There is no doubt that nurses are
well trained to perform many roles
and if given the opportunity they
can comfortably perform those
roles that obnoxious policies
presently deny them from
performing.

In Nigeria, nurses in
various specialties such as general
nursing, psychiatry, midwifery,
anaesthesia, ophthalmic, accident
and emergency, intensive care etc
are performing greatly in their
chosen specialties.
Contrary to the
impression being created
about nurses, the fact remains that
others are receiving accolades for
jobs performed by nurses, for
instance the nurse-anaesthetists
attend to about 80% of surgical
patients in some hospitals but who
takes the glory and recognition for
the job done? Even when nurse-
anaesthetists are paired with others
on call-duty, the nurse should be
rest assured that she will work
alone because the other would not
come.

Too busy to comply with call
duty! Go to the Primary Health
Centres; the nurses are all-in-all.
It has been established that many
doctors at one time or the other
have employed nurses especially
the male nurses to consult for them
in their private hospitals until
recently when nurses are been
discouraged by their nurse leaders
from accepting such functions
again, as it amounts to cheap
labour.

A closer look at the course
curriculum of undergraduates of our
universities shows that nursing,
medicine, pharmacy and
physiotherapy students attend
same classes at 100L, 200L, before
concentration on core clinical
courses in different departments. It
is evident that nurses are well
trained in all medical and surgical
conditions as well as
pharmacology.

What a nurse does in any health
facility is only limited by the policy
of such health institution. For
instance if you want a nurse to wait
endlessly to get intravenous fluid
put in place instead of allowing the
nurse to carry-out the
venipuncture, its your choice! If
there is haemorrhage as a result of
deep laceration and you want the
nurse to wait endlessly rather than
allowing the nurse to suture and
prevent further blood loss, thats
also your choice! But let it be
known that the nurse is a big asset
that is grossly under-utilized due to
the selfish reasons of a few.

What is happening globally now is
role expansion for nurses and every
profession requires the services of
consultants; nurse- consultants are
needed to ensure that nurses are
rendering care based on current
best evidences. This is indeed in
the best interest of the patients.
To insist that a PhD holder or a
professor in his/her chosen
profession cannot serve as a
consultant in that field is both
absurd and appalling! Such an act
is capable of ridiculing our
educational system.

The Healthcare team is a cyclical
structure with the patient at the
centre, it is neither horizontal nor
vertical. Every profession is
important and the need to work
collectively in the best interest of
the patients cannot be over-
emphasized. These days a whole
lot of patients are well informed
about their health issues and needs
and are ready to take actions
beneficial to themselves, this
means that no health professional
can assume sole custody of
knowledge any longer.


By Nurse Olurotimi Awojide

Is it only me or.....





Who else here feels that NURSES are sexy


Majority of em are smart,cute and

I love nurses
My fiancee is also a nurse

ddd

.

They are meant to save lives

Most nurses with their experiences are better than Doctors in Nigeria.




I so much love that profession.

FvckeDyoBiTch:
To give Blowjóbs to Doctors.

Bro pls no misinform people oooooo. Guess u know that's not true

Oya demigod over to you guys

Here we go again.

inferiority complex

I like the point about... Deep lacerations and the nurses waiting for the doctor to come suture it up. I would have loved for you to throw more light so those people who see nurses as monsters would Have a rethink.. Take for example
A nurse is on duty and an emergency RTA victim is brought in and there was no doctor at the time. You will see the patient relatives screaming down the building, calling nurses all sorts of names cos they refused to attend to the patient without knowing that policy and rules are what's keeping the nurses from attending to the patient and not cos the nurses cannot take care of the problem. And if by chance the patient dies before the doctor comes in.... Then the nurse on duty will receive hell from the victim's family.. Its time to nurses are given certain kind of recognition expecially in Nigeria. In the situation where a nurse is faced with some cases and the doctor is not there, let her be accorded the privilege to do what she can to save the patient... In this country of ours, once a case is brought in, the patient relatives wouldn't mind the profession of the people they meet in the facility, they don't even care if it's the cleaners they meet, all they want is instant and immediate response to the dying patient and once they are not attended to., they go to the media screaming wolf. Painting the facility with all sorts of colors. Let the nurses be given the chance to practice what they are taught. My opinion.

I personally think that nurses are not appreciated enough in this country.

Can't stop laughing on that pix. Leaving injection in the dude's buttocks and taking her call. Try am with me and see yourself in the mortuary.

This post would have been great if you didn't throw shades at other healthcare professionals.
Started out well, but gave in to the temptation to derail and drag doctors.

It takes a good self esteem not to throw shades

The role of nurses in d health care system cannot be neglected, I see them as the heart of health care,been at middle of d health care system, the nurses keeps the hospital rolling,, though they aren't been well appreciated in dis part of the world #my opinion ooo

The way you people think at times, makes one to believe you are under a spell of Complex.

brunofarad:
Is it only me or.....





Who else here feels that NURSES are sexy


Majority of em are smart,cute and

I love nurses
My fiancee is also a nurse

Male or female ?

Nurses are not being appreciated in this country.. They treat them as casual workers even the ones that went to school for bachelors in nursing

ok! Doctors are over worked but between Pharmacist's and nurses who do you think should be given expanded roles clinically especially as regards prescription writing and diagnosis?

and they sabi Bleep no be here.They say sabi human anatomy

The system in Nigeria is built in such a way that the patient only acknowledges the Doctor.... or do You think if Nurses are allowed to practice what they are being thought the health care system will still be the same

DABMarkNig2019:
ok! Doctors are over worked but between Pharmacist's and nurses who do you think should be given expanded roles clinically especially as regards prescription writing and diagnosis?

click like to vote for Pharmacists and share for Nurses

Both are already playing that role in some countries.

https://www.pharmacist.com/tale-two-countries-path-pharmacist-prescribing-united-kingdom-and-canada

eleojo23:


Both are already playing that role in some countries.

https://www.pharmacist.com/tale-two-countries-path-pharmacist-prescribing-united-kingdom-and-canada

but who do you trust?

mercyymai:
Most nurses with their experiences are better than Doctors in Nigeria.





I so much love that profession.

who goes you eh?

You can't compare a Doctor to a Nurse.
Though a Doctor needs a nurse, iwotago?

Next time think before you type.

MrCow:
The system in Nigeria is built in such a way that the patient only acknowledges the Doctor.... or do You think if Nurses are allowed to practice what they are being thought the health care system will still be the same

How is nursing practiced in other countries!?

I think the reverse is the case with this your comment.

drchingy:
inferiority complex

asuustrike2009:

How is nursing practiced in other countries!?

Google US, UK, Canada and other developing countries that values their lives and see for yourself. The scope is quite large for dem nurses in those countries.

Greg20166:
and they sabi Bleep no be here.They say sabi human anatomy

Funny dude

asuustrike2009:

How is nursing practiced in other countries!?

They are given free hand to do their jobs unlike here where Nurses can't set simple line, they can't do deep stitches.......... basically, they can't do anything without doctors consent