Under the theme, ‘Back to Basic Nursing Standards’, the Port Shepstone Regional Hospital’s Clinical Education and Training Unit (CETU) recently embarked on a programme to train nurses.
The hospital’s public relations officer, Phumza Morai said following the establishment of the Clinical Education and Training Unit (CETU) and introduction of its guidelines at the hospital, the unit’s preceptors Samantha Etty and Vimla Naicker embarked on training nurses under the theme, ‘Back to Basic Nursing Standards’.
Morai said the theme was aimed at refreshing and updating the hospital’s Enrolled Nursing Assistants (ENAs) on the basic foundations of nursing care.
She added that during the training, ENAs from various clinical departments were taught theory on the basic procedures and skills necessary for effective and efficient patient care.
Morai said the workshop was important because nursing is a dynamic profession, saying that it requires continuous professional development and updates in order to provide the highest quality of nursing care.
She added that this has a direct positive impact on how patients are treated in Port Shepstone Regional Hospital.
“Topics covered included ethics and professionalism, vital signs monitoring, patient safety, pressure part care, mouth care, risk identification, handwashing, bed bath, bed making, staff attitude, urinalysis, Batho Pele principles, patients’ rights, and taking care of patients’ mental health. Day two was a practical session whereby ENAs were given the opportunity to practice and demonstrate their skills in a simulated environment at (CETU) and from this, they gained knowledge and confidence to perform their daily tasks to the best of their ability,” said Morai, adding that a compassionate and professional nurse is empathetic to pain and suffering of the patient which is vital to the patient’s well-being.
In turn, added Morai, this approach makes patients feel more comfortable when they are in pain or suffering from any illness. “Judging from the positive comments, commitment and enthusiasm demonstrated by the nursing staff who were trained, the workshop was a huge success,” said Morai.
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