OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2012 - Parkway Pantai

23been recognised by my superiors and colleagues. Thisgives me the reassurance that patients under my carehave received quality care. I’d like to also thank myimmediate supervisor Ms Wan Yoon Kuen, Senior NurseManager, for helping me do my job well.Ms irudaYa selvi Packia JaYaraJ,nurse Manager, vviP Ward,gleneagles HosPital (geH)Angeline: Receiving this award has been one of thegreatest recognitions in my career. It really warmedmy heart when the entire team from MEH, includingthe CEO, Director of Nursing, Assistant and DeputyDirectors of Nursing, and the Group Director of Nursingattended the awards ceremony. I am also very thankfultowards Senior Nurse Manager, Ms Teow Geok Eng, whohas groomed me over the last four years, and Ms JessyWoo, Director of Nursing (MEH).Irudaya Selvi: I am really happy and surprised, as I didn’tthink I would win. My family is also very proud of me, asthey know how hard I worked. I’d like to thank Dr TanKai Chah for his encouragement and help, AssistantDirectors of Nursing Lisa Chong and Constance Koh,and Sister Pang Baik Eng who had selflessly mentoredme and helped me stand on my own two feet as NurseManager before her retirement.Do you have any words of wisdom to sharewith other nurses aspiring to be like you?Yoke Yin: Always put your heart and soul into what youare doing and do not treat it as just a job. If you havethe opportunity to travel abroad for training, grab it andlearn about different work cultures and practices.Angeline: Love yourself and appreciate the peoplearound you, whether it’s at home or the workplace.Take care of your health and image to increase others’confidence in you.Irudaya Selvi: If you truly work hard, your efforts will berecognised one day.