Being able to care, love and help others. These are some of the reasons why nursing staff from Kovsie Health at the University of the Free State (UFS) enjoy and get fulfilment from their profession.
They believe in making a difference and live it out daily while at work on campuses of the UFS.
Like many in their field, they overcome challenges to assist others and that is why Kovsie Health also celebrates International Nurses Day today.
International Nurses Day is celebrated on 12 May to honour nurses around the world for the work they do. It is celebrated on the day Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, was born.
According to Sister Riana Johnson, Deputy Director: Health and Wellness Centre at the UFS, it is important to celebrate the day as it honours nurses, who often work under challenging circumstances.
Nurses from Kovsie Health serve students and personnel on the UFS Bloemfontein, South and Qwaqwa campuses.
Johnson says her love for people made her chose nursing as a job. “It is a profession where I can live that out by caring and helping others.”
Sister Florence Maleho, who works on the South Campus, agrees: “It is all about giving your best, forgetting about yourself and being there for others.”
According to Sister Corné Vorster her work is challenging on a cognitive level and fulfilling.
“It is a very stimulating and in the same sense you work multidisciplinary with many other disciplines in the medical field.”
Sister Sarien de Necker says helping students in need and seeing their grateful response makes it more than worthwhile.
“It is about really making a difference,” she says.
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Qwaqwa Campus nursing staff. (
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