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davidmascot:
Testing microphone ,, 1 2. Hello 1 2...., 1.... 2

Debbychi:
In summary! D jamb wasnt dat good,couldnt write any post jamb...had to come for p.d,was suppose to b BCPite bt i had to stop dulling moiself,became an MGEite...and here i am now!future Economist! Still hope to become a full member of d Red cross one day......d end# tank u babysmart for nominating me...and after davidmascot i nominate dora7891 next

superT14:
2024?

babysmart:
so I bcame an art student much to d surprise of my mates

to cut d lng story short...
by d tym I got to ss3 I wasn't decided about wat to study in d university bt I jst wanted something professional so my mom advised me to go 4 law nd dats aw I ended up here..

Timmytimmy:
......carry your torn #10 and gaan sitdown ....while you're doing that, prepare your write up

uumm:
Okay,after reading through Timmy's write-up, it's only fair that I share my fair-share of me. Btw, I and Timi have quite a lot in common..... here I go.. please pardon the long essay you're about to read..


If you had asked me what I wanted to become many years back, I woulda said doctor (don't relax yet)..
As a little boy, I had no actual 'dreams' for my future that I can think of.. all I had was my dad's dreams for me.
I remember one time when a bus that was conveying medical students passed by, my dad said to me "one day,you're gonna be on that bus son", and I was like "umm, okay".
Anyway, the point is; 8-year-old me wanted to become a doctor (because of my dad.)

Fast-forward to a few years later- when reality happened- I was chilling at the bottom of the class in the latter part of my secondary school days. I know that most people who know me from P.D might find this hard to believe, but this dude was never always 1st or 2nd or anything close in Senior Secondary School.. Maybe it was because I was too young for my class.. maybe one witch was pursuing me. Somehow, I graduated Sec. School and then I realized I actually needed a future ambition.

After failing to gain admission to study medicine that year, my life literally began.
Here's a list of professions I considered :
1. Computer Scientist (I was pretty good with computers)
2.Philosopher
3.Rock-star (Timmy understands)
4. Lawyer
5. Professional dancer (I kid you not)
6. Footballer (I don't even play ball).

To put it simply, my life was in shambles. I finally settled for 'movie-addict'.I spent more time watching movies than eating,sleeping, and playing combined together. That's when it began- from regular movies, I shifted to crime movies. I was fascinated by the amazing brilliance of detectives.. then I moved to medical movies.. I just loved the doctors, and most importantly what they were doing; HELPING..
Now let it be known that prior to this point in my life, I never thought any movie could move me to tears (let's just say I didn't really have a heart).
I won't say I love medicine because of movies.. but they helped me a great deal along the way. The journey to my getting admitted into OAU has not been the most rosy one considering where I left off in secondary school, but I can only say that it is by God's mercy and love that I am what I am today.
I chose medicine because I think nothing beats the feeling of knowing you can help someone who is not doing too well. With medicine, I know I can put a smile on the faces of many.
I dream of a future where I can look back and say "yes I gave people my best, and I played my God-led part in their lives".
I don't want to be the best doctor in the world... I don't want to be the richest doctor in the world. I want to leave my mark in the life of some orphan somewhere in this world who was in need of a good doctor, and got one..
One thing I have come to realize is- everyone is special, everyone has a story, and most importantly- everyone needs help. I'll only do my part, God is the healer...
Music and writing have helped me a lot along the way, but God is the reason there's me.
If you ask me today about my future ambition, i'll say I want to be a doctor (Not because of my dad)..

Timmytimmy:
......*runs in with trolley of popcorn* popcorn for sale, buy #100 only, get #30 free!

Chiamaka01:
My dad is more like fire, and my mom is as calm as still water, so she just told me that i could do it and i could be good at biology if i wanted to, so i wrote the putme and i scored 80 in biology, thanks to my mum, grandma and my uncle.

Timmytimmy:
Hi everyone, I've been doing a little bit of thinking for the past few days and I thought about an idea.

The idea is meant to encourage us while we wait and also give this dying thread a little bit of rejuvenation.
It's very simple, we would nominate people to tell why they want to study a certain course in OAU and what has been their motivation so far .

They would do their best to paint their dreams and aspirations using colouful words and expressions.I know it's not everyone here that would like to share something that private but looking on the bright side, you would encourage and influence people, you would also learn from others.

