ukaface:
lmao
You really don't know much about school of nursing.
I rest my case

Dozis:
So today in the Pharmacy, a lady came in with a written note to buy the following antibiotics.
Perfloxacin 2
"Cipro infusion" 6
"Ciproxin tablets" 2
Rocephin 6.

On seeing the note I wasn't comfortable, I asked her who the drugs were meant for, she said it's for herself, I then asked her who prescribed it and she said a nurse, I asked her to call the nurse that I want to speak with her to know why she wants to give all these antibiotics to one person, maybe all the bacteria in the world are having a conference in the lady's body.

Not that the the one she wrote "Ciproxin" is ciprofloxacin and Cipro infusion is also ciprofloxacin but meant for intravenous use (these nurses usually call it Ciproxin or Cipro), Ciprofloxacin and Perfloxacin are the same class of drugs with similar mechanism of action, (same Pharmacology) just some differences in their chemical structures,

so basically this "nurse" wants to give one drug in two different forms (Ciproxin tablets and Cipro infusion) with another similar drug (Perfloxacin) to one person and don't forget Rocephin (Ceftriaxone) which is another powerful antibiotic.

So the nurse was called, I introduced myself as the pharmacist that wants to sell the drugs she wrote down for a patient and that I'm not comfortable with the patient taking all these at the same time, that it could cause more harm than good, she told me that the patient ran some infection tests and that those drugs she wrote are the ones that was recommended by the lab results.

Now let me explain what happened here, the lady ran some infection tests and the laboratory scientist also ran what is called antibiotic sensitivity tests to determine the most appropriate antibiotic to use for treatment, this helps doctors to go straight and prescribe the suitable antibiotic, just like hitting the bull's eye without beating about the bush.

So this nurse told me that according to the lab results, that the lady is supposed to use all the antibiotics that showed sensitivity, at this point my jaw dropped, I tried to let her know that she's making a mistake,she now told me to give the lady only "Ciproxin" I sold only a pack of Ciprofloxacin to the lady and told her this pack will suffice for whatever treatment she wants and that has needs further evaluation, she should go to a clinic and see a proper doctor.

She said she was directed to the woman because she has a good reputation of treating people of infections and they get pregnant afterwards, so it was a case of child bearing.
She left with the drugs and came back about thirty minutes later, that the "nurse" said that what I gave her was not Ciproxin, I collected my drugs back and refunded her appropriately. God knows I tried.

Her case was not the first and it definitely would not be the last, I see it everyday, nothing stops me from selling all those drugs and pocketing the money, but I have a duty which i also swore to, to protect and educate people on the dangers of drug misuse, that "Aunty Nurse" that learnt "nursing" on the roadside instead of going to school, that did freedom instead of graduation is who people prefer to patronise instead of going to hospital to get a proper care.

HitlerGaddafi:

That's the bitter truth.. getting a degree just gives an edge over the RN and even auxiliary nurses coz fact is they do basically the same thing. A nursing degree holder has the license to open a hospital or clinic while a RN or auxiliary cannot. Anything asides that, I feel they just went to university to spend unnecessary five years studying things that just require a few weeks of training and you're good to go.

NonnyDot:


Most times pple bring in patient that are half dead by these quack nurses to these hospital and expect Miracle to happen. If you are diagnosed of any issue. Go straight to the hospital before it gets worse.

Ojikutumomiage:
Ha, one dey come treat me tomorrow sef. What do we do bayi

Acesexcell:
how can someone go to hospital to be trained as an auxiliary nurse. I think our government should wake up and do something about this issue of people going to hospital to trained. It baffles me when I saw them in my village, but when I saw the same thing at fct hospitals I was shocked.

missidy:
Honestly this is a big problem in this country, one of the reasons I'm scared of having a child in this country cos most hospitals are filled with quack nurses. My grandma was one of such nurses that didn't go to school but learnt in the hospital, she is very lucky no child died in her care as she was a delivery nurse. Ask her anything about drugs or child development, she will give wrong answers. I saw a thread where a doctor said his family didn't want him to marry his illiterate fiance, people were advising him to send her to a hospital to train as an auxiliary nurse. I was shocked, I weep for this country. If she kills someone now, they will be the same people to cry.

