Novel corona virus, first of its kind, newly discovered strain from the coronaviruses family, gaining famous recognition notable for invoking the largest recorded lockdown on global economy, job market world wide. Apocalyptic, some have described it to be. Year in, year out, the rise of sporadic diseases gradually settling into endemics and then an epidemic, is on the daily increase. Skyrocketing into a pandemic though, the COVID-19 is the first in a long time to be upgraded into such by the World Health Organization. Ranging from past epidemics and pandemics overtime which include HIV/AIDS, Ebola, Flu, Cholera, Lassa fever, and as as a cure/stronger preventive measures are being researched and put in place, it is promising that this too will be defeated soon into the background. Time will surely pass. During the course of this time though, it is expedient as health professionals that we play our part in curtailing the spread of the virus. The primary line of action clamore...

Research in Nursing has been existent over the years since the times of the pioneers of the profession. The term however, has remained abstract to many especially young student nurse researchers. As a 500L nursing student, I've been opportune to gather some research knowledge in the walls of the classroom and experiences as a volunteer research assistant. In all of these times, a major challenge I've observed worthy of note in the research process is in the aspect of choosing a topic. With my ongoing first research work though still at hand, I'm putting this piece together for colleagues (junior and senior) who might have been frustrated at one point or another or have had to change topics a few times going back and forth the research process. The field of healthcare sure covers a lot. Selecting the right topic for your research might pose a challenge, but you're not alone! I'll be dropping a few tips here. Read along, and I hope it would be helpful 😊 #1...

A beautiful happy new year to all amazing nurses out there who have given their total selves to care. The single most important tool utilized by nurses indeed is the use of self. Welcome to 2020. An International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife set aside by the World Health Organization to celebrate nurses all over the world in honour of the 200th birth anniversary of the mother of Nursing, Florence Nightingale. Fig. 1.0 Source: American College of Nursing “This milestone celebration offers a platform to raise the visibility of nurses and increase the capacity of the nursing workforce. Nurses occupy many roles in our society and are on the front lines when it comes to immunizations, natural disaster preparedness, shaping health policy, and advocacy. For this reason, nurses are critical in improving the landscape of health and health care because an effective health care system is one that values all nurses.” {ANA President Ernest Grant, Ph.D., RN, FAAN} Year 2020 is defini...

Growing up from childhood, the sciences were always never my first love. Maybe never even my love at all. There was an innate passion for things of the arts. Passion clearly seen in natural interests demonstrated in stage performances, writing, creating. I read the news for my school every year, anchored stage dramas, did lots of art work and was actively learning to play musical instruments. How I got into nursing school? Story for another day. Lol. So as I progressed through life, I continued extracurricularly every of these activities but quit my lessons on the keyboard or rather, convinced myself I'll learn it better later. As you can guess, 8 years down the line now, and I'm back to the novice where I started from. Where am I going? Now, passion was what got me started in the first place right? But what happens when it's not nurtured? It dies. We are young people and nurses or nurses-in-training, and it's seeming like every other thing we used to love doi...

The recently concluded Interview Series featuring selected distinct nurses of the 21st century was truly educative and inspiring. Special applause to all our guests. Thank you for sharing with us from your bank of experience. We acknowledge the student nurses from Department of Nursing, Lagos State University who just wrapped up semester examinations, and we wish them all outstanding success. Special Announcement ! A re you a young nurse? Did you follow through with the recently concluded series? Stand a chance to win loads of airtime and get featured on the blog by simply commenting about what you learnt from any of the guests during the series. Spread the news and share! TNJ..  We love, we learn, we grow.

It has been an awesome time so far. Have you been following? If you've not, you still have now to join in 😀 Our 3rd guest is seated already. Another distinct young male nurse. His name may not ring a bell to many, but when you hear Nursing TV, it sure sounds familiar. You'll be meeting the brain behind this innovation, feeding us constant news and live updates about our very own nursing profession. Drums rolling... INTERVIEWER: Thank you very much for joining us on the series sir. Please kindly introduce yourself. GUEST: My pleasure I'm Adebanjo J.I popularly known as Nursing TV INTERVIEWER: Amaziiing School? Work? NR. ADEBANJO J.I: I do the Both😂. I study in Obafemi Awolowo University. INTERVIEWER: Wow.. Okay 😊 INTERVIEWER: So what was your journey like into nursing? NR. ADEBANJO J.I: It's God's Work. I never knew I would be Studying Nursing. Until God did it. INTERVIEWER: So you didn't always want nursing? NR. ADEBANJO J.I:...

We started off last week, interviewing selected distinct young nurses of the 21st century. Our first guest, Nr. Jombo Paul, set the ball rolling. An interesting session it was indeed. Today we have a beautiful nurse on the seat. Her personality is all loving and her passion speaks for her wherever she goes. If you've ever heard about Nurses' Lecture Room, she's the brain behind it. You sure want to know more. Click the link, enjoy the session, feel free to comment, and of course, share 🙆 INTERVIEWER: Thank you for joining us ma'am. 1. Kindly please introduce yourself GUEST: My name is  Mercymary Otoijaghale(RN, BNS) founder of Nurses Lecture Room and simple nursing application on play store. INTERVIEWER: Nurses' Lecture Room 😍Wow. We sure need more innovations like this in the profession 2. What was your journey into Nursing like? NR. MERCYMARY: So far so good, the journey has been a very interesting one in the sense that  becoming a medical...