3 lDEC Z:~4 - Government of Himachal Pradesh

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No.HFW-H(II)(3)20/91
Health & Family Welfare Department
Himachal Pradesh
To
All the Chief Medical Officers
Himachal Pradesh
All the Medical Superintendent
Himachal Pradesh
Dated Shimla-9 the
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Subject: -
ational Florence
ightingale
Award - 2015.
Memorandum,
A copy
Dr.Josephine
(Nursing
of letter
number
R Little Flower G,Nursing
Division),
Nirman
F.No.14025/2/20
14-N dated
17-12-2014
from
Adviser ,GOI, Ministry of Health & family Welfare
Bhawan, New Delhi is enclosed
herewith
for information
and
necessary action.
In this connectJ.·klIJ.,...i.t~~:Q..U~m..ll1,aJ..~.cie,..publicity
district for obtaining applicati
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3 lDEC Z:~4
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Himachal Pradesh
No.HFW-H(lI)(3)20/
dated Shimla-9 the:
y to the Superintendent,
PMIS,H&FW
Directorate.Shimla-9
for
information and necessary action. He is directed to up\oad the letter alongwith its enclosures
in the official website of the H&FW Department for wide publicity.
Director of ~~rVices
Himachal Pradesh
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Nirman
011-23062851
Telefax 011- 23061447
E-mail [email protected]
of India
& Family Welfan
of Health
Bhavan,
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Government
New Delhi·
Tel
0.0. No. V-14025!2(2014-N
Dated 12th December,
2014
Dear
This
Nightingale
regirding
IS
inviting
given as mark
ational
of recognition
and nursing
Florence
professionals
over the world as "International
2015.
Nightingale.
The award
in the country.
consists
of Cash
the
Missionary
Personnel
Nursing
Voluntary
working
and
working
III
are
eligible
for
also
level Selection
of
The Award
and a Medal.
Central,
Private,
the
Apart
Autonomous
Missionary
ational
in accordance
and
Florence
may also be forwarded
Committee
in
after
the l~id
to their fulfilling the requirements,
application
of the nominee,
composition
for selection
form,
instructions
for prepanng
of the State level Selection
of nominees
for the award
Annexures
I to IV. The lists of mimes are to be finalized
Selection
Committee
as indicated
all
employed
Organizations.
Personnel
criteria,
procedure
by the
of birthday
personnel
in the State,
Nurses award and their applications
subject
rendered
are
will be held on 12th May
nursing
Nightingale
it in State
Awards
This award is given on 12th
ceremony
Organisations
Selection
services
Day" on the occasion
Voluntary
down procedure,
Nurses
Award of Rs. 50,000/ - a Certificate
from the Nursing
Institutions,
Nurses
is given to outstanding
Statcy U'Ts, Private
resume
Florence
of India as 121h May is celebrated
The next award
Central,
considering
National
ightingale
for the meritorious
May every year by Hon 'blc President
Florence
for
Nurses Award for the year, 2015.
As you are aware,
nurses
nominations
the
Committee
are attached
at
by the State Level
headed by Secretary, Health and Family Welfare
in Annexure-IV.
You are
requested
person from each category,
to recommend
at least
i.e. Nurses, Auxiliary
three
Nurse
~?tlC1~
nominat ions, one
Midwives and
11001
Lady Health
Visitors
process outlined
from your
State.
On completion
above, the names of the nominees
and documentary
proofs in support
of the selection
along with their resume
of claim for the award may be forwarded
to the Nursing Adviser, Ministry Health and Family Welfare, Government
India,
New Delhi-
110011
(Tel. No.23062726)
latest
by 28th
of
February,
2015.
Wide publicity
may be given in the State for obtaining
way of issue of necessary
on the official websites
circulars
and up-loading
applications
the enclosed
by
documents
of the State Government.
Receipt of this letter may kindly be acknowledged.
Yours sincerely,
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(AH R. Rizvi)
Encl. As above.
Shri ( By names)
Pr. Secy.(HFW & ME)
All States & UTs
ANNEXURE
CRITERIA
- I
FOR SELECTION FOR THE NATIONAL FLORENCE
NIGHTINGALE NURSES AWARD
1. The nominations
should be called from State
Government, Private institutions/Missionaries
and
organizations of the concerned state.
2.
All nominations
should be handled
Family Welfare of the concerned State.
