PATTERNOFNURSI

NGEDUCATI
ONI
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ger
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soneoft
hepr
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th
mul
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fi
cat
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DEGREE

DOCTORALDEGREE
MASTERDEGREE
BACHELORDEGREE
POSTBASICNURSI
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BASI
CNURSING

Fi
g1.Py
rami
dal
Str
uct
ureofNur
singEducat
ioni
nNi
ger
ia(
Omol
ola2019)

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cal
l
y,f
oracademi
cpur
pose,
theent
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cer
ti
fi
cat
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tincl
udes

1.Basi
cNur
sing:
thi
sist
heschool
ofnur
sing

2.Basi
cMi
dwi
fer
y:t
hisi
stheschool
ofmi
dwi
fer
y

3.Univ
ersi
ty:
Nursingdepar
tmentatt
heuni
ver
sit
ydet
ermi
nesi
tscutof
fmar
kfor
admissi
onintoprogram.

Eachoft
heent
ryl
evel
shal
lbef
ull
ydi
scussedbel
ow.

1.Basi
cNur
sing:
thi
sisconsi
der
edt
hemostpopul
ari
nst
it
uti
ont
oacqui
repr
ofessi
onal
nur
singcer
ti
fi
cat
e.I
tiscal
l
edschool
ofnur
sing,
usual
l
ylocat
edwi
thi
nthehospi
tal
pr
emi
ses.Thedur
ati
oni
sthr
eey
ear
swi
thent
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equi
rement
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l
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i
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hemat
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sics,
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str
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ology
.Ithasa
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udentcl
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nical
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cul
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shi
ghl
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o
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heendoft
het
hree
y
ear
sri
gor
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acent
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inal
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essi
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i
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ofPaperI
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i
censewi
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uni
quel
i
censenumber
.

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sthr
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spr
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cat
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abor
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Mi
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fer
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ves
ev
aluat
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cul
um andawar
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gherNat
ional
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(
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orpr
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poseandnotf
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heracademi
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t.

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ernmentofNi
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e
School
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nst
it
uti
ons.

2.Basi
cMi
dwi
fer
y:t
hisi
snotaspopul
arasschool
sofNur
sing.I
t’
sal
sonotapopul
ar
postbasi
cmi
dwi
fer
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s.Thi
sisl
argel
yfoundi
ntheeast
ernandsout
her
npar
tof
Ni
ger
ia.Thet
henci
rcumst
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edwayf
ori
tsest
abl
i
shment
,whi
chl
aterbecame
speci
ali
tyasnur
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ng.Despi
teNMCNr
ulesofmaki
ngMi
dwi
fer
yapost
basi
ci.
e.t
het
rai
ningi
sacqui
redaf
tergener
alnur
sing,
somepar
tofNi
ger
iast
il
lhas
Basi
cMi
dwi
fer
y.Thi
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acedoutcompl
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abl
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oreNi
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ockeddownduet
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lwar
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ati
oni
sthr
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swher
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cmi
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fer
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fyear
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t
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ti
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ernal
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thi
ncl
udi
nggy
naecol
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obst
etr
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lthechi
l
dheal
th.Thecl
i
nical
post
ingi
sal
sodenseandwel
l
super
vised.

Att
heendoft
het
rai
ningei
thert
hebasi
cMi
dwi
fer
yorpostbasi
cmi
dwi
fer
y,acent
ral
exami
nat
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sconduct
edatt
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it
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pr
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oit
s
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ty,
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ssi
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cMi
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fer
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chhas
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nexi
stencesi
ncepr
e-i
ndependenceofNi
ger
ia.Noacademi
ccer
ti
fi
cat
ion
acqui
red.

