Redeemer’s University inducts 63 graduate nurses

By Isa Isawade

The Redeemer’s University, Ede, Osun State on Thursday inducted 63 graduate nurses at a grand 5th Induction Ceremony of Registered Nurses on the institution’s campus.

An elated Vice Chancellor of the Redeemer’s University, Prof. Shadrach Olufemi Akindele, announced this during his presentation at the occasion, adding that 36 of the students graduated with First Class Division.

Prof. Akindele praised the graduates for their “commitment, discipline, and resilience” which he noted has culminated in the enviable academic excellence in their chosen professional.

He congratulated the inductees for what he described as incredible accomplishment, urging them to be transformative agents leading change in contemporary healthcare.

According to him, the healthcare environment is changing rapidly and nurses need to be skilled, innovative, caring and visionary.

“You are skilled professionals trained to bring positive change at the highest level of expertise to the delivery of healthcare. Be graduates who are professionally competent, honest and upright in all your actions with complete trust. I believe that you will continue to manifest these qualities in your practice of the profession in Nigeria and beyond,’ the VC admonished the new registered nurses.

He urged them to continue to prove competent ability, remain committed to excellence and be worthy ambassadors of the Redeemer’s University wherever they go.

The Chairperson of the Faculty Induction Committee and Head of Department, Nursing Science of the Redeemer’s University, Dr (Mrs.) D.F Onisile, in her remarks, said the university’s hallmark was excellence. She disclosed that two alumni of the institution were already employed as lecturers at the school. This, she said, was a proof that Redeemer’s University trains competent, teachable and professional hands.

She also congratulated the inductees and admonished them to carry the grace of excellence with dignity and commitment to service, adding that graduation was not the end but the beginning of greater responsibility.

“Healthcare is changing rapidly, technology is advancing, systems are becoming more complex. This environment you are emerging from must lead change. Lead with competence, lead with courage, lead with compassion, and lead with integrity. Leadership begins with excellence in everything you do,” Onisile told the inductees.

She added that if medicine, diagnosis and technology changed, the inducted nurses should remain teachable, humble and compassionate, asking them to “remember that caring is a moral imperative. As a graduate of Redeemer’s University, carry excellence, character and service with you wherever you go.”

The Induction Keynote Speaker and Professor of Nursing Science, Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin, Kwara State, Prof. Emmanuel Ejembi Anyebe, who explained the dynamics of the modern healthcare environment, congratulated the inductees and advised them to be prepared for the challenges of contemporary nursing practices.

Dignitaries at the event included the Medical Director, Osun State Teaching Hospital; Chairman, NANNM- National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives, Registrar and Secretary General of the Nursing and Midwives Council of Nigeria, and Director of Nursing Services at the Ministry of Health.