Nobody should be called a nurse except the person went to the university and acquired a bsc nursing degree. No wonder the health care system is a mess.

HitlerGaddafi:

That's the bitter truth.. getting a degree just gives an edge over the RN and even auxiliary nurses coz fact is they do basically the same thing. A nursing degree holder has the license to open a hospital or clinic while a RN or auxiliary cannot. Anything asides that, I feel they just went to university to spend unnecessary five years studying things that just require a few weeks of training and you're good to go.

yunqdady:

The fact that you equate auxiliary to RN shows how unintelligent you are.
RN holders only and universities graduates are all RN holder. We all wrote same qualifying exam.
Those you called auxiliaries are quacks. You don't learn nursing in few weeks.
You must either be one of those doctors hating on the progress of the nursing profession or just some random uneducated literate littering this country. In any case, get educated. You sound too dumb.
Don't ever place any RN and quack(d ones u called auxiliary) in same sentence again. I can't help your stupid.
If you haven't attended a university or school of nursing, you aren't a nurse but a cheap quack
Don't cry foul if you get killed by those "auxiliary" you so worship.

Lagusta:


Take it easy na, omo Nigerians dey provoke o

Correct with love, not with insults

yunqdady:

I still haven't forgiven you for the badmouth of my profession in your nairaland diary

Rexymania:
Please can you give me your number, to call in case some crazy nurses are prescribing yeye drugs to a family member of a friend. Na so them almost killed their sister and not mine early this month with crazy prescription. Dele Hospital in Ikorodu! Run away from that hospital! Na quack Nurses dey there!

Greystone:


From my experience, I can bet that the person who wrote that prescription is not a real registered nurse.

Na Community health practitioners and lab assistants dey form nurse pass

9jajoseph:
OP thanks for educating we the non-Medical experts. About 2 months ago, I have been having some marks all over my body, the marks comes and go over some mins. It doesn't cause pains, just itching. I went to one nurse and she was giving me some anti infection injection and drugs. But that didn't work. I explained my condition to one chemist a week ago and he prescribed some drugs for me. Yesterday I got the drugs. But I checked the works of the drugs he gave me and all of them almost work the same thing.


1. Nefixime 400
2. Surelife Doxycycline
3. Metrozol
4. Loratadine

BuddhaPalm:
I dey fear doctor sef, e come be nurse.

By some accounts, doctors are the third leading cause of death in the US after heart disease and cancer.

They kill between 250,000 and 440,000 people in the US alone, yearly, by mistake: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/22/medical-errors-third-leading-cause-of-death-in-america.html

Now imagine what nurses with limited training (and less stringent admission and academic performance criteria) could do, especially in a dabo dabo country like Nigeria.

Greatzeus:

Wow ,are you serious? A whole US. Does it they're not properly trained or lack of equipment. This is a very strange fact. Same US the rich and powerful Nigerians run to whenever they have medical emergencies? I think your figures are exaggerated.

Dozis:
So today in the Pharmacy, a lady came in with a written note to buy the following antibiotics.
Perfloxacin 2
"Cipro infusion" 6
"Ciproxin tablets" 2
Rocephin 6.

On seeing the note I wasn't comfortable, I asked her who the drugs were meant for, she said it's for herself, I then asked her who prescribed it and she said a nurse, I asked her to call the nurse that I want to speak with her to know why she wants to give all these antibiotics to one person, maybe all the bacteria in the world are having a conference in the lady's body.

Not that the the one she wrote "Ciproxin" is ciprofloxacin and Cipro infusion is also ciprofloxacin but meant for intravenous use (these nurses usually call it Ciproxin or Cipro), Ciprofloxacin and Perfloxacin are the same class of drugs with similar mechanism of action, (same Pharmacology) just some differences in their chemical structures,

so basically this "nurse" wants to give one drug in two different forms (Ciproxin tablets and Cipro infusion) with another similar drug (Perfloxacin) to one person and don't forget Rocephin (Ceftriaxone) which is another powerful antibiotic.

