Student Nurse · Kenya · Aspiring Healthcare Professional

Learning to heal,
one patient at a time.

I am Jabez Motari — a student nurse in Kenya with a passion for compassionate care and a deep commitment to improving healthcare in my community. Every clinical day strengthens my resolve to serve.

2024 Enrolled
Tabaka Based in
Kenya 🇰🇪 Serving
Nursing equipment — stethoscope

Jabez Motari

Student Nurse · Kenya

About Me

Every clinical shift is a classroom.
Every patient, a teacher.

Born in Kenya on 11 August 2002. Studying nursing at St. Camillus in Tabaka — learning to serve, one shift at a time.

The Nurse

Growing up in Kenya, I saw firsthand how a lack of accessible healthcare affects families and communities. Watching nurses work with skill, warmth, and purpose in under-resourced settings inspired me to pursue this path — not despite the challenges, but because of them.

I am currently pursuing my Diploma in Nursing at St. Camillus School of Nursing in Tabaka, rotating through medical-surgical wards, maternal and child health units, and community outreach programmes. Each placement deepens my understanding of healthcare in Kenyan communities.

My goal is to become a registered nurse who bridges the gap between modern clinical practice and community-based care — serving in both hospital settings and rural health posts across Kenya.

The Person

Away from the wards I am an avid reader — mostly novels — and I believe that reading, like nursing, is fundamentally an act of stepping into someone else’s world with curiosity and care.

I have a deep love for farming, particularly keeping goats and cows. There is something grounding about working the land. And if there is one thing I will never turn down, it is a glass of fresh milk — I love dairy wholeheartedly.

At the cinema I lose myself in great stories. I love basketball, racing cars and drifting, and everything about computers — the hardware, the software, the possibilities. There is a particular joy in building something from scratch on a screen and watching it come to life. Exactly how this page came to be.

Born 11 August 2002
From Kisii, Kenya
School St. Camillus, Tabaka
Degree Diploma in Nursing
Always Milk. No debate.

Diploma

Diploma in Nursing (In Progress)

BLS

Basic Life Support Certified

Clinical

Active Rotations — Med-Surg, MCH & Community Health

First Aid

Kenya Red Cross First Aid Certificate

Favourite Books

The stories
that shaped me.

I am drawn to epic fantasy — vast worlds, complex characters, and stories that demand everything from their readers. Also the occasional Kenyan classic that cuts to the bone.

01
The Way of Kings cover
Brandon Sanderson

The Way of Kings

The Stormlight Archive · Book 1

A story of broken heroes, impossible odds, and the question of what it truly means to stand up. One of the greatest fantasy epics ever written — Dalinar’s journey hit differently after clinical rotations.

Epic Fantasy
02
Petals of Blood cover
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o

Petals of Blood

Standalone Novel · 1977

A Kenyan masterpiece. Ngũgĩ cuts deep into colonial wounds, class struggle, and betrayal with prose that burns like conscience. Reading this in Kenya hits differently.

Kenyan Literature
03
The Name of the Wind cover
Patrick Rothfuss

The Name of the Wind

The Kingkiller Chronicle · Book 1

The story of Kvothe — told in his own voice with prose so beautiful it reads like music. A masterclass in storytelling. No other book has made me stop mid-sentence just to re-read a paragraph.

Epic Fantasy
04
When Breath Becomes Air cover
Paul Kalanithi

When Breath Becomes Air

Memoir · 2016

A neurosurgeon faces his own terminal diagnosis and asks what makes life meaningful. One of the most honest books about medicine, mortality, and vocation I have ever read. It changed how I think about why I chose nursing.

Medical Memoir
05
The Alchemist cover
Paulo Coelho

The Alchemist

Standalone Novel · 1988

A short book about following your Personal Legend. Read it in one sitting and spent the next week thinking about it. When you are answering a calling — as I believe nursing is — this one resonates deeply.

Philosophical Fiction

Favourite Films

Films I keep
coming back to.

Epic stories, fast cars, and real-life triumphs — these are the films that move me. Hover a poster to see the title.

01 Epic & Sci-Fi 6 films
The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring

2001

Interstellar

Interstellar

2014

Dune

Dune

2021

Avatar

Avatar

2009

Black Panther

Black Panther

2018

Gladiator

Gladiator

2000

02 Racing & Speed 6 films
Rush

Rush

2013

Ford v Ferrari

Ford v Ferrari

2019

Fast & Furious: Tokyo Drift

Fast & Furious: Tokyo Drift

2006

Need for Speed

Need for Speed

2014

Senna

Senna

2010

Baby Driver

Baby Driver

2017

03 Inspiration 6 films
Coach Carter

Coach Carter

2005

The Pursuit of Happyness

The Pursuit of Happyness

2006

Remember the Titans

Remember the Titans

2000

Invictus

Invictus

2009

Creed

Creed

2015

The Blind Side

The Blind Side

2009

Favourite Music

What plays
in my head.

