₦airaland Forum

Medical services were disrupted at the Abaji General Hospital after a medical doctor allegedly assaulted a nurse of the hospital recently.

A source, who preferred anonymity, confided in our reporter yesterday that the nurse, Habiba Gana, complained to the doctor about the manner he handled a woman in labour.

He said the doctor did not take the criticism lightly, as he started beating up the nurse. “The nurse asked the doctor to be more cautious in handling the woman who was in labour pains for hours but the doctor got angry and pounced on the nurse,” he said. The development which started at around 5a.m. before the arrival of some personnel at the hospital crippled the day’s activities leading to confusion, the source said.

Our reporter also learnt that after the fracas, the FCT chairperson of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Deborah Yusuf, who led some executives of the association to the hospital ordered its members to down tools till justice is done to their member.

The source said the association would not tolerate ill treatment of any of its members on line of duty. It was further gathered that the Federal Capital Territory Health Secretariat has since visited the hospital and assured the nurses that it would look into the matter. Our reporter reliably gathered that the said doctor has been asked to report at the FCT health secretariat in Abuja daily, for six weeks pending the conclusion of investigation into the incident. When our reporter contacted the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the hospital, Dr. I. Kibiya, he said he was busy and promised to call back, which he is yet to do.

He however replied to a text message. He said he had written his report as regards the incident to the FCT health secretariat, adding that he was not permitted to speak to the press or grant any interview, except with permission from the FCT Health and Human Services Secretariat.

source
http://www.nursingworldnigeria.com/2016/11/again-doctor-assaults-registered-nurse-at-abaji-general-hospital

Their only fear is that mmm will reduce the number of political thuggery in 2019, which will be detrimental to their political career.
THEY DERIVE JOY WHEN PEOPLE DEPEND ON THEM.

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The University graduates of Nursing
science association UGONSA had
demanded the immediate
advertisment for the post of nursing
interns and proper placement of
already employed graduate nurses

The Nurses body made this call
thru its National president Chief S E
Egwuenu in a letter dated 17th
october 2016 to the chief medical
director of the federal teaching
hospital abakaliki

According to reports filled in by
Tony of NursingworldNigeria.com,
UGONSA informed the FTH
Abakaliki management of the recent
silver of justice for the nursing
profession following thier age-long
tortuous struggle for internship and
proper placement of nurses with the
bachelor of Nursing science
degree.

The memo continues:
This is sequel to the
circular, Ref no. HCSF/EPO/E1R/
CND/100/ST dated 7th September
2016, from office of the Head of
Civil Service of the Federation
(HCSF) directing immediate
commencement of internship
training for the graduate nurses

Pursuant to this, we passionately
request that you kindly advertise for
the post of Nurse Intern and
commence the rectification of the
placement of the already employed
graduates of B.N.Se degree that
where underplaced on CONHESS 07
against the CONHFSS 09 their
counterparts in other core
healthcare disciplines were placed
on upon employment in the Civil
Service post-NYSC.

As the circular rightly stipulated
that the Graduate Nurses be placed
on level 08 during internship and on
level 09 post-internship, we
demand in all honesty that the
Graduate Nurses who were
aberrantly under placed on
CONHESS 07 at their point of
employment be properly placed on
CONHESS 09 like their counterparts
in other core healthcare disciplines
for the sake of justice and fairness.

Bridging the two-grade levels gap
between them and their
counterparts in other core
healthcare disciplines such as
Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, Medical
Laboratory Science. Optometry,
etc, shall restore the parity they
have with them and wipe away the
tears of the burden of injustice they
have suffered over the years
especially their unjustifiable
demeaning underplacement to the
tone of two grade levels below par.

Their inexplicable underplacement
had hitherto erroneously portrayed
them as subservient to their
counterparts in the aforementioned
healthcare disciplines, who they
shared similar entry requirements
and course duration in the
university with. As there is no
injustice that traumatizes the mind
more than the injustice of
deliberately making two equal
things to appear unequal, we hops
that you find this circular a veritable
opportunity to add your good name
to the list of people of good and
living conscience that arduously
worked to enthrone justice where
injustice formerly reigned supreme.