So the nurse was called, I introduced myself as the pharmacist that wants to sell the drugs she wrote down for a patient and that I'm not comfortable with the patient taking all these at the same time, that it could cause more harm than good, she told me that the patient ran some infection tests and that those drugs she wrote are the ones that was recommended by the lab results.

Now let me explain what happened here, the lady ran some infection tests and the laboratory scientist also ran what is called antibiotic sensitivity tests to determine the most appropriate antibiotic to use for treatment, this helps doctors to go straight and prescribe the suitable antibiotic, just like hitting the bull's eye without beating about the bush.

So this nurse told me that according to the lab results, that the lady is supposed to use all the antibiotics that showed sensitivity, at this point my jaw dropped, I tried to let her know that she's making a mistake,she now told me to give the lady only "Ciproxin" I sold only a pack of Ciprofloxacin to the lady and told her this pack will suffice for whatever treatment she wants and that has needs further evaluation, she should go to a clinic and see a proper doctor.

She said she was directed to the woman because she has a good reputation of treating people of infections and they get pregnant afterwards, so it was a case of child bearing.
She left with the drugs and came back about thirty minutes later, that the "nurse" said that what I gave her was not Ciproxin, I collected my drugs back and refunded her appropriately. God knows I tried.

Her case was not the first and it definitely would not be the last, I see it everyday, nothing stops me from selling all those drugs and pocketing the money, but I have a duty which i also swore to, to protect and educate people on the dangers of drug misuse, that "Aunty Nurse" that learnt "nursing" on the roadside instead of going to school, that did freedom instead of graduation is who people prefer to patronise instead of going to hospital to get a proper care.


God bless you.
Please don't get weary in doing good for in due time you will get your reward.

HitlerGaddafi:

That's the bitter truth.. getting a degree just gives an edge over the RN and even auxiliary nurses coz fact is they do basically the same thing. A nursing degree holder has the license to open a hospital or clinic while a RN or auxiliary cannot. Anything asides that, I feel they just went to university to spend unnecessary five years studying things that just require a few weeks of training and you're good to go.

RockhouseCafe:
Just last Sunday, a neighborhood lost a grandson to quack nurse.

The boy had convulsion apparently due to unattended high fiver, hadn't eaten nada. Aunty Nurse arrived and gave injection on an empty stomach and the boy died in less than 10 mins.

Noblewealth:
Easy way to locate them is when they are asked to administer drip into someone body.. the quack nurse may inject a patient in 5 different places before the matron/doctor will intervene... Those guys have done more arm than good

absingle:
There lot of quack doctors in lasuth I lost my mom due to quack doctor three month ago am still in pain

missidy:
Ok, I don't really know much about it. If those school of nursing don't have professors or experienced lectures, then they are producing quacks. I saw the way nursing students who we went to the same university suffered, that course is not an easy one at all. They never had holidays. During hols we would be flexing, while they were in the hospital or having classes. Then someone who learnt by the corner would come and be dragging nurse title with those who earned it. Worst still putting people's lives in danger.

seborrhic:

Na so!
So the nurse should have waited for a convulsing child to be given rice and plantain or even mineral first before she does anything or would have rather given him a tablet rather than an injection?
You have crucified an innocent person with your ignorance.
[b]Besides that,I bet you it's the mum or parents that were telling the accused to give the child an "injection first to stop the convulsion".[/b]The child died,inspite whatever the woman gave.
She is just the unfortunate victim of an unfortunate child circumstances because assuming she didn't do anything or delayed,they would have also blamed his death on the inaction or delayed action.
She did something and she still gets blamed!

clockwisereport:
Na this kind thing dey tire me for all these private hospitals

A girl will serve you beer in a beer parlour today, tomorrow you will see her in a white gown in a hospital.

Next two weeks she don do freedom and is already treating people in her small kiosk. People will be calling her nurse.

Lagusta:


@bolded

Don't let registered nurses come for you o, getting a degree just gives an edge. There are many schools of nursing and midwifery in Nigeria and they train very lovely nurses