3.PostBasi
cNur
sing:
thi
scat
egor
yiscomposedofal
lspeci
ali
tyi
nnur
singi
nNi
ger
ia
accr
edi
tedbyNMCN.Onl
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dat
est
hathadsuccessf
ull
ycompl
etedbasi
cnur
sing
ar
eadmi
tt
edi
ntooft
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ogr
am ofi
nter
est
.Thef
ull
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ogr
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nNi
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iai
s
av
ail
abl
eonNMCNwebsi
te(
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ejustment
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e:Ment
al
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thNur
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dentandEmer
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ensi
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het
ic
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sing,
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hal
micNur
sing,
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icNur
sing,
Midwi
fer
y,Publ
i
cHeal
thNur
sing,
Renal
Nur
sing,
Per
ioper
ati
veNur
sing,
Nur
singEducat
ion,
etc.

Thedur
ati
onoft
hecour
sev
ari
esanddependont
hespeci
ali
ty,
itr
angesbet
weenonet
o
oneandhal
fyear
s.Acent
ral
exami
nat
ioni
sal
soconduct
edaccor
dingt
oeach
speci
ali
tyatt
hesamet
imeanddat
eacr
ossNi
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ori
tyoft
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ernmentbecauset
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thi
nthepr
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ses
oft
eachi
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tal
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ver
sit
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ver
sit
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ger
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tal
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ate,
etc.Somest
ateuni
ver
sit
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nghospi
tal
al
sor
unsomeoft
hesespeci
ali
tyt
rai
ning.

Att
heendoft
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ogr
am,
student
swr
it
eaf
inal
prof
essi
onal
qual
i
fyi
ngexami
nat
ion
whi
chi
sconduct
edbyNMCNacr
osst
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dingatsamet
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y
t
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udent
sacqui
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or“
etc.aswel
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ici
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thauni
quenumber
.Ther
e
ar
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tal
wit
hpostbasi
cnur
singpr
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am.Thesepr
ogr
ams
hasnoacademi
cqual
i
ficat
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redr
atheronl
ypr
ofessi
onal
cer
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cat
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4.Under
graduat
e(Bachel
orDegr
ee)
:Thi
sisanot
hercompl
exl
evel
ofent
ryi
ntonur
sing
pr
ogr
am i
nNi
ger
ia.I
tisauni
ver
sit
ybasedt
rai
ning,
onl
yel
i
gibl
ecandi
dat
ewi
thf
ive
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l
evel
credi
tsi
sgi
vi
ngadmi
ssi
oni
ntouni
ver
sit
yofchoi
cet
ost
udynur
singsci
ences.
Theacqui
redcer
ti
fi
cat
eisknownasBachel
orofSci
enceofNur
sing(
BSc.Nur
sing)or
Bachel
orofNur
singSci
ences(
BNSc)
.Thesear
ethemostt
wopopul
arpr
ogr
amsof
bachel
ordegr
eei
ntheuni
ver
sit
y.Themaj
ordi
ff
erencei
nthecur
ri
cul
um i
sthatBSc
Nur
singwasdesi
gnedf
ort
hoset
hathadunder
gonet
hreey
ear
sbasi
cnur
singt
rai
ning
whi
l
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it
sbot
hnewst
udent
sinnur
sing(
fi
rstt
imer
)andt
hosewi
thpr
evi
ousbasi
c
nur
singeducat
ion.Ther
ear
eFeder
al,
Stat
eandFai
th-baseduni
ver
sit
iesof
fer
ingt
he
cour
se.Ther
ear
efi
veway
sofacqui
ri
ngt
hisbachel
ordegr
ee.

 JAMB/UTME:
Aft
ersuccessf
ulcompl
eti
onofsecondar
yschool
educat
ion,
hav
ingf
iveO'
l
evel
credi
ts,
int
erest
edcandi
dat
ecanappl
ytost
udynur
singatany
uni
ver
sit
yofchoi
cet
hroughUni
fi
edTer
ti
aryMat
ri
cul
ati
onExami
nat
ion.I
fthe
candi
dat
emeet
sther
equi
redscor
e,whi
chi
susual
l
ydet
ermi
nedbyt
heuni
ver
sit
y
andUTMEBoar
d,suchcandi
dat
eisgi
venadmi
ssi
onof
fert
ost
udyNur
sing
sci
ences.Thi
sisaf
ivey
ear
scour
se,
sixt
hyearf
ori
nter
nshi
pandsev
ent
hyear
f
ort
hemandat
oryNat
ional
Yout
hSer
viceCor
p.Thi
scat
egor
yofst
udentsi
tfor
Fi
nal
prof
essi
onal
qual
i
fyi
ngexami
nat
ionat400l
evel
ast
hei
rcount
erpar
twr
it
e
t
heexami
nat
ionaty
eart
hreeoft
hebasi
cschool
ofnur
sing.Academi
c
cer
ti
fi
cat
ioni
sacqui
redal
ongsi
det
hepr
ofessi
onal
cer
ti
fi
cat
es.

