The Lagos State Health Service Commission (LSHSC) on the last week held its second edition of Nurses Two Day’s Scientific Seminar at the Gbagada General Hospital, Lagos.
The event which ran from the 10th to 11th of February, 2016, had eminent dignitaries in the healthcare sector in attendance, including Chairman of LSHSC, Dr. Bayo Aderiye; Permanent Secretary, Dr. Jemilade Longe, Mrs. Kemi Ogunyemi and Professor David Olatunji, among others.
The Medical Director of the hospital, Doctor Tayo Lawal in a key note address said that doctors cannot do it alone without team work, relationship building between doctors, nurses and staffs of the hospital.
Lawal, who urge nurses to work towards ensuring a clean environment assured that the management will keep giving their department the needed support for them to function more efficiently.
He commended the nurses at the special occasion for their professionalism and good practice and urged them to work harder to sustain the tempo to uphold a better service delivery to the health world.
Head of Nursing at the Gbagada General Hospital, Mrs. A. O Oluwabuyide, in her welcome speech said that the event was geared towards goals setting for capacity building, knowledge acquisition and promoting the practices of social interaction among stakeholders in the health industry.
She touched on issues affecting nurses in the delivery of quality services and the need to sensitise and motivate all staff on processes that will facilitate service transformation of patients.
Oluwabuyide noted that the services nurses render to patients have advanced and include renal care, cardiology, obstetrics, gynecology, oplithalmic care, direct observation, paediatrics care among others and these are what define thorough professional service delivery.
“Total patients admitted in 2015 were 252,000 and the total birth delivery was 1,394 and about 322 patients were dialyzed and I can tell you, the statistics increase has created tension in the hospital,” the head nurse said humorously.
She commended the commission for its role in eradicating Ebola from Lagos state and Nigeria at large and praised them for the step it took in creating Lassa fever awareness in various avenues in collaboration with the hospital management communication group as directed by the Lagos state Commissioner of Health.
The guest lecturer at the event, Mrs. Modupe Shode (ADNS), from the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, spoke on the theme, ‘Service delivery, professionalism practice and its sustenance in our evolving word’.
Shode admonished nurses to imbibe human relationship amongst patients. “Treat them equally, respectfully and create conducive welcome atmosphere when you receive them. “Patients are known to be rational when they visit the hospitals; therefore, nurses must be calm and endeavor to receive them with care.
“Nurses should understand their moods and attitudes, go beyond expectation, maintain confidentiality, talk to patients politely and go the extra mile to meet their needs.”
Shode also pointed out that nurses should check their emotions and control their tempers. “Interpersonal relationship, effective communication and sharing ideas amongst staffs of the hospital are key ingredients for effective healthcare delivery.
“Avoid unruly behaviours and improve on your qualifications, modern science and technology gadgets because quality service delivery is both an art and an act which is learnt and earned; it requires you to plan, act, do and check.
“Nurses that command respect from doctors are those that are intelligent and know what to do in unexpected situations,” she concluded.
Addressing the global burden of renal disease, director of clinical services, Dr. J O Babafemi said renal diseases are largely caused by smoking and the use of creams with mercury content.
“People with renal disease suffer kidney failure, reduced renal functions which leads to heart failure and premature death.
“However, patients with the disease have about four to five hospital admissions in a given year while a total of N28 billion is spent by such patient.
“The drugs are cheap in India because the government there insists the companies manufacturing them be based in India. If Nigeria will do the same, the problem of renal failure would be reduced since most Nigerians cannot afford the cost of dialysis,” Babafemi advised.
Other digniatries present at the seminar include retired ADNS LSHSC, Mrs. Oloruntegbe; President, FOLSUNM, Comrade Lateef Yussuf; State Chairman, NANNM, Comrade J O Awojide and Nestle representative, Sophia Aifuwa.
Source: Daily Times News
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