{"id":121577,"date":"2016-05-17T08:01:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-17T06:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/121577\/nurses-enjoy-their-special-day\/"},"modified":"2016-05-17T22:19:43","modified_gmt":"2016-05-17T20:19:43","slug":"nurses-enjoy-their-special-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/05\/17\/nurses-enjoy-their-special-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Nurses enjoy their special day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>International Nurses\u2019 Day is celebrated annually on May 12.<\/p>\n<p>The day recognises the important role that nurses play in providing quality care, with special focus on developing countries where access to health services is often limited.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The Life Roseacres Hospital, in Primrose, joined in the celebration on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The hospital organised a special presentation for its nurses, with messages from the management.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Sophie Sibisi, nursing manager, headed the event, reading the messages from the Life Health Group\u2019s management.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are lucky to have so many great nurses,\u201d said Sibisi.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe could not do anything we do without our amazing nursing staff.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEnjoy the day because it is your day.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_121579\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-121579\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2016\/05\/20GCNGENERALNURS_74955.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-121579\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2016\/05\/20GCNGENERALNURS_74955-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"Hospital manager, Mathews Moavodi, thanked the attending nurses for their continuous hard work during the Life Roseacres Hospital\u2019s International Nurses\u2019 Day celebrations.\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/05\/20GCNGENERALNURS_74955-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/05\/20GCNGENERALNURS_74955-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/05\/20GCNGENERALNURS_74955.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-121579\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hospital manager, Mathews Moavodi, thanked the attending nurses for their continuous hard work during the Life Roseacres Hospital\u2019s International Nurses\u2019 Day celebrations.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hospital manager, Mathews Moavodi, thanked the attending nurses for their continuous hard work.<\/p>\n<p>The presentation also offered an opportunity to honour one nurse in particular, who was recently recognised during the Life Health Group\u2019s Great 100 Nurses Celebration.<\/p>\n<p>The celebration is held to honour the top 100 nurses who have made a significant difference to the profession of nursing and in the lives of patients, peers, students and the community at large.<\/p>\n<p>Nominees are judged on professionalism, compassionate care-giving, clinical competence and leadership qualities.<\/p>\n<p>The 100 top great nurses will be nursing ambassadors for Life Healthcare and the nursing profession at large.<\/p>\n<p>Young Nozipho Motha was named as one of the top nurses. She is described as dedicated, strong, energetic and helpful.<\/p>\n<p>She is never afraid to go the extra mile to help.<\/p>\n<p>She always makes time for her patients and is a good all-rounder.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_121580\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-121580\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2016\/05\/20GCNGENERALNURS_67275.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-121580\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2016\/05\/20GCNGENERALNURS_67275-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"The nurses of the Life Roseacres Hospital prepare to take their Nurses' Pledge.\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/05\/20GCNGENERALNURS_67275-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/05\/20GCNGENERALNURS_67275-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/05\/20GCNGENERALNURS_67275.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-121580\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The nurses of the Life Roseacres Hospital prepare to take their Nurses&#8217; Pledge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The event closed with the attending nurses re-taking their Nurses&#8217; Pledge.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other articles you may be interested in:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/121575\/a-morning-with-wiandri-and-kevin\/\" target=\"_blank\">A morning with Wiandri and Kevin<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/121294\/a-wonderful-world-red-cross-day\/\" target=\"_blank\">A wonderful World Red Cross Day<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/120345\/women-and-childrens-safety-put-first\/\" target=\"_blank\">Women and children\u2019s safety put first<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/120326\/join-in-the-fun-of-an-epic-adventure\/\" target=\"_blank\">Join in the fun of an epic adventure<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/120105\/supporting-the-victims-of-crime\/\" target=\"_blank\">Supporting the victims of crime<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/120089\/young-man-an-example-for-his-peers\/\" target=\"_blank\">Young man an example for his peers<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='10e05b551f4d04f476b82f66ddd976d4'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The nurses of the Life Roseacres Hospital were honoured on International Nurses\u2019 Day, celebrated on May 12 across the globe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1848,"featured_media":121578,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,2],"tags":[8297,1012,1003,1106,979,969,2730],"class_list":["post-121577","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news","category-news-headlines","tag-community-2","tag-east-rand","tag-ekurhuleni","tag-gcn","tag-germiston","tag-germiston-city-news","tag-leigh-hodgson"],"amp_enabled":true,"category_labels":{"Category":"News","SubCategory":"Local news"},"tag_labels":["community","East Rand","Ekurhuleni","GCN","germiston","germiston city news","Leigh Hodgson"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121577","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1848"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=121577"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121577\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/121578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121577"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=121577"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=121577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}