Hey future student visa holders! Here’s my journey towards my Canadian RN dream.
I know I’ve been really quiet regarding my application but there was no secret that i came here in a student visa. A lot of you here discourage our kababayans to take the student visa pathway. And i understand why. The risk is big. So let me share my story and how being a student helped me.
Approval of student visa – 2 weeks after i lodged my documents
▪️Enrolled in POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN NURSING PRACTICE at LANGARA COLLEGE (2015-16 with 4 terms and 5 mos break in between)
▪️2 years and 3 mos student visa with coop permit
▪️eligibile for 3 yrs PGWP
▪️Can work 20 hrs per week full time during break
▪️actual school mos is just 12mos +-2 weeks. The 5 mos break in between is the reason why its almost 2 yrs- i think this has something to do with immigration requirements too. [refer to the 2nd and 3rd bullet-thats the reason]
▪️a lot of money to risk but faster (as long as the document is COMPLETE i dont see why you will be denied)
RN LICENSING
Tip: since i know that Langara will be providing us with the syllabus i waited for a year to process my NNAS. Its all about the timing guys. Plan ahead so you will not be paying extra amounts.
▪️Applied NNAS Decemeber 2015 but process my papers February 2016 – im not good with paperworks and honestly i got busy with school. Langara still provide the whole course description which is 400 pages for 2 years compare to my 100+ BSN course syllabus. See the difference?
▪️all the documents were complete as of March 2016
▪️scheduled CELBAN July 2016 -passed
-our teachers keep on telling us to review for NCLEX right away because our program is accredited and that we are not gonna take the SEC/NCAS
-i keep my hopes high but i’m reading a lot of posts here that CRNBC will take 2 mos. so i thought it was great-so i could have time to review- thought wrong 😂
▪️September 2016 NNAS- report Comparable with only 2 sub category that is partially comparable. I know you guys said that it doesn’t matter because it will be the RB who has the final say. But come to think of this – would you think that the NNAS REPORT IS BEING ISSUED FOR NOTHING? there has to be something. Your EDUCATION BACKGROUND IS BEING ASSESSED THOROUGHLY! – my LANGARA curriculum helped me to build that comparability. Even then when i was doing my clinical duty- the Practice here is different. i was just so blessed to be oriented in that process while in school and doing my duty.
▪️October 2nd week Applied to CRNBC
▪️2 days after CRNBC was asking the LETTER OF COMPLETION from school.
▪️2 days after Langara email the LOC
▪️the next day CRNBC email my eligibility to take the NCLEX – I was not prepared. Did not do reviews. Nothing. Because i thought that it will take 2 mos with CRNBC but took only a week for them to send my eligibility.
▪️scheduled NCLEX RN jan 10 -Passed.
BENEFITS:
▪️the curriculum itself- canadian curriculum
▪️No SEC/NCAS
▪️2 yrs visa=3 yrs working permit (open)
▪️Canadian educ
▪️Langara is a pretty established school and has a good reputation with CRNBC and the immigration
▪️took me less than a year to receive my Eligibility to take the license exam
TIPS:
If you’re opting to try the student visa pathway
▪️research the school (preferably government/publicly funded schools)
▪️research the program (DO NOT ENROL IN A PROGRAM THAT IS NOT RELATED TO NURSING AT ALL! e.g health care assistant, medical office assistant etc – these programs will not help your accreditation. You have to build up your curriculum inorder for you to have that equivalency in education.
▪️ask if they will provide a curriculum for your NNAS
▪️research the immigration process- benefits risks and pathways after
Thank you for reading! Have faith! Your license is on the way!
CELBAN Review: Test Format, Test Preparation, Registration and Practice Materials
CELBAN just like IELTS is a four module English proficiency test that is required for International nurses to upgrade their nursing degree or diploma in Canada. It is accepted by all licensing bodies all over Canada. It is especially designed in Canada. The CELBAN Test is entirely from the medical background nurses take this test as it requires the test of English for medical report writing, medical vocabulary and interaction with patients for treatment. All the modules of the test are based on medical topics.The assessment test is taken in 4 parts. These are as follows:
1. Speaking
2. Listening
3. Reading
4. Writing
Listening, Reading and writing are taken together as a group test whereas, speaking test is taken separately one by one. The English language levels required for nurses entering in Canadian Nursing Profession are
*Speaking: CLB Level 8
*Listening: CLB Level 10
* Reading: CLB Level 8
*Writing: CLB Level 7
Listening, Reading and Writing sections are assessed together as a group test, whereas speaking test is taken separately. Both parts of the test may fall on the same day and speaking test may fall a day after. Group test is taken first. To pass the test you have to get pass bands from each section and if you do not qualify any one section of the group test, you have to take the whole group test again.
