babyfaceafrica:
not all doctors perform surgeries,and pharmacist prescribe drugs

HRich:
Happy New Month Beautiful people. May God continue to
bless and keep us. May His face continue to shine upon
us and may His will be done.

Lagusta:
You all should remember that this article is talking about AMERICAN NURSES and NURSE PRACTICIONERS, who are nurses that have undergone advanced training to the extent that they can now diagnose common ailments and prescribe drugs, since doctors are scarce everywhere....

Please NEVER compare a foreign trained nurse to one nurse that finished from school of nursing.....

The only nurses I really give respect and regards are the graduate nurses, they went to the university, did a five year course, learned the real art and practice of nursing, there their training can be at par with the American nurses...

All other auxiliaries and those lazy "school of nursing" nurses need to take a chill pill......

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

teepsee:
Please that write up is too long jowi.
What is my business with nurse and doctors.

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.

toprealman:
They played a key role in your delivery and will most likely do same when you start making babies.

eleojo23:


Pharmacists can't prescribe for every disease.
Not because they don't know what to prescribe but because,treating an illness is more than just prescribing drugs.

There are a lot of things to consider in prescribing drugs. There could be co-morbidities which the pharmacists may not be aware of and these can only be revealed by investigations ordered by a doctor.
There are comobidities that are obvious but there are many which can only be revealed by detailed investigations that only a doctor is trained to do.
Some drugs need therapeutic drug monitoring which can only be carried out in the hospital under the supervision of a doctor with inputs from the pharmacist.

So the pharmacist has his limit in prescribing, not because he doesn't know what to prescribe, but because there are a lot more things to consider beside the obvious presenting symptoms of the patient.

Some diseases are not easy to diagnose because there could be up to five different diseases with similar symptoms. The pharmacist is trained to know symptoms of various diseases but he has his limits. This is where you need a doctor- the expert in diagnosis.
Once the doctor has confirmed the diagnosis, the pharmacist can help to choose the appropriate medication and help the patient to understand how his medication works, the possible side effects and how he should take the drugs for optimum result.

In all, healthcare is more of a symbiotic relationship between all the players involved.

odinegi:
Well once in a while... This kind of article is important to enlighten the public, why because... Most nigerians even the educated ones are still very foolish when it comes to the health sector. When we fall sick the only thing we think of after hospital is the doctor, forgotten that alot of feilds has come together to make the HOSPITAL. Also because of this praises render to the doctors, most nurses simply get pissed and behave anyhow in return to the patients and relatives with the mindset that.... Afterall dia effort is not appreciated so why giving dia best. In conclusion if u wanna hear the truth... 10% of the mortality rate in the hospital are caused by the society not appreciating nurses effort in our hospital, so they do alot of degligence of duty which is very costly to human life. Afterall no surveillance camera is watching.

Please i am talking from experience, let's learn to appreciate from the gateman at the hospital gate to the cleaners on the hospital wards.

Lagusta:
You all should remember that this article is talking about AMERICAN NURSES and NURSE PRACTICIONERS, who are nurses that have undergone advanced training to the extent that they can now diagnose common ailments and prescribe drugs, since doctors are scarce everywhere....

Please NEVER compare a foreign trained nurse to one nurse that finished from school of nursing.....

The only nurses I really give respect and regards are the graduate nurses, they went to the university, did a five year course, learned the real art and practice of nursing, there their training can be at par with the American nurses...

All other auxiliaries and those lazy "school of nursing" nurses need to take a chill pill......

NurEmperor:
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Lagusta:
You all should remember that this article is talking about AMERICAN NURSES and NURSE PRACTICIONERS, who are nurses that have undergone advanced training to the extent that they can now diagnose common ailments and prescribe drugs, since doctors are scarce everywhere....

Please NEVER compare a foreign trained nurse to one nurse that finished from school of nursing.....

The only nurses I really give respect and regards are the graduate nurses, they went to the university, did a five year course, learned the real art and practice of nursing, there their training can be at par with the American nurses...

All other auxiliaries and those lazy "school of nursing" nurses need to take a chill pill......

InyinyaAgbaOku:
Complete piece of crap.
How about they didn't study the same curriculum in schools?