This upgrade with compensatory
two grade levels is expected to be
across board irrespective of
whether a graduate nurse has been
promoted before or not. For
exarnple, we expect those on
CONHESS 07 to be upgraded to
CONHESS 09 and those on
CONHESS 08 to CONHESS to.

We hope to see the effective
implementation of this request
within the shortest possible time.
Please accept the highest regard of
members of this association that
comprise nurses with minimum of
first degree in Nursing Science.


source
http://www.nursingworldnigeria.com/2016/10/ugonsa-demand-advertisement-for-the-post-of-nurse-intern-proper-placement/

FG set to Establish Postgraduate College For Nurses https://www.nairaland.com/3440134/fg-set-establish-postgraduate-college

The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives has urged the Federal Government to establish a national post graduate college for nurses in order to enhance the training of high-level manpower in the profession.

The National President of NANNM, Mr. Abdrafiu Adeniji, said this in Osogbo on Sunday during a briefing at the end of the sixth Quadrennial National Delegate Conference of the association.

Adeniji said that the establishment of the college would impact positively on the quality of health delivery in the country, adding that government should expedite action on the establishment of the school.

He said, “Our association has requested the establishment of the school we call the National Post Graduate College of Nursing.

“We have made the request to the Federal Ministry of Health and the idea has been accepted. It has been referred to the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria for consideration and appropriate processing.

“If the college is established, the manpower and human resources development needed for health and nursing will be complemented and upgraded to a better status.”

He said the association would ensure the implementation of the approval given to graduates of nursing sciences for internship.

He also urged the government to provide adequate equipment and infrastructure in health institutions to ensure the proper training of nurses and midwives.

Adeniji said, “Lack of infrastructure and working tools in the health sector should be addressed because almost all the health institutions in the country lack adequate infrastructural and functional equipment. The implication is that qualified health professionals do not have the necessary equipment to work with.

“We implore the government not to pay lip service to the development of our health institutions but ensure that our institutions are adequately equipped and that health professionals manning them especially nurses and midwives are adequately remunerated.”


source
http://www.nursingworldnigeria.com/2016/11/establish-postgraduate-college-for-nurses-nannm-tells-govt

dancewith:
Are you kidding me? I am yet to see a nurse perform heart surgery or even most surgeries. If my memory is correct I can't recall a nurse diagnosing and making prescriptions to me when I visited the hospital.

The writer told you that they are being restricted by laws

desy24444
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Academic Medicine , journal of
the American Association of
Medical Colleges, has sent out a
recent call for articles addressing
the 2013 question of the year:


“What is a doctor? What is a
nurse?” Thirty years ago this
would have been an absurd
question. Not only would it have
been absurd for doctors and
nurses, but for patients too.
Roles were clearly delineated
within the disciplines, and the
white coat indicated a doctor
and the white uniform and cap
identified the nurse.

There are several reasons why
we have to ask the question
posed by Academic Medicine . A
big reason is the entry of women
into the field of medicine.
Another is the development of
advanced degrees for nurses. The
computerization of medical
records has spurred increases
the need for physician extenders
to support practices. A huge
reason recently has been cost-
containment considerations. The
erosion of the doctor as an
ultimate authority figure and
the rise of patient autonomy
have leveled the field as well. To
some extent access to education
is in the mix also.

Educational level is usually part
of the definition of a doctor or
nurse. This is no longer a
reliable indicator. A doctor has
an undergraduate degree and an
MD. But a doctor might be a DO
also, a doctor of osteopathic
medicine. A nurse has an
undergraduate degree in
nursing. Except that a nurse
might have an undergraduate
degree in something other than
nursing, and get the nursing
training later in a master’s
degree program. Up until
relatively recently you didn’t
have to have a BSN to be a nurse,
an associates degree was
enough. Now a nurse might
have a master’s degree or a PhD.

