The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria

The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria is a parastatal of the Federal Government of Nigeria established by Decree 89 of 1979 of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and amended by Decrees No. 54 of 1988, No. 18 of 1989 and No. 83 of 1992. The Council is the only regulatory body for all cadres of Nurses and Midwives in Nigeria.

VISION FOR NURSING IN NIGERIA
We would like to see a Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria that is the flagship of institutions of its kind in the whole world, with Nursing and Midwifery Education and Practice assuming their rightful place in Nigeria, professional ethics and etiquette adequately maintained, and the quality of Nursing Care to Clients and Patients properly guaranteed. It is also our desire that interdisciplinary collaboration with all stakeholders in the health profession be given the highest priority it deserves.
It is the only legal, administrative, corporate and statutory body charged with the performance of specific functions on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria in order to ensure the delivery of safe and effective Nursing and Midwifery care to the public through quality Education and best practices. The Council is mandated by Law to regulate the standards of Nursing and Midwifery Education and Practice in Nigeria and to review such Standards from time to time to meet the changing needs of the society.

The Council is the only Professional Regulatory Body for all cadres of Nurses and Midwives in Nigeria. It is the only Legal and Administrative Corporate and Statutory Body charged with the performance of specific functions for Nurses and Midwives on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria. The Council has its headquaters in Lagos, with Zonal Offices in Kaduna, Bauchi, Enugu, PortHarcourt and Abuja.

The Council also works in partnership and collaboration with non-governmental organisation such as WHO, UNICEF, Ipas, Netherlands Leprosy Relief Organisation, JSI/MMIS-Nigeria, GHAIN. PATHS, etc, in developing and implementing various health programmes, projects, workshops/seminar etc., aimed at uplifting the standards of Nursing and Midwifery Education and Practice in the country.

The Council is headed by a Secretary General/Registrar and is assisted by other professionals and non-professional staff. They are responsible to a Board headed by a Chairman with members drawn from various institutions and zones in the country.

The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria is a parastatal of the Federal Government of Nigeria established by Decree 89 of 1979 of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and amended by Decrees No. 54 of 1988, No. 18 of 1989 and No. 83 of 1992. The Council is the only regulatory body for all cadres of Nurses and Midwives in Nigeria
It is the only legal, administrative, corporate and statutory body charged with the performance of specific functions on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria in order to ensure the delivery of safe and effective Nursing and Midwifery care to the public through quality Education and best practices. The Council is mandated by Law to regulate the standards of Nursing and Midwifery Education and Practice in Nigeria and to review such Standards from time to time to meet the changing needs of the society.


The Council is the only Professional Regulatory Body for all cadres of Nurses and Midwives in Nigeria. It is the only Legal and Administrative Corporate and Statutory Body charged with the performance of specific functions for Nurses and Midwives on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria. The Council has its headquarters in Lagos, with Zonal Offices in Kaduna, Bauchi, Enugu, PortHarcourt and Abuja.
The Council also works in partnership and collaboration with non-governmental organisation such as WHO, UNICEF, Ipas, Netherlands Leprosy Relief Organisation, JSI/MMIS-Nigeria, GHAIN. PATHS, etc, in developing and implementing various health programmes, projects, workshops/seminar etc., aimed at uplifting the standards of Nursing and Midwifery Education and Practice in the country.
The Council is headed by a Secretary General/Registrar and is assisted by other professionals and non-professional staff. They are responsible to a Board headed by a Chairman with members drawn from various institutions and zones in the country.

CODE FOR PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT

The Code of Professional Conduct places the client/patient at the center of Nursing activities. The purposes of the Code of Professional Conduct are to: • Inform Professional Nurses of the Standards of Professional Conduct required of them in the exercise of their professional accountability and practice.
• Inform the public, other professions and employers, of the standard of Professional Conduct that they can expect of a Registered Practitioner.

A Nurse is a person who has received authorized education, acquired specialized knowledge, skills and attitudes, and is registered and licensed with the Nursing and Midwifery Council to provide promotive, preventive, supportive and restorative care to individuals, families and communities, independently, and in collaboration with other members of the health team. The Nurse must provide care in such a manner as to enhance the integrity of the profession, safeguard the health of the individual client/patient and protect the interest of the society.

Nigerian Universities Nursing Students Association (NUNSA) Uniport Chapter Marking World Aids Day

 

World AIDS Day is held on 1 December each year and is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show their support for people living with HIV and to commemorate people who have died. World AIDS Day was the first ever global health day and the first one was held in 1988.

