School of Nursing & Midwifery Annual Report 2018

Impact Stories: The Broader Context

As part of the society’s development, members of the board held information sessions at several nursing and midwifery conferences across Ireland. They have also spoken about the society at various seminars and information sessions. At every available opportunity, the board has distributed surveys to current and potential members to ascertain their professional backgrounds and associated needs. Prof. Bridie O’Sullivan, Chief Director of Nursing and Midwifery for the South/South West Hospitals Group (SSWHG) feels the society will: “ provide enormous opportunity for professional development, peer engagement and collegial support which is critical to the ongoing advancement of the profession of nursing. ” Board of directors, Omega Epsilon at-Large Chapter: Elizabeth Weathers, president & co-founder (Royal College of Surgeons Bahrain); Nicola Cornally, vice president & co-founder (UCC); Catherine Buckley, secretary (St. Luke’s Northridge House Education Centre); Dawn Farrell, treasurer (ITT); Alice Coffey, chair of the Governance Committee (University of Limerick); Suzanne Denieffe, member of the Governance Committee (WIT); Gerardina Harnett, member of the Governance Committee (WIT); Ruth Lernihan, chair of the Activities/Research Committee (South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital); Claire O’Gorman, chair of the Public Relations Committee (WIT); Lisa Herrity, member of the Public Relations Committee (ITT); Fiona Willis, chair of the Leadership Succession Committee (NMPDU); and Agnes Sheehy, chair of the Awards/Philanthropy Committee (ITT).

Pictured above: All inductees

Carmel Buckley, Mark White, Mary Wynne

Dawn Farrell, Irene Hartigan

IMPACT

Becoming part of Sigma—one of the largest and most successful nursing organizations in the world—gives Irish nurses and midwives access to professional supports, enabling them to transcend boundaries and have a voice in the national and international communities of their peers, all of whom are working toward the goal of improving health care through knowledge, scholarship, and service.

Relevant Links: Weather, E., Cornally, N et al. (2018). Developing an Irish Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau. Reflections on Nurse Leadership

https://www.reflectionsonnursingleadership.org/features/ more-features/sigma-charters-ireland-chapter-ceremony-to-be- livestreamed

https://www.sigmanursing.org/

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