A nurse practitioner has a
master’s degree. A physicians
assistant might also.
Authority used to be used to
separate doctors from nurses.
Doctors can prescribe medicines.
But now so can many advanced-
practice nurses. Doctors can
write orders. So can nurse
practitioners. Doctors can
examine you and diagnose you.
So does your NP.

Nurses and doctors used to look
different. The physical
appearance and dress of nurses
and doctors in hospitals today is
actually emblematic of the
blurring of the lines of identity
that have characterized
medicine in recent years. A
doctor might wear scrubs; a
nurse practitioner might wear a
white coat; in the operating
room, everybody wears the
same thing. Clothing has long
been a tangible symbol of
turbulent times. The casting off
of corsets was a signal of
relaxing social restrictions. The
shock of a woman wearing pants
coincided with women entering
the workforce. Burning bras
were a way of protesting gender
inequality. It is no accident that
the shedding of the nurses cap
happened around the same time
nurses became college educated.
Lifestyle and money? Nope. A
primary care doctor makes less
than a nurse anesthetist. Some
doctors don’t take call anymore,
and many nurses do, even those
without advanced degrees.

Surely knowledge, skill, and
ability separate nurses from
doctors? Of course not. Your
experienced floor nurse knows
way more about medicine than
your average intern. Physicians
assistants can sew up wounds
and assist in surgery. A person
who becomes a nurse is just as
smart as a person who becomes
a doctor, which has always been
true but not always
acknowledged. An MD is just a
piece of paper that gives a
person permission to start
learning how to be an actual
doctor. An RN is much the same.

Clinical experience and training
are the only things that matter
materially to patients. Some
argue that training level is also
part of the definitional
differences between doctors and
nurses. Doctor’s clinical training
in a formal educational system
is usually longer. So you could
equivocally say that a doctor has
longer training.

I would suggest to my readers
that the only thing that truly
separates doctors from nurses is
ultimate responsibility. The
editor of Academic Medicine says
in his introductory remarks
introducing the question that his
daughter was trying to decide
between medicine and nursing.
This is the decision she must
make. Does she want to live
with the ultimate responsibility
for every patient under her
care? Because of our investment
of time and money, and
presumably because of the
economic and social standing
granted to us, we doctors bear
this ultimate burden. This is not
to say that nurses don’t also
have a responsibility to their
patients and their field, or that
they haven’t invested just as
much time and money.

I have been both a nurse and a
doctor, and am a huge
proponent of the expanded role
of nurse practitioners. But the
law and society have laid the
ultimate privilege and burden
on the person that people call
“doctor.” That’s the difference.


source
http://forum.facmedicine.com/threads/the-only-thing-that-truly-separates-doctors-from-nurses.19294/

chuksbogus2001:
I strongly concur .this write up is for the mature minds

Real matured minds my bro.

Academic Medicine , journal of
the American Association of
Medical Colleges, has sent out a
recent call for articles addressing
the 2013 question of the year:


“What is a doctor? What is a
nurse?” Thirty years ago this
would have been an absurd
question. Not only would it have
been absurd for doctors and
nurses, but for patients too.
Roles were clearly delineated
within the disciplines, and the
white coat indicated a doctor
and the white uniform and cap
identified the nurse.

There are several reasons why
we have to ask the question
posed by Academic Medicine . A
big reason is the entry of women
into the field of medicine.
Another is the development of
advanced degrees for nurses. The
computerization of medical
records has spurred increases
the need for physician extenders
to support practices. A huge
reason recently has been cost-
containment considerations. The
erosion of the doctor as an
ultimate authority figure and
the rise of patient autonomy
have leveled the field as well. To
some extent access to education
is in the mix also.