Thel
i
stbel
owi
ndi
cat
esuni
ver
sit
iesof
fer
ingBachel
ordegr
eei
nNur
singSci
ences

1)Abi
aSt
ateUni
ver
sit
y,Ut
uru

2)Af
eBabal
olaUni
ver
sit
y,AdoEki
ti

3)Ambr
oseAl
l
iUni
ver
sit
y,Ekpoma

4)BabcockUni
ver
sit
y,I
li
shan-
Remo

5)Bay
eroUni
ver
sit
y,Kano

6)Del
taSt
ateUni
ver
sit
y,Abr
aka

7)Ebony
iSt
ateUni
ver
sit
y,Abakal
i
ki
8)Ev
anEnwer
em Uni
ver
sit
y,Ower
ri

9)I
gbi
nedi
onUni
ver
sit
y,Okada

10)LadokeAki
ntol
aUni
ver
sit
yofSci
enceandTechnol
ogy
,Ogbomosho

11)Ni
gerDel
taUni
ver
sit
y,Wi
l
ber
for
ceI
sland

12)Obaf
emi
Awol
owoUni
ver
sit
y,I
le-
If
e

13)Uni
ver
sit
yofBeni
n,Beni
nCi
ty

14)Uni
ver
sit
yofCal
abar
,Cal
abar

15)Uni
ver
sit
yofI
badan,
Ibadan

16)Uni
ver
sit
yofI
lor
in,
Il
ori
n

17)Uni
ver
sit
yofJos,
Jos

18)Uni
ver
sit
yofLagos,
Lagos

19)Uni
ver
sit
yofMai
dugur
i,Mai
dugur
i

20)Uni
ver
sit
yofNi
ger
ia,
Nsukka

21)Uni
ver
sit
yofPor
tHar
cour
t,Por
tHar
cour
t

 Pr
e-degr
ee:Thesear
eindi
vi
dual
sthataf
tersuccessf
ulcompl
eti
onofsecondar
y
school
educat
ion,
appl
ytot
heUni
ver
sit
yofChoi
cef
oroney
earpr
e-degr
ee
pr
ogr
am.Af
tersuccessf
ulcompl
eti
onandhav
ingt
her
equi
redscor
eisof
fer
ed
admi
ssi
oni
ntonur
singpr
ogr
am.Meanwhi
l
ethest
udentmustal
sosi
tfort
he
UTME/JAMBexami
nat
ionandpasswel
l
.Thesest
udent
sspendEi
ghty
ear
s
(
tot
al)asagai
nstt
hei
rfr
iendsgai
ningadmi
ssi
onv
iaUTME/
JAMB.Atast
age
t
heysi
ttoget
herf
ort
hesameexami
nat
ionat
tendi
ngsamecl
i
nical
post
ingsand
soon.Bot
hacademi
candpr
ofessi
onal
cer
ti
fi
cat
esar
eacqui
red.

