GRNMA proposes cancellation of certificate, diploma nursing programmes

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Kofi 1 year ago

The hospitals are not even enough to employ the nurses.

It is a good idea though but can you pay them at all Egya Yorke?

The hospitals are not even enough to employ the nurses.

It is a good idea though but can you pay them at all Egya Yorke?
Nico 1 year ago

Kofi this man in question I work with him at korlebu n he knows what te nurses n staff's at korlebu passing through. That's the same question I was about to ask if the government can pay them. Even we don't have beds to recei ...
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Kofi this man in question I work with him at korlebu n he knows what te nurses n staff's at korlebu passing through. That's the same question I was about to ask if the government can pay them. Even we don't have beds to receive patients in the hospital
Kiki 1 year ago

You people copy everything blindly. GMA never said that. It was Dr Tenkorang of the GRNMA. Go to myjoyonline where you copied this from, they have made the necessary corrections. What kind of journalism are you people practic ...
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You people copy everything blindly. GMA never said that. It was Dr Tenkorang of the GRNMA. Go to myjoyonline where you copied this from, they have made the necessary corrections. What kind of journalism are you people practicing?
kwame 1 year ago

when did nurses become part of the GMA? shoudn't the nurses own association be championing this initiative? i don't think the nurses association can successfully suggest fundamental changes to how medical schools are run. ple ...
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when did nurses become part of the GMA? shoudn't the nurses own association be championing this initiative? i don't think the nurses association can successfully suggest fundamental changes to how medical schools are run. please medical doctors stay in your lane, the nurses can talk for themselves
Patriot 1 year ago

This makes no sense in a country where medical delivery, facilities and access are woefully inadequate. Access to certificate nurses is better than none. Additionally focusing on degree nurses without addressing compensation ...
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This makes no sense in a country where medical delivery, facilities and access are woefully inadequate. Access to certificate nurses is better than none. Additionally focusing on degree nurses without addressing compensation is hollow.
Joe 1 year ago

Don’t mind these clueless people. Even in America certificate and diploma nursing still exist.

Don’t mind these clueless people. Even in America certificate and diploma nursing still exist.
Sam 1 year ago

Exactly my point. Advanced countries like Germany, South Korea, US, UK yiu can mention them are calling for certificate program that can just basic nursing care to people who need them due to the aging population.

Why do ...
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Exactly my point. Advanced countries like Germany, South Korea, US, UK yiu can mention them are calling for certificate program that can just basic nursing care to people who need them due to the aging population.

Why do you think these countries are opening doors for people to work for them. Unless GRNA and Tinkorang have forgotten about the important role of certificate and diploma nurses play in achieving UHC strategy.

They should stop this discussion and ficus on fair distribution of staff across the country.
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Alex 1 year ago

Many of the Enrolled Nurses and State Registered Nurses proved far, far better nurses than the Degree Nurses.

Many of the Enrolled Nurses and State Registered Nurses proved far, far better nurses than the Degree Nurses.
Nico 1 year ago

Yes oooo. When it comes to practicals

Yes oooo. When it comes to practicals
Mammoth Fools Arena 1 year ago

I am confused here! When has the nursing fraternity as an organized professional body transmogrified and blended as unified body or as part of the Ghana medical and Dental council? I personally don't believe this publicatio ...
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I am confused here! When has the nursing fraternity as an organized professional body transmogrified and blended as unified body or as part of the Ghana medical and Dental council? I personally don't believe this publication. But, if this is true, when has the concerns of nurses become a headache for doctors?. How much are the doctors paid to serve as PRO for nurses? Is it an exchange program? In fact, for now let me reserve my comments on this.
Steves 1 year ago

Does the graduate programme make the nurses more professional? We did this to our technical schools and polytechnics to destroy our middle level technical workers in favour of engineers who do not hold screwdriver. Let us be ...
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Does the graduate programme make the nurses more professional? We did this to our technical schools and polytechnics to destroy our middle level technical workers in favour of engineers who do not hold screwdriver. Let us be careful.
BBB 1 year ago

This is completely a stupid idea, first of all merely holding a degree doesn't ensures professionalism. People can be trained to professionals as certificates holders if the training schools are better equiped. Every so calle ...
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This is completely a stupid idea, first of all merely holding a degree doesn't ensures professionalism. People can be trained to professionals as certificates holders if the training schools are better equiped. Every so called professor makes all sorts of suggestions and yet they very unprofessional people as compared to the diploma holders.
Happiness 1 year ago

Certificate, I agree with but for the others, come again.

