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Mariea is awarded first 海角直播 Hospice prize

When Mariea Bridge receives her BSc (Hons) degree in Promoting Practice Effectiveness (Palliative Care) today, she will also be the first University of 海角直播 graduate to receive the 海角直播 Hospice Prize. And the prize is a special one for Mariea, as she works as a Sister in the Hospice鈥檚 In-Patient Unit.

Mariea, 48, is originally from Waterford in Ireland, and now lives in Guisborough. She has worked as a nurse for nearly 30 years. Mariea said: 鈥淚鈥檝e always wanted to be a nurse. It may be because my mum Maureen was in the profession.鈥� After qualifying in London, Mariea worked as a nurse in Lancashire, moving with her family to the Tees Valley in 1997. She joined the Hospice staff in the same year. Mariea said: 鈥淎lthough working here can be emotional, it鈥檚 not all doom and gloom. Sixty per cent of our patients come here for symptom relief and symptom management, we help to make the patients lives more comfortable so they can have quality of life at home.鈥�

Mariea enrolled on the part-time degree for professional development. The course can be studied from a period of two to five years part-time, and Mariea chose the three-year route. She said: 鈥淎t the start of the course I wasn鈥檛 very computer literate and nearly left. However, I wasn鈥檛 alone in feeling like this and decided I wasn鈥檛 going to let computers stop me.

鈥淚鈥檇 recommend the degree, I got quite a lot from it. My research skills have really developed, and I鈥檓 better at reviewing research papers. My main research project was very pertinent to my own area of practice, terminal sedation. It was hard work but very interesting and enjoyable.鈥�

Receiving the first 海角直播 Hospice Prize was an unexpected award for Mariea. She said: 鈥淚 didn鈥檛 know anything about this prize being given for the first time. It was a real surprise.鈥�

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