Tariro Zitsenga has worked as a nurse aide at Parirenyatwa Hospital since 2009. She is a conscientious and empathetic caregiver who goes beyond her duty to ensure patient care. Tariro has demonstrated deep compassion and kindness towards her patients and co-workers. For Tariro, integrity means working with a purpose to ensure results. Moreover, she goes above and beyond the call of duty. Her colleague Sister Chikwenejere noted that Tariro works with diligence and empathy towards her patients. She added that Tariro continuously checks on her patients and tidies up the wards before she clocks out of work. Tariro says being a nurse aide or caregiver is about providing comfort and reassurance to the patient to help them accept their treatment. Tariro attended to a patient with colon cancer. He had proved difficult for the oncology staff. The patient was in denial and was very provocative, refusing to bathe or adhere to his medications when attended to by other nurses. However, when Tariro attended to and gave him counseling, he began to submit to bathing and taking medication. Tariro also counsels her co-workers, motivating them to further their studies and embark on income-generating projects outside work to supplement their incomes. While there are cases of nurses soliciting bribes from patients in exchange for good services, Tariro has never asked for bribes. She has established Diligent Nursing Services to give home-based care to patients and provide an avenue for other nurses to make an extra income.
