Angelacruz:
It is a science background bro

Albertone:

You didn't have a background in sciences prior to enrolling in school of nursing?

NemoDatQuod:
I understand where she and her brother are coming from. He wants her to use Nursing as a route to the UK. Her personal sense of self(which is different from person to person) will not let her go to Nursing school after a graduate certificate. She has a right to feel that way. I would not have agreed to do what her brother suggested even if it means starving. Sense of self is sense of self. Period!

If her brother wants to help her, he should pay £4k or £5k for her to study for an Msc in Biomedical Science here in the UK. The total fee for foreign students is about £15k. When she arrives here, she should be prepared to work while studying and pay off what is left of her fees.

With a graduate degree in Biomedical science, the world will be her oyster. Or she can study for a Masters Degree in Public Health!

I don't know who told her brother that being a Nurse in the UK is profitable. It is not, by any stretch of the imagination, unless earning £25k to £35k a year alongside long working hours is his idea of profitable.

My two pence!

Here's a link to a uni that offers biomedical science
https://www.uel.ac.uk/postgraduate/courses/msc-biomedical-science

kumbhuru:

Just say you wanna marry her?

JOACHINpedro:
Omo!
Make she run Msc. biochemistry in UK. Why waste time?

Heathrow44:



I read anatomy in one useless university , but my cousin is UK , I don't know weda I should join him there but the job she can find is HCA jobs , but I'm also checking I don't want to work under somebody, I don't want one day in the middle of my life somebody would just sack me, I don't know what to do?

NaughtyBrainiac:
Hello All,

A friend studied Biochemistry in one of Nigeria's Federal Universities, she has completed NYSC but she does not have a job yet.

Her brother who currently resides in the UK wants her to enrol in a school of Nursing in Nigeria and she is not happy with what her brother wants.

I asked her if her brother's reason is because Nursing is profitable in the UK and she said YES, that's his reason. The goal is that she'd eventually relocate to the the UK.

My concerns are:

1. Why study a course like Biochemistry and go back to a school of Nursing? Aren't there better alternatives?
2. Most of the people I know that attended school of Nursing always go back to the Univeristy for BSc. Nursing.
3. School of Nursing in Nigeria will take her about 3 years and I am sure she will still need to write some exams before she will be able to work as a Registered Nurse in the UK.

Are there possibilities of moving to the UK to study that version of Nigerian School of Nursing? If yes, how expensive is it?

On the other hand, if she's able to go to the UK for her masters, masters in what course can she apply for (please bear in my that she is a Biochemistry graduate) that would give her chances of securing a good job in the UK ( At least, a kind of job that would still make her earn something close to what Nurses earn)?

Please advise. Thank you

Angelacruz:
If she want to relocate fast,school of nursing is d best because of time and no strike.
Competition in nursing school now is fierce.As far as i am concerned,biochemistry is a scam course in Nigeria.She won't regret doing nursing.

Some of my senior colleagues in nursing school are graduates from :biochemistry,nutrition n dietetics,microbiology,biology,zoology et cetera.


If you want to work in Nigeria as a nurse,go for Bnsc because d earn way more than school of nursing with Rn.

But if you want to work outside,school of nursing is okay .

Ex0rcistt:

Well done sir/ma, so would you advise the person to go for school of nursing, or nursing degree provided she already has a good score in jamb this year, and she doesn't have any uncle in UK.

Polchiz:


Maybe you are not in Nigeria

many doctors struggle for 2 years just to secure a place for housemanship

Some doctors have been unemployed for 5 years.

Chinny024:

She might not even be enrolled... Don't be surprise she would fail woefully during PTS..Its fail and fail out.If her mind is not there, no one should force her..Nursing and midwifery council of Nigeria needs just 50students per yr from each schools of nursing across the country.
During our time,we had 5 graduates ranging from microbiology, Anatomy, Biochemistry, Lab scientist, and physiotherapists. They want to port to UK or US through nursing.
Among the five of them,only the Anatomy students made it with us after PTS.
Unfortunately, because of greed for money most school admits close to 300students and bombard them for that 6months...If you fail,na pack and go on top shame..
I never regretted going into nursing from sch of nursing route.. In fact, it should be the basic.. You get the required training, manner, and experience. Patients are safe in our hands. Most times then we teach BSC students practical and theory...No fighting, everyone has portion to clean,roster for sharing food and class cleaning and washing..You know your sit in the class.
If you do nonsense, you serve punishment in the ward by doing nights and going to classes at same time. However,exit route is widely open for stubborn ones.

Although, not all school is competitive.
Goodluck to her...
NB: Nurses earns more than a biochemist five times..

30naira:


True, but in the interim, look at the ones you know, there's always a private hospital where they are getting 50k a month

Polchiz:


https://www.nairaland.com/2852777/agony-unemployed-medical-graduates-nigeria

https://www.nairaland.com/5309606/40-doctors-unemployed-nigeria-nma

Polchiz:


You have to be careful. This is your destiny and nobody can advise you better than yourself.

Are you passionate about Biochemistry or you just want a discipline that can guarantee you a job?

Why did you study Biochemistry? What is your class of degree?