LISTENING.
Listening is one of the modules of CELBAN Testing. There are multiple choice questions. You have 30 seconds to read the questions and 30 seconds to check the answers. You are not given headphones, so make practice without headphones. There are a lot of people in the room so be prepared.
1. There are five video scenarios
2. There are four audio scenarios
Time: 45 Minutes
Listening section includes scenes in a clinic, home, hospital or medical office in different settings. The scenes include communication between nurses and the patient, doctor and patient, phone call between family members and nurse, nurse shift to shift report or nurse reporting the doctor.
You will be given 30 seconds to preview the questions. Read the questions thoroughly during that time and if time permits, read the answer choices. In listening multiple choice questions are given. Each question has 4 choices.
In listening tests the conversation is very fast and all nationalities, sex and age people are included. So in order to pass the test you need to pay a lot of attention.
You need to relax and listen wholeheartedly with full concentration. Do not let the thoughts interrupt.
READING.
Reading test in CELBAN is also very important part of the test. The Reading test consist of 2 parts:
Skimming and scanning(5-8 minutes).
Reading comprehensions and gap fills.
In skimming and scanning you are given a patient’s transfer/referral/admission from which you need to scan thoroughly and skim the information given in the text booklet. In this section only 5-8 minutes are given and the main objective is to take out accurate information at a given time. (Limited time)
In the second part of reading you get 2 reading comprehension and one paragraph for gap fills. From the reading comprehension, you have some multiple choice statement question answers and you are required to mark the correct answer. Please use your time wisely and do not spend more than 15 minutes in solving any passage.
In the passage with gap fills you have 4 answer choices for each gap and you are required to fill them with the correct word.
WRITING
Writing plays a very important part of day-to-day activities in healthcare industry in Canada.
The writing test consists of 2 parts
Part 1:-
Form filling: 10 minutes.
There will be an interview – Doctor – Patient or Nurse – Patient or a related clinic scene.
You will be given a Nurses record sheet and a video scene regarding talk between a Patient and a Nurse or Doctor and Nurse in a hospital setting.
You will have a minute to preview the assessment record sheet.
You have to record whatever is asked with supporting details in the point form.
Part 2:-
Part 2 in writing sections incident report writing. You have to write a report taking the information provided in the question. The incident report is a record of incident, problems and events at the time of admission of patients and afterwards.
In this test we have to be very focused on grammar, spelling, word choice and other communication vocabulary. You must include information precisely answering questions like who, what, when, why and how. You need some efforts and practice to write good reports.
SPEAKING
Speaking module of CELBAN is conducted individually and takes approximately 20-30 minutes. There are 2 assessors who carry out assessments. It is always recorded and you are assessed on the basis of your use of language (word choice), grammatical accuracy, narrating, supporting the opinion, the use of strategies for synthesizing, stating and describing.
Your language proficiency is judged from your interaction with the patient. Most importantly your confidence is judged from your fluency in asking questions and answering the patient’s queries. In speaking, you should make use of paraphrasing, self-correcting, confirming and maintaining rapport with the patient.
Speak in, simple as well as complex sentences and accomplish the task of introducing and concluding the topic. Your language should be easily understood and you should answer the patient’s queries and satisfy him. You should have a proper flow of language and correct pronunciation in a comfortable manner.
There is no assessment of the general questions regarding your introduction.
Describing questions:
The examiner asks you 3-4 questions in order to judge your language for describing the facts.They may ask you the questions to compare and contrast from general topics like Canadian culture, transport, weather, problems attached with immigration, your role as a nurse or any other topic of their choice and so on.
Role play:
In role play one of the examiners enacts as a patient and you as a nurse. You are given a form and are required to fill the information on that form by asking question a given topic. They assess your language proficiency for your response to the queries of the patient and your ability to ask proper, relevant and correct questions on the given points.