3. The applications of the recommended
after making selection by the State
Secretary, Health and Family Welfare.
Government,
Central
Prominent Voluntary
by the Secretary
of H alth and
Awardees must invariably be sent
Selection Committee
headed by
4. (a). No nomination in any case should be sent without considering and
recommendation
of the State Selection Committee. If the nomination is
received without the recommendation
that will not be considered by the
Central Selection Committee.
(b) Experience: Minimum 10 years of experience in anyone
of the
avenue, in case of, extraordinary performance age may not be a constraint.
5. The nurse selected for a national meritorious award should furnish
documents to the satisfaction of the selection committee that she/ he has
performed beyond the normal expectation of the job when compared to
others with equivalent attributes according to one or more of the following
criteria. The instructions
for preparing resume of the nominee are at
Annexure - III and should be strictly followed: NURSING
SERVICE,
HOSPITAL AND COMMUNITY:
6 (i) The nurse in her/his
regular job in the hospital or community
contributes to improve patient/family
community care by exceeding the
limitations of the job functions as demonstrated by:
a. Development or organization of a unit of responsibility which provides
extraordinary care to patients by increasing own skills and knowledge,
developing staff, procuring supplies and equipment,
streamlining
techniques
and maintaining
esprit de corps sufficient to bring
recognition to the employing organization in the medical community.
b.
Development of a community or section of a community in the
bettermen t of their collective he lth status through increasing own
skills and knowledge, developing staff, procuring
supplies
and
resources,
and maintaining
esprit de corps sufficient
to bring
recognition to the employing organization in the medical community.
6 (ii). The nurse who has a regular job but in limes of emergency of crisis
such as accident,
fire, f100d or famine, which may occur at any time,
performs in a heroic manner without regard to her/his
own time, safety
and/ or possessions
as demonstrated
by:
a) Rescuing
b) Performing
a person
(s) under
hazardous
life saving techniques
conditions.
with a successful
outcome.
c) Prevention of a catastrophe
by initiative taken or leadership
without official sanction (firefighting, evacuation, mob control)
assumed
d) Remaining at post over an extended period of time which aids in the
recovery of a group community
following a disaster
such as organizing
communication,
nutrition
first aid, evacuation
or other activities which
become necessary in emergencies.
6 (iii). The nurse
who has regular job in the Hospital/Community
is:
a. Associated/contributed
extra ordinary with activities
or programmes
such as Leprosy Control, Tuberculosis,
HIV Aids, Cancer care, Palliative
care, Mental Health, other communicable
and non-communicable
illness,
Psychiatric Mental Health, old age management,
Special children (Mental
Retardation
physically challenged, under privileged) and Contribution
in
National Health Programme.
b. Working in difficult areas
like Tribal and other interior
remote
area
NURSING EDUCATION
7. The nurse in her/his
the quality or quantity
demonstrated
by:
regular job in an educational
setting con tributes
of education
excess of the job expectations
a. Development
or initiation
study or teaching
materials
which pays her/his salary.
to
as
of an innovative curriculum
programme
of
that brings recognition
to the organization
b. Preparation
of textbook,
teaching manual
or educational
accepted
and used
beyond
her/his
educational
setting
recognition to the organization which pays her/his salary.
c. Contributing
in the
research
activities/
articles/
conferences/
publications
towards the standard of education.
film that is
and
brings
workshops
/
NURSING
ADMINISTRATION
8. Nurse in her/his job in an administrative setting in terms of hospitals/
community / educational institutions/
any other agencies/ heading any
nursing sector.
Extraordinary: (a) Contribution
towards standard
of patient care in the hospital
OR
(b) Improvement
made in the status and welfare of the community.
OR
(c) Performance
institution.
in excelling the educational
standard
OR
(d) Innovative changes made in the administrative
set up.
in the teaching
Anrie.rure - II
APPLICATION
FORM FOR NATIONAL FLORENCE
NURSES AWARD 2015
NIGHTINGALE
Paste
Recent
Photograph
1.
Name (In Block letters)
2.
Age with date of birth
(In Christian Era)
3.
Father's/Husband's
4.
Complete Present Address for
communication with Pin
Code.
Name
4.1
4.2
Telephone Number
(Residence)
Mobile Number.
4.3
E-mail Address if any
5.
