Nursing Talents Awarded for Innovative Ideas - Queen Silvia Nursing Award scholars received awards

The scholars of the Queen Silvia Nursing Award have received Euro 6000 or local equivalent scholarships each this month. An official certificate signed by Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden to follow.
Congratulations to Agnieszka Napieralska of Poland 🇵🇱, Sarina Bach of Germany 🇩🇪, Janina Viitasaari of Finland 🇫🇮 and Maria Larsson of Sweden 🇸🇪 who have been awarded for their innovative ideas to improve elderly and dementia care!
Says Marcin Radziwiłł, President of Medicover Foundation, Main Country Partner of the Queen Silvia Nursing Award Poland, “I’m deeply grateful to all #nurses and carers for their hard work and commitment. The Queen Silvia Nursing Award’s main goals are to promote the #nursing profession and also to improve the wellbeing and care of the elderly. So congratulations to Agnieszka Napieralska’s winning idea, which we need more than ever. Agnieszka’s video tutorial for families #caring for patients at home is especially valuable during these times when people suffer from limited contact.”
Ulrich Zerhusen, CEO of St Anna Stift and Germany’s Main Country Partner of the Queen Silvia Nursing Award Germany adds “Has there ever been a time when the need for nursing talent has been clearer? Showing appreciation and respect for the value of nurses and their special skills is exactly why the Queen Silvia Nursing Award is both important and necessary. Dedicated individuals such as Sarina Bach are the future of this profession. Her idea of bringing biography to life showcases a way of thinking that is both necessary and needed in #elderlycare. ”
The Swedish scholar Maria Larsson is awarded for her idea of a special tool which allows the elderly to remove compression socks independently, without the assistance of others. Janina Viitasaari, the winning nursing student from Finland, is awarded for her idea to create an audio memory book that can be adapted for the elderly and people with memory challenges.
The new scholarship cycle opens on September 1 2020 and will acknowledge nurses and their ideas and solutions focused on COVID-19 healthcare challenges in Sweden, Finland, Poland, Germany and Lithuania. “Quality nursing and elderly care are critical to our future. COVID-19 has further highlighted a fact that is and has been self-evident. With the Queen Silvia Nursing Award we can engage talent and drive a future in nursing that is defined by creativity, impact and meaningful human interaction” says Stefan Björkman, CEO of Konstsamfundet, Main Country Partner of Queen Silvia Nursing Award Finland.
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