And what is it about comparing an EXPERIENCED FLOOR NURSE to an DOCTOR INTERN.
That's a useless comparison. But even at that, they don't have the same undergraduate curriculum, the intern doc will still know more about diagnosis whole the experienced nurse about nursing skills.
E no follow sef.
If you like, let the security man wear the same thing as doctors, even if e look like panadol, e no be panadil

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.

teepsee:
sir by God grace i have them around me. Two uncle of mine are doctors, my mom a midwife , my sister also a nurse.


So by God grace i don't think it's a problem, and i can ask them if i really want to know

eleojo23:


Pharmacists can't prescribe for every disease.
Not because they don't know what to prescribe but because,treating an illness is more than just prescribing drugs.

There are a lot of things to consider in prescribing drugs. There could be co-morbidities which the pharmacists may not be aware of and these can only be revealed by investigations ordered by a doctor.
There are comobidities that are obvious but there are many which can only be revealed by detailed investigations that only a doctor is trained to do.
Some drugs need therapeutic drug monitoring which can only be carried out in the hospital under the supervision of a doctor with inputs from the pharmacist.

So the pharmacist has his limit in prescribing, not because he doesn't know what to prescribe, but because there are a lot more things to consider beside the obvious presenting symptoms of the patient.

Some diseases are not easy to diagnose because there could be up to five different diseases with similar symptoms. The pharmacist is trained to know symptoms of various diseases but he has his limits. This is where you need a doctor- the expert in diagnosis.
Once the doctor has confirmed the diagnosis, the pharmacist can help to choose the appropriate medication and help the patient to understand how his medication works, the possible side effects and how he should take the drugs for optimum result.

In all, healthcare is more of a symbiotic relationship between all the players involved.

toprealman:
Now paraphrasing your question: What is the usefulness of your medical doctor uncles and the nurses surrounding you....including your mum. Reflect on your answer and do have a wonderful day bro.

NurEmperor:
desy24444
HaneefahRN
ferdinandurian
Olusanm
luvissweet2f
Cholls
RaeMystix
feyimen
lanxebony
Nzeh12

Emeskhalifa:
Reminds me of Nurse Metuh

teepsee:
bro learn how not to take this too personal, i was referring to the post not the profession. So i don't see how it relates to my uncles or mom.


Well na u get ur mouth, but at the main time, i think this will be alyt to calm you down.


Have a nice day sir

Lagusta:
You all should remember that this article is talking about AMERICAN NURSES and NURSE PRACTICIONERS, who are nurses that have undergone advanced training to the extent that they can now diagnose common ailments and prescribe drugs, since doctors are scarce everywhere....

Please NEVER compare a foreign trained nurse to one nurse that finished from school of nursing.....

The only nurses I really give respect and regards are the graduate nurses, they went to the university, did a five year course, learned the real art and practice of nursing, there their training can be at par with the American nurses...

All other auxiliaries and those lazy "school of nursing" nurses need to take a chill pill......

Lagusta:
You all should remember that this article is talking about AMERICAN NURSES and NURSE PRACTICIONERS, who are nurses that have undergone advanced training to the extent that they can now diagnose common ailments and prescribe drugs, since doctors are scarce everywhere....

Please NEVER compare a foreign trained nurse to one nurse that finished from school of nursing.....

The only nurses I really give respect and regards are the graduate nurses, they went to the university, did a five year course, learned the real art and practice of nursing, there their training can be at par with the American nurses...

All other auxiliaries and those lazy "school of nursing" nurses need to take a chill pill......

eleojo23:


Pharmacists can't prescribe for every disease.
Not because they don't know what to prescribe but because,treating an illness is more than just prescribing drugs.

There are a lot of things to consider in prescribing drugs. There could be co-morbidities which the pharmacists may not be aware of and these can only be revealed by investigations ordered by a doctor.
There are comobidities that are obvious but there are many which can only be revealed by detailed investigations that only a doctor is trained to do.
Some drugs need therapeutic drug monitoring which can only be carried out in the hospital under the supervision of a doctor with inputs from the pharmacist.

So the pharmacist has his limit in prescribing, not because he doesn't know what to prescribe, but because there are a lot more things to consider beside the obvious presenting symptoms of the patient.

Some diseases are not easy to diagnose because there could be up to five different diseases with similar symptoms. The pharmacist is trained to know symptoms of various diseases but he has his limits. This is where you need a doctor- the expert in diagnosis.
Once the doctor has confirmed the diagnosis, the pharmacist can help to choose the appropriate medication and help the patient to understand how his medication works, the possible side effects and how he should take the drugs for optimum result.

In all, healthcare is more of a symbiotic relationship between all the players involved.