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The unhealthy situation of graduate nurses (Degree nurses) unemployement

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  • Nyame Nipa 7 years ago

    Its only in Ghana that it is a crime to be trained as a degree nurse under this government. The government should tell all the various universities running nursing programs to halt because it is of not use in Ghana. I still p ...
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  • Hon. Sammy 7 years ago

    Its funny ooo. Only in Ghana. Meanwhile, SHS graduates in the Ashanti Region are receiving 2 to 3 weeks training to work as nurses while graduate nurses are still at home.

  • Kei- Tee 7 years ago

    While other countries are hailing and cherishing their graduate (degree) nurses, Ghana and for that matter this government rather condemns graduate (degree) nurses and rather admire nurses with diploma for reasons unfathomabl ...
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  • sule 7 years ago

    Because you were not making noise that is why dead got government almost forgot about you.

  • Gariboo 7 years ago

    Advance and higher education is the key to a nations development but Ghana appears to be a country without vision.Our leaders only thinks of themselves and their family not the plight of the youth.But they should bear in mind ...
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  • From Mohammed Rafik Rajah. 7 years ago

    The government has taken a bias stand in their mode of employment, in other jurisprudence the basic requirements for health professionals is degree because better quality of nursing is given and back at home they deem it righ ...
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  • Alifa 7 years ago

    Its scary how things are going.these are highly qualified professionals who are jst home government says it will train 2000 nurses,for what? Training some one for a few weeks and some one who has had almost 5 yrs of training ...
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  • lois mensah 7 years ago

    its a pity all these nurses are jux wasting at home. its only in ghana that degree nurses are not wanted. eiiii mother ghana

  • Prof. Noble 7 years ago

    We cry for quality nursing care as a nation but we neglect those who are qualified to deliver that. Is either our leaders are ignorant or suffering from intellectually illiteracy.

  • abena afriyie 7 years ago

    if the governments thinks this country is not ready to employ degree nurses and that they don't need them, then the university of allied sciences at volta, that he proudly call it an achievement under his administration, shd ...
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  • Godfred Mensah Anning 7 years ago

    if there's no vacancies in the various health facilities, why will they train unqualified people to be posted to those facilities whiles there are well trained and qualified nurses wasting time in the house. If the degree is ...
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  • Glory 7 years ago

    Ghanaweb kindly change the file photo thanks. Is this government serious at all? How can they leave nurses trained for 4 years to be wasting while they go in for JHS and SHS graduates and train them for just 2 weeks to work i ...
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  • eddy 7 years ago

    I wonder if the government of the day have the wellbeing of the nation at heart. if you are serious about providing quality healthcare to your people, you engage the services of professionals with higher learning and not trai ...
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  • Komla Attivor 7 years ago

    Please Mr president instruct the minister of health to initiate process of employing this nurses so as not to give the opposition message against us so please let's be fast and put an end to any demonstration

  • john larbi 7 years ago

    The MOH,GHS etc should bow their heads in shame..they better act ASAP...degree nurses wil have no option than to become a threat to this nation.

  • Eno Yaa 7 years ago

    why do you seek healthcare outside your country? make healthcare in ghana better and stop cheap labour
    #employgraduatenurses

  • Eno Yaa 7 years ago

    employ graduate nurses
    why do the government officials seek healthcare outside the country? dont they trust the healthcare system in ghana? the ordinary ghanaian also deserves better
    #employgraduatenurses

  • john larbi 7 years ago

    The MOH,GHS etc should bow their heads in shame..they better act ASAP...degree nurses wil have no option than to become a threat to this nation. boys are not smiling

  • Dwasky 7 years ago

    where on earth could this happen? only in Ghana. Selfish leaders.
    #changenow

  • PATOO. Berekum 7 years ago

    The NDC government is busily using weeks to train young people to work in our health institutions through YEA whilst graduate nurses remain home unemployed. This government had nothing good for Ghana and must be booted out. N ...
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  • nana addo 7 years ago

    The so called degree nurses know nothing. They believe they are superior to diploma nurses who do all the bedside nursing.
    These degree nurses think they should be employed as supervisors yet they lack the skills.
    The count ...
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  • Hon. Sammy 7 years ago

    lol.... and i bet you have never personally worked with a degree nurse before. As a matter of all the people i've heard say that have actually worked with a degree nurse. That is what most nurses tell themselves (perhaps to m ...
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  • Augustine 7 years ago

    I believe you are speaking out of ignorance. Most of the Diploma nurses of today knows nothing I repeat nothing. Even some can not check common vital signs and write nurses note. So my brother respect yourself

  • Beauty 7 years ago

    Shame on you.. I believe u re also a nurse.. So appauling to see nurses condemning their own on colleagues in an unhealthy competition. Wat Wil u gain from this... U re d same ppl who wants to further to degree... It's funny, ...
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  • Paapa 7 years ago

    I don't want to conclude that you're an ignoramus, but you certainly sound as though you are one by your very last sentence. I guess you will agree with me that practical orientation follows theory, unless, perhaps, you want ...
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  • King Joe 7 years ago

    Shame addo. Hope u wont further.if u will then keep mute. How do u get skils? Are these nurses taught books alone? Or were they given free certificate of registration by nmc? Shame bro. Next time comment well.

  • Hanny 7 years ago

    Hmmm, he would rather employ those he will payables to render any from of healthcare to innocent Ghanaians and take huge sums of these country's money to week quality healthcare in a country who respect their graduate degree ...
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  • King Joe 7 years ago

    Hmmm....ghana. when?