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NEWS
INTERNATIONAL NURSES’
WEEK 2006.
International Nurses week is a yearly
celebration within the nursing community the world over. The week
represents for the nursing profession, a unique opportunity to bring
themselves up-to-date on new trends, discuss essential issues and exchange
information on the levels of practice with a view to improving the quality
of health care.
On the occasion of this
year’s celebration Nurses worldwide drew attention to the issue of Safe
staffing and its implication on lives as captured in the theme: “Safe
staffing saves lives”.
NANNM celebrated the week at
Kaduna state which was attended by Nurses all over the country.
The week long programme
commenced on the 7th May 2006 with a thanksgiving service at Our
Lady of Apostles Church, Kaduna, while the closing …………………. took place at
the Sheik Gummi Central mosque, Kaduna on the 12th May 2006. On
Monday. Tuesday there was a rally/community outreach programme at Chechina
Market and Television park to raise the public’s awareness on public health
and disease conditions.
The workshop session
featured well-researched papers by renowned scholars and top government and
non-government Technocrats on 10th –11th May 2006.
The opening session on the 10th was graced by the Executive
Governor of the State Alhaji (Dr) Ahmed Mohammed Markarfi.
The climax of the programme
came in the evening of 12th may at the
Crystal garden hotel, Kaduna, where the
Dinner/Award night took place. At the venue, the Purit Nurse of the year
2006, was the central highlight of the night, an event night which was
keenly contested for from the five zones of the Association. The winner
emerged from Lagos State.
On the whole, the generality of the Nurses
appreciated the week long events and are already looking forward to the 2007
Nurses’ week. |
