Hildur Elísabet Pétursdóttir, nurse, has been appointed head of department at the Eyrar á Ísafiði Nursing Home and the Bolungarvíkur Nursing Home.
Hildur has worked in the inpatient wards of the Vestfjörður Health Institute (HVEST) since 1997 and as assistant head of department at the Emergency Department and Geriatrics Department of HVEST since 2009. In addition, she relieved for 1 year as director of nursing at the Bolungarvík Health Institute in 2008-2009 and worked for 1 year at the Wyncourt nursing home in Manchester. in England 2011-2012.
Hildur completed a BS degree in nursing from the University of Iceland in 1997 and a diploma in heart and lung nursing from the University of Iceland in 2006. She then received a master's degree in nursing management from the University of Iceland in 2011.
Hildur is the chairman of the service group for the elderly on behalf of Ísafjarðarbær and sits on the town's Social Affairs Committee. She is on the board of the Vestfjörður Division of the Icelandic Nurses Association and the board of the Westfjords Regional Association. She sits on the board of the HVEST Nursing Council and on the organization's Staff Council.
Hildur is a Bolvíking and an Ísfjörður by family and origin and was brought up in Bolungarvík.
In most cases, nursing homes are different from hospital wards, although the clients receive similar services in both places. Emphasis is placed on the domestic role of Eyr and HB, where the staff is there to help and assist prospective residents. The approach of relatives and friends of the residents takes that into account, but does not change anything in the usual kinship and assistance in being able to enjoy life inside and outside the home.
Hildur is welcome to her new job. She will manage the structure of the homes and the adaptation of the employees to a new concept of nursing and care.
Author: HH