At the end you are given a sheet of some clues and you are asked to give teachings to the patient at the time of discharge (discharge instructions)
KEYS TO SUCCESS
GRAMMAR- It plays an eminent role to pass the test. So, Practice extra grammar exercises
REVISE Thoroughly:
All tenses, Parts of speech as Noun, Pronoun, Verb, Forms of verbs, Adverb, Adjective, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Punctuations, Clauses, articles and active passive voice.
STUDY SKILLS
• Study 3 hrs. /Day minimum of three months.
• Listen & watch English news daily.
• Go through the details of all common diseases.
• Revise medical vocabulary.
• Make short notes on all disease.
HOW TO IMPROVE LISTENING SKILLS IN CELBAN:
Listening is training your ears, so, do not watch native programs on TV. Listen & watch English programs all time
• Daily practice listening for 3 months minimum to pass the test.
• Prepare well in advance. Take some professional guidance.
• Please do not get nervous.
Great listeners are strong receivers, so try to recollect and write whatever you watch & listen at the same time during practice sessions.Watch English movies (American English Movies)Listen to English music and try to understand the lyrics. Make native English speakers as friends.Give thoughtful attention to the speaker in a curious, open minded and non-judgmental manner. Pay full attention to the speaker.Watch body language.Create your interest in the scenery and enjoy it.
Just before the test:
Relax and think positive. Always remember the motto “You can win”. Drink water and stay calm. Arrive early before the exam and do not get nervous.Take a deep breath before the exam.
While taking tests:
. READ INSTRUCTIONS AND QUESTIONS VERY CAREFULLY!!Focus is most significant
Before listening video or audio starts, read all questions thoroughly in giving time for question reading. If time permits then read the answer choices.Four answer choices are given for each question, from which two answer choices are always wrong, look for the exact answer from other two choices. If you don’t find any answer, or you distract your attention, move on.Don’t get panic, otherwise you will lose your concentration and miss many questions.Do not lose your confidence at any cost. Believe in yourself.
READING STRATEGIES
Work quickly and take care of the spellings. Always read the questions thoroughly and look for the possible answer. Read each blank or phrase. Read the whole sentence and look for the missing part of speech and tense used in the sentence.
For comprehension, first of all read the heading and subheading properly to know what the topic is about.DO not read the whole passage otherwise you will not finish on time. Skim and scan the passages to find main information. Go back and forth, try to get most important concept given in passage in your mind. Scan and read first, middle & last sentence of each stanza.
Note and flag keywords in the passage. Then read the questions properly one by one and pick the answer from answer choices. Try to answer the easier questions first.Timing is very essential. Don’t spend more than 15 minutes on any passage
For gap fills you are required to read every sentence and look for the missing word from answer choices. The best way to get the answer is taking into consideration the tense used in the given sentence and looking for the missing part of speech in the sentence.
Reading tips
1. Read without pronouncing each word (quiet reading)it increases the rate of skimming.
2. Determine what you need to know from the content. So knowing the heading is most important. It makes reading purposeful.
3. Do not read the whole content & read with understanding.
4. Do close reading to focus your mind.
Practice under testing conditions of timing (40minutes).
WRITING STRATEGIES:
1.There is a video scenario from which you have to fill up a form. Don’t miss any point
2. Take care of spellings and make points.
3. Look for the main points and supporting details in a precise way.
4. Write in short phrases, don’t make sentences and write in boxes only.
Writing 2
INCIDENT REPORT WRITING:
1. Read the topic carefully and include all given points in your report.
2. Look for your grammar, structure and tenses & punctuation.Use good vocabulary, synonyms and don’t repeat words.
3. Write the report in proper sequence and make use of simple as well as compound sentences.
1. Write report in past tense & passive speech.
2. Mention location, time address and date.
3. Answer all the questions like who, what, when,where and how in the report.
4. Don’t use awkward phrases and don’t make stories. Mention condition of the patient at last in present tense.
Good knowledge of grammar is the key to pass the test.DO take out some time for proof reading for sure. Do not exceed the word limit and do not make a rough draft.Practice at least 20 incident reports at various situations. Handwriting should be readable and make proper sentences. Good vocabulary, correct use of tense, correct spellings, right sequence of events is very important.
SPEAKING STRATEGIES:
Good speakers are good listeners. Listen the question. Speak in a rich and full voice. Stay calm and relaxed. Be careful of your body language. Make eye contact with the patient and speak with confidence.Be comfortable with the patient. Give your introduction impressively
Rehearse and make your video recording. Watch it. Be confident. The First impression is the last impression.Face is the index of your mind so, keep smiling.Use good vocabulary. Smile and make a good rapport with the patient. Use correct pronunciation and correct use of verb tense is very important. Do thank the patient for his co-operation. Do not forget to say “Thanks for your time” at the end.
