REASONS WHY
SCHOOLS OF NURSING SHOULD BE ABOLISHED IN NIGERIA.
Over the
years the Nursing profession in Nigeria has remained stagnant despite the
recorded growth and progress of nursing in other climes. This is mostly due to
the lack of vision on the part of the nursing administrators in the country and
ignorance on the part of potential nurses. Schools of nursing have continued to
operate because of the selfish interest of its operators and complacency of
those who are tasked with nursing administration in the country, as they capitalize
on the ignorance of many.
Firstly,
schools of nursing are a waste of precious time and financial resources.
Surprisingly, most folks don’t realize that schools of nursing are much expensive
compared to Universities; this is especially so for the mission schools of
nursing, where people pay as much as two hundred thousand naira per annum, this
is not inclusive of numerous other fees that are bound to come up within the
year.
Regretfully,
after paying huge sums of money for a three year program, one ends up coming
out with a diploma. To make matters worse, one would require an additional four
years to upgrade from a diploma to degree, which sums up to a total of seven
years. This to any rational mind is a senseless waste of resources.
Another
fallacy is the notion that schools of nursing trained nurses are better off
practical wise than their university trained counterparts. This notion is not
only wrong but also misleading. The truth is that nursing is a profession where
you learn on the job and although sound education is important, it is not
always reflective of good practice.
The only way
out of this situation is for the nursing and midwifery council to stipulate a
B.Sc. as the minimum registration qualification and making it mandatory for
schools of nursing to be affiliated with universities or risk losing their
accreditation, that is if they must continue to operate.
Information
is power, so spread the word to discourage school of nursing education.
What do you think is the way forward for nursing in Nigeria? Kindly drop your comments below.
What do you think is the way forward for nursing in Nigeria? Kindly drop your comments below.
I so much agree with the writer that schools of nursing should be abolished, so that the discrimination and disharmony among nurses would reduce.
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