Educational level is usually part
of the definition of a doctor or
nurse. This is no longer a
reliable indicator. A doctor has
an undergraduate degree and an
MD. But a doctor might be a DO
also, a doctor of osteopathic
medicine. A nurse has an
undergraduate degree in
nursing. Except that a nurse
might have an undergraduate
degree in something other than
nursing, and get the nursing
training later in a master’s
degree program. Up until
relatively recently you didn’t
have to have a BSN to be a nurse,
an associates degree was
enough. Now a nurse might
have a master’s degree or a PhD.

A nurse practitioner has a
master’s degree. A physicians
assistant might also.
Authority used to be used to
separate doctors from nurses.
Doctors can prescribe medicines.
But now so can many advanced-
practice nurses. Doctors can
write orders. So can nurse
practitioners. Doctors can
examine you and diagnose you.
So does your NP.

Nurses and doctors used to look
different. The physical
appearance and dress of nurses
and doctors in hospitals today is
actually emblematic of the
blurring of the lines of identity
that have characterized
medicine in recent years. A
doctor might wear scrubs; a
nurse practitioner might wear a
white coat; in the operating
room, everybody wears the
same thing. Clothing has long
been a tangible symbol of
turbulent times. The casting off
of corsets was a signal of
relaxing social restrictions. The
shock of a woman wearing pants
coincided with women entering
the workforce. Burning bras
were a way of protesting gender
inequality. It is no accident that
the shedding of the nurses cap
happened around the same time
nurses became college educated.
Lifestyle and money? Nope. A
primary care doctor makes less
than a nurse anesthetist. Some
doctors don’t take call anymore,
and many nurses do, even those
without advanced degrees.

Surely knowledge, skill, and
ability separate nurses from
doctors? Of course not. Your
experienced floor nurse knows
way more about medicine than
your average intern. Physicians
assistants can sew up wounds
and assist in surgery. A person
who becomes a nurse is just as
smart as a person who becomes
a doctor, which has always been
true but not always
acknowledged. An MD is just a
piece of paper that gives a
person permission to start
learning how to be an actual
doctor. An RN is much the same.

Clinical experience and training
are the only things that matter
materially to patients. Some
argue that training level is also
part of the definitional
differences between doctors and
nurses. Doctor’s clinical training
in a formal educational system
is usually longer. So you could
equivocally say that a doctor has
longer training.

I would suggest to my readers
that the only thing that truly
separates doctors from nurses is
ultimate responsibility. The
editor of Academic Medicine says
in his introductory remarks
introducing the question that his
daughter was trying to decide
between medicine and nursing.
This is the decision she must
make. Does she want to live
with the ultimate responsibility
for every patient under her
care? Because of our investment
of time and money, and
presumably because of the
economic and social standing
granted to us, we doctors bear
this ultimate burden. This is not
to say that nurses don’t also
have a responsibility to their
patients and their field, or that
they haven’t invested just as
much time and money.

I have been both a nurse and a
doctor, and am a huge
proponent of the expanded role
of nurse practitioners. But the
law and society have laid the
ultimate privilege and burden
on the person that people call
“doctor.” That’s the difference.


source
http://forum.facmedicine.com/threads/the-only-thing-that-truly-separates-doctors-from-nurses.19294/

desy24444
HaneefahRN
ferdinandurian
Olusanm
luvissweet2f
Cholls
RaeMystix
feyimen
lanxebony
Nzeh12

Bro lalasticlala, please move this to career section

Academic Medicine , journal of
the American Association of
Medical Colleges, has sent out a
recent call for articles addressing
the 2013 question of the year:


“What is a doctor? What is a
nurse?” Thirty years ago this
would have been an absurd
question. Not only would it have
been absurd for doctors and
nurses, but for patients too.
Roles were clearly delineated
within the disciplines, and the
white coat indicated a doctor
and the white uniform and cap
identified the nurse.

