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Congratulations to the 2024 Tasmanian Nurses and Midwives Honour Roll inductees.
Adele Hudson
Clinical Nurse Consultant Gynaecological Oncology Service, Royal Hobart Hospital
A decade ago, Adele Hudson was appointed the one and only Clinical Nurse Consultant for Gynaecological
Oncology Service in Tasmania. She is critical to Tasmanian women who receive a diagnosis of a gynaecological cancer walking side by side with them from the initial meeting with the Gynaecology Oncologist providing guidance and support, right through until the cessation of treatment or end of life. It is not an understatement to say that Adele has been and still is the lynchpin of the patient centred services provided by the gynaecological oncology team here in Tasmania and why Adele has been inducted into the Tasmanian Nurses and Midwives Honour Roll.
Completing her undergraduate training as a nurse and a midwife on the NW Coast, Adele moved to the south of the state in the 1990’s and commenced nursing on the gynaecological cancer ward at the Royal Hobart Hospital. Nursing women at one of the most vulnerable times in their lives, Adele was driven by a desire to help these women. With a strong commitment to lifelong learning and inspired by her passion, Adele consequently went on to complete her Master’s Degree specialising in Oncology and Clinical Teaching from the University of Tasmania. She has contributed to, and is part of the expert working group of the Optimal Care Pathways web portal framework to support the delivery of evidence based care for people with cancer.
Working closely with women who are experiencing the challenges of being diagnosed with a gynaecological cancer, she is very aware of the stigma that is attached to it. Educating the public and fellow health professionals in early diagnosis of symptoms is also foremost on her mind and to that end she participates in education programs with GP’s, community groups and is very supportive of the Australian and New Zealand Gynaecological Oncology Group, Survivors Teaching Students program which is now in its third year here in Tasmania. Adele is often invited to be a guest speaker at events such as the Cancer Nurses Society of Australia (where she is a member)as well as community fundraising events.
Anne Maxwell
Clinical Nurse Educator, Northwest Regional Hospital
Anne (Annie to her colleagues) Maxwell’s nursing career spans almost five decades working on the North West Coast for over 45 years. During that time, half of her career has focussed on education through various roles. Firstly as a preceptor for Medical Ward, helping all nurses new and old integrate into the North West Regional Hospital system, then moving on working tirelessly fostering knowledge and helping new graduates, both Enrolled Nurses (EN) and Registered Nurses (RN) assimilate to their work environment. Annie’s way of imparting her knowledge regarding how medicines work within the body best practice based on research and has contributed to local gathering of data to track progress against the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards.
Annie is the epitome of the ‘old-school’ nurse who has embraced the 21st century and still manages to bring the best of the old ways with her. Annie has continuously displayed great integrity, true fairness and absolute professionalism across her entire career. Annie’s engagement with nurses, undergraduate students and Assistants in Nurisng (AIN) has always focussed on teaching, learning and a deep understanding of the why’s and how’s of nursing care. She has dedicated her career to investing in nurses to ensure that they understand and know how to meaningfully engage with clinical practice.
As a Nurse Educator, Annie has shared her clinical expertise and professional qualities through engagement with the Medication Management Safety Committee to develop clinical expertise and maintained high standards of knowledge across the nursing profession. Annie utilised experiencial MaskED to teach AINs and ENs about dementia and delirium care and continues to inspire educators in how she engages in Socratic questioning.
Over the journey of her 45 year career, she teaches others how to use memory techniques to enhance learning, robustly evaluates teaching practice and incorporates the student's responses into future teaching practice.
Annie is long standing member of the Nurses Education Fund which supports nurses in the North West to access financial support for further education.Through this fund, North West nurses have attended professional conferences, completed postgraduate studies, and professional short courses to advance nursing practice.
Annie continues to invest in nurses decade after decade. Annie knows her role and how to help others to develop and apply learning. She is always ‘on the floor’, at the bedside investing in early career nursers and leading by example. Annie has a great way to balance all that is needed in a nurse. She can balance humour with being serious, fun with learning, and kindness with a need to get on with it. Anne truly has exceptional qualities and skills.
Learn more about the Tasmanian Nurses and Midwives Honour Roll
