From day's ceremonial, the nursing profession, was held in high esteem and was
the most cherished health career amongst the black community. The profession
popularised by Florence Nightingale, alias, "The lady with the lamp," highly
emphasised absolute virtues, such as selflessness, dedication and hard work, to
mention just a few. Some individuals like the late Sister Lekgetha and Cecilia
Makiwana later became epitome of the health profession and were marvelled by
the community at large.
The paradigm has shifted somewhat, unfortunately, with today's nurses capable of
leaving their death-bed-ridden patients in hospital wards, to take to the streets in
demand of salary increases. Their hostile attitudes are perceived in community
circles as irresponsible and uncaring, culminating in poor health service deliveries
at health centres.
Nurses, on the other hand, cite a number of issues that have rendered the health
profession a disaster, in which it find itself. These range from the working
conditions to the job description as rolled out by the supervisor and the
Department.
It is for this reason that a study at the Mafikeng Provincial Hospital was
prompted, to try and reach the bottom of the truth. / M. Admin (HRM) North-West University, Mafikeng Campus, 2006
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:nwu/oai:dspace.nwu.ac.za:10394/11481 |
| Date | January 2006 |
| Creators | Mangena, Bongani Josiah |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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