Nurses retire from careers that span decades
After pledging to maintain the ultimate respect for human life, they are retiring after years of dedication and being a light to their patients.
Nurses Betty Ncala and Renelle Bosman from Life The Glynnwood Hospital are retiring this year after dedicating their lives to nursing.
After pledging to maintain the ultimate respect for human life, they are retiring after years of dedication and being a light to their patients.
Ncala, from Daveyton, has been in the profession for 25 years. She says nursing was her childhood dream.
“I never saw myself working in anything but nursing. My dream came true when I started working at East Rand Care Centre,” she said.
She has been with Life Healthcare since 1996, starting as a general worker, working herself up to her current position as an enrolled nursing assistant, where she’s since 2000.
“Being a nurse is fulfilling. It is not work but a calling to be there for the patients because it is about patients,” Ncala said.
A Kempton Park resident, Bosman has been a nurse for 42 years.
She studied general nursing and midwifery at JG Strijdom Hospital and BG Alexander College. She began practising in 1980 and still remembers her first day.
“My first day started in the orthopaedic casualties where I saw the paramedics come in with a man’s finger in a little box. “
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Enduring many unhappy moments as a young nurse because of the workload, she eventually settled in the neonatal unit where she has been since 1994.
As a student nurse, she always made sure she participated in activities arranged for the students and this dedication has earned her many accolades in her career.
In 2014 she won the Christa Roodt award for her involvement in maternity, neonatal and paediatric documentation. She was recognised as a Great 100 Nurse by Life Healthcare and has won the Pacesetters Award many times.
“I drive the community of neonatal practice in Life Healthcare. Each discipline has a chairperson who oversees and drives best practices for their discipline. I am the chairperson for all neonatal units in Life Healthcare.”
She advised those interested in nursing to have a passion for people.
“The opportunity to work with people during sad and happy times and to know you are making a difference in their life is fulfilling,” Bosman said.
As they retire, Ncala has not figured out what she will be doing. She first wants to rest.
Bosman has registered her own practice in midwifery, baby care, feeding problems and premature or child development.
“If nursing is part of you, I don’t think you can ever retire,” she concluded.
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