By JOHN KOMBEGOVERNMENT has ordered that student nurses must not be left unsupervised during practice in any department of a health facility.Ministry of Health spokesperson, Joseph Kabalo, said Government’s policy was that all students allocated to health facilities must always be supervised.He said that the trainees must not be delegated with any duties without supervision and guidance by qualified personnel.Dr Kabalo was reacting to complaints raised by some patients who alleged that senior health personnel in some health facilities had a tendency of leaving duties with students, thereby compromising the quality of health care delivery.A woman who lost her day-old baby at Chongwe District Hospital about a fortnight ago, alleged that she was delivered by a student nurse who did not cut the umbilical cord in a proper manner.She claimed that her baby died due to negligence by the midwives who left her in the care of a student.The woman was said to have reported […]
‘DON’T LEAVE STUDENT NURSES UNSUPERVISED’