There are many opportunities for a Biochemistry graduate. However, nepotism in Nigeria MUST affect your chances:

If you graduated with at least a 2:1 and you are 25 years or below then you can easily secure a job in the following organizations if you are good enough to pass Aptitude test & interview:

i. Audit firms: KPMG, ERNST & YOUNG, DELLOITE, PWC
ii. Banks
iii. Food Industries: Nigerian Breweries (M.SC required), Nestle, International Breweries, Coca Cola, Guiness Nigeria
iv. Pharmaceutical Industries as Sales Rep

Alternatively, if you are connected and know a big man in government:
i. Research Institutes (We have more than 30 in Nigeria & Biochemists are well positioned. You start as Research Officer II and grow and become a director)
ii. Monotechnic/Polytechnics as lecturer
iii. Federal Universities as lecturer (M.SC, PhD required)
iv. Government Agencies: DPR (as environmentalist), NSE (Graduate Trainee), NARICT, NILEST, NABDA, NAFDAC etc as Research officers
v. Teacher (PGDE required)

In Nigeria today, no discipline guarantees you a job, Medicine inclusive.

A yoruba graduate may secure a better paying job than a doctor.

I am a passionate Biochemist (B.SC, M.SC). Secured a job 8 months after my M.SC and today, I earn more than a professor of Medicine. Even a Matron cannot come close.

If you are a fresh graduate, it is time to ponder and tell yourself the truth.

You need to be patient, prayerful, diligent, and determined to succeed.

No profession be it Engineering, Nursing, Medicine will guarantee you success.

NaughtyBrainiac:
Hello All,

A friend studied Biochemistry in one of Nigeria's Federal Universities, she has completed NYSC but she does not have a job yet.

Her brother who currently resides in the UK wants her to enrol in a school of Nursing in Nigeria and she is not happy with what her brother wants.

I asked her if her brother's reason is because Nursing is profitable in the UK and she said YES, that's his reason. The goal is that she'd eventually relocate to the the UK.

My concerns are:

1. Why study a course like Biochemistry and go back to a school of Nursing? Aren't there better alternatives?
2. Most of the people I know that attended school of Nursing always go back to the Univeristy for BSc. Nursing.
3. School of Nursing in Nigeria will take her about 3 years and I am sure she will still need to write some exams before she will be able to work as a Registered Nurse in the UK.

Are there possibilities of moving to the UK to study that version of Nigerian School of Nursing? If yes, how expensive is it?

On the other hand, if she's able to go to the UK for her masters, masters in what course can she apply for (please bear in my that she is a Biochemistry graduate) that would give her chances of securing a good job in the UK ( At least, a kind of job that would still make her earn something close to what Nurses earn)?

Please advise. Thank you

Bluesearoll:
Can 270 marks (jamb) get you to UI for LAW?

kumbhuru:

You are not using your brain. Please use it more. What rubbish did you just type?
You think money grow on trees abroad and its easy to fund education over there?

Moneyyman:
I think that's a harsh thing to say about someone you've never met. Do you know if he's struggling abroad too? UK nursing schools aren't cheap. It is easier to get it done here in 3 years and move.

obstead200:
let her uncle just be kind enough to get her an admission in a cheap school in uk and pay her first tuition. As long as she is not lazy, trust me, she will be ok. She can even gradually repay him for the first year tuition.
My younger sister is an example. She is a computer science graduate. My brother was kind enough to advance her a loan for her first tuition into a UK school for nursing. She is in Uk paying her way through nursing school right now

I repeat, abroad has a way of twisting the brotherhood spirit of most Nigerians.

NemoDatQuod:
I understand where she and her brother are coming from. He wants her to use Nursing as a route to the UK. Her personal sense of self(which is different from person to person) will not let her go to Nursing school after a graduate certificate. She has a right to feel that way. I would not have agreed to do what her brother suggested even if it means starving. Sense of self is sense of self. Period!

If her brother wants to help her, he should pay £4k or £5k for her to study for an Msc in Biomedical Science here in the UK. The total fee for foreign students is about £15k. When she arrives here, she should be prepared to work while studying and pay off what is left of her fees.

With a graduate degree in Biomedical science, the world will be her oyster. Or she can study for a Masters Degree in Public Health!

I don't know who told her brother that being a Nurse in the UK is profitable. It is not, by any stretch of the imagination, unless earning £25k to £35k a year alongside long working hours is his idea of profitable.

My two pence!

Here's a link to a uni that offers biomedical science
https://www.uel.ac.uk/postgraduate/courses/msc-biomedical-science

Adaobiii:

Which state are you in

Chinny024:

She might not even be enrolled... Don't be surprise she would fail woefully during PTS..Its fail and fail out.If her mind is not there, no one should force her..Nursing and midwifery council of Nigeria needs just 50students per yr from each schools of nursing across the country.
During our time,we had 5 graduates ranging from microbiology, Anatomy, Biochemistry, Lab scientist, and physiotherapists. They want to port to UK or US through nursing.
Among the five of them,only the Anatomy students made it with us after PTS.
Unfortunately, because of greed for money most school admits close to 300students and bombard them for that 6months...If you fail,na pack and go on top shame..
I never regretted going into nursing from sch of nursing route.. In fact, it should be the basic.. You get the required training, manner, and experience. Patients are safe in our hands. Most times then we teach BSC students practical and theory...No fighting, everyone has portion to clean,roster for sharing food and class cleaning and washing..You know your sit in the class.
If you do nonsense, you serve punishment in the ward by doing nights and going to classes at same time. However,exit route is widely open for stubborn ones.

Although, not all school is competitive.
Goodluck to her...
NB: Nurses earns more than a biochemist five times..

Babatundeh26:
When did you graduate from nursing school? Most nursing schools can now present more than 100 students for council exam.

obstead200:

I won't return Ur insults, I forgive u. My personal opinion here is that if u can leave naija today, why wait for 2mrw?

the fact is, once she can cross over and maybe get her first year fees paid, she can easily fund the rest by herself. My sister is in UK, studying nursing and doing 2 jobs. She is paying her own way through school.
Care giver jobs are in high demand. Student nurses can easily do that and raise good money