How to take a test?
• Language is a great barrier when an individual moves from one place to another. In these cases. Most people give up before difficulties. Language learning is a time taking process. Conversation with local residents of that area helps a lot to overcome the language barrier along with learning through books or television shows. These language proficiency tests need perfecting and learning is a slow process. Prepare yourself to face challenges and believe in yourself.
OAUTHC Debunks Rumor of Sacking Nurses for Wearing Trousers on Duty
It is a disgusting that the nurses entangled in the uniform issue have chosen to put it in the court of public opinion rather than seek appropriate local dialogue means as advised by the Muslims community. OAUTHC as a pubic institution is regulated by laws and her employee must seek what laws guide their conducts on one issue or the other.
For the avoidance of doubt, the institution has a statutory uniform committee for nurses as well as other health workers using uniforms. If any member of staff desires by any reason to put on any uniform different from the ones approved by the appropriate committee, s/he is expected to write a formal application to the committee stating the reason(s) for his/her request.
The said members of staff flouted this basic public service procedure. In order to prevent them from misleading other nurses, the management requested that they should stop putting on the unapproved uniforms until they do the needful.
It is however a surprise to read the various allegations made against the hospital, the chief medical director and the head of nursing services by the concerned nurses and their blogger.
The general public is hereby enjoined to disregard the information as appropriate administrative step is being taken to properly address the issue. The department of nursing services and in extension, the hospital administration whishes to state categorically that non of her employee will be deprived of his/her human right as long as they seek those right through appropriate means.
Healthcare Professional Rivalry isn’t caused by Politicians. By OMOLOLA Adams
Healthcare sector is a pivotal and fulcrum of any national development and growth. It’s a complex system engulfed with subsystem. It’s unique identity from other sectors is its mutisectoral approach and not a one-man affair.
According to Wikipedia, a system is a regularly interacting or interdependent group of units forming an integrated whole. Every system is delineated by its spatial and temporal boundaries, surrounded and influenced by its environment, described by its structure and purpose and expressed in its functioning.
Every nations had its challenges and crises in health sector as national crisis over a period of time. Some countries developed viable and formidable health system from the outcome of the crisis, while others are still battling and wallowing the aftermath of the crisis. At a point in time (before civil war) Nigeria among other nations had very good health care sector. There were foreigners working in Nigeria. Brain drain was never known.
The major crisis in Nigeria healthcare system is professional rivalry, which negate the “system model”. Over past decades there had been serious attack and counter-attack among the professionals in the health sector, reflecting divergent views on professional autonomy among others. If Nigeria healthcare sector fully institutionalised system model, as practised in the developed world, the crises shall be abated.
Prof. Chris Bode, Chief Medical Director, LUTH, Lagos State, blamed politicians for professional rivalry in the health sector. This statement is far from truth, hence misinforming and misguiding the public. If members of the team collaborate with one another, no intruder can invade the house talk less of promoting crisis.
Politicians make use of the best situation, since the house stands against itself, Politicians use divides and rules hence gaining through corruption. Some of these so-called politicians belong to a group of Health care professionals. The crisis reflects the national health index where Nigeria is rated among the very poor nation with health index.
In as much as a subsystem wants to dominate other subsystem, crisis will continue to loom. Society should not be misinformed about the reality deepening on wages, educational system, professional boundaries, the headship, the administrative sections, professional autonomy etc. The system has been bastardised, manipulated and corrupted, hence complete overhaul is needed through a roundtable dialogue where all professionals shall be represented and chaired by a seasoned manager and administrator (Health). Every professionals should work together as a team for national development.
OMOLOLA Adams
Public Healthcare Expert and Strategist.
OAUTHC Threatens To Fire 3 Nurses For Putting On Trousers
The Director of Nursing, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex, Mr Onini Victor, has allegedly queried three nurses for putting on trousers.
Osun Defender reporter gathered that the nurses, Mrs Olaleye Nihmat, Mrs Alimat Aminat and Mrs Olabanji were asked to remove their trousers and wear only a gown instead.