 Di
rectEnt
ry:Thi
sist
heonl
ymaj
orl
y,keenl
y,cont
est
edr
out
eforal
ready
r
egi
ster
ednur
set
ohav
eadegr
eei
nnur
singaf
terhav
ingbasi
cnur
singeducat
ion
 i
njustUni
ver
sit
yofI
badani
ntheear
ly80s.Cur
rent
lymor
ethant
enuni
ver
sit
ies
of
fer
edadmi
ssi
ont
hroughdi
rectent
ry.Theonl
yel
i
gibl
ecandi
dat
esar
ethose
wi
thbasi
cnur
singeducat
ion.I
nst
eadoff
ivey
ear
s,t
hisgr
oupspendf
oury
ear
s
wi
thent
ryl
evel
of200l
evel
.Ther
ear
edi
scussi
onswhet
heradi
rectent
ryst
udent
shoul
dbeal
l
owedi
ntoi
nter
nshi
p.At400l
evel
sthesest
udent
sar
eexempt
ed
f
rom wr
it
ingf
inal
prof
essi
onal
qual
i
fyi
ngexami
nat
ion.Suchst
udent
scansi
tfor
ot
herpr
ofessi
onal
exami
nat
ioni
ncor
por
atedi
nthepr
ogr
am suchasmi
dwi
fer
y
andpubl
i
cheal
thnur
sing.Ay
earofi
nter
nshi
panday
earofNat
ional
Yout
h
Ser
viceCor
p.Thei
njust
icemet
edonsuchst
udenti
sspendi
ngat
otal
ofni
ne
y
ear
stoacqui
ref
ir
stdegr
eei
nnur
singsci
ences.Whi
l
esomeot
her
shadal
ready
acqui
redapostbasi
ccer
ti
fi
cat
eendedupspendi
ngt
ent
oel
eveny
ear
sto
acqui
rebachel
ordegr
eei
nnur
singsci
ences.Thi
sisapat
het
icanomal
ywhi
ch
r
equi
redur
gentr
efor
m.

 Par
tti
me:wi
thi
ncr
easedchal
l
engesi
nacqui
sit
ionoff
urt
herandadv
anced
knowl
edgei
nanon-
conduci
vewor
kingenv
ironment
,itmadei
tver
yhar
dto
f
urt
herst
udi
esduet
obur
eaucr
ati
cbot
tl
eneckscr
eat
edbyt
hehospi
tal
managementt
odi
scour
agememberoft
hest
afft
ofur
theri
neducat
ion.Ther
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ect
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ing.

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ntol
aUni
ver
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ttoOpenDi
stanceLear
ning,
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fer
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euni
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epl
anni
ngt
ooptoutt
he
pr
ogr
am.Thepr
ogr
am wasdesi
gnedt
omopupcer
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namountofnur
sesf
rom
cl
i
nical
toacqui
rebachel
ordegr
ee,
it'
sconsi
der
edashor
tter
m goal
tohav
e
enoughgr
aduat
enur
sesi
nthehospi
tal
s.SomeUni
ver
sit
iesr
unbot
hpr
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Li
stofuni
ver
sit
iesof
fer
ingPar
tti
meNur
sing

1.Nat
ional
OpenUni
ver
sit
yofNi
ger
ia.

2.Obaf
emi
Awol
owoUni
ver
sit
yIl
eIf
einOsunSt
ate.

3.Bay
eroUni
ver
sit
y,Kano.

4.Ebony
iSt
ateUni
ver
sit
y.

 Di
stanceLear
ning:I
nthi
sageoft
echnol
ogi
cal
adv
ancement
,nur
singeducat
ion
i
nNi
ger
iai
sadopt
ing,
adapt
ingandmodi
fyi
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tspr
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am t
osui
tthecur
rent
t
rendi
neducat
ional
del
i
ver
yaspr
act
icedi
nci
vi
li
sednat
ion.Thi
spr
ogr
am i
snew
i
nNi
ger
iaEducat
ional
Syst
em y
etnur
singeducat
ioni
sspr
eadi
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tspot
ent
ial
t
hroughdi
stancel
ear
ningpr
ogr
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stheor
ganr
esponsi
blef
orv
eri
fi
cat
ion,
assessmentoft
hepr
ogr
am andl
ateraccr
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t.Pr
esent
lyt
her
ear
eonl
ythr
ee
uni
ver
sit
iesaccr
edi
tedt
orunt
hispr
ogr
am aspubl
i
shedoni
tswebsi
tes
(
www.
nuc.
edu.
ng)
.Thef
aceoutofpar
tti
megi
vesbi
rt
htodi
stancel
ear
ningt
hus
at
tendi
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ourcomf
ortzonewi
thoutmaki
ngast
ep.Al
so,
put
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ng
l
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inger
ti
pswher
every
oumaybe.Di
stanceLear
ningi
sver
y
di
ff
erentf
rom conv
ent
ional
uni
ver
sit
ylear
ning.St
udent
srecei
vedl
ect
uresnot
e
ont
abl
ets,
comput
ers,
smar
tphone,
Pal
mtop,
Lapt
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ect
roni
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gnment
s,Semi
nar
s,Gr
oupwor
ksanddi
scussi
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eal
ldoneont
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ices.Eachoft
hest
udent
shasapr
ecept
orf
orment
ori
ngandgui
dance.The
onl
yti
mef
orf
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o-f
acei
sdur
ingexami
nat
ionandcl
i
nical
post
ings(
lect
urer
s
ar
eassi
gnedt
omoni
torst
udent
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i
anceandat
ti
tudeatwor
k).

