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Excellence in Midwifery HSE Dublin and North East Regions Nominee Assessment - ROTUNDA HOSPITAL

Successful Excellence in Midwifery Award nominations will describe extraordinary delivery of each of Ireland’s core values of Compassion, Care and Commitment.

Ireland’s core values are perfectly aligned with the reason why The Excellence in Midwifery Award was created – to honour extraordinary compassionate care

A Midwife can be nominated under one of the following values.
1.Name of midwife
Nominations are scored on a 1-4 basis with 4 being the highest and 1 the lowest.
Compassion –This nomination demonstrates how a midwife’s exceptional empathy and respect for the service user or family member ensured the dignity of the person in their care. Behaviours might include an extraordinary display of:
2.Compassion
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Kindness and patience
Interest and empathic concern
Understanding of the person’s perspective
Being non-judgmental
Being engaged and present with the person
Prioritising the person’s interest
Respecting cultural sensitivity and diversity
Promoting dignity and comfort
Responding to anxiety and distress for the person and his/her family
Developing trusting relationships
Making and taking time for the person
Being genuine in interactions with the person, families and colleagues
Care – This nomination reveals how the midwife attended to the needs of a service user or family member in a remarkable way, using an evidence-base in an unselfish manner? Behaviours might include an extraordinary display of:
3.Care
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Listening Attentively
Being open ( open communication)
Understanding and responding to each persons
Assessing carefully and making precise clinical decisions
Ensuring evidence-based approaches to care
Getting to know the person as an individual
Advocating for the person
Commitment – This nomination reflects exceptional courage to do the right thing and a work ethic that demonstrates the nominee’s tangible passion for patient care? Behaviours might include an extraordinary display of:
4.Commitment
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Taking responsibility
Developing nurse-patient relationship
Providing individualised personcentred care
Giving hope
Engaging in effective communication
Displaying professional courage
5.Comments about Nominee