File: The Registrar of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, Ndagi Alhassan
The Registrar of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, Dr Alhassan Ndagi, has charged the first set of graduates of the Department of Nursing Science, Moses Orshio Adasu University, formerly Benue State University, Makurdi, on professional ethical standards.
Ndagi gave the charge on Thursday during the induction ceremony of 57 graduates of the university held at the College of Health Sciences of the institution.
The registrar, who was represented at the occasion by Mrs Patricia Amonuobi, enjoined the new nurses to combine clinical competence with compassion, excellence and sincerity, stating that empathy remains the cornerstone of quality patient care.
The registrar insisted that nursing is a service-driven profession requiring empathy, attentiveness and kindness.
