Mona Vale’s Amazing Race winning team
international nurses day celebrations In a fitting celebration, nurses across
breakfast for those on night duty, and lunch for those on day and afternoon shifts. The annual nursing and midwifery awards were held with many individual staff and teams recognised for their fantastic contribution for caring for patients. Nurses at Hornsby celebrated with food trucks for a special lunch hosted by the hospital and Watpac, builder of the stage 2 hospital redevelopment. Australian College of Nursing Chief Executive Officer Kylie Ward was a guest speaker at the celebrations. Congratulations to all of those who won awards, as well as all of our nurses for their collective achievements over the past 12 months.
northern Sydney spent International Nurses Day competing in iterations of the Amazing Race and enjoying each other’s company and delicious food. International Nurses Day is marked every year on 12 May, and after COVID-19 put a handbrake on last year’s celebrations, they were back bigger and better in 2021. While there were the usual awards bestowing nurse of year and team of the year across most sites, nurses at Royal North Shore and Mona Vale hospitals competed in their own Amazing Races. Assessment and Rehabilitation Unit claimed the crown at Mona Vale, while the Severe Burns Unit saluted at Royal North Shore. Staff at Ryde Hospital were treated to a
Ryde Hospital staff enjoying lunch
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