Capping and oaths giving ceremony of naval nurses held in high note

The capping and oaths giving ceremony of naval nurses belonging to the Naval Nursing School located at SLNS Thakshila was held at the Admiral Somathilake Dissanayake Auditorium of SLNS Parakrama today (04^th April 2019) on high note. This batch of naval nurses was enlisted in year 2018 to the Naval Nursing School which is accredited to the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU). The ceremony also saw the nurses reciting the Nurse’s Pledge promising an effective and efficient service.

Chief of Staff of the Navy Rear Admiral Jagath Ranasinghe and Director General of Health Services of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Anil Jasinghe graced this occasion as chief guests. Director General of Health Services of Navy, Surgeon Rear Admiral Sena Rupa Jayawardena, Director Generals of the Navy, senior officers from the Navy and officials from the Ministry of Health were also present on this occasion.

After the lighting of traditional oil lamp the proceedings of capping ceremony commenced and it was attended by Director Nursing Education, Rajula Devi Vallipuranathan, Director Nursing Medical Services, MBC Samanmalee, Director Nursing Public Health, RLS Rajapaksha, Principal Post Basis Collage of Nursing, Ashoka Abenayaka, Senior Lecturer of Sri Jayawardenapura University Dr.MKLD Meegoda, Chief Special Grade Nursing Officer Teaching Hospital Ragama, Kumudu Kumari.

Meanwhile, medals were also awarded to the nurses by the Chief of Staff and the Director General Health Services of Navy, in recognition of their academic excellence during examinations of the first semester.