In Nursing school, we were taught that the duties of the regulating body was not the same as the duties of the nursing association. Okay, we know.
Now what are the duties of the Nursing and midwifery council of Nigeria? I’ll state a few
- To regulate the standards of practice within the nursing profession.
- To set out the learning structures, curriculum and competencies for Nurses.
- To conduct licensure examinations as a board and ensure that everyone on the register is competent and accountable.
- To provide verification to external bodies to PROVE THAT WHOEVER THEY ARE VERIFYING HAS SUCCESSFULLY PASSED THE EXAMS NECESSARY AND IS FIT TO PRACTICE.
Now here lies the problem, nowhere in NMCNs line of duty is it to regulate migration or employment. It is not within their legal rights! They have no right to impose on anyone to practice for two years before being verified that i have successfully completed the nursing program. If you already awarded me the certificate of completion of my Nursing program, why do you need me to work for two years before deciding on whether to verify me to external bodies or not?
Just to note, verification does not only apply to international employment. If i want to go to the USA to further my education in Nursing, i have to do a verification from Nigeria. So i have to wait two years before being able to apply to go study outside the country????
Also, why do i need to get a note from my employer to state that i want to be verified when most private hospitals in Nigeria are owned by doctors? Do you not trust your own judgement when you decided to award me the certificate???
Furthermore, it takes forever to get the Nigeria nursing license which is only valid for 3 years anyway. It took me a year and six months post graduation to get my license. So if it already took me that long to get the license, are you saying i have to practice for another two years before you can verify me? Do you see how preposterous this sounds???
Now lastly, if you’re saying you are putting these measures in place because of fraudulent activities, is that not an indictment on the body as a whole? What has that got to do with the nurses who legally went to school and got their certificates AWARDED by you??? That sounds like a you problem to me! And how will these measures you’ve put in place counter that? Can you see you have no reason for this???
My take is this is just a measure put in place to counter migration and it is tantamount to MODERN DAY SLAVERY!!!!!! Pay your nurses better and create a good environment for them to work in. There are thousands of unemployed nurses in Nigeria. Employ them and Pay them well. This thing you want to do is counterproductive. @Nigeria_NMC
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