If you are nursed by Mavanessa, then you can rest assured that you are in safe hands. She is meticulous and a nurse who delivers nursing with a smile and gratitude. Known to her colleagues as Vanessa, Van, Nickai and Nessa; No job is too big or too small for Vanessa, she ensures to give everything she does with 100% and ensures her patients know that she has their best interest at heart.

She is known to meet her patient at the front and walk beside them to the clinic and then assist with taking them to get their medications from the pharmacy and wave goodbye to them as they depart, she has the chirpest attitude, always available to assist her colleagues, and she known for her big bear hugs and daily messages to greet her colleagues via Whatsapp.

Every morning, you can expect to receive a message from Vanessa, and she follows up on her peers who have left the organization as well. Vanessa is known for her heart, her smile and gigantic laugh, when she laughs alongside her patients, she helps to lift there burden away. Vanessa is a patient advocate, mentor to her peers and compassionate, she always ensures quality care and lifts the unit's morale with her smile and eager assistance. She is always willing to be part of initiatives that elevate patient and staff experience.

Vanessa's smile lights up the room. She has mentored her colleagues for the past 15 years on best practices, and she partakes in research and the journal club to keep up with modern trends.