title: Education reforms in Nigeria: how responsive is the nursing profession?
abstract: Abstractworldwide because of the link between education and development. What appears not to have been fully explored in the Nigerian context is the responsiveness of various professions, especially nursing, to the consistently changing educational system. Yet innovative advances in health care system in the twenty-first century demands that Nursing as a profession should prepare practitioners who are well equipped to meet the challenges of care within the context of a complex milieu. This paper, therefore, examines the Nigeria educational system, its reforms and current status of nursing education in Nigeria. Some of the challenges in the emergence of professional nursing in Nigeria and the progress made so far to advance professional as well as university education for nurses are articulated with propositions of possibilities and the gains for the Nigeria nation.
authors: School of Nursing, Howard College, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. olufeman@yahoo.com
authors: Emmanuel Olufemi
authors: EO
authors: Ayandiran
authors: Omolola Oladunni
authors: OO
authors: Irinoye
authors: Joel
authors: J
authors: Olayiwola Faronbi
authors: Ntombi G
authors: NG
authors: Mtshali
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D003906:Developing Countries; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration; D005260:Female; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D011050:Policy Making; D011361:Professional Competence; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation