Article: Perspectives on critical care nursing: Nigeria.(GLOBAL CONNECTIONS)

SUMMARY

* The first intensive care units were developed in Nigeria following successful management of cardiac patients at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Enugu, Nigeria in 1973.

* Nigerian nurse intensivists are under the regulation of the National Association of Nurses and Midwives Nigeria and critical care units are based within departments of anaesthesia.

* The scarcity of trained nurse intensivists is made worse by the brain drain to the West.

* Intensive care nursing, in the Nigerian context, is demanding, carries a high workload, and is stressful for nursing staff.

Key Words: critical care * education * ...

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