 

Today, many scientific advances have been made in HIV treatment, there are laws to protect people living with HIV and we understand so much more about the condition. But despite this, people do not know the facts about how to protect themselves and others from HIV, and stigma and discrimination remain a reality for many people living with HIV. World AIDS Day is important as it reminds the public and Government that HIV has not gone away – there is still a vital need to raise money, increase awareness, fight prejudice and improve education.

 

 

The Nigerian Universities Nursing Students Association (NUNSA) Uniport Chapter in collaboration with New Partnership for Africa's Development(NEPAD) and TodayFm 95.1 Portharcourt on the 1st of December marked the World HIV Day.

 

The Theme of the Day was: ZERO STIGMATIZATION

 

 

 

In support of the day, a mass rally was organised the Students of the Department of Nursing around the University of Portharcourt and its environs.

 

Free screenings and counselling were offered to all who attended the rally with Nurses educating the masses on health issues concerning HIV and AIDS, also with Instructions on ways to prevent the spread of the deadly disease including the use of protection and avoiding unsafe sex.

 

 

 

The Event was rounded up with a radio talk show at the studios of TodayFm 95.1 where all that was done was put in perspective for listeners and the importance of knowing your status was emphasized.

 

. International statistics

The number of new HIV infections has declined globally by 21% since the estimated peak of the epidemic in 1997

2.3 million people were newly infected with HIV worldwide in 2012

In some parts of the world (particularly within Sub-Saharan Africa) between 15-28% of the population are living with HIV

 

. People living with HIV globally

35.3 million people living with HIV worldwide

47% of people living with HIV worldwide are women

1.6 million AIDS-related deaths

 

. New HIV cases around the globe in 2012

2.3 million people diagnosed with HIV

6,300 new HIV infections a day

260 000 new HIV infections among children 

95% are in low- and middle-income countries

 

All global figures from UNAIDS

 

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HIV DAY AWARENESS CAMPAIGN PHOTO GALLERY

NUNSA (Uniport Chapter) had a wonderful outing in the last HIV/AIDs day, the photos from the awareness campaign tells us more......

COMMUNITY HEALTH/PHC PROJECT (NURSING HOSTEL) AT OBUAMA COMMUNITY, DEGEMA L.G.A, RIVERS STATE

The report reaching our news desk from last week’s events posits that the Head of Department, Nursing Science on the 2^nd of March, 2015 led members of the Department, Dean Faculty Of Clinical Sciences, Provost College of Health Sciences, University Liberian, University Spokesperson, University Legal Advisers and The Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academics) of the University Of Port Harcourt to Obuama Community, Rivers State, to inspect the Nursing hostel built in the community for the purpose of Community Health/Public Health Posting in Degema L.G.A of Rivers State.

 

On arrival, the co-coordinator of CMH/PHC posting Mrs. Dan Patrick took the group to the palace of the paramount ruler of the community where they received a warm reception from the Obuama Monarch and Council of Chiefs.

The Head of department, Nursing Science, Dr. Horsfall A.N. made a formal introduction of the University team to the community leaders and the purpose of their visit to the community, after which the paramount ruler thanked the department and the University for choosing Obuama Community in Degema L.G.A for their Community Health/Primary Health Care posting, saying that the members of his council of Chiefs and Community in general are happy about the recent development in the community and promised to give all the necessary support to the department and University to ensure their aim of choosing the community is achieved.

The paramount Ruler led the University team to the Site were the hostel was built. The team after inspecting the site was pleased with the facility on ground and promised to make good use of it to groom elite nurses that will compete favorably with nurses in other parts of the world.

 It was indeed an interesting visit to Obuama Community in Degema L.G.A, which was also attended by students from Nursing DepartTment, University Of Port Harcourt.

More updates will be coming from this publication to keep you well informed.

                

                                                                     Ubani Harold Waribo (Reporting) 

                                                                                               

                                                                                                     

                                                                                             

                                                                                            

ABOUT NANNM

National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives is a Professional Cum Trade Union Organisation recognized by the Trade Union (Amendment) Act of 2005.  It is a non-governmental, non-profit organisation authorized to organize all Professional Nurses and Midwives, trained, registered and licensed to practice Nursing Profession at all the levels of Health care –primary, secondary and tertiary including  the private sector in Nigeria.

Background: or Hxcal Backdrop.

There was emergence of multiple trade unions between 1950 – 1970, but in 1978, the General Olusegun Obasanjo administration restructed the unions into 42 and merged the different factions of the Nigeria Labour movement into one central Labour Organisation called: THE NIGERIA LABOUR CONGRESS”

The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) was one of the forty-two (42) restructured unions which were again restructed to twenty-nine (29) unions in 1996 with National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives still remaining as the only professional body responsible for the welfare of Nurses and Midwives.

