Nursing: dispassionate profession in Ghana

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Artillery 12 years ago

Thought you would have adduced proper evidence to support your write up as a Freelance Journalist? You said you '... winessed a lot of insolence from these young nurses to their patients in most hospitals and clinics ...'. ...
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Thought you would have adduced proper evidence to support your write up as a Freelance Journalist? You said you '... winessed a lot of insolence from these young nurses to their patients in most hospitals and clinics ...'. Does 'most' in your article mean 99% of hospitals and clinics in Ghana and if so could you list the said hospitals where these behaviours were observed? The UK case you identified is not enough evidence as that was just a single case of a private Care Worker employed by a Private Home Care Provider. This so called Ghanaian is NOT a Nurse in the proper sense as I live in the UK and know varying nationals working as Care Assistants in Homes etc without suitable qualifications. It a nutshell, what I am pointing out to you is that these young Nurses of Mother Ghana are not different from what you are doing as a 'Freelance Journalist'. To quote you and tweak your quote a bit to underline my point '...the bottom line here is that most of the older journalists went into journalism with much dedication and passion so they worked round the clock to get proper evidence in order to support their stories. They believe in proper investigative journalism unlike some so called Freelance Journalists who post articles for posting sake'. To conclude, these young Nurses are trying their best in a trying profession and in difficult circumstances so please give them some credit.
Akshay 12 years ago

THE ARTICLE IS AN INDICATOR OF THE STATE OF AFFAIRS AMONG GHANA NURSES. THEY REALLY LACK DISCIPLINE.
GOOD WRITE UP!

THE ARTICLE IS AN INDICATOR OF THE STATE OF AFFAIRS AMONG GHANA NURSES. THEY REALLY LACK DISCIPLINE.
GOOD WRITE UP!
PRINCE ARMAH 12 years ago

Likewise most of our Doctors.

Likewise most of our Doctors.
Abigail 12 years ago

Go to other professions and see they are the worst with corruption.I hav a lot of nurses who has helped me a lot during my admissions.nurses are trying a lot n I give them credit.

Go to other professions and see they are the worst with corruption.I hav a lot of nurses who has helped me a lot during my admissions.nurses are trying a lot n I give them credit.
Rebecca 12 years ago

I work as a nurse in the UK . The person you mentioned is not a trained Nurse. I trained as a Graduate nurse in Ghana and worked in Ghana before travelling. The hospital I worked with before travelling had their own rules and ...
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I work as a nurse in the UK . The person you mentioned is not a trained Nurse. I trained as a Graduate nurse in Ghana and worked in Ghana before travelling. The hospital I worked with before travelling had their own rules and regulations and staff are well disciplined. I blame the work places and employers. You will see the same attitude in offices, shops and even in the market. I do not support the abuse of patients. Our customer care wherever we work should change.
Abigail 12 years ago

I wonder how some of our own citizens don't appreciate the work done by nurses.at least be even happy a lot of people are now goin into nursing to help improve health in the country because the nurse patient ratio is even sti ...
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I wonder how some of our own citizens don't appreciate the work done by nurses.at least be even happy a lot of people are now goin into nursing to help improve health in the country because the nurse patient ratio is even still bad,yet nurses are trying their best in villages n towns to help the sick.Don't condem them but appreciate them so they do the work with joy.
slim 12 years ago

LAME

LAME
Gold 12 years ago

Some Ghanaian nurses are in fact dogs and must never be allowed to work with human beings.No work ethics or empathy. Just plain stupidity, ignorance and gross incompetence.

Some Ghanaian nurses are in fact dogs and must never be allowed to work with human beings.No work ethics or empathy. Just plain stupidity, ignorance and gross incompetence.
Abigail 12 years ago

Awww.it hurt to know citizens of these country don't appreciate their nurses with all their efforts.Remember there er different behaviours with each person and can be found in soo many professions.for all u know u may be wors ...
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Awww.it hurt to know citizens of these country don't appreciate their nurses with all their efforts.Remember there er different behaviours with each person and can be found in soo many professions.for all u know u may be worst in ur profession.don't only speak of the bad but also of the good deeds.nurses are doing well.and your words are too harsh for someone who may save your live one day.
ERIC OWUSU OXFORD UK 12 years ago

INDEED THIS IS A THOUGHT-PROVOKING AND WELL WRITTEN ARTICLE. THE WRITER HAS SPOKEN ABOUT THE TRUE STATE OF NURSING PRACTICE IN GHANA. NO ONE CAN TRULY PRACICE GUD QUALITY NURSING WITHOUT PASSION AND LOVE FOR HUMANITY. BRAVO A ...
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INDEED THIS IS A THOUGHT-PROVOKING AND WELL WRITTEN ARTICLE. THE WRITER HAS SPOKEN ABOUT THE TRUE STATE OF NURSING PRACTICE IN GHANA. NO ONE CAN TRULY PRACICE GUD QUALITY NURSING WITHOUT PASSION AND LOVE FOR HUMANITY. BRAVO ADJETEY.

Raphael 12 years ago

Right on the head. Bravoo, Let it reach them to read. I had similar reservation about our recent young nurses.

Right on the head. Bravoo, Let it reach them to read. I had similar reservation about our recent young nurses.
stella 12 years ago

God bless your heart for ur article, I hope the ministry of health , the management and the senior nurses read your article and put some senses into these stupid nurses attitude towards this noble profession, what hate my hea ...
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God bless your heart for ur article, I hope the ministry of health , the management and the senior nurses read your article and put some senses into these stupid nurses attitude towards this noble profession, what hate my heart so much is, these inhuman nurses are the angels in our churches
reagan -London 12 years ago

i also heard people fuck them too much
though i havent seen it myself

i also heard people fuck them too much
though i havent seen it myself
Felix 12 years ago

You hit the nail right on the head. In fact, a friend of mine has vowed never to marry a nurse because they are too rude and impatient. I heard a woman died of malaria at home because she said she was shy to go to the hospi ...
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You hit the nail right on the head. In fact, a friend of mine has vowed never to marry a nurse because they are too rude and impatient. I heard a woman died of malaria at home because she said she was shy to go to the hospital to be shouted at by "small small nurses". God save us.
Abigail 12 years ago

U heard?u people always are all ears to hear bad news and forget Good news.u hav no experience.people have been saved n helped by nurses.they are instruments used by God and he himself wil reward them.not humans and their ung ...
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U heard?u people always are all ears to hear bad news and forget Good news.u hav no experience.people have been saved n helped by nurses.they are instruments used by God and he himself wil reward them.not humans and their ungratitude nature.
Ama Adamson 12 years ago

It very bad and i pray they read and do something about it.

It very bad and i pray they read and do something about it.
pidana 12 years ago

note that there are equally very good young nurses as there also bad older nurses.Generalizing all as bad is not objective but mere bias.your article fell short of expectation, you can do better next time.

note that there are equally very good young nurses as there also bad older nurses.Generalizing all as bad is not objective but mere bias.your article fell short of expectation, you can do better next time.
Abigail 12 years ago

Change your notion about nurses because u are speaking with no experience bt rather what u hear around.this journalist can kill people with his words than a worst nurse.I hav had good experience with mutiple of nurses from di ...
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Change your notion about nurses because u are speaking with no experience bt rather what u hear around.this journalist can kill people with his words than a worst nurse.I hav had good experience with mutiple of nurses from differend hospital and so don't joke wit the work of a nurse at all.this is ignorance.

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