Nurses on the frontline

Michelline NawatisesPull quote: “I accept it as my duty to protect the interest of my clients to maintain professional secrecy” – oath of nursing graduates An oath-taking ceremony, which marked the third cohort of International University of Management nursing students, recently took place at the institution’s main campus in Windhoek.The oath the nurses took is a solemn reminder that the nursing profession is not just a job, but a calling. IUM founder professor David Namwandi said this profession requires dedication to service and supporting fellow human beings. “The profession of nursing and midwifery is the most important enabling sub-systems in the world’s healthcare systems today. This has become evident in the global fight against Covid-19,” he said.Held under the theme ‘nurses, a voice to lead, a voice on the frontline’, at the ceremony, the head of the department of nursing and midwifery, Hilma Shikwambi, reminded the graduates that the oath is a promise to society and a nation facing uncertainty because of the pandemic. “Everyone is looking at us that we take it into consideration that we have adhered to help our people,” she said. Discipline and dedicationNamwandi congratulated the nursing graduates and the dean of the faculty of health and social sciences, professor Agnes Van Dyk, along with her team for producing nurses of a high calibre. “May I encourage those of you taking your oath today to emulate those who have paved the way for you by following in the high standards of discipline and dedication that have already been set for you,” he said.IUM is committed to train more nurses and develop new programmes to remain relevant to the needs of the country and the region at large. In this regard, the university, through its faculty of health and social sciences, has launched new programmes: A pharmacist’s assistant certificate, a postgraduate diploma in paediatric nursing and a certificate in health and wellness studies.

Nurses on the frontline

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