A negative experience at a clinic has motivated a Soweto teenager who got three distinctions in the matric exams to pursue a career in nursing so he can help people.
A teenager who matriculated from Nkosinathi Mngomezulu says he had one of his worst experiences at a clinic and now wants to become a nurse to help people.
While in Grade 10, Nkosinathi Mngomezulu, who matriculated from Unity Secondary School in Benoni, Gauteng, last year, fell ill. The school called his mother, who then took him to a nearby clinic."When I got to the clinic, I found a lot of people, and I stood in line. I needed help... Standing there, time was running out. No one was helping me and no one was attending to me.That experience made him decide to become a nurse as he felt he could help change the treatment received by patients.
"My Grade 11 marks were not that good, so I decided to wait for the second term marks in Grade 12. When I tried to apply for nursing, I found out that there was no space," Mngomezulu added."I applied for teaching at the University of the Free State, biokinetics at the University of Johannesburg and a bachelor's degree in social work at the University of Mpumalanga. I am still waiting for a response," he said.
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