It was gathered that the nurses were chased out of the ward by the Chief Medical Doctor (CMD) of the teaching hospital on Tuesday and were warned seriously not to wear it again.
Investigations revealed that the nurses were threatened to be relieved of their duties if they wear trousers.
According to one of the victims, Mrs Olaleye Nihmat, ” It is in our law that we can put on a trouser and the nurse gown but we were surprised when we were called by the director to see him in the office. When we got to his office, he ordered us to remove our trousers or else, we will be fired.
“We said okay to him, and instantly ran to meet with the Muslim community. The Muslim community advised us to remove the trouser and promised to look into the matter. ”
When asked why she preferred to use the trouser on duty, she stated that she wore it based on a police set forth by the Nursing Council of Nigeria’s policies, which states that nurses can wear either a nurse cap or shoulder length Hijab with the trouser.
When contacted for comments, the Director of Nursing in the hospital, said that the nurses are only permitted to wear a gown and a small Hijab not trouser.
Contrary to his claims, a circular from Nursing & Midwifery Council Of Nigeria to the hospital authorities signed by P.N Ndatsu, through secretary general and sent to all directors of nursing, their deputies, chief medical directors, chief executives and principal, dated 11th February, 2002 with reference number N&MCN/CMF/721/1/3, where Section 2, subsection b(III) of the circulation made available to our correspondent on Wednesday, prescribes that the nurses are permitted to wear a trouser and a gown with long sleeve.
Niels Hoegel: Former German Nurse Admits Killing 100 Patients By Drugging Them So He Could Resuscitate Them To Impress Colleagues
A nurse serving a life sentence for two murders has gone on trial for killing another 100 patients at two hospitals in Germany. Niels Hoegel, 41, is accused of murdering patients at a hospital in the north-western city of Oldenburg between 1999 and 2002 and at another in nearby Delmenhorst from 2003 to 2005. The alleged victims were aged between 34 and 96.
He was convicted in 2015 of two murders and two attempted murders.
During that trial, he said he intentionally brought about cardiac crises in some 90 patients in Delmenhorst because he enjoyed the feeling of being able to resuscitate them.
Presiding judge Sebastian Buehrmann opened the proceedings by asking everyone present to stand for a minute of silence for the deceased patients.
‘All of their relatives deserve that their memory be honoured,’ independently of whether or not Hoegel had anything to do with their deaths, Buehrmann said. ‘We will make every effort to seek the truth.’
He promised Hoegel a fair trial and when asked if the charges were accurate, Hoegel replies, ‘yes.’
He later told investigators that he also killed patients in Oldenburg.
His method was to inject them with drugs which would bring on cardiac failure and he would then attempt resuscitation.
The prosecution say he wanted to look good in front of colleagues and was also looking for excitement.
Authorities subsequently investigated hundreds of deaths, exhuming the bodies of former patients.
The Oldenburg state court is conducting the trial at a courtroom set up in a conference centre, a venue chosen to accommodate a large number of co-defendants as well as public interest in the proceedings.
If convicted the killer would become one of the worst in Germany’s post-war history.
An additional conviction could affect Hoegel’s possibility of parole, but there are no consecutive sentences in Germany. In general, people serving life sentences are considered for parole after 15 years.
‘We have fought for four years for this trial and expect Hoegel to be convicted of another 100 killings,’ said Christian Marbach, a representative of the patients’ relatives. ‘The aim is for Hoegel to stay in custody as long as possible.’
The trial is scheduled to run into May.
The murderer was first caught in 2005 when he injected the wrong drugs into a patent at the Delmenhorst hospital.
Three years later he received a seven year sentence for attempted murder and in 2015 a second trial found him guilty of two murders and two attempted murders.
Police have said that, if local health officials had not hesitated in alerting authorities, Hoegel could have been stopped earlier.
Authorities are pursuing criminal cases against former staff at the two medical facilities.
By ROSS IBBETSON FOR MAILONLINE
Conflicts in Nursing Workplace: Conflict Resolution in Nursing Leadership
INTRODUCTION
Human beings as social animal interact with their environment which include fellow humans. There is a lot of variation in personality characteristics, individual needs and needs depositions, again as a result of environmental and biological factors.
The way people perceive things in their environment is always differs, since time began, people have been shifting blame to others which have always resulted to conflicts. The forces for change and the close collaboration need for effective work in an organization produce abundant opportunities for conflict, so some time conflict produced effective outcome when tactically resolved.
