Nursing Showcase Health & Wellbeing of Older Adults

Issued 17 May 2018

SMH NURSING SHOWCASE 2018
Collage of photos from Nursing Department Showcase for staff and service users 2018

Our Nursing Showcase took place on May 16th in conjunction with International Nursing Day on May 12th.

Many service users, staff and invited guests attended throughout the day. The format and topics for the day were requested by staff and service users.

The attendees enjoyed talks from our external speakers namely; Daragh Rodger, RANP, Care of the Older Adult in the Community with special interest in Falls, Frailty and Health Active Ageing, and Maree Barry CNSp on Tissue Viability.

Our internal speakers included; Dr. Maeve Murphy, Head of the Medical Department and Alison Buggie CNSp MHID presented on Ageing. Our Nursing team members; Anne Spencer and Lorraine Ledger spoke on the Beds Project and Live Binders.

Our poster presentations on various topics excelled; Rachel Browne, Val Mullen (Nutrition), Alison Buggie (Mental Health), Dawn Coyle (Medication), Anne Spencer (My Health Guide), Ann Marie O Reilly (GI Management) and Daragh Rodger (A Sense of Ageing).  

It was a welcomed and thought-provoking showcase of  St. Michael’s House Nursing.

Congratulations on the success of the day to Director of Nursing Grainne Burke and her team.