Certificate, I agree with but for the others, come again.
Happiness 1 year ago

Certificate, I agree with but for the others, come again.

Certificate, I agree with but for the others, come again.
The Nation Called Ghana... 1 year ago

This country called Ghana... Dr. Kwame Nkrumah will not recognize us if he returns... Stupidity everywhere. These Degrees that are for validation not education. You are calling for what nonsense.

This country called Ghana... Dr. Kwame Nkrumah will not recognize us if he returns... Stupidity everywhere. These Degrees that are for validation not education. You are calling for what nonsense.
Osei Kwabena 1 year ago

YES, NURSES SHOULD HAVE DEGREES, PERIOD. In America, you can't practice as a nurse without completing BSc in Nursing. There after, you need to pass a state examination to have a license before you can practice as a nurse. Do ...
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YES, NURSES SHOULD HAVE DEGREES, PERIOD. In America, you can't practice as a nurse without completing BSc in Nursing. There after, you need to pass a state examination to have a license before you can practice as a nurse. Do we do that in Ghana? How can a student with a Nursing certificate practice as a nurse in Ghana? Shameful.
As3m 1 year ago

Are you from Ghana? Because you seem to be naive and ignorant of the nursing system in ghana

Are you from Ghana? Because you seem to be naive and ignorant of the nursing system in ghana
Critical observer 1 year ago

This suggesting is from a brilliant medic who's cares for the health of Ghanaia.ns. Politicians,chiefs and money-loving medical professionals have packed medical institutions with unqualified medical trainers most of whom are ...
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This suggesting is from a brilliant medic who's cares for the health of Ghanaia.ns. Politicians,chiefs and money-loving medical professionals have packed medical institutions with unqualified medical trainers most of whom are either semi literates or weak entry grades..For those with requisite entry requirements they can stay.
Kofi 1 year ago

This doctor has not demonstrated knowledge at all.Has he done any research to find out if the degree nurses outperform the diploma and certificate nurses in terms of being adept at work? Suggestions of this nature should be b ...
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This doctor has not demonstrated knowledge at all.Has he done any research to find out if the degree nurses outperform the diploma and certificate nurses in terms of being adept at work? Suggestions of this nature should be based on evidence rather than just saying anything just because he is idle.Is he the spokesperson for GNRMA?. It is a common knowledge that the diploma nurses are better practically than the degree-awarded nurses.
ABREWA 1 year ago

Long overdue but this should come from the GRNA and not GMA.
With the SHS system, all professions should be upgraded to a degree status .

Long overdue but this should come from the GRNA and not GMA.
With the SHS system, all professions should be upgraded to a degree status .
Iddrisu 1 year ago

Is it the degree that will do the work or the person.
As a doctor, do you even do your work religiously without having a private hospital. When people come to the government hospital you frustrates them and later recommend ...
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Is it the degree that will do the work or the person.
As a doctor, do you even do your work religiously without having a private hospital. When people come to the government hospital you frustrates them and later recommend a private hospital you owe or have interest in to such individuals to go and get proper treatment.
You were the same people that recommended the cancellation of student allowance to the previous government which was a bad idea. Now you know they are coming back to power you foolishly push yourself out again to recommend a bad idea again.
Nonsense.
Kofi 1 year ago

It is not the degree that will do the work.The diploma nurses are better practically.I think the Doctor has lost touch with what goes on in the hospital.He should come to the ward and see how practically good and diligent the ...
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It is not the degree that will do the work.The diploma nurses are better practically.I think the Doctor has lost touch with what goes on in the hospital.He should come to the ward and see how practically good and diligent the diploma nurses are.GMA as a group has never taken any decision on that and it does not even fall within our purview.GMA has their own issues that they must pay attention to.
Yaa 1 year ago

Then physicians assistant too must be cancelled because they also further their education to another level.