Gospel to Gengetone, trap to reggae — the playlist is wide. Good music makes anything survivable, including late-night study sessions and early morning clinicals.

Gospel Afrobeats Dancehall Hip-Hop Reggae Gengetone Afro-Pop Psychedelic Trap
01 I Made It album art
Dr Sarah K

I Made It

Nimekuja Kusema

Gospel
02 Octane album art
Don Toliver

Octane

Heaven or Hell

Psychedelic Trap
03 Get Layd EP art
Omah Lay

Get Layd

Get Layd (EP)

Afrobeats
04 Pon Mi single art
Shenseea

Pon Mi

Pon Mi — Single

Dancehall
05 Gvnman Shift single art
Skeng

Gvnman Shift

Gvnman Shift — Single

Dancehall
06 Bully album art
Kanye West

Bully

BULLY

Hip-Hop / Rap
07 Moonlight Lover album art
UB40

Moonlight Lover

For the Many

Reggae
08 Kante album art
Davido

Kante

Timeless

Afrobeats
09 Kwa Ceiling album art
Chris Kaiga

Kwa Ceiling

Adventures of Chris Kaiga

Gengetone
10 Glory album art
Nyashinski

Glory

Lucky You

Afro-Pop

Beyond the Ward

Life outside
the textbooks.

01 — Lifestyle

Adventuring

Trails, roads, and places most people drive past. Kenya has too much to explore to stay in one spot — every adventure teaches you something new about yourself and the land you live in.

#outdoors
02 — Roots

Farm Life

Helping out on the farm keeps you grounded — literally. There is something honest about working the land that no classroom can teach.

#grounded
03 — Growth

Reading

Self-development books alongside medical texts. The mind needs feeding just as much as the body does.

#knowledge
04

Film Nights

Epic storytelling, racing drama, underdog triumphs — a good film hits differently after a hard week on the wards.

#cinema
05

Exploring Kenya

From Kisumu’s lakeside to Kisii’s highlands to the Rift Valley — Kenya’s beauty never gets old.

#kenya 🇰🇪
06

Music & Vibes

Gospel, trap, dancehall, Gengetone, reggae — the playlist reflects the mood. Good music makes anything survivable.

#vibes

Languages

How I connect with the world.

Growing up across different regions of Kenya has gifted me with a range of languages — each one a window into a different community and culture.

English

Fluent

Swahili

Fluent

Kisii

Fluent

Dholuo

Conversational

Kalenjin

Basic

Luhya

Fading — but not forgotten

Clinical Interests

Where my passion
is growing.

As a student nurse, I am actively exploring different areas of healthcare through clinical placements and coursework, building skills that will shape my career.

01

Medical-Surgical Nursing

Patient Assessment Wound Care Medication Admin Post-op Monitoring

Developing core clinical skills through ward rotations — patient assessment, medication administration, wound care, and post-operative monitoring in busy hospital environments.

02

Maternal & Child Health

Antenatal Care Safe Delivery Postnatal Follow-up Kenya

Passionate about reducing maternal and infant mortality in Kenya. Gaining experience in antenatal care, safe delivery support, and postnatal follow-up in both hospital and community settings.

03

Community Health

Outreach Prevention Rural Kenya Health Education

Engaged in outreach programmes that bring health education and preventive care to rural communities — a deeply meaningful part of nursing practice in Kenya.

04

Patient Education

Empowerment Cultural Sensitivity Family-Centred Care

Committed to empowering patients and families with clear, culturally appropriate health information so they can make informed decisions about their own wellbeing.

Nursing Philosophy

What I believe
about care.

These are not rules I follow — they are the convictions that shape every interaction I have with a patient, a colleague, or a community. They are what nursing means to me.

01

Compassion

The Foundation

A patient in a hospital bed is not a diagnosis. They are a person — often frightened, far from home, and depending on a stranger for comfort. Compassion is not optional in nursing; it is the foundation of everything.

02

Diligence

The Standard

Healthcare leaves little room for carelessness. I approach every task — from a simple dressing change to a complex observation — with the same focus and thoroughness, because every detail matters to the patient in front of me.

03

Service

The Purpose

Nursing in Kenya means serving communities that are often underserved and overlooked. The true measure of a healthcare professional is not the prestige of their setting, but the consistency of their dedication to those who need them most.

“The character of the nurse is as important as the knowledge they possess.”
— Florence Nightingale

Education & Training

The road to nursing.

3+ Years
Studying
7 Schools
Attended
4 Certifications
Earned
Now — In Progress

Sep 2024 — Present

Diploma in Nursing

St. Camillus School of Nursing, Tabaka, Kenya

Core coursework covering anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, pathophysiology, nursing ethics, and clinical nursing practice across all major specialties.

