Motto: Knowledge, love and service

• BRIEF HISTORY OF THE COLLEGE

  St. Joseph’s Hospital, Adazi-Nnukwu was founded in 1938 by the Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha. As at that time, it was the only medical institution in the old Awka province and beyond. The ideals of the founding fathers were to carry medical care to the hinterlands. The School of Midwifery started training in 1940 with Grade II Midwifery Training after a visit by the Midwives Board of Nigeria. In February, 1963, the School was re-inspected by Nursing and Midwifery board and upgraded the School to Grade I Midwifery training school. The School ran both Basic and Post Basic Midwifery programmes until 2003 when it opted solely for Basic Midwifery Programme. The School is known for its good performance and proper grooming of midwives With the advent of Reformation of Nursing and Midwifery education and practice in Nigeria and the upgrading of Nursing and Midwifery certificates and programme to non-terminal OND and HND programmes The Proprietor through the help of the then Anambra State Government, rebuilt the school structure to accommodate both Schools of Nursing and Midwifery including their hostels to enable the institution move into the reformation, that brought about College of Nursing Sciences, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Adazi – Nnukwu. The schools are now known as College of Nursing Sciences, St Joseph’s Hospital, Adazi-Nnukwu, Anaocha Local Government Area, Anambra State, Nigeria. The College runs both Nursing and Basic Midwifery respectively.

• VISION

  To train Nurses with good leadership qualities, high sense of responsibilities, good imitative, