Nursing & Midwifery awards finalists announced Nursing and Midwifery awards 2017 one of the Graduate of the Year Award finalists Marlise Brink.
Thirty three of our State's thousands of dedicated nurses and midwives are finalists in the WA Nursing and Midwifery awards – with the winners announced at the awards gala ball on May 6, 2017.
Finalists in this year’s WA Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards are “exemplary” – making a significant difference to their professions, and the health of Western Australians, says Chief Nurse and Midwifery Officer Karen Bradley. “This year’s finalists come from all levels of experience and from a range of work and practice environments,” Ms Bradley said, adding that WA’s 37,500 nurses and midwives are at the “forefront of ensuring compassionate, safe and cost effective care” in our health system. Among the finalists – who are from public, private, education and community workplaces – is one of the contenders for the Graduate of the Year Award, Marlise Brink. Marlise’s nominator said the registered nurse from Joondalup Health Campus is an “extremely hard working, devoted and kind-
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hearted person”, who “holds in high regard, quality care for all patients”. Marlise is also described as “very passionate and driven in all that she does to be an excellent RN”. The other two finalists in her category are Georgia Gazzone, from St John of God Murdoch Hospital, and Ashleigh Joy, of Osborne Park Hospital. Winners, including the 2017 WA Nurse or Midwife of the Year and the recipient of the 2017 Lifetime Achievement Honour, will be announced at the awards gala ball/dinner on Saturday, May 6, 2017. The ball starts at 6.30pm and goes till midnight at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre. To see the full list of finalists and to buy tickets to the ball visit: www.wanmea.com.au