Speciality Nursing graduation at CPUT
OATH: Graduates in a variety of specialty areas took their nurse’s pledge of service at CPUT Bellville yesterday
Tuesday, 25 October 2011
SOUTH Africa’s dire shortage of nurses was given a welcome boost yesterday when CPUT and the Western Cape College of Nursing celebrated their post-basic graduation ceremony.
The 129 nurses graduated in a variety of specialty courses including Operating Theatre, Critical Care, Trauma and Emergency, Midwifery and Psychiatric Nursing.
Provincial Minister of Health Theuns Botha welcomed the graduates into his department which already boasts a healthy 11 762 nurses working across the Western Cape.
“You will most probably work 20, 30 or 40 years for this Department,” he informed the audience.
“You will be treated accordingly because you are a scarce skill. The people of the Western Cape deserve the best therefore we train the best.”
Keynote speaker Prof Karien Jooste who enjoys a successful career as an editor and writer of medical journals and textbooks, reminded the graduates of the importance of striving for success and lifelong career passion.
ESTEEMED GUESTS: Keynote speaker Prof. Karien Jooste sitting alongside Provincial Health Minister Theuns Botha at the graduation ceremony of 129 nursing students.
“We need nursing leaders who rise above and use their power to motivate others,” she says.
“Every person has the need to succeed. Climb your career ladder with passion.”
Dean of the Health and Wellness Faculty Prof Dhiro Gihwala congratulated each graduate personally and highlighted the strides CPUT is making to fill the demand for nurses while also complying with new higher education qualifications frameworks.
He also urged the graduates to remember where they came from.
DON’T FORGET: Health and Wellness Dean Prof. Dhiro Gihwala reminded graduates to remember the communities they came from.
“I am confident you will use your special skills and your influence to put something back into those communities,” he says.
“We also hope you will continue to support CPUT and the College.”
By LAUREN KANSLEY
Written by CPUT News
Email: news@cput.ac.za
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