The Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) held its annual Excellence in Nursing Awards and Scholarships as part of celebrations for 2024 International Nurses Day.
There were many outstanding nominees and winners recognised for their contributions to nursing and the RMH.
Nurse of the Year Clinical
Winner: Lisa Russ
Highly Commend: Ann Ramirez
Nurse of the Year leadership
Winner: Craig Price
Highly Commend: General Medicine NUMs – Marissa Lamanna, Hazel Robinson and Sheree Reid
Nurse of the Year Team
Winner: Ward 2 West
Highly Commend: ANZ Kidney Exchange – Belinda Jones and Emma Van Hardeveld
A.H. Wall Award
Recipient: Zoe Figgis
Margaret Havard and Assumpta Lee Award
Recipient: Monica Mason
Preceptorship Award
Recipient: Siobhan McMahon
RISE Award
Recipient: Spiros Edon Adamopolous
RMGNA Art of Nursing Award
Two recipients: Momoka Yoshida and Joel Fitzgerald
Mental Health
Graduate Nurse of the Year
Winner: Benjamin Griffiths
Postgraduate Nurse of the Year
Winner: Amelia Morgan
Enrolled Nurse Transition Nurse of the Year
Winner: Luka Stefani
Registered Nurse Transition Nurse of the Year
Winner: Pechsocheato Sao
Scholarships
June Allen Nursing Scholarship
Recipient Yong Jhu (Emily) Sun
Lynly S Aitken Scholarship
Recipient Danielle Barr
Lynly and Yvonne Aitken Scholarship
Recipient Rebecca Lewin
Rosalie Mordech
Recipient Alana Jones
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