Posted on March 31st, 2010 by Ruth
They are a registered non–profit organisation who don’t turn anyone away who need their services. The centre was established in 1992 after it was realised the Aids sufferers sometimes face an agonizing death, often being abandoned by family.
St Francis Care Centre has mobilized resources to help patients and families in the informal settlements of Ekurhuleni, and they provide a haven for the terminally ill where they will be nursed in a professional and comfortable environment.
- Their hospice is a medical facility for AIDS sufferers.
- The St Francis clinics provide free counselling, testing and ARV’s where necessary
- The Rainbow Cottage provides a home for 30 abandoned or orphaned children up to 7 years of age.
- Home Based Care — The centre has an active team of care helpers providing home based care to persons infected and affected by HIV/AIDS.
Contact Deails:
30 Olivia Road
Eveleigh
Boksburg
Tel: +27 11 894 4151
Tel: +27 11 894 4161
Fax:: +27 11 894 5773
Website: www.stfranciscarecentre.co.za
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Posted on March 31st, 2010 by Ruth
They improve the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problem associated with life-threatening illness, through early identification and impeccable assessment and treatment of pain and other problems.
Palliative care-
- affirms life and regards dying as a normal process
- neither hastens nor postpones death
- provides relief from pain and other distressing symptoms
- offers support system to help patients live as actively as possible until death
Education and training is essential for all those involved in the provision of palliative care.A variety of training courses are available for different members of the multi-disciplinary team, including training in paediatric palliative care.
Professional Nurses can do the Hospice Palliative Care Association Short Course in Palliative Nursing at various centres of Palliative Learning in South Africa; a B Tech (Palliative nursing) at the Cape University of Technology; or a Masters in palliative nursing.
Different models of care include:
- Community home-based palliative care
- Hospital-based palliative care teams
- Paediatric palliative care programmes
Contact Details:
Suite 11A Lonsdale
Lonsdale Way
Cape Town
8000
Tel: +27 21 531 2094
Fax: +27 21 531 1706
Website: www.palliativecaresociety.co.za
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Posted on March 29th, 2010 by Ruth
The King Edward is a teaching hospital and the second largest hospital in the Southern hemisphere, providing regional and tertiary services to the whole of KZN and Eastern Cape. They have a Nursing College attached to it with these specialties:
- Orthopaedics
- Operating Theatre Sister
- ICU/Critical Care
- Paediatrics
- Advanced Midwifery
The Nursing College is recognized for its innovative educational programmes and its research activities. The schools has five major focus areas of research – HIV/AIDS care; psycho-social rehabilitation; community health promotion; innovative teaching and learning; critical care and trauma management.
Contact Details:
College of Nursing
King Edward VIII Hospital
Tel: +27 31 360 3110
Fax: +27 21 206 1222
Website: www.kznhealth.gov.za
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Posted on March 29th, 2010 by Ruth
Medi-Nurse Nursing Agency is affiliated to the South African Nursing Council, the Association of Nursing Agencies of South Africa and the Board of Healthcare Funders.
They were established in 1996 and they specialise in the recruitment and selection of temporary personnel on short notice for hospitals, medical practices, pathology laboratories and any other providers of medical services. They are able to offer flexible working hours for their staff in order to meet the needs of all their patients.
They offer -
- temporary and permanent personnel for a broad range of clients
- competitive tariffs negotiated for each client
- all personnel have indemnity cover
- available 24 hours per day
- nationwide offices
Contact Details:
Cnr. Bloulelie & Silverboom Street
Plattekloof Park
Plattekloof
7530
Tel: +27 21 929 4350
Fax: +27 21 929 4360
After Hours: +2782 556 9625
Website:www.medinurse.co.za
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Posted on March 28th, 2010 by Ruth
The fact that their academic staff possess the highest possible qualifications means that as a student, you won’t get a better nursing education.
They are a multi-campus university of technology at the cutting edge of higher education, technological training and research.
Community Nursing
Students learn to promote and maintain health in communities and to study the factors that influence health and disease in the communities.
Occupational Health Nursing
Students learn all about a safe and healthy work environment
Primary Health Care Nursing
Prepares nurses to function effectively in a variety of settings. The primary health care framework includes acute care services, and health promotion and education.
Contact Details:
Call Centre: 0860 10 31 94
Switchboard: +27 31 373 2000
E-mail: info@dut.ac.za
Website: www.dut.ac.za
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