567 Nurses Graduates At School Of Nursing NAUTH Nnewi

                                 

 FIVE hundred and Sixty-Seven (567) nurses yesterday graduated at the school of nursing, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Nnewi , Anambra state.

The Principal of the school of Nursing,  Mrs Nnoye N, Onyejiaka who announced this in her address during the maiden convocation ceremony held at the Gilbert  Metu Uzodike Auditorium, NAUTH, Nnewi , commended the nurses for excellent in their  performance.

Onyejiaka issued them with certificates as nurses and announced that the nurses had in the past 14 years performed very well at the terminal qualifying examination for nurses, and counseled the graduands to always show love and care to patients in the course of doing their work.

She said: ”Since the then Minister of health, Dr Tim Menakaya commissioned the school in July 200,   the school of nursing, NAUTH, Nnewi had maintained record of 100 percent in the examination conducted by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria.

 “The school received an awardfor outstanding performance in the final qualifying examination in 2008, 2009. In the year 2012 the school had 100 percent with 12 credits, and last year November, it equally had 100 percent with seven credits “.

She also announced the list of eleven students who received awards for excellent performances from 2003 to 2013, including Anedu Chioma C, who was over all graduating student .

Onyejiaka further said: “We  advise you(nurses)   to remain good ambassadors of your Alma mater and to come forward with useful suggestions that will move the school and hospital forward’’.

She appealed to Anambra  state government and well meaning Nigerians to assist in providing utility vehicles, generator sets, accommodation etc, to enable staff and student nurses to perform their duties, especially for transportation, office/lecture rooms  and hostel facilities.

Earlier, the Chairman, NAUTH management Board, Prof Ivara Esu in his speech, reminded students and staff that the focus of his administration is to offer prompt services  to patients and build cordial relationship with the host community and the catchment areas.

Prof Esu cautioned graduands that the mark of service must be their watch word wherever they find themselves, even as he warned staff, particularly nurses that the  era of treating patients carelessly and exhibiting intolerance is over.

Also speaking, the Chief Medical Director(CMD), Prof Anthony o, Igwegbe related the academic success to the quality of staff paraded by the school of Nursing , assuring that management would continue to maintain the tempo , and urged the graduands to keep the flame instituted by  Florence Nightingale flying in Nigeria.