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Caring for the most vulnerable – celebrating World Prematurity Day

“Where does one begin on what makes your neonatal nurse special because they play a very important role in your family’s life? It is not easy to have your baby

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Mediclinic Nursing Excellence Awards

The Mediclinic Nursing Excellence Award is an opportunity to recognise nurses who give of themselves daily; nurses who truly believe that connecting with their patients is an essential part of who they are.

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Care is a calling

This International Nurses Day, we examine Mediclinic’s large-scale national higher education initiative that makes Mediclinic nurses known for their selfless devotion to duty.

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Why nurses make all the difference to health outcomes [INFOGRAPHIC]

By delivering a spectrum of quality care and fulfilling their many roles and responsibilities, nurses make all the difference.

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How to become a nurse [INFOGRAPHIC]

Interested in becoming a Mediclinic nurse? Discover how you can provide expert care for those needing it most in this infographic.

DID YOU KNOW?

  • Immunisations save lives and help stop diseases from spreading.
    #MediclinicFacts
  • Our hospitals have been awarded international accreditation for best practice in the management of environmental systems and practices.
    #MediclinicFacts
  • Our hospitals have been awarded international accreditation for best practice in the management of environmental systems and practices.
    #MediclinicFacts
  • We found a practical solution to a shortage of theatre nurses by becoming a registered teaching institution.
    #MediclinicFacts
  • To make the most of every second, we strive to synchronise all our clocks in the hospital.
    #MediclinicFacts
  • We install alcohol rub dispensers at our facilities to prevent the spread of pathogens.
    #MediclinicFacts
  • Mediclinic uses building materials that reduce background noise for minimal disturbance.
    #MediclinicFacts
  • Our corridors are 2.3m wide allowing two beds to pass one another without any interference.
    #MediclinicFacts
  • A jumping rope uses almost every muscle in the entire body during exercise.
    #MediclinicFacts
  • Mediclinic has the highest number of internationally accredited facilities in Southern Africa.
    #MediclinicFacts
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Providing high-quality education for our future nurses

They’re among the first people you see every time you enter a hospital or clinic, charged with tasks like administering medication, checking patients’ blood pressure or explaining how to monitor

Healthy Life

Sisonke Vaccine Programme offers Mediclinic Clinic Nurses a chance to fight COVID-19

The Sisonke Programme was introduced as a way for the government to offer healthcare workers the J&J vaccine using a research programme.

DID YOU KNOW?

  • The triage admission system in our emergency centres has been able to reduce mortality by up to 50%.
    #MediclinicFacts
  • An orange has over 170 different phytonutrients and more than 60 flavonoids, providing anti-inflammatory, anti-tumour and blood clot-inhibiting effects.
    #MediclinicFacts
  • To ensure sterility, our surgical instruments are twice wrapped in sterile fabric.
    #MediclinicFacts
  • Mediclinic Cape Town is accredited as a mother and baby friendly institution, having scored 100% at a recent external review.
    #MediclinicFacts
  • Most nursing units have windows overlooking gardens to promote healing.
    #MediclinicFacts
  • We use the internationally recognised Oxford Vermont Network to keep our neonatal critical care units at the forefront of paediatric medicine.
    #MediclinicFacts
  • Our nursing units are designed to minimise the distance between nursing staff and patients.
    #MediclinicFacts
  • Scrub areas in theatre are a minimum of 2.1m wide to accommodate at least two people at a time.
    #MediclinicFacts
  • Trauma patients with a critically low temperature will often be wrapped in a space blanket to reduce heat loss.
    #MediclinicFacts
  • Immunisations save lives and help stop diseases from spreading.
    #MediclinicFacts
Events

International Nurses Day – Saying thank you

What do you say to someone who cares selflessly? Has compassion for every person they come into contact with? Is strong when you are weak? Mediclinic says “Thank You!” Each

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‘It’s about more than just making someone feel better’

Mediclinic Professional Nurse, Keren Schwartz says her profession gives her a deep sense of purpose.

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The nurse who is afraid of injections

Thokozile Mkhize was studying to be a nurse when she collapsed while watching the sisters insert a drip. Now, she regards her fear of needles as her nursing superpower.

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‘Nursing is in my genes’

Mediclinic Professional Nurse, Karen Briton, says you have to love what you’re doing if you’re a nurse.

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