who were joined by a high calibre of nominees from both the private and public health care sectors in Canberra.
Joanne Lindbeck (pictured), a clinical nurse consultant working in the Medical Emergency Team at the Canberra Hospital, was named Nurse of the Year.
Ms Lindbeck is regarded for her kind and gentle approach with patients and their families distressed by a critical event.
Amelia Druhan, a registered midwife at Calvary Public Hospital in Bruce was named Midwife of the Year.
Ms Druhan successfully established an antenatal parent education clinic for women with diverse cultural and linguistic needs and vulnerabilities to improve their birthing and transition to parenthood experiences.
Team of the Year was awarded to the Quality Improvement and Research Nursing Team from the Canberra Hospital for Excellence in Quality Improvement and/or Research Practice.
The nursing team has led the development of an innovative education model to support and empower staff contribution to quality improvement and clinical research projects across the Neonatal Intensive and Special Care Units.
The ACT’s most outstanding nurses have been recognised for their professionalism, dedication, and contribution at a breakfast hosted by ACT Nursing that celebrated International Nurses Day.
Present was Chief Nurse and Midwifery Officer, Margaret McLeod who presented certificates to both Registered and Enrolled Nurses
Among those who received certificates was Jayne Stetto, a Registered Nurse for more than 30 years.
International Nurses Day is held on 12 May each year — the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth.