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ryr
equi
rement
sissi
mil
arwi
tht
hepar
tti
me.Bot
hhav
esi
mil
arpr
ogr
ams.
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ver
sit
iesr
unt
het
wopr
ogr
amswhi
l
esomer
unei
therdi
stancel
ear
ningor
par
tti
me.Somenamef
ort
hedi
stancel
ear
ningi
ncl
udeOpenDi
stanceLear
ning
byLAUTECHOgbomosho,
Cent
ref
orDi
stanceLear
ningO.
A.UI
leI
fe,
etc.The
dur
ati
oni
sfi
vey
ear
s,af
tersuccessf
ulcompl
eti
on,
thecandi
dat
eisawar
deda
degr
eeasBScNur
singorBNSc.Lesst
hanf
iveuni
ver
sit
iesar
erunni
ngt
he
pr
ogr
am.

Bel
owi
sthel
i
stofUni
ver
sit
iesr
unni
ngDi
stanceLear
ningi
nNur
singi
nNi
ger
ia:

1.Obaf
emi
Awol
owoUni
ver
sit
yIl
eIf
eOsunSt
ate.

2.LadokeAki
ntol
aUni
ver
sit
yofTechnol
ogy
,Ogbomoso,
OyoSt
ate.

3.Nat
ional
OpenUni
ver
sit
yofNi
ger
ia.

5.Post
-gr
aduat
e:Thisi
sagroupofhi
gherdegreesi
nnur
singeducat
ionandpr
act
ices.
I
thas3categor
iesnamely
:MSc,Ph.
DandPr of
essor

MScNur
sing:Notal
ltheuni
ver
sit
iesi
nNi
ger
iaof
fert
hispr
ogr
am,
thusl
i
mit
ing
numberofappl
i
cant
sev
eryy
earandmaki
ngi
tdi
ff
icul
tfornur
sest
opur
suef
urt
her
knowl
edgeandadv
ancednur
singpr
act
ices.Lesst
hant
wel
veuni
ver
sit
iesof
fert
his
pr
ogr
am.Someuni
ver
sit
yhast
hispr
ogr
am asmai
nlyacademi
cpr
ogr
am whi
l
eot
her
s
hadt
akeni
tint
obot
hacademi
candpr
ofessi
onal
att
ainment
.Thi
spr
ogr
am hasnot
beenf
ull
yexpl
oit
edl
eav
ingoutr
esi
dencyandconsul
tancyi
nnur
singf
iel
d.Agr
eat
chal
l
engei
nNi
ger
iaheal
thcar
ewher
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oupofpr
ofessi
onal
ssol
elyassumedt
het
it
le
ofconsul
tantandpr
ofessori
nheal
thcar
eindust
ryt
her
ebydepr
ivi
ngot
her
pr
ofessi
onal
ssuchasnur
sing,
phar
macy
,Medi
cal
Labor
ator
ySci
ences,
ofat
tai
ning
t
hei
rpr
ofessi
onal
highr
ank.

