RN Abubakar Shehu
Director, Nursing Services
Department of Nursing Services
The Department of Nursing Services is the cornerstone of clinical care delivery in Sokoto State. We are entrusted with regulating nursing and midwifery practices, ensuring the highest standards of patient care, and managing the deployment, training, and welfare of all nursing personnel across state-owned health facilities. Our commitment is to foster a compassionate, highly skilled, and professional nursing workforce that stands at the frontline, meeting the dynamic healthcare needs of our communities with excellence and empathy.
Core Responsibilities
- Clinical Standards & Ethics: Enforcing strict adherence to the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) guidelines and clinical protocols.
- Personnel Management: Coordinating the recruitment, deployment, promotion, and welfare of nurses and midwives across Secondary and Tertiary facilities.
- Capacity Building: Driving Mandatory Continuing Professional Development Programme (MCPDP) and ongoing in-service training for all nursing staff.
- Quality Assurance: Conducting routine supervisory visits to hospital wards to monitor patient care quality and infection prevention control (IPC).
- Policy Implementation: Translating national nursing and midwifery policies into actionable strategies at the state level to improve maternal, child, and general health outcomes.
Operational Units
Nursing Administration & Personnel
This unit handles the day-to-day administrative functions for the state’s nursing workforce, including strategic postings, shift management frameworks, leave administration, and staff welfare programs to ensure optimal staffing levels at all facilities.
Clinical Nursing Standards & Quality Assurance
Dedicated to patient safety, this team monitors ward management, enforces clinical nursing protocols, and oversees infection control measures to guarantee that every patient receives safe, standardized, and dignified care.
Nursing Education & Research
Works in close collaboration with the State College of Nursing Sciences and other educational bodies. This unit coordinates student clinical postings, internship programs, and manages the continuous education requirements needed for license renewals.
Midwifery & Maternal Care Unit
A specialized division focused entirely on safe motherhood. This unit coordinates midwifery practices, oversees labor and maternity wards, and implements targeted interventions to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality rates.
Nursing Services Documents
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