Port Shepstone Regional Hospital nurses recommit to saving lives
In keeping with social distancing regulations during this small-scale gathering, nurses stood apart while holding their candles of hope.
Port Shepstone Regional Hospital celebrated International Nurses’ Day recently by holding a short prayer outside the hospital building, with nurses recommitting themselves to saving the lives of people amid the Covid -19 pandemic.
This year’s International Nurses’ Day marked the 200th birthday of nursing founder, Florence Nightingale. Management deemed it important to recognise and commend nurses for the critical role they play in providing healthcare, especially during times of infectious diseases such as Covid-19. In keeping with social distancing regulations during this small-scale gathering, nurses stood apart while holding their candles of hope.
Thembi Mkhize, deputy nursing manager, reminded nurses that year 2020 was declared as ‘The Year of the Nurse’, which was meant to celebrate the work of nurses and midwives internationally. After a reassuring address by the chief executive officer Bawinile Ndlovu, who is also a nurse by profession.
Sister Theloshnee Pillay from the orthopaedic ward delivered a moving prayer, asking for divine intervention to protect nurses, over and above the personal protection equipment that they use.
Matron Themba Nsimbi, an assistant nursing manager in the obstetrics and gynaecology unit led the nurses in reciting the nurses’ pledge.In recognition of the nurses? resilience and ability to help sick people, the nursing management team visited all departments in the hospital to give to each nurse a token of appreciation, and a card to show their support.
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