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Congratulations to all the finalists and
winners of the 2004 Australian Nursing Awards, proudly presented by HealthStaff
Recruitment, in conjunction with Victoria University.
The Awards ceremony was held on the evening of International Nurses Day,
Wednesday 12 May 2004, at the Victoria University Conference Centre in
Flinders Street Melbourne.
In 2004, The Australian
Nursing Awards provided an extended program of recognition for nurses,
and the Awards ceremony highlighted outstanding examples of professional
excellence, innovation and commitment to the delivery of quality nursing
care.
After John de Haard, Managing Director of HealthStaff Recruitment welcomed
all guests, Federal Minister for Health & Ageing, The Hon Tony Abbott
officially opened the ceremony and also presented the National Care Awards
to six state finalists and a national winner. Judith McGrath, star of
Channel Seven’s All Saints, was a special guest of the evening, and
presented three students with prizes for the Student Achievement Awards.
HESTA representative Bruce Stafford was on hand to award two finalists
and one major award recipient with postgraduate scholarships for the HESTA
Professional Development Scholarships category.
Read on to find out more about the nurses whose achievements were recognized
and celebrated:
National Care Awards Finalists
The NATIONAL CARE AWARDS
recognized state finalists by awarding $500 cash prizes, Elsevier Science
books and vouchers, while the national winner received a total cash prize
of $1500.
NSW Finalist – Josie Bates
Josie Bates, the Unit Manager of the Orthopaedic
Ward at Tweed Heads Hospital in Northern New South Wales, is nominated
for outstanding care of her patients both during and following their hospital
stay, and for guiding and mentoring her staff. Patients, their relatives
and friends, and the medical and administrative staff at Tweed Heads Hospital
say hers is the best run and happiest ward you’d find. They say Josie
is exceptional – "a true Florence Nightingale".
VIC Finalist – JoAnn Andres
JoAnn Andres is a member of the Ellerslie Awaiting Placement Team at St
Georges Hospital in Kew, Victoria. JoAnn is nominated by patients and
their family members for her dedication to providing excellent patient
care delivery, ensuring that all patients are cared for equally in a non-judgmental
way. Her work colleagues admire her good humour and selflessness: "She
puts others needs before her own, helps others without expecting anything
in return and nothing is ever too hard for her".
NT Finalist – Erin Evans
Erin Evans is Health Promoting School Nurse at Taminmin High School and
its feeder primary schools in and around Humpty Doo in the Northern Territory.
Erin is nominated by her work colleagues for her positive attitude and
high standard of caring and the therapeutic relationship she has with
the students. She is also nominated for her coordination of the Mind Matters
Plus program within the school, which has built up a supporting health
promoting network involving community resources and building strong links
with local health services and health professionals.
QLD Finalist – Julie Finucane
Julie Finucane is the nursing unit manager of the Princess Alexandra Hospital
Emergency department in Woolloongabba, Queensland. Julie is nominated
for her energy and driving force that has made the Emergency Department
a centre of excellence in care. Besides the exemplary care shown to patients
and their families, who are involved as a vital part of the healing process,
Julie’s team also feels truly valued, respected and cared for.
WA Finalist – Andrew Cameron
Andrew Cameron is the registered nurse at the remote Cue Nursing Post
in Western Australia. Andrew is nominated for outstanding care and his
dedication to his patients. Because a doctor only visits for six hours
a week Andrew has to manage a wide range of situations needing health
care: midwifery; road trauma, injuries, psychiatric conditions, school
health etc as well as preparing patients for the Flying Doctor and running
the pharmacy. There is a high Indigenous population in Cue and his patients
believe "Nurse Andrew’s care is building our community together".
SA Finalist – Carolyn Rosenbauer
Carolyn Rosenbauer is the Coordinator of Community Service at the Adelaide
Clinic in South Australia. Carolyn is nominated for the outstanding service
and care she has provided in the area of mental health nursing for over
thirty years. Carolyn’s colleagues believe she demonstrates that
the relationship of nursing to patient outcomes is crucial to optimising
patient care and managing professional nursing resources, and admire her
strength, dedication and humour.
TAS Finalist – no award in 2004
Congratulations to Andrew Cameron from WA who was awarded the National Care Award.
Student Achievement Awards Finalists
The STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS recognized
three outstanding final year nursing students by awarding $500 cash prizes,
Elsevier Science books and vouchers.
Valerie Tonkin, RMIT University, VIC
Susan Tournier, University of Ballarat, VIC
Alexandra Truelove, University of Notre Dame, WA
HESTA Professional Development Scholarships Finalists
The HESTA PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHOLARSHIPS presented the following nurses with postgraduate scholarships and Elsevier Science books and vouchers to further their studies in a specialty of their choice.
Susan Adams - $2500 scholarship
Susan Adams is the Nurse Unit Manager - Medical, Surgical, Oncology, at
Mayne Caboolture Private Hospital in Queensland. In her role Susan is
often called upon to counsel and mentor nursing staff who are facing both
personal and professional challenges and to counsel seriously ill patients
and their family members. This Professional Development Scholarship will
enable Susan to undertake postgraduate studies in Clinical Counselling,
which will greatly assist her to further develop her skills in this area.
Mary Carolan - $2500 scholarship
Mary Carolan is an Associate Charge Midwife
at Jessie McPherson Hospital, Monash Medical Centre in Clayton, Victoria.
Mary is a PhD candidate who undertook a qualitative study about the experiences
of first time mothers over 35 years, as a means of assisting and informing
educational strategies to better meet the needs of this growing group.