Then physicians assistant too must be cancelled because they also further their education to another level.
Adwoa 1 year ago

Madam don't speak like an animal..
Address the issue. U don't go about displaying ur micro brain on issues like this . Do this and u also say then do this . Who tot u in class .
Is that program a certificate or NTV program. ...
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Madam don't speak like an animal..
Address the issue. U don't go about displaying ur micro brain on issues like this . Do this and u also say then do this . Who tot u in class .
Is that program a certificate or NTV program.
Is it not a degree program? Kwasia don't nurses go back to school to become Physicians. Have u seen Physician go back to sch to become a nurse? Anaa wabodam. Don't u take study leaves to be Physicians..ah Obaa na wo agyemi saa nu.
What kind of advise is dis animal going to give to his animal sex mate. Anaa as for u sex naa. Anytime u open ur legs for a man to enter. Ask ur sef. What again can I offer apart from this.. gyimi
Foli Foli 1 year ago

Physician assistance is a degree course my brother.

Physician assistance is a degree course my brother.
Kwasi 1 year ago

Its just unfortunate for whole medical officer to mke this suggestion. He should tell me if all medical ifficers are good?. Some certificate/diploma nurses are very good as compared to the degree nurses he should stay in hi ...
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Its just unfortunate for whole medical officer to mke this suggestion. He should tell me if all medical ifficers are good?. Some certificate/diploma nurses are very good as compared to the degree nurses he should stay in his lane. There should always be a middle level manpower. Even in US they have the license practical nurse in their system, what's he talking about. We should stop counting on mere degree holding mampower in our system. Am a nurse myself, started as certificate, then Diploma before the so called degree. Even though am well equipped its because i have much interested in the profession. I dint think that Doctor knows what is talking about. Most Doctors are not good, are they not holding degrees?. A lot of patients die because of bad Doctors in the system and not because of certificate or diploma nurses in the system. I know a Doctor who always ask his nurses to use their experiences to do the work anytime he is called to see a case., all because he doesn't know what to do meanwhile he holds a degree. This kind of mindset people should be ignored.
As3m 1 year ago

All heads are not the same. This initiative may seem laudable, but I'm not happy that it is coming from GMA. If we can take out Diploma nursing, it would be great. Let nursing start from BSc.

For certificate nursing, I do ...
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All heads are not the same. This initiative may seem laudable, but I'm not happy that it is coming from GMA. If we can take out Diploma nursing, it would be great. Let nursing start from BSc.

For certificate nursing, I don't think it should be phased out. Look at the names of these certificate courses: Nurse assistant clinical (NAC), Community/Public Health Nurse Assistant. Their very names suggest their roles. Are we also going to scrap the BSc Physician Assistant programme? If yes, then the country can scrap every other certificate nursing programme.

Do not tell me Nigeria has done it so Ghana should follow blindly. There are Nursing Assistants in Korea, Japan, France, Germany, UK, USA, Finland Sweden, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and they all have a role to play.

Regarding the availability of nursing jobs in Ghana, I would not want to talk about it as every Ghanaian knows that there are nurses who completed their training as far back as 2021 who are still unemployed.
Forgive NAPO 1 year ago

Certificate and Diploma in nursing are not equivalent for Degree in nursing. Why do we count from one, two, three and so on? As long as there are need for each one and are different levels, why bother?

Certificate and Diploma in nursing are not equivalent for Degree in nursing. Why do we count from one, two, three and so on? As long as there are need for each one and are different levels, why bother?
As3m 1 year ago

Your point is valid, but voters must punish NAPO

Your point is valid, but voters must punish NAPO
Kwaku 1 year ago

I am beginning to acce0t the favt that education can't stop some black leaders to th8nk foolishly.
He wants to create tue same cabal where only the rich and their children attend medicsl school.
I beg please sell tje count ...
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I am beginning to acce0t the favt that education can't stop some black leaders to th8nk foolishly.
He wants to create tue same cabal where only the rich and their children attend medicsl school.
I beg please sell tje country Ghana and give me my share.
Yemo 1 year ago

More degree nurses more nurses leave to foreign countries. Think about it

More degree nurses more nurses leave to foreign countries. Think about it
Cham cham 1 year ago

Your idea is too idealistic . Who will employ all these graduate nurses. It is not cost effective. Every country needs the training of auxiliary nurses to supplement the work of general nurses. If anythung at all the diplom ...
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Your idea is too idealistic . Who will employ all these graduate nurses. It is not cost effective. Every country needs the training of auxiliary nurses to supplement the work of general nurses. If anythung at all the diploma nursing could be phased out for degree programs to take over but for goodess sake certificate nursing should remain to fill the beeds of auxiliary nursing which is needed to support nursing care. Kindly rethink your suggestion. Certificate nursing must stay.
Rhoda Afisah Kotomah 1 year ago

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