Themostcommonar
eaofi
nter
esti
ncl
udeMedi
cal
/Sur
gical
Nur
sing,
Mat
ernal
andChi
l
dHeal
thNur
sing,
Publ
i
cHeal
thNur
sing,
Ment
alHeal
thNur
sing,
Nur
sing
Educat
ion,
Nur
singManagementandAdmi
nist
rat
ion,
Adul
tHeal
thNur
singet
c.I
nsome
oft
hesear
easst
udent
scansi
tforf
inal
prof
essi
onal
qual
i
fyi
ngexami
nat
ionand
r
ecei
vedl
i
censet
opr
act
icei
nsuchf
iel
dasaspeci
ali
st.Thi
sexami
nat
ioni
sconduct
ed
byNMCN,
e.g.hav
ingMScMent
alHeal
thNur
singandbeaRegi
ster
edMent
alheal
th
nur
se.Wi
tht
hepol
i
ticsi
nheal
thsect
ori
nNi
ger
ia,
ther
eisnopl
acementf
orhi
gher
degr
eesi
nthecl
i
nical
sect
orst
her
ebypushi
ngt
hem of
fbedsi
denur
sing,
exceptat
manager
ial
lev
el.Thi
sisoneoft
hegr
eatchal
l
engef
aci
ngnur
singpr
ofessi
on,
ther
eis
noaut
onomynoraut
hor
it
yforacl
i
nical
nur
sewi
thMSc.Nur
sing.Thi
spr
ogr
am i
sei
ther
onf
ull
ter
m basi
sorpar
tti
mebasi
s.Thedur
ati
onoft
hepr
ogr
am f
orf
ull
ter
misone
andHal
fyear
swhi
l
ethePar
tti
mei
stwoy
ear
s.

Ph.
DNur
singandPr
ofessori
nNur
sing:t
heset
woar
epur
elyacademi
ccer
ti
fi
cat
es.No
r
elev
ancyi
ntheheal
thsect
orwi
tht
hepr
esentst
ruct
ureofheal
thsect
ori
nNi
ger
ia.
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easaPr
ofessorofMedi
cinei
sst
il
li
noper
ati
ngt
heat
re,
consul
ti
ngr
oom,
per
for
mingwar
dround.Ar
efor
m oft
heNMCNActneedr
evi
ewst
oaccommodat
ethese
gr
oupsi
nthecl
i
nical
nur
singsect
or.

Thesear
etheuni
ver
sit
ieshav
ingpl
acementf
orMScandPh.
D

1.Uni
ver
sit
yofCal
abar-Mast
ersdegr
ee

2.Uni
ver
sit
yofNi
ger
ia,
Nsukka-Mast
ersandPhD

3.Uni
ver
sit
yofBeni
n-Mast
ersandPhD

4.Ni
gerDel
taUni
ver
sit
y-PGDandMast
ers

5.Nnamdi
Azi
ki
weUni
ver
sit
y-PGD,
Mast
ersandPhD

7.Uni
ver
sit
yofI
badan-Mast
ersandPhD

8.Obaf
emi
Awol
owoUni
ver
sit
yIf
e-Mast
ersandPhD

9.BabcockUni
ver
sit
yIl
i
shanRemo-Mast
ers

10.AhmaduBel
l
oUni
ver
sit
y-Mast
ersandPhD
Thetablebel
owsummarisedtheprogram wi
tht
heacademi
c,andpr
ofessi
onal
qual
i
ficati
onaswel
lthedurat
ionoftheprogr
am

Prof
essional Academi
cCer
ti
fi
cat
e Year
soft
rai
ning
Cert
if
icate

Basi
cNur
sing Yes No 3Year
s

Basi
cMi
dwi
fer
y Yes No 3Year
s

PostBasi
cNur
sing Yes No 1-11/
2year
s

Bachel
orDegr
ee Yes Yes 5Year
s

Mast
erDegr
ee Yes Yes 2-4Year
s

Ph.
DNur
sing No Yes 3Year
s

Pr
ofessorNur
sing No Yes Di
scr
eti
onoft
he
i
nst
it
uti
on

Tabl
e1:
Academi
candPr
ofessi
onal
Nur
singPr
ogr
amsi
nNi
ger
ia(
Omol
ola2019)
.