Before this time, the first organization of Nurses in Nigeria was the Nigeria union of Nurses (NUN) formed in 1938 and registered in 1943, led by one Mr. Kuti, a nurse as honorary secretary General. Due to some serious developments in the lndustrial relations system in the period under the colonial rule, the leadership of the union invited one of the leading figures on the lndustrial scene, the late Nathaniel Cole in 1944 to become the first appointed General Secretary.   He could however, not take up the appointment until 1948.  Mr. Cole was later joined  by Mr. S.S. Okezie a nurse.  They were later joined by Mr. Ayoola Adeleke now Alhaji (Hon) Yinusa Kaltungo who served in the Northern zone while Mr. Clement Njoku served in the western zone.

Mr. M.A. Olabode, later became the Secretary for the western zone in 1966.

Along the line, a new dimension had been introduced into the system. 

In 1957, an organisation known as the Professional Association of Trained Nurses of Nigeria.  (PATNON) was formed at the University College Hospital (U.C.H) lbadan, by a small group of Nurses trained at the United Kingdom and later at the University College hospital (U.C.H) lbadan.  The system became polarized as each group claimed to represent the Nurses and as such were presenting divergent views on issues of paramount interest to the Nurses and the profession.  The united kingdom Nurses, though few in number, occupied very strategic positions in the profession and by virtue of that, were very vocal.  This same year, PATNON changed its name to the “Nigeria Nurses Association (NNA).

There were other  mushroom Associations, which sprung up due to the prevailing situation at that time.  These were:

1.    The Professional  Association of Trained Midwives of Nigeria (PAMON).]

2.    The Nigeria Association of Nurse Tutors (NANT)

3.    Professional Health visitors of Nigeria.

4.    Nigeria lndustrial Nurses Association.

5.    Guild of Registered Nurses of Nigeria.

6.    Community Nurses Association of Nigeria.

Given the above scenario, there was obvious dis-unity amongst the Nurses which became more pronounced in the Udoji award of 1976 as Nurses sang discordant tones on issues of common interest.

The huge loss in the Udoji award opened their eyes and then became the unifying factor. This scenario forced the Nurses and Midwives to unite under one umbrella, and so the 8^th of December 1977 at the city hall, Lagos, the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives was inaugurated with Mrs. Hannatu Omole as the President and Mrs. Julie Omigbo as the Deputy President.  In  February 1978, Mr. M.A. Olabode, was appointed Executive General Secretary.  Then the promulgation of Trade Union amendment decree of 1978 further cemented the unification of the Nurses.

To ensure that National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives remains a formidable organization, the interest of the various component professionals are entrenched into the constitution.

For instance, areas of specialization, within the profession have representatives in the National Executive Council (N.E.C.) such as Ophthalmic, Nurse Anaesthetists, Nurse Educators, Orthopaedic, Public Health, Psychiatric, Peri-operative Nurses, Nurse Administrators, Professional Association of Midwives of Nigeria, Private Nurses Association, and any other group registered by Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria.

The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives believes in activities which will bring about positive changes required in making Nursing Profession more responsive to health need of individuals, families and communities.  It is the  belief of the Association that the broad interest of its members should be protected and well represented before contemporary professions, employers and the public at large.

the  Association believes  in continuing education of the Nurses and Nursing research as a major way of attaining perfection in Nursing practice.  The Association believes in promoting unity, co-operation and understanding among its members and other working class organizations, generally.

ETHICAL DILEMMA

Knowledge is power we are told; but that if it is applied and publicized for the benefit of humanity. Applied knowledge further enriches our lives and enlarges the sphere of human existence. In the University setting, the pursuit of knowledge is the province of scholars and their students, who have mandate themselves as purveyors of truth. 

On a media chat with a member of Year 4 class, Ekene Ogwuike about the highly controversial NUNSA Anti-malpractice committee and the response of students to its existence, he posited that ‘’ Nursing students study ethics and jurisprudence that talks about malpractice, they study the legal aspects of Nursing and its implications, what then is the need of engaging in examination malpractices? ’’.

 

He went further to posit that ‘’If you can cheat in the exam hall, then you can steal, you can lie and you can kill, how then will you be able to practice in a profession that deals with human lives and connotes several legal litigations and indemnities?  The more you engage in exam malpractices, the more you don’t value your intellect, and your self esteem is dragged to the mud.

 Being independent makes you someone of value and that makes you worth something, but when you lose your independence in little task like sitting for your exams, what then will be the essence of Autonomy as stated in Nursing Professional ethical code of practice when you become a certified practitioner ?’’. 

He summarized with the statement, ‘’ Stop cheating in exams, cheating only gives you  A PAPER DEGREE, education and learning gives you a value.’’

that has ears should hear!!!......