To be a centreof excellence in training, academically sound and polyvalent Nurses who will uphold quality Nursing practice.

To produce sets of students at both basic and post basic levels who are academically sound, morally justified and professionally impeccable.

To promote excellence in clinical and community based Nursing Practice, and Research.

The department has four schools, namely:

• School of Nursing, Ife Hospital Unit, Ile-Ife
• School of Nursing, Wesley Guild Hospital, Ilesa
• School of Post Basic Midwifery, Wesley Guild Hospital, Ilesa
• School of Post Basic Perioperative Nursing, Ife Hospital Unit, Ile-Ife

1. School of Nursing, Ife Hospital Unit, Ile-Ife and School of Nursing, Wesley Guild Hospital, Ilesa
   Basic General Nursing Duration: 3years
   Post Basic General Nursing Duration: 18months
School of Post Basic Midwifery, Wesley Guild Hospital, Ilesa
2. Post Basic Midwifery Duration: 18months
3. School of Post Basic Perioperative Nursing, Ife Hospital Unit, Ile-Ife.
   Perioperative Nursing Duration: 12months

The Department is headed by the Director of Nursing Education. Each school is headed by the Unit Principals supported by the Vice principals (Administrative and Academic) of the schools. Theschools operates independently and interdependently within the frame work of uniformed and unified educational and administrative policies which are centrally coordinated by the Director, Nursing Education.

In addition, for the smooth running of all the activities of the Schools, the office of Director constituted Central Committees and sub-departments.

There are seven (7) major sub- departments in the Department. These are, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Medical Surgical Nursing, Management/Special Training, Community/Public Health Nursing, Maternal & Child Health Nursing, Mental Health Nursing/Humanities, and General Studies.

1. Anatomy & Physiology
2. Microbiology
3. Nutrition
4. Dietetics
5. Biostatistics

1. Medical Surgical Nursing
2. Foundation of Nursing
3. Pharmacology
4. Nursing Research
5. Emergency & Disaster Nursing

1. Primary Health Care
2. Community Health Nursing

1. Principles of Management and Teaching
2. Introduction to Information Communication Technology
3. Seminar in Nursing
4. Research Project
5. IMCI Training
6. HIV Case Management Training

1. Midwifery Courses
2. Reproductive Health

1. Mental Health/Psychiatric Nursing
2. Medical Sociology
3. Psychology

1. Use of English
2. Applied Physics
3. Applied Chemistry
4. Health Economics
5. Entrepreneurship

Each of these Sub- departments has a head who works directly with the office of the Director Nursing Education.

As at December 2019, the students population goes thus:

1. School of Nursing, IHU, Ile-Ife – 137 students
2. School of Nursing, WGH, Ilesa – 142 students
3. School of Midwifery, WGH, Ilesa – 32 students
4. School of Perioperative Nursing, IHU, Ile-Ife –29

The staff of the schools include:-

• • 32 Registered Nurse Educators/Lecturers
• • 4 Scientific Officer/Lecturers
• • 5 Clinical instructors
• • Guest Lecturers
• • Confidential secretary
• • 4 Typists
• • 5 Clerical staff
• • 2 Home sisters



FUNCTIONS OF NURSING EDUCATION DEPARTMENT



1. The DNE/HOD under the auspice of OAUTHC Management serves as the Chairperson (OAUTHC Nursing and Midwifery Entrance Examination Committee), to organize and conduct Entrance Examination / Selection-Interview for candidates into the four schools.
2. Adapts Basic Nursing education, Post Basic Midwifery and Perioperative Nursing curricular to the training of students, to provide manpower for Nursing.
3. Plans calendar of events per programme and implement accordingly.
4. Conducts classroom teaching and laboratory demonstration teaching utilizing the available audio-visual aids.
5. Plans and supervises clinical teaching at out-patient clinical setting.
6. Plans and organizes short and long distance field trips for students.
7. Plans and organizes students for both Urban and Rural Community Health postings.
8. Harmonizes the training of students in accordance to the three basic functions of Federal Teaching Hospitals; Service, Teaching and Research.
9. As a member of top management, the Director of Nursing Education presents the vision and mission of the institution in coordinating the activities within the department and with other arms of Nursing such as Community health nursing services and Clinical services.
10. Has representatives in various institutional and professional committees towards the upliftment of Nursing Profession and the Institution at large.
11. Organizes and participates in educational and co-curricular activities such as Nigerian Schools of Nursing and Midwifery Games and Florence Nightingale Trophy Speech Contest towards attaining the three basic objectives of education; acquisition of knowledge, skills and right attitude. Up-to-date, the students’ performances have been excellent.
12. Evaluates students both theoretically and practically.
13. Organizes capping ceremony for new students and graduation/induction ceremonies at the end of the training.
14. Interacts with both Governmental and Non-governmental organizations within Nigeria and outside as implied by training.
15. Registers and presents students for the various qualifying professional examinations organized by NURSING AND MIDWIFERY COUNCIL OF NIGERIA.
16. The Director, Nursing Education is accountable to the Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee and the Chief Medical Director.



MRS OLUBUNMI A. LAWAL,
DIRECTOR NURSING EDUCATION/HOD