The Straits Times speaks to the five nurses who clinched the President's Award for Nurses this year. The award, the highest accolade for the profession in Singapore, recognises nurses who have shown sustained, outstanding performance and contributions to patient care delivery, education, research and administration.
The assistant director of nursing at the National University Health System's Regional Health Office led her team to supervise the operations set-up for swab testing at 15 nursing homes in the west of Singapore. "It is about ensuring that their psycho-social and emotional needs are met, which requires a lot of experience and heart in the work it is crucial that we understand our patients beyond their illnesses," she said.In believing that nurses are in the best position to effect transformation in their patients' journey to recovery, Dr Alice Chua has always been a strong believer in research and continued education to address her patients' changing needs.