I know this idea may seem rather corny or jejune, or even childish but that's the point, only children can enjoy the colour in life.

What do you guys think? Lemme know your thoughts, then we'd nominate someone.

XXX5:
yeah thats what i meant

babysmart: i thought i was d only 1 dat noticed

Timmytimmy: ...... .........

Johnwills: na miss I miss u. I didn't know how best to tell myself the truth.

pwreshbawz: nd u av bin solvn chemistry since 8-o

thaIgbochick: medical rehabilitation you?

thaIgbochick: yeah you read my profile...am mzfames...big deal...I nor no you Oo woe

swifayo: Gud news. d application has being shifted to Oct 16... read tyt dudes.... so annoyed

Johnwills: Babysmart, Dora, Chiamaka, kare, moyes, uumm, david, Johnwills

Samakinr: You can't turn it off because as far as I know, it's a very good course. though it's one that, without proper motivation, you can really be frustrated. Frustrated with many things within this age long profession.
Your fears are not unfounded though. A mere 5.5% of nurses even in the states are males, where gender is not often put into option. You can expect this number to be much lower here on this shore. Hence, the stigma
The statistics above underline the real problem of nursing in Nigeria is which I summarized under these terms:
1. Lack of confidence : it is an African norm for a lady to be submissive to a male counterpart. Hence while a nurse is that answerable, submissive to a male doctor. Though, what you see in nollywood and in private clinics are not a true representation of what nursing is especially in teaching hospital. I've noticed that doctors respect male nurses more than female nurses. It's a guy to guy thing or else someone is arrogant
2. Lack of ambition/ debilitating complacency : we have only one PhD student in nursing in oau. Only one professor of nursing in Nigeria.. you can deduce from that
3. Dichotomy in nursing education. : nursing school must be scrapped if the profession wants any nadir of dignity. A diploma of three years?.. . It's really a shame... Even medical laboratory technology has since moved on. It is said that nursing school is not different from a glorified secondary school
I will expantiate on the above three points in further posts (or on request).
But on the positive side, nursing is a calling. It's a job where, though you may not be overly appreciated, you can be self fulfilled in helping out in the cause of humanity. It is a caring job. Job prospects is good, and outside this shore, it's VERY good. There's a good Avenue for career progression especially in academics and public health. A federal government employee can earn, as a starting salary, up to 110k. It's of course much higher in other climes where civil servants are much more appreciated. And the job is flexible enough to run a business along.
However, It will interest you to know that there's only one professor of nursing in Nigeria at the moment. This is in Alliance with the effect of the preponderance of females in nursing- a typical female nurse will, after school, marry a doctor and become a housewife without much ado in pursuing further education. (out of all the directors of the various professional medical councils in Nigeria, nursing is the only one represented with just a MSc holder!. However, like I'd said earlier, build your confidence, be ambitious that u wanna be great therein, think beyond the box, and you'll be in for a great career. Never study nursing and start comparing yourself with medical students.. You will be frustrated, especially in oau where u are neigbours... Your discipline as a nursing student can embarrass you at some points in your life... Even education students will/may ridicule you when they see you, a male in a white uniform working down the length of the campus, but really.. . The end justifies the means. Which includes a guarantee that you will have a good job after school... Compare to them

AmooRidwan: Pls What Is The Advantage And Disadvantages Of NUrsing For Male Or Should I Turnoff The Offered,pls Quick Response Cos I'm Really Confused

Babafaros: I don't think questions came out 4rm dat online test Then

Babafaros: Do you people always Try the online test

Docphil: pls durin d contact tests and exams, do dy set questns outside wot dy hav taught?

Hackin: even though u do, sweetie i love it, u can say my name multiple times as u wish.

Holuwadharah: Xpdite,wil dia b comprehension passage 4 us in english?

Johnwills: Amen. Yet no voice no message

Hackin: doro dora, honey u called me, i hope all is well?

thaIgbochick: am sorry I don't know you

moyes5757: u do realise dat voltage doz not change itz d current dat reduces wiv more internal resistance nd not voltage

Johnwills: since I=V/R+r, high internal resistance from each of the cells will increase the total resistance across the circuit, hence decrease in current. You are correct