Nurse Small is a big asset to Life Dalview Hospital
Amanda Small was a winner in the 2023 Great 100 Nurses Awards.
The Life Dalview Hospital is exceptionally proud to have one of their nursing staff, Amanda Small, as a winner in the 2023 Great 100 Nurses Awards.
This is an award of the best 100 nurses in the country within the Life Healthcare Group.
These awards, established in 2012, recognise nurses chosen by their peers for exemplifying excellence and compassion in their daily practice.
The initiative aims to honour nurses who have positively influenced the nursing profession and made a lasting impact on patients, peers, students and the community.
The Great 100 Nurses Awards serve as a platform to celebrate the exceptional care provided by nurses.
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It acknowledges their commitment and enables them to serve as ambassadors, advocating for superior nursing care and enhancing patient outcomes at the bedside.
According to the hospital, Small wears her uniform with pride and goes the extra mile for each and every patient she’s in contact with.
Patient advocacy is her passion and she delivers a clear professional message to the attending doctors regarding the needs of her patients.
The doctors have complimented her work ethics, skills and professionalism.
Small is also described as a compassionate caregiver who embraces the care the patient needs and makes sure the staff member allocated to a patient can deliver care according to the patient’s requests.
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She takes time to explain and educate patients when it comes to their health problems and medications.
No wish from a patient is seen as a burden, but rather a gift she can give to the patient during her 12-hour shift.
Her clinical competence is exceptional and came to the forefront when doctors and the theatre team needed extra people to assist in saving a patient’s life.
With her knowledge and skills she did not blink an eye when asked to assist in theatre.
She immediately went and stepped into her role as a support nurse for the anaesthetists and the duties they had to perform to save a life.
She did so with great confidence and supported the theatre crew and the doctors. Her experience and knowledge helped to ensure the patient received the best care.
Post-theatre, Small nursed the patient in ICU and after a few weeks the patient was discharged.
Small also exhibits great leadership qualities and always steps up and perform duties not expected of her.
She also provides guidance to other nursing staff in the hospital when needed.
