Veteran Nurse Chen Hsiao-fang Receives Senior Role Model Award, Becomes a Guide for New Recruits
Chen Hsiao-fang, a nursing supervisor with 33 years of frontline experience during the Tainan earthquake and the COVID-19 pandemic, received the 'Senior Role Model Award' from the Ministry of Health and Welfare. Calling herself an 'old soldier,' she now guides new nurses, helping the younger generation find their future in the nursing profession. A total of 79 outstanding nursing professionals were honored at the awards ceremony.
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Central News Agency (Taipei 28th) After experiencing the Tainan earthquake and the centennial pandemic, nursing supervisor Chen Hsiao-fang, who has dedicated 33 years to the frontline, was awarded the 'Senior Role Model Award' by the Ministry of Health and Welfare. Calling herself an old soldier, she has not faded but has become a guide for new recruits, hoping to lead the younger generation to see a brighter future in nursing.
The Ministry of Health and Welfare today held the '13th Excellent and Senior Role Model Nurses Award Ceremony,' recognizing 79 outstanding nursing professionals from public hospitals who have quietly cultivated and selflessly dedicated themselves to clinical care, teaching and research, and rural services. This includes 5 recipients of the 'Senior Role Model Award,' 48 of the 'Excellent Award,' and 26 of the 'Excellent Newcomer Award.'
One of the recipients of the Senior Role Model Award is Chen Hsiao-fang, nursing supervisor at the Ministry of Health and Welfare's Tainan Hospital. Looking back on her path, she experienced the 0206 Tainan earthquake and also participated in the most severe period of the COVID-19 (2019 Coronavirus Disease) pandemic, personally donning protective gear to collect samples from the public.
Providing support to patients when they are most vulnerable and in need of help, Chen Hsiao-fang watched their problems get resolved and their expressions gradually relax. That look of reassurance became her greatest motivation for adhering to clinical practice for 33 years.
'I am truly an old soldier,' Chen Hsiao-fang described herself with a smile. It is often said that 'old soldiers gradually fade away,' but for her, transitioning to an administrative role as her experience deepened is not a retreat from clinical practice but an elevation of her status.
Chen Hsiao-fang positions herself as a 'pathfinder' and clinical mentor, bearing the responsibility of bringing up the new generation. Facing changes in the broader environment, she skillfully utilizes policy resources such as the Deep Cultivation Project and the Newcomer Mentor Project, accompanying new recruits with diverse backgrounds in various ways, enabling young nurses to shine in the workplace.
Receiving the 'Senior Role Model Award,' Chen Hsiao-fang said that regarding the changes in the nursing environment and human resource challenges, current policies and hospitals are striving to create a workplace that allows for long-term development. 'Nursing is truly an environment worth long-term investment.' As long as this job suits oneself, persevere, and 'in the end, you will find that the sky is wide open.' (Editors: Wu Su-jou) 1150428
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The Ministry of Health and Welfare today held the '13th Excellent and Senior Role Model Nurses Award Ceremony,' recognizing 79 outstanding nursing professionals from public hospitals who have quietly cultivated and selflessly dedicated themselves to clinical care, teaching and research, and rural services. This includes 5 recipients of the 'Senior Role Model Award,' 48 of the 'Excellent Award,' and 26 of the 'Excellent Newcomer Award.'
One of the recipients of the Senior Role Model Award is Chen Hsiao-fang, nursing supervisor at the Ministry of Health and Welfare's Tainan Hospital. Looking back on her path, she experienced the 0206 Tainan earthquake and also participated in the most severe period of the COVID-19 (2019 Coronavirus Disease) pandemic, personally donning protective gear to collect samples from the public.
Providing support to patients when they are most vulnerable and in need of help, Chen Hsiao-fang watched their problems get resolved and their expressions gradually relax. That look of reassurance became her greatest motivation for adhering to clinical practice for 33 years.
'I am truly an old soldier,' Chen Hsiao-fang described herself with a smile. It is often said that 'old soldiers gradually fade away,' but for her, transitioning to an administrative role as her experience deepened is not a retreat from clinical practice but an elevation of her status.
Chen Hsiao-fang positions herself as a 'pathfinder' and clinical mentor, bearing the responsibility of bringing up the new generation. Facing changes in the broader environment, she skillfully utilizes policy resources such as the Deep Cultivation Project and the Newcomer Mentor Project, accompanying new recruits with diverse backgrounds in various ways, enabling young nurses to shine in the workplace.
Receiving the 'Senior Role Model Award,' Chen Hsiao-fang said that regarding the changes in the nursing environment and human resource challenges, current policies and hospitals are striving to create a workplace that allows for long-term development. 'Nursing is truly an environment worth long-term investment.' As long as this job suits oneself, persevere, and 'in the end, you will find that the sky is wide open.' (Editors: Wu Su-jou) 1150428
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