nurses

Ondo Nurses Protest Unprofessional Handling Of COVID-19

Ondo Nurses Protest Unprofessional Handling Of COVID-19

June 23, 2020 12:16 pm

Activities at the Mother and Child Hospital in Akure, the Ondo State capital was partially grounded on Tuesday following a peaceful protest by nurses at the medical facility.

According to the nurses, the spike in the cases of COVID-19 among health workers without efforts by government to carry out contact tracing of infected persons is worrisome.

The nurses who were chanting solidarity songs displayed placards with various inscription such as “Nurses’ lives matter,” “Don’t you think I am worth being protected?” “Who is next?” “NCDC, urgent attention needed now.”

DAILY POST gathered that workers at the State Neuropsychiatric hospital, Akure …

COVID-19 - What If Chinese Doctors Assist Nigeria

COVID-19: What If Chinese Doctors Assist Nigeria?

April 6, 2020 6:28 am

Controversy is raging over the announcement by Nigeria’s minister of health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire that an 18-man team of Chinese doctors and nurses will arrive the country to assist in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

In addition to the technical team, items such as personal protection equipment (PPE) and ventilators are also expected to arrive from China as assistance to Nigerian government in collaboration with Chinese community living and working in Nigeria.

In as much that such gesture is not new between countries during emergencies, there are already some apprehensions in some quarters against the gesture largely due to …

4 UNIPORT Teaching Hospital Nurses Die In Six Months

December 22, 2019 1:39 pm

National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH) has raised concern that it lost four Chief Nursing Officers within six months due to stress from work overload.

Chairman of the Association in UPTH, MacDonald Uchendu, said the affected Nursing Officers were within the ages of 48 and 56 years.
Read Also: Sokoto’s 2020 Budget Prioritized To Meet Citizens Yearnings
She complained that they were understaffed and urged the management to look into the matter of recruitment of more nurses.

Investigation revealed that due to a recent directive by the management to all heads …

JJ Lin: Nurses Suspended Over 'Auctioning' Of Singer's Drip

JJ Lin: Nurses Suspended Over ‘Auctioning’ Of Singer’s Drip

October 30, 2019 3:27 pm

Eleven staff have been suspended from a Chinese hospital on suspicion of trying to sell medical products used by a popular singer JJ Lin.

A photo of a drip bag and syringe said to have been used by JJ Lin during his recent hospital stay in Jiangsu province were posted online by staff.

He had been admitted to hospital last week with a fever following a concert.

Lin, 38, has released 13 Mandopop albums – pop music sung in Mandarin – since 2013 and won best Mandarin male singer in the Golden Melody Awards.

Among the items posted for …

Ondo shuts hospital for training ‘quack’ nurses

March 28, 2019 11:54 am

Ondo State Government on Thursday sealed off a private hospital in Okitipupa reportedly owned by Dr. Odusola Aribo for training auxiliary nurses against the established law.

The Acting Permanent Secretary Ministry of Health, Dr. Dipo Durojaye, after being briefed by the Ministry’s Monitoring team, who monitored hospitals in Okitipupa, said Aribo also started a hospital without following laid down regulations.

Durojaye added Aribo did not register the hospital with the State Ministry of Health, which makes it illegal.

He said it would not be business as usual in the State health sector as government will descend heavily on quacks and …

International nurses’ verification form for New York State

March 9, 2019 2:08 am

Hello Nurses.

I was getting so many questions from Nurses about how to print out form 1 and notarize it and make payment from Nigeria. So I had to call New York state board of Professionals Nursing to enquire how you can make payment from Nigeria.

They told me that it is best to fill out online application form 1.

They only accept bank cheques from United States Banks.
So I will like to use this opportunity to inform All to fill online form 1.

You can print out Forms 2F and 3F to send to your Nursing school and …

Registered Nurses: Verification forms for New York

February 24, 2019 4:11 am

Hello Nurses,

To assist you; I have downloaded the three major forms you need for your transcripts verification by New York state board of Nursing. Find the forms attached below.
Nurse Form 1 – which is for you to fill out All and Notarise it at the end of the form and return to The New York state board by Mail; including making the payment of $143 with it. Address to return to, is on the form.
Nurse Form 2F – which is for you to fill a part of it and sign then send to your
…

Free NCLEX review, employment for registered nurses

February 23, 2019 3:27 am

Goodnews, we are giving opportunities for registered nurses from Africa to work in the USA thus the reason, we are doing the NCLEX review for nurses who are yet to pass their NCLEX.

READ ALSO: Recruiting international nurses to work in the USA

Once you pass the NCLEX, we hire you immediately, to work in the USA or Canada.

We are providing the materials and the training free of charge to assist you pass the certification exam.

contact me if you are interested.

Somachi MarkAnthony, BSN, is a registered nurse, and certified nyphrology nurse.

She lives in, and writes from …

TRENDING

Breaking

𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬, 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐤, is a nonpartisan online news portal founded on the truth to provide you with weekly, insightful articles written with precision and current updates on current events from Africa in particular and the rest of the world in general. All of our reports undergo extensive fact-checking to ensure their veracity, and we adhere strictly to the facts, no matter whose ox is gored.

follow on social media

Facebook Twitter Youtube Telegram Linkedin

subscribe to newsletter

© 2018 - 2020 Africa digital news, New York
Powered by

People and Polity