Owerri — Some Schools of Nursing in Imo State have been denied accreditation by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN).
Governor Ikedi Ohakim, disclosed this in a message delivered on his behalf by the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Vin Udokwu, at the silver jubilee celebration of the School of Nursing, Mbano Joint Hospital, Umuelemai, Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of the state.
Saying that his administration was not particularly happy with this ugly development, Ohakim, however, reiterated his preparedness to meet the challenges facing the managements, staff and students of Nursing Schools in the state.
Ohakim observed that in the past 25 years, the School of Nursing in Mbano Joint Hospital, has kept appreciable record in the training of nurses for the nation's health sector.
He advised the Principal of the school to articulate the urgent needs of the institution and present a formal request through the Ministry of Health, including the issue of affiliating the school to a university as ordered by the NMCN on or before the year 2010.
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I am not surprised by the denial rather I am surprised that the council actually took a stand for once on quality/outcomes. I graduated from a Nursing School in Imo state about 25 years ago. At that time, the Mbano School was affiliated informally to my school and they actually took a couple of classes in my school. After the Mbano School came the proliferation of Nursing Schools in Imo State and I am telling you now that as far back as 25 years ago, we saw the decline in the quality of Nurses coming out from most schools in that State. Nurses who did not understand the concept of clinical outcomes, could barely speak good English how much less write an actual anecdotal nursing report. The Catholic missionaries need to be monitored in this state as far as proliferation of Nursing Schools go. The only international reputable Nursing School in Imo State is Holy Rosary Hospital Emekuku. This is the only school that the graduands have had no problems securing international certification unlike most schools in the State. I truly want to extend my appreciation to Ms Florence Ekeada - who actually turned out nurses that can compete internationally and go beyond the diploma program.