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Education reforms in Nigeria: how responsive is the nursing profession?
Emmanuel Olufemi Ayandiran1, Omolola Oladunni Irinoye, Joel Olayiwola Faronbi
1School of Nursing, Howard College, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. olufeman@yahoo.com
Abstract:
Abstractworldwide because of the link between education and development. What appears not to have been fully explored in the Nigerian context is the responsiveness of various professions, especially nursing, to the consistently changing educational system. Yet innovative advances in health care system in the twenty-first century demands that Nursing as a profession should prepare practitioners who are well equipped to meet the challenges of care within the context of a complex milieu. This paper, therefore, examines the Nigeria educational system, its reforms and current status of nursing education in Nigeria. Some of the challenges in the emergence of professional nursing in Nigeria and the progress made so far to advance professional as well as university education for nurses are articulated with propositions of possibilities and the gains for the Nigeria nation.
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