Complete Permanent
with Pin Code,
5.1
Telephone Number
(Residence) .
6.
Name & Complete Address of
Hospital/ Institution
where
working
6.1
Telephone Number (Office)
6.2
E- Mail Address if any
7.
Post held at present
8.
Whether retired if so, the date
of retiremen t
Address
9
Post
held
retirement
la.
Details
.
nursmg
of
expenence
.
services.
11.
Academic
Qualifications
12.
Professional
qualifications
13.
Membership
organization
with professional
14.
Any other
15.
Resume
of the Applicant
per Annexure Ill.
at
the
time
In
information
Signature
Recommended
Officer / District
of
by-Nursing
Public Health
as
of the applicant
_
Superintendent/
Principal/
Nursing Officer etc.
District
Medical
Place & date
Signature
Seal
Forwarded
by Secretary,
Health
& FW (State
Selection
Awards)
Committee
for the
Place & date
Signature
Seal
Annexure
ME
INSTRUCTIONS
ITORIOUS
FOR PREPARING
- III
AWARDS
A RESUME
ON A NOMINEE
1.
The narration
should give the time, the place, the circumstances,
the deed and the recognition
of the event which qualifies the
individual for nomination.
Newspaper articles, journal articles,
letters of appreciation
of other documentation
which str ngthen
candidate's application could be sent.
2.
The committee
is looking for outstanding
performance
or that
performance
which is beyond the normal expectations
held for
every satisfactory employee.
Normally one expects every employee
to report on time for duty, to report when assigned for duty, to be
clean, neat, courteous
and loyal to the employer.
Normally 0 e
expects employees to be prepare for the position they hold and be
responsible for their own continuing education through self-study
or participation
in service or formal
through
self-st c.dy or
participation
in service or formal continuing education programme.
It's expected that the nurse will wor k as a member 0 the team to
improve nursing care and nursing education.
3.
Past education
and
experience
of the individual
may be
documented
but that in itself will not contribute
to the selection of
the nominee.
The Committee
is looking
for outstanding
performance
which occurs as the result or i spite of education
and experience.
4.
Mere listing of distinctions
received in educational
programme is
not to be encouraged
as many of the outstanding
de ds in history
have been performed
by persons
who were not outstanding
academically.
5.
Avoid use of sweeping
statements
and the use of subjective
adjectives such as a devoted, enthusiastic,
living example, good
service record, very good work selfless worker, honest, efficient and
meritorious record etc. The facts only should be brought OUL.
6.
The resume
should
not be more than two page .
ANNEXURE - IV
COMPOSITION OF THE STATE/CENTRAL SELECTION COMMITTEE FOR
ATIONAL FLORENCE NIGHTI GALE NURSES AWARD - 2015
The application
of the candidates
for the
ational
Awards
of the
State/Union
Territory
level will be called by the Chief Nurse in the Office of
Directorate
Health Services
i.e. Assistant
Director
Nursing/
Deputy Dir ctor
ursing.
The State/Union
Territory
Selection
Cornrnittee
who will screen
the applications
and recommend
the candidates
to the Central
Selection
Committee
for the National
Florence
Nightingale
Nurses
Award. The State
level Selection
Committee
will comprise
of: 1.
Secretary,
2.
Director
Director
3.
Registrar / Represen tative
State Nursing Council
Member
4.
Presiden s.] Secretary
T.N.A.I. (State Branch)
Member
5.
Chief Nurse in the Office of D.H.S.
(ADHS
ursing / Deputy Director Nursing)
Member
Health
Chairman
& F.W
Member
of Health Services/
of Medical Ed uca Lion
CENTRAL SELECTION
COMMIITEE
The Central
Selection
the candidates
recommended
be comprised
of : -
Committee
which will ex mine
by the State Government/Union
1.
Secretary
2.
Director
3.
President,
of India
Trained
4.
President,
Indian
J.
6.
Joint Secretary,
Ministry of Health
& Family Welfare (dealing with the
su bject)
Deputy Director General (M}/Director
7.
Principal,
Nursing
/ Add!. Seer
General
tary (Health
of Health
Nurses
Nursing
RAK College
Advis
Secretary
& FW)
Chairman
Services
Member
Association
Member
Council
Member
Member
(N)
Member
or Nursing
r, Ministry
the applications
territories
will
of Health
Member
& FW
-
Member
Secretary