Umar Bin Khaddabi College of Nursing Sciences, UBKCONS, Kaura Namoda in Zamfara State, has graduated twenty (20) nurses as certified by the Nursing Council of Nigeria
The nurses who were inducted today (Sunday) at Sahabi Ya’u Town Hall in Kaura Namoda were administered the oath by the deputy provost of the college, Mr. Aminu Bello Dan-Abu, amidst several dignitaries, including academics, traditional and religious leaders, professionals, and unionists, among others.
In his remarks, the provost of the college, Mr. Lawal Isah Bungudu, said the nurses were trained adequately by qualified nursing lecturers and went through rigorous practical and theoretical knowledge of nursing sciences in a most disciplined manner.
He noted that the graduates were fully prepared to work diligently in service to humanity professionally under any pressure. Therefore, I called on them to respect the oath administered to them when discharging their duty effectively.
On his part, the proprietor of the UBKONS, Sheikh Yusuf Umar Liman, urged the newly graduated nurses to be friendly with patients and avoid any act of stigmatization against patients, as it is against the nursing profession.
In his goodwill message, the chairman of the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) Zamfara State Council, Mr. Comrade Shehu Sani Doki, called on the UBKONS to maintain their apt status in the training of nurses and urged the graduated nurses to exhibit a high sense of professionalism and devote themselves to selfless service. He charged other nursing students in the college to work hard with a view to maintaining the tempo of scoring 100 percent in the Nursing Council examination.
Earlier speaking, the director of midwifery at the college, Mr. Amina Aliyu Kaura, urged the celebrants to practice according to the theory of Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of human needs, which says each patient needs physiological needs that include water, rest, and sleep, among others. Noting that the graduated nurses can practice anywhere in the world as they are certified.
