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Volume 3 Journal of Nursing Research and Practice Nursing Care Congress 2019
March 11-12, 2019
Nursing and Nursing Care Congress
March 11-12, 2019 Orlando, USA
5th World
The historical development and current status of nursing (evaluation of nursing in Nigeria)
Olufunke Ajayi
Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria
Nursing as a profession dated back to Florence Nightingale. Its evolution and development as well as challenges facing it in
Nigeria have not been sufficiently documented. It is against this background that this paper is designed to provide a historical
perspective of nursing, its growth, problem and prospects in Nigeria. The paper concludes that the nursing profession in Nigeria is
dynamic and growing butt beset with challenges. Recommendations were made to redress the challenges.
Biography
Ajayi Olufunke Abiodum is a nurse - Chief Nursing Officer (Preventive Health) at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Medical and Health Services, Health Centre,
Ile-Ife, Osun State Nigeria. She is also a Barrister and Solicitor. She manages patients and clients both at the hospital and in the community especially in the field
of public and community health and applies her knowledge of law. She has master’s in public administration, B. Sc. Nursing Administration, LLB in Law, BL in Law;
Registered Nurse (RN), Registered Mid-wife (RM); Registered Public Health Nurse (RPHN).
Olufunke Ajayi, J Nursing Research and Practice, Volume 3
DOI: 10.4172/2632-251X-C2-005