REASONS WHY SCHOOLS OF NURSING SHOULD BE ABOLISHED IN NIGERIA.



Over the years the Nursing profession in Nigeria has remained stagnant despite the recorded growth and progress of nursing in other climes. This is mostly due to the lack of vision on the part of the nursing administrators in the country and ignorance on the part of potential nurses. Schools of nursing have continued to operate because of the selfish interest of its operators and complacency of those who are tasked with nursing administration in the country, as they capitalize on the ignorance of many.

Firstly, schools of nursing are a waste of precious time and financial resources. Surprisingly, most folks don’t realize that schools of nursing are much expensive compared to Universities; this is especially so for the mission schools of nursing, where people pay as much as two hundred thousand naira per annum, this is not inclusive of numerous other fees that are bound to come up within the year.

Regretfully, after paying huge sums of money for a three year program, one ends up coming out with a diploma. To make matters worse, one would require an additional four years to upgrade from a diploma to degree, which sums up to a total of seven years. This to any rational mind is a senseless waste of resources.

Another fallacy is the notion that schools of nursing trained nurses are better off practical wise than their university trained counterparts. This notion is not only wrong but also misleading. The truth is that nursing is a profession where you learn on the job and although sound education is important, it is not always reflective of good practice.
The only way out of this situation is for the nursing and midwifery council to stipulate a B.Sc. as the minimum registration qualification and making it mandatory for schools of nursing to be affiliated with universities or risk losing their accreditation, that is if they must continue to operate.

Information is power, so spread the word to discourage school of nursing education.

How do you the way forward for nursing in Nigeria? drop your comments below.


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Most naija Nurses are wicked anyway, I guess most of those wicked ones learnt the trade from schools of nursing.

delishpot:
Most naija Nurses are wicked anyway, I guess most of those wicked ones learnt the trade from schools of nursing.

That may not necessarily be true as i know a thousand and one of nurses who trained in schools of nursing that are angels in human flesh.