Western Province Permanent Secretary Emmanuel Mwamba has recommended for the suspension of a nurse from Luyelelo clinic in Mongu for refusing to attend to a patient.
Mwamba further alleged that the nurse issued some derogatory statements against republican President Michael Sata.
The PS who rushed to the clinic on Wednesday night July 17,2013 found scores of relatives who brought the patients shouting after their relative was refused to be attended to.
The nurse, Exhildah Kwalombota is reported to have refused to attend to the patient who came to the clinic late last night.
She is also alleged to have shouted at the patient and refused to attend to the patient and advised her to come during the day.
And Mwamba who also summoned the District Commissioner and Medical Officer said the named nurse should be disciplined as she is tarnishing the image of the profession.
The nurse, Kwalombota confessed turning away the patient who come while watching the Zambia South Africa game but denied shouting at the President.
But the PS said it is such conducts that is denting the good works of the nurses who most of them are good workers.
Why are some people saying the clinic was closed? if it was closed what was she doing at that hour at the clinic?
This case needs further investigations before we counsel either the accused or the PS. As decisions are being made, take into consideration all spheres dot rounding the case. Often times you realise that one cadre of the ruling party may deliberately cause such animosity and lead to perpetual deprivement of skilled staff for the majority of clients who get devices from the said clinic. Infact, it better to allow the competent staff in the affected ministry to deal with the matter in a professional way and not allow anarch in dealing with such a matter.
There are some information gaps in this report. Was she at home or at the clinic? Was she on duty or not? Is she the only one at the clinic or not? What exact derogatory words did she utter? What was the alleged patient complaining from? When all this information is supplied, then I will comment concerning the subject of the article.
People should first understand what time was game and what time the clinic should be closed before judging her.
Suspend the bitch
She chose to watch a match than saving a life! I blv dats nt ha career
ask medical personnel just how they work as slaves.
why does government close clinics at 17:00hrs? and during the day on weekends?
the PS should look at their policy and not take it on the nurse! moreover, the government does not pay her availability allowance or overtime for expecting her to work in the night at a clinic.
let us look at the bigger picture. I expect the nurse to sue.
What does the disciplinary code state? Let that be invoked so that justice is saved!!
She has rightfully made her choice between nursing and football spectating
Nursing is not her calling. She is just there to earn a living, nowonder this type of behavior.