Category: Learning

Nigerian Nursing & Her Many Woes – The Problem of Lack of Purpose-driven Political Representatives

"When will Nursing Nigeria be bold enough to say that they have political representatives that are unbiased embodiments of the desires of Nurses in Nigeria? Leaders who are not tainted by the dirty hands of greed. Who know what their country & profession desire..."

Five Personal Survival Tips For Newly Qualified Critical Care Nurses In Nigeria – My Humble Five | Six Minutes Read

"In Critical Care, Kidneys have stopped working, hearts are failing, lungs have collapsed, brains are shutting down, intestines have stopped moving, livers are tired, phew, it is a cocktail of organ/physiological failures here and there. You may be too busy trying to repair the lungs, and your attention has been taken away from the kidneys that have shut down for two hours, and then you have to return to trying to salvage the kidneys, and then the brain starts to sleep - Critical, I must tell you!"

Nursing After The Year Of The Pandemic | Part i

"In the wake of the pandemic, while we count losses, and nurture our wounds, we as a race, were able to still make progress in historical leaps & bounds. The gospel of Digital Health gained a wider audience & followership, as people, governments & organizations, began to realize the important need for us to have a healthcare system that had remote care woven into its fabrics."

Mechanical Ventilators, Hope & A Miracle | The Art Of Nursing | Ayinla Daniel

"Is he going to survive?" I kept asking myself. The story I am about to tell you is a true-life story. My colleagues from work will know better. We all had the opportunity to nurse him, and we gave our best, believe me, it isn't easy working in the Critical Care Unit as a registered nurse or a medical doctor, you can ask around, it's back-breaking. It messes with your emotions {many nurses & physicians who work in the critical care unit don't know this, they are oblivious}.

INSPIRE | Interview Session With Oyeleye Christianah, Registered Cardiothoracic Nurse & Founder Of The Congenital Heart Disease Foundation Of Nigeria

"Professor. Ekama Ilesanmi whom I met while writing my council exam 2012 is a woman I admire. As of then, she already had a Ph.D. in Nursing and I would also love to get my Ph.D. in Nursing before I am 40."

END OF LIFE NURSING: LIFE LESSONS FROM DYING PATIENTS | 5 Min Reading Time

END OF LIFE NURSING: LIFE LESSONS FROM THE DYING Ayinla Daniel “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”Mark Twain End of life nursing is a very unique and sensitive aspect of nursing practice. It is one that requires the nurses … Continue reading END OF LIFE NURSING: LIFE LESSONS FROM DYING PATIENTS | 5 Min Reading Time

INSPIRE | Maiden Interview Session With Chidera Alajemba, Registered Nurse & Founder of Engage Hope Network

"Relocation to the United Kingdom for me was not because I don't love my country. No! I relocated because we all want a better working condition and an opportunity to build capacity which in the short or long run we will channel back home into our beloved country."

Think Like An Entrepreneur, Act Like A Nurse – Discovering Your Innovative Streak As A Registered Nurse | The Innovation Series with Ayinla Daniel. RN | 10 minutes read

Think like an entrepreneur, act like a nurse is part of The Innovation Series published on CARE CITY BLOG, that tries to spur Registered Nurses to follow the golden path of innovation.

Top 10 Hard Core Clinical Skills Every Critical Care Nurse Must Develop | Ayinla Daniel | 3 minutes read | Care City Learning

A patient suddenly goes into cardiac arrest, and you are the closest professional, what do you do? Call the doctor? In critical care, we are concerned about life and safety! You immediately put the algorithm to play and do all you can to keep blood circulating through the vessels of that patient, remember, time is tissue!