List of Schools of Nursing & Midwifery in Ekiti State
There are not so many accredited and approved schools of nursing in Ekiti state.
We decided to come with this article detailing the approved schools of nursing and schools of midwifery in Ekiti state so as to provide reliable information.
In Nigeria, only graduates of approved schools of nursing and midwifery are granted practicing license.
So, this makes it imperative that intending students of schools of nursing in Ekiti State must try to enroll into only approved and accredited schools of nursing in Ekiti state.
Nigeria is yet to attain sufficiency in health care personnel.
This is one of many reasons why government at different level has continued to establish health care and medical schools of which nursing and midwifery schools is one of the schools of health constantly established and maintained in Nigeria.
In Nigeria, nursing and midwifery education is regulated by government body known as Nursing & Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN).
This government agency is charged with responsibility of regulations of Nursing and Midwifery education in Nigeria.
They are among other things charged with responsibility of accrediting and reaccrediting of schools of nursing and midwifery in Nigeria.
So, all approved schools of nursing in Ekiti state, as well as approved schools of midwifery in Ekiti state are the ones that are certified and accredited by Nursing & Midwifery Council of Nigeria.
We hope that list of schools of nursing and midwifery in Ekiti State will help guide intending students who wishes to enroll into school of nursing in the state.
For this post, schools of nursing will include departments of nursing i.e nursing degree awarding institution as well as diploma in nursing awarding schools in Ekiti State.
By this article we hope students in Ekiti State who wants to study nursing will avoid the menace of falling prey or enrolling into unapproved schools of nursing in Ekiti state which will result in waste of resources and time.
Below is the list of Nursing schools and schools of midwifery in Ekiti State.
Schools of Nursing in Ekiti State
To be discussed here is the list of government approved schools of nursing in Ekiti State, Nigeria.
Department of Nursing, Afe Babalola University, Ekiti
This is school of nursing at Afe Babalola University, a top private university in Nigeria located in Ekiti state.
DON Afe Babalola University is part of the university medical science programs. It is government approved.
School of Nursing, Ado Ekiti
This is a school of nursing established by Ekiti state government. The school of nursing is under Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH).
School of Nursing, Ido Ekiti
This another accredited school of nursing in Ekiti state under Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido Ekiti, Ekiti State.
Schools of Midwifery In Ekiti State
There is only one approved and accredited midwifery school in Ekiti state currently. Here is the school of midwifery in Ekiti.
School of Post Basic Midwifery Ado Ekiti
At the moment, this is the only government approved school of midwifery in Ekiti state. We hope more will be approved and accredited soon so as to afford students more opportunities.