This Professional Development Scholarship will allow Mary to undertake
further study on the perceptions of high-risk pregnancy associated with
this group, and the forces behind them, with a view to normalising their
experience of childbearing.
Rosalyn Aspinall – recipient of the
major scholarship worth $5000
Rosalyn Aspinall is the Clinical Coordinator
- Public Orthopaedic at Mayne Joondalup Health Campus in Western Australia.
This Professional Development Scholarship will assist Rosalyn in her current
studies, a Master of Clinical Nursing researching "the effect aggressive
and abusive patients have on nursing practice". Whilst research into
aggressive behaviour in Emergency, Intensive Care and Psychiatric areas
is plentiful, Rosalyn’s study will focus particularly on orthopaedic
wards which have not previously been included in such research.
The following Committee members generously donated their time and expertise
to review all the nominations for the 2004 Awards.
Rosemary Bryant
Executive Director, Royal College of Nursing
Australia
Rosemary has held the position of Executive Director of Royal College
of Nursing since April 2000. She is a registered nurse who has had a broad
career in acute hospital and community nursing, nursing education and
regulation policy development. Her previous positions include Director,
Nursing Policy and Planning in the Health Department, Victoria; Director
of Nursing at Royal Adelaide Hospital; Consultant for the World Health
Organisation; Director of Nursing at the Child, Adolescent and Family
Health Service SA and Chair of the Nurses Board SA. In 2001, Rosemary
was appointed as a Member of the Board of Directors of the International
Council of Nursing.
Gerardine Cowin
Assistant Federal Secretary, Australian Nursing
Federation.
Prior to her role as ANF Assistant Federal Secretary, Ged worked as the
Manager of the Clinical Nursing Education Department at Austin Health.
Specialising in surgical nursing she worked for many years with colorectal,
vascular and general surgical patients. Her career turned towards to clinical
education, and it was an area the she embraced passionately, encompassing
roles such as Graduate Nurse Year Coordinator, re-entry and refresher
course coordinator, undergraduate placements and eventually manager of
a clinical education department. She successfully combined these roles
with being ANF Victorian Branch President, and ANF federal President.
Ged has served on various nursing and health related committees and continues
to represent nursing at both a national and international level.
Sally Goold
Chairperson, Congress of Aboriginal & Torres
Strait Islander Nurses and a Wiradjuri woman
As current Chairperson, Sally was instrumental in forming the Congress
of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Nurses, Sally has an extensive
background in Acute Care Settings, Cardio-Thoracic and Coronary Care.
She has been involved in Aboriginal Health and Nurse Education for many
years, and was the first Aboriginal Registered Nurse at the Aboriginal
Medical Service, Redfern, on its inception. Sally has previously taught
hospital based, Post-Basic Cardio Thoracic Nursing and Coronary Care Nursing
as well as lectured in the Undergraduate and Postgraduate programs in
the School of Nursing at Queensland University of Technology. Sally has
been awarded the Order of Australia Medal for service to Nursing Education
and Aboriginal Health in 1986; the Royal College of Nursing (Queensland
Chapter) Distinguished Nursing Award 2000; Doctor of Nursing, Honoris
Causa, by RMIT 2002. She is also a member of Advisory Boards and Committees
of three Universities, is an Adjunct Professor at James Cook and Griffith
Universities, and is the Commissioner for the Queensland Crime and Misconduct
Commission.
Meigan Lefebure
Chief Executive Officer, Aged Care Association
of Victoria
Graduating as a Registered Nurse in 1980, Meigan has worked in a variety
of health care settings as a nurse and educator. Since discovering a passion
for gerontology 15 years ago, Meigan has undertaken post-graduate studies
at La Trobe University. She has held positions in the aged care sector
as a Director of Nursing and Clinical Services Manager, and is currently
the Chief Executive Officer of the AGED CARE ASSOCIATION of Victoria.
Meigan serves on the Board of Management of the Australian Centre for
Evidence Based Aged Care (ACEBAC) and represents providers in the aged
care sector on various government working parties and liaison groups.
Mary Montgomery
Executive Director of Nursing Services Royal
Brisbane and Women’s Hospital
Health Service District and Central Zone, Queensland Health
Mary has worked in a number of senior nursing positions in Queensland
and the ACT. Her previous positions include Executive Director of Nursing
Services, Toowoomba Health Service District and Director of Nursing, Redcliffe
Hospital. Her clinical experience has predominantly been in the Intensive
Care and Surgical specialties. Mary is a member of Queensland Health Ethics
Advisory Committee, Peak Nursing Body and chairs the State Education Direction
Committee and Midwifery Workforce Steering Committee. She has served on
a number of professional committees and Boards including Board of Trustees
of the State Public Sector Superannuation Scheme. In 2003, Mary was awarded
Queensland Health, Gold Award for Leadership.
Sue Williams
National Manager Psychiatry, Healthscope Limited,
Victoria
Sue has worked in the healthcare sector for the last twenty years. During
that time she has held various positions including Director of Nursing
at western and the Royal Melbourne Hospitals and Principal Network Nurse
of the North Western Healthcare Network and more recently, General Manager
of the Melbourne Clinic and National Manager of Psychiatry for Healthscope
Ltd. Sue has qualifications in general and critical care nursing and completed
her MBA in 1999.
2004 Australian Nursing Awards Sponsors
Special thanks go to all the sponsors of the 2004 Australian Nursing Awards, who helped us achieve another successful event, enjoyed by all who attended.
