Carole’s joy at nurse award
A learning disability nurse from NHSLanarkshirewashonoured with her Queen’s Nurse award at a special ceremony in Edinburgh last week.
Carole Morrow, a senior nurse in learning disabilities, was nominated by colleagues for demonstrating high quality, compassionate care and was chosen to go forward for the development programme after attending an online selection event where she impressed nursing leaders.
Carole is based in Netherton House at Wishaw General and has been working with the Adult Learning Disability Service for 13 years.
The Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland (QNIS) is a charitable organisation promoting excellence in community nursing to improve the health and wellbeing of the people of Scotland. Its purpose is to enable nurses who work in Scotland’s communities to be the very best they can be.
The programme i nvolves 29 community nurses across Scotland coming together for a nine-month journey to become Queen’s Nurses.
Carole said: “I have had to come out my comfort zone, taken responsibility and ownership of my career to get where I am today. I adopt a proactive approach and have taken every opportunity for personal and professional development. My gratitude towards my role as a nurse has always been sincere,
I am passionate and committed and believe that if you have faith in your ideas and a desire to implement them then you will make a positive change.”
The programme, now in its fifth year, consists of workshops (two online) , as well as individual coaching sessions.
Each nurse commits to developing an issue which will have an impact on their practice and benefit their community, which they work on over the programme and beyond.
Karen McCaffrey, associate nurse director of mental health and learning disability services, said she was “absolutely delighted” for Carole.
She added: “I appreciate all the hard work and dedication that has gone into this especially in the current climate.
“Carole has really embraced this opportunity and used this not only to improve service delivery but her own development as a nurse lead.”