There are several reasons why
we have to ask the question
posed by Academic Medicine . A
big reason is the entry of women
into the field of medicine.
Another is the development of
advanced degrees for nurses. The
computerization of medical
records has spurred increases
the need for physician extenders
to support practices. A huge
reason recently has been cost-
containment considerations. The
erosion of the doctor as an
ultimate authority figure and
the rise of patient autonomy
have leveled the field as well. To
some extent access to education
is in the mix also.

Educational level is usually part
of the definition of a doctor or
nurse. This is no longer a
reliable indicator. A doctor has
an undergraduate degree and an
MD. But a doctor might be a DO
also, a doctor of osteopathic
medicine. A nurse has an
undergraduate degree in
nursing. Except that a nurse
might have an undergraduate
degree in something other than
nursing, and get the nursing
training later in a master’s
degree program. Up until
relatively recently you didn’t
have to have a BSN to be a nurse,
an associates degree was
enough. Now a nurse might
have a master’s degree or a PhD.

A nurse practitioner has a
master’s degree. A physicians
assistant might also.
Authority used to be used to
separate doctors from nurses.
Doctors can prescribe medicines.
But now so can many advanced-
practice nurses. Doctors can
write orders. So can nurse
practitioners. Doctors can
examine you and diagnose you.
So does your NP.

Nurses and doctors used to look
different. The physical
appearance and dress of nurses
and doctors in hospitals today is
actually emblematic of the
blurring of the lines of identity
that have characterized
medicine in recent years. A
doctor might wear scrubs; a
nurse practitioner might wear a
white coat; in the operating
room, everybody wears the
same thing. Clothing has long
been a tangible symbol of
turbulent times. The casting off
of corsets was a signal of
relaxing social restrictions. The
shock of a woman wearing pants
coincided with women entering
the workforce. Burning bras
were a way of protesting gender
inequality. It is no accident that
the shedding of the nurses cap
happened around the same time
nurses became college educated.
Lifestyle and money? Nope. A
primary care doctor makes less
than a nurse anesthetist. Some
doctors don’t take call anymore,
and many nurses do, even those
without advanced degrees.

Surely knowledge, skill, and
ability separate nurses from
doctors? Of course not. Your
experienced floor nurse knows
way more about medicine than
your average intern. Physicians
assistants can sew up wounds
and assist in surgery. A person
who becomes a nurse is just as
smart as a person who becomes
a doctor, which has always been
true but not always
acknowledged. An MD is just a
piece of paper that gives a
person permission to start
learning how to be an actual
doctor. An RN is much the same.

Clinical experience and training
are the only things that matter
materially to patients. Some
argue that training level is also
part of the definitional
differences between doctors and
nurses. Doctor’s clinical training
in a formal educational system
is usually longer. So you could
equivocally say that a doctor has
longer training.

I would suggest to my readers
that the only thing that truly
separates doctors from nurses is
ultimate responsibility. The
editor of Academic Medicine says
in his introductory remarks
introducing the question that his
daughter was trying to decide
between medicine and nursing.
This is the decision she must
make. Does she want to live
with the ultimate responsibility
for every patient under her
care? Because of our investment
of time and money, and
presumably because of the
economic and social standing
granted to us, we doctors bear
this ultimate burden. This is not
to say that nurses don’t also
have a responsibility to their
patients and their field, or that
they haven’t invested just as
much time and money.

I have been both a nurse and a
doctor, and am a huge
proponent of the expanded role
of nurse practitioners. But the
law and society have laid the
ultimate privilege and burden
on the person that people call
“doctor.” That’s the difference.


source
http://forum.facmedicine.com/threads/the-only-thing-that-truly-separates-doctors-from-nurses.19294/

Gten:
NurEmperor, you just got here October 2016 and you are quoting me already, you must have some nerve. I don't parley with cowards so, Put up your pix and let me attend to you.

If I put up my pix, will that stop your hatred for good news?
Anyway, quote me again and be ignored.

Gten:
Is it a degree in painting? Cos all I see is some guy painting a tricycle and riding it afterwards.

bad belle

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Is it for weekend?