Celebrating our nurses with the world

The nurse is the world's most recognisable symbol of caring, compassion and health expertise. In Hospitals around the world nurses promote the health and wellbeing of their communities, educate, tend to patients in need and search for ways to improve the health of humanity. Nurses are the backbone of any Hospital and provide care for patients around the clock.

The Children's Hospital at Westmead employs approximately 700 nurses, all of whom will be celebrating International Nurses Day on 11-12 May 2001. Plenty of activities have been organised over the two days to recognise and celebrate the invaluable contribution of nurses to the work of the Hospital.

Included in these festivities is a photographic exhibition featuring submissions from each ward within the Hospital, a display of nursing memorabilia and kids will be making special 'thank-you' cards for their nurses. The Hospital will also be treated to a special presentation from two nurses who served with the Australian Defence Force in East Timor.

The theme of International Nurses Day this year is "Celebrating Nurses". Suitably, each ward within the Hospital will be decorated with a party theme, featuring plenty of balloons, party hats and streamers!

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Julie Stromborg
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