In Progress

Sep 2024 — Present

Clinical Rotations

St. Camillus School of Nursing, Tabaka, Kenya

Active placements in medical-surgical wards, maternal and child health units, and community health outreach programmes. Applying theory to real patient care every day.

Active
Certifications

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Kenya — Completed

Certified in CPR, AED use, and emergency response protocols for adult, child, and infant patients.

Certified

First Aid Certificate

Kenya Red Cross Society — Completed

Trained in first aid response, wound management, fracture stabilisation, and emergency triage in community settings.

Certified

KCSE — Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education

Kenya National Examinations Council

Passed with a strong grade and earned a government placement to Kenyatta University for a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology.

Passed

KCPE — Kenya Certificate of Primary Education

Kenya National Examinations Council

Passed with flying colours at St. Anne’s Academy, Kiminini, earning a call to Kisumu Boys High School — one of Kenya’s prestigious national schools.

Passed
The Turning Point
A Choice That Defined Everything

Called to Nursing

After passing the KCSE well and receiving a government placement to Kenyatta University for a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology, I chose to follow my deeper calling — nursing. Some doors you walk past because you already know which one is yours.

Academic Journey
05

Nyachogochogo A.I.C Secondary School

Nyachogochogo, Kenya

KCSE Repeat
04

Kisumu Boys High School

Kisumu, Kenya

Form 1 – 4
03

St. Anne’s Academy

Kiminini, Kenya

Class 8 / KCPE
02

St. Joseph the Worker Hema School

Kitale, Kenya

Class 6 – 7
01

Elsa Preparatory and Junior Academy

Kisii, Kenya

Baby Class – Class 6

Clinical Skills

What my hands have learned.

Every skill earned in the ward stays with you. Here is where I am and where I am heading.

Learned & Practised

Vital signs monitoring Patient assessment Wound dressing Hand hygiene & infection control Basic Life Support (CPR) Specimen collection Patient positioning Oral medication administration Nasogastric feeding Patient documentation Oxygen therapy Urinalysis

In Progress

IV cannulation IV drug administration Urinary catheterisation Suturing Emergency triage ECG interpretation Antenatal assessment Neonatal care

5-Year Vision

Where I am going.

Every long road starts with a first step. Here is mine, mapped out five years at a time.

2024 – 2025
01

Build the Foundation

Excel in my first year at St. Camillus — master foundational clinical skills, pass all assessments with distinction, and absorb everything the wards have to teach. Show up fully, every single shift.

In Progress
2025 – 2026
02

Deepen Clinical Expertise

Specialise in rotations across maternal & child health, community outreach, and surgical nursing. Develop confidence in complex patient scenarios and emergency response within Kenyan public health settings.

Upcoming
2026 – 2027
03

Graduate & Register

Complete my Diploma in Nursing and obtain full registration with the Nursing Council of Kenya. Cross the stage. Earn the title. Begin the real work as a licensed professional ready to serve.

Upcoming
2027 – 2028
04

Serve the Community

Secure a nursing post in a public hospital or rural health facility — ideally in Western or Nyanza region — where the need is greatest. Bring quality care to people who have historically been underserved.

Upcoming
2028 – 2029
05

Advance & Specialise

Enrol in a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) upgrade and begin working toward a specialisation — whether critical care, midwifery, or community health. The diploma is the beginning, not the ceiling.

Upcoming

Words I Live By

Scripture & Mottos.

The verses that anchor me and the words that keep me moving.

Jeremiah 29:11

“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to give you hope and a future.”

Philippians 4:13

“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”

Isaiah 40:31

“Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”

Proverbs 3:5–6

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to Him, and He will make your paths straight.”

Romans 8:28

“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.”

Heal with hands, lead with heart.
The long road still leads somewhere.
Serve. Learn. Grow.

Right Now

What I’m into this season.

A living snapshot — what I’m reading, studying, and watching at this exact point in the journey.

📖 Reading

Nursing Made Incredibly Easy

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Breaking down pharmacology and pathophysiology in ways that actually stick. Every chapter is a survival tool for clinical practice.

🧐 Studying

Pharmacology & Drug Calculations

Year 1 Core Module — St. Camillus

Getting precise with dosage calculations and understanding how medications interact with the body. The maths matters when lives depend on accuracy.

🎬 Watching

House M.D.

TV Series

Medical drama with sharp diagnostic reasoning. Questionable bedside manner — but the clinical thinking is genuinely fascinating to pick apart.

Get in Touch

Let’s
connect.

Whether you are a fellow nursing student, a mentor, a healthcare professional in Kenya, or someone who shares a passion for community health — I would love to connect.

Send an Email motarijabez782@gmail.com