I am very passionate about sharing my nursing
experience with others. Having studied and practiced as a nurse in two continents,
different cultural settings and nursed people in all levels of social class, age,
and gender, I think a have a little wealth of knowledge to share
with you.
My main aim of writing of this blog is to provide
some insights about the approach and mode of nursing in Finland and Nigeria. Nursing
in both countries are a lot similar in that they have and follow the core
values of nursing in practice. The nursing values like human dignity, integrity,
autonomy, altruism and social justice are held high.
Nevertheless, the University of applied science Jyväskylä,
in Finland and the Rivers state school of nursing, Nigeria have some differences
in terms of how culture has influenced nursing, the expression of autonomy, the
institutions where nursing can be studied, the use of technology and criteria for graduation.
For a nursing student to be ready for graduation in
Nigeria, he/she must have written and passed the nursing council licensing
examination whereas in Finland, if the student has completed his/her thesis and
have the expected number of credits (which is usually 210 ECTS) the student is
ready to nurse patients.
Culture has influenced the way nursing students are
trained. Finland has an equal right system for both male and female and all ages
and nursing is not left out in this. Nursing students have equal rights with
their lecturers and the use of first name with no title is not only ideal but
also expected. This is unheard of in Nigeria. Nursing students are expected to
show respect to their lecturers in school and senior colleagues after graduation.
This can be in form of using titles, standing up to greet and the use extremely
polite words in conversations.
In addition, nursing students are identified in the
society by their sparkling white gowns and starched white caps attached to their
heads in Nigeria. In comparison to Nigeria, In Finland you cannot distinguish a
nursing student from a student studying accounting except in the hospital as
they dress as smartly as every other person in the society.
More so, Finland is advanced technologically. Simulation labs for clinical practice are fully equipped with advanced innovations and
health facility. A good amount of school work, assignments, registration, and
study progress are done using the internet. In Nigeria, it is common for nurses
to document their care using pen and paper. The use of paper and pen are
essential tools in class, checking study progress and in clinical practice.
Interestingly, a Nigerian trained nurse is fully
equipped to nurse globally because of the high attention to detail, high expectation
from the curricula and the teaching approach that is globally inclined. In
Finland, upon graduation, a nursing student can confidently work within and
around Finland.
I have done a video about nursing in Europe
(Finland) and Africa (Nigeria) where I shared more differences between these
countries. Click on the link below to watch.👇👇👇
Can you relate to what I have said? Do
you have a different experience? I’d love to hear from you! As always, your
comment is treasure to me.
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