To pay tribute to the nursing staff of PUMCH and celebrate the upcoming International Nurses Day, PUMCH on May 5, 2023 held a grand event. All the leaders in the hospital, nursing retirees, heads of clinical and technical departments and administrative departments, and 400-odd nurses of PUMCH gathered together for the event. With a summary on nursing work, award presentation for two competitions, and one artistic performance, the event put on full display the upbeat spirit of the nursing staff to relentlessly pursue excellence as well as their versatility.  

Huo Xiaopeng, Deputy Director (presiding) of the Department of Nursing, expressed his heartfelt best wishes to all the nurses. She then briefed the audience about the “PUMCH Clinical Care Teaching Competition” (hereinafter referred to as the Teaching Competition) and “PUMCH Nursing Techniques Competition” (hereinafter referred to as Techniques Competition) and shared the experience from the two competitions that we can draw upon. 

Wu Xinjuan, Chairman of the PUMCH Council of Nurses announced the winners of the Teaching Competition and the Techniques Competition, and the hospital leaders presented awards to the winners.

▲PUMCH President Zhang Shuyang and Chairman Wu Xinjuan presented awards to the first-prize winners of the Teaching Competition

▲PUMCH Vice Presidents Chai Jianjun and Han Ding presented awards to the second-prize winners of the Teaching Competition

▲PUMCH Vice Presidents Yang Dungan and Du Bin presented awards to the third-prize winners of the Teaching Competition

▲PUMCH President Zhang Shuyang and Chairman Wu Xinjuan presented awards to the first-prize winners of the Techniques Competition

▲PUMCH Vice Presidents Chai Jianjun and Han Ding presented awards to the second-prize winners of the Techniques Competition

▲PUMCH Vice Presidents Yang Dungan and Du Bin presented awards to the third-prize winners of the Techniques Competition

In their daily work, nurses alleviate and eliminate patients’ pain and protect their health with their sincere and compassionate care. On celebratory days, nurses manifest their faith and sense of honor in their profession with versatile artistic performances.

The youthful and lively songs and dances performed not only demonstrate the uplifting spirit of nurses but also herald the brighter prospects for the nursing profession ahead. This changing era poses both challenges as well as opportunities to the nursing profession. In light of this, PUMCH nurses will stick to “high standards, high starting point and high requirements” and wholeheartedly safeguard people’s health with unrivaled professional expertise and heartwarming care.

Written by Gan Dingzhu, Chen Xiao and Yan Xiaobo

Photographed by Sun Liang

Translated by Liu Haiyan

Edited by Gan Dingzhu and Wang Yao