DEFINITION
Miles (1979) defines conflict as a condition that results when the goal directed activities of one group or coalition group blocks the goals directed activities of another group. This definition suggests that the essence of conflict is the inability of two groups or individuals to achieve their goals simultaneously. It’s also defined as a struggle or context between people with opposing needs, ideas, believes, values or goals. Conflict might escalate and lead to non productive results and can lead to final quality product when tactically resolved.
Signs of Conflict
– Lack of communication
– Absenteeism
– Competition
– Side talks and throwing words
– Absence of peace
– Misunderstanding
– Partiality
– Discomfort
Types of conflict in working place
Different approaches have been adopted in categorizing conflict,what ever approach used there certain facts which are considered in classifying conflict, it can either be internal or external conflict
– Internal conflict is said to be internal when it exist in an individual which can affect individual thought, ideas, concentration and goals of his organization making him difficult to make decisions.
– External conflict : is the type of conflict which directly affects working place which result from one person to another or groups or other external forces like extreme coldness e t c
External conflict is categorised into
1- Internal conflict – is the conflict between individuals in an organization
2- Intra group conflict- is the conflict within an internal group, team or department
3- Inter group conflict – is the conflict between different group
4 Inter organizational conflict – is the conflict that arises across different organizations to compete against each other
External conflict can also be classified as Interpersonal, structural and strategic.
SOURCES OF CONFLICT IN WORKPLACE
The sources of conflict in working place include but not limited to the following :-
– Poor management
– Unfair treatment
– Unclear job roles
– Unfit delegation of duty
-Inadequate training
– Poor communication
– Language barrier
– Poor working environment
– Lack of equal opportunities
– Bullying and harassments
– Implementation of new technology
– Poor interpersonal relationship
– Subpar performance ( below average )
– Limited resources
– Lack of incentives and job performance appraisal
– Lack of motivation and promotion among other.
CONFLICT RESOLUTION :- Is the process by which two or more parties engaged in disagreement, dispute or debate reached an agreement resolving it.
STEPS INVOLVED IN CONFLICT RESOLUTION.
Five steps are designed to manage conflict in workplace which include the following :-
1- ASSESSMENT :- This step involves in identification of the problems, in this step the information are collected from the parties or persons
2- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT :- During this stage, all parties or persons are listen to each other and try to understand the situations from each site
3- ATTITUDE :- The parties or persons involved realized that there is natural differences between people based on culture, values, belief, gender, intelligence and other factors
4- ACTION :- In this step,the parties or persons begins to find a way to correct the problems by discussion the options.
5- ANALYSIS :- During this stage, the parties agree on the solution they choose, all information is summarized and solution is decided.
All these five steps can only be achieved by
1. Third party intervention :- Is the process where by third party will be introduced to resolve the problems using above steps
2. Unilateral intervention :- In this case the person or organization will seat and identify their problems and solve it using above guidelines
Bilateral:- where both parties identity their problems and solve it themselves using above steps
POSITIVE EFFECTS OF CONFLICT
-Problems solving as create an opportunity for brainstorming and allowing numerous alternative to tackling problems.
– Collective efforts and team spirit are possible as people aggressively pursue their goals
– It can activate people by eliminating monotony and boredom and moving people in to action
– It can be educative because confrontation can open up ideas,thus help to learn new facts.
– It performs a group preserving function by eliminating hostility and allowing free expressions.
NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF CONFLICT
– It reduces performance effectiveness
– It generate negative feelings among the people concerned
– Loss of employment or dismissal
– Makes coordination of activities difficult for the leader
– It lead to non productive organization
– It may lead to crisis and violence
– Waste of resources and material e t c
SUMMARY
Conflict arises any time there is disequilibrium in the perception of situations among people in workplace. It can be functional or dysfunctional and attributed to many factors which can be from the individual or from the organization. Conflict may start with mild,sometimes, unrecognized problems which escalate to more devastating consequences.It can be interpersonal,inrapersonal or intergroup. Resolution of conflict is by many strategic that,the manager should carefully select using human touch to suite the situations
REFERENCES
– Standhope, S.& Lancaster. J. (1988).Community health nursing (2nd ed.). Louis: The CV .Mosby Co.
-Thompson, A. R. (1981) Education and development in Africa.London: The MacMillan press.
– Hodges H.M.(Jnr)( 1978).Conflict and consensus. New York: Happer and Row.
