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By Dorcas Elusogbon
Prof. Adebayo Bamire, Vice-Chancellor, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile Ife, has tasked graduate nurses of the institution to maintain their clinical competence, embody compassion, critical thinking, leadership, and an unwavering commitment to humanity.
Bamire gave the charge on Thursday in Ile-Ife during the induction of 43 graduate nurses of the institution’s College of Health Sciences into the nursing profession.
He congratulated the inductees and their parents on the success achieved, stressing that Nigeria had invested so greatly into their lives and had high expectations of their contributions to the county’s healthcare system.
The VC, who was represented by Prof. Ibukun Akinyemi, DVC, Administration Research, Innovation and Development, also advised the new inductees not to rest on their oars, but develop their capacities in order to attain the peak of their careers.
Also, Prof. John Okeniyi, the Chief Medical Director (CMD), Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex (OAUTHC), congratulated the inductees’ parents for their encouragement, sacrifices, and unwavering support over the years that made the journey possible.
Okeniyi, who was represented by Prof. Akinwumi Komolafe, the Deputy Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee, appealed to the new nurses to commit themselves to the ideas and principles of OAU in competence, character and courage, and always resolve to continue to learn with due diligence.
He stated that by virtue of their training and their call into the unique profession of nursing, they are best described as “natives of Nigeria, but citizens of the world”.
Earlier, the Provost, College of Health Sciences, Prof. Bernice Adegbehingbe, congratulated the inductees for their hard work and diligence through lectures, clinical postings, community health experiences, research, and endless hours of practice.
Adegbehingbe said that the inductees have demonstrated resilience, discipline, and determination which transitioned them from students to professionals entrusted with the lives, dignity, and well-being of individuals, families, and communities.
She admonished them as they were taking Florence Nightingale pledge to remember that nursing was not merely a career, but a calling that demands empathy, patience, ethical conduct and continuous learning with highest standards of care. (NAN)
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Edited by Bayo Sekoni
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