Dr. Vida Yakong, a Senior Lecturer and Dean of the University for Development Studies (UDS) School of Nursing and Midwifery, states that the nursing programmes certificate should come to an end since it is no longer relevant in the country as a whole.
She said that a variety of new institutions are springing up to serve as nursing and midwifery training institution, jeopardizing the high standard of education required for these professions.
She argues that the various programmes currently in place need to be reviewed upgraded to a level that complies with international standards.
"We must go from the certificate program to the first degree level. In order to increase their abilities for providing high-quality services, we also need to provide possibilities for those with qualifications to advance to the first degree level. Ghanaians ought to have better than what we now have," Dr. Yakong appealed to to the governing bodies.
However, the senior lecturer was addressing the theme “Quality Nursing and Midwifery Education: The Role of Stakeholders” at the maiden graduation as well as the eleventh, fifth, and eighteenth matriculation ceremonies for Registered General Nursing (RGN), Post Nurse Assistant Clinical/NAP Midwifery, and Nurse Assistant Clinical (NAC) of the Zuarungu Nursing and Midwifery Training College in the Upper East Region.
"When we talk about quality, we also need to review the various programs currently in place and bring them up to level with worldwide standards. The majority of countries need a first degree as a requirement for nursing and midwifery. Dr. Vida Yakong said, "It's time for the government and regulatory agencies to review the procedures that were initiated to make this move but short-lived for political reasons."
With certificates and diplomas in Registered General Nursing and Registered Nurse Assistant Clinical, a total of one hundred and forty-five (145) students were graduated.