– Katz, D. & Kahn, R. (1978). The social psychology of organizations. (2nd ed.). New York : Wiley.
SOURCE: AREWA NURSES FORUM WEEKLY PRESENTATION
Politics in Nursing Profession: Not Too Young To Run, Politics, NANNM And Nursing By Comrade Ajayi B.O
Good morning Great Nurses!!!
We appreciate the leadership of this great profession and their struggle to ensure the best for Nursing. The subject matter i want to touch has been one we have been evasive about and i think it is high time we stopped and tell each other the truth.
In this Era of “Not too Young to Rule” trend, we (nursing) cannot be caught up in policies that only existed in the medieval times which is centred to disenfranchise our YOUNG nurses their right to contribute whatever innovation they have to this noble profession.
I find it appalling that some highly placed officials have decided to deliberately exclude aspiring and ambitious YOUNG nurses from contesting in NANNM elections under the guise of “TWO YEARS & CONFIRMATION”.
We say this is barbaric and it is an attempt to destabilise the peace we have all enjoyed together in this profession.At the point of entry into the service, we all pay dues and many register as a member of NANNM which gives them the right to vote and be voted for “Not too Young” so why are we translating the constitution of the association to suit our selfish agenda.
I believe our vision and mission is that of the progresstivist and as such wether a YOUNG or ELDER shows interest should not be an issue. The main thing is to allow the nursing electorates to choose their own leaders.
At this juncture, i call on our leaders (NANNM & FORUM) who are not selfish and have been shouldering the responsibilities of this great profession to immediately swing into action and checkmate the injustices that has happened in EPE GH and APAPA GH where they have disqualified the chairmanship aspirant on the basis of “TOO YOUNG TO RULE”.
The indubitable truth is that the YOUNG nurses have stood up to support our leaders and ensure that they contribute their quota. We should help them rather than depriving them the opportunity to serve.
Indeed, NURSING WILL BE GREAT AGAIN!!!
Comrade Ajayi B.O. R.N, R.O.N, B.N.Sc.
President Y.I.N.N.
NANNM Secretary GH Lagos
UGONSA Says Nursing Degree from Benin Republic, Chad, Cameroon And Niger Republic Not Accepted in Nigeria
Following our careful inquest into the status and circumstances surrounding the nursing degree awarded by institutions in Benin Republic, Chad, Niger Republic and Came., we wish to bring the following to the attention of Nigerian nurses and the genaal public:
I. Although most of the institutions in the countries referred above, that are involved in the award of nursing degree to Nigerian nurses, can be found in the list of accredited institutions of higher learning in their respective countries, the Nigerian minis, of Education has not approved the evaluation of Bachelor of Nursing Science (B.N.Sc) degree or any other health related courses awarded by these institutions.
2. Consequently. the B.N.Sc degree awarded by these institutions is not recognized by the Nigerian Minis, of Education for admission, employment/upgrading and/or NYSC mobilization.3. UGONSA therefore advises Nigerian nurses to henceforth stop the pursuit of nursing degrees in these countries.
4. For those that are already in the pursuit of their nursing degree, as well as those that might have already bagged nursing degree, in these countries, we recommend that they promptly contact the Director Nursing Services, Federal Ministry of Health, or the Registrar, Nursing and Midwifery of Nigeria, for clarification on the status of the nursing degree awarded by their school to avoid any regrets in the future. It is better to make hay now, while the sun still shines, than to make an avoidable and regrettable mistake.
5. Most of these scl.ols run the nursing degree under other departments (and not in the department of nursing sciences) with no measures or facilities in place as required for standard and accreditation.
6. Most of them also run the program in such a shabby way that the cumulative academic period for the entire course that leads to award of the degree, in some instances, is less than one month.
7. As the motto of UGONSA is -Nightingalism and Professionalism for Qualitative Client Care”, we cannot sit passive and watch as professionalism and standards are brazenly watered down in the nursing profession.
8. We therefore call on nurses and the general public to support the commendable effort the Federal Minis, of Health and the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria are making in upholding standards and professionalism in Nursing education and practice in Nigeria by heeding this clarion call to shun patronizing any nursing program that has been evaluated as being below standard such as those run in the referenced countries.
Signed:
Chief (Hon.) S.E.O. Egwuenu
National President
Nurse G.I. Nshi
National Secretary
