Following several agitations from The National Association
of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) to the Federal
Government to approve the unified schemes of service for
nurses and the implementation of internship for graduates
of nursing sciences. This is to inform the general public
that the scheme has been approved and full implementation
will begin soon. The news filtered in from Minna in Niger
state where the National Council on establishment meeting
held some days ago.
Confirming the report through a communique tagged " A
Victory For Nigerian Nurses" , the President of The
National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives
(NANNM), Comrade {Nurse} Abdrafiu Alani Adeniji,
congratulated all nurses and also stated that " it is a
thing of joy that the efforts of our heroes and forefathers of the nursing profession
have not being in vain ”. He further stated that all
hands will be on deck to utilise all resources within their
disposal to achieve its full implementation and the
upliftment of the nursing profession to the profession where
they can truly be at par with other front line professionals
in the health industry and with other counterparts on the
international scene.
Speaking with a correspondent of OAU Peeps News Agency
on the development, a nursing student of Obafemi Awolowo
University and also the Senate president of All Nigerian
Universities Nursing Students Association(NUNSA),
Senator Ogunjobi Yomi Ogyom said the development will
bring professionalism to nursing practice and will further
improve the quality of Nigerian nurses hence Nigerians will
have access to nursing care practice as being experienced in
the Western world. He further Congratulated all nursing
students and thanked everyone who helped in bringing the
nursing students dream to reality.
Source:OAU Peeps News Agency
http://www.oaupeeps.com/2016/08/internship-unified-scheme-of-service.html

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