RECOGNITION AWARD TO THE NAIROBI HOSPITAL
Afya Excellence in Health Awards 2006
The Nairobi Hospital has once again received yet another coveted award in March this year. During the Afya 
Excellence in Health Awards ceremony held at the Safari Park Hotel on 24th March 2006 our pharmacy emerged the overall winner in The Rationale Use of Medicines beating all other pharmacies in the region. It may be worth noting that our performance for excellence is so unsurpassed that the award did not have a runner up! The Nairobi Hospital has three out-patient pharmacies; one is situated at the main hospital, one at the Anderson Medical Centre and the other at the Accident and Emergency Unit. Our Pharmacy also has a Drug & poison Information Centre which provided extensive information on drug use.
In the category of Excellency and innovation in health leadership, the Nairobi hospital was ranked 2nd runners up
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for first school in Kenya to start a Nursing Council accredited course |
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for accredited course in Perioperative[Theatre] Nursing
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of the incinerator |
The Cicely McDonell School of Nursing at the Nairobi Hospital
received an award for being the first institution to commence
an accredited course in Perioperative[Theatre] Nursing. The
award was presented during the 23rd Theatre Nurses Conference
where The key note address was given by Mrs Ruth G. Gatere,
Director of Nursing Education, Nairobi Hospital. The ceremony
was graced by the presence of Dr. Kimani, Deputy Director of
Medical Services representing Dr. James Nyikal, Director of
Medical Services
Since its inception in 1956, The Cicely Mcdonell School of Nursing
at the Nairobi Hospital has continued to provide quality nursing
education through training of competent, responsible, accountable
and safe nurse practitioners.
The advances in knowledge and technology are the current trend
worldwide which have resulted into changes in health care needs.
This calls for nursing practice specialization in order to meet
the clients. needs. The Nairobi Hospital recognized the need
to expand the role of the general nurse through offering an
opportunity to specialize in the area of Theatre (Peri-operative)
Nursing. The one year theatre nurse training curriculum was
developed to accommodate the principles of Competency Based
Learning methods. The curriculum was approved by the Nursing
Council of Kenya, the national body which regulates Nursing
Education. It is the first one to receive approval which makes
Nairobi Hospital the first institution to commence an approved
Post Basic Diploma in Theatre Nursing. The course started in
May, 2004.
The course aims at equipping professional nurses with the knowledge,
skills and attitudes to enable them to provide unique specialized
service to the surgical patient and the family during the pre-intra
and post-operative phases of intervention. Peri-operative nursing
is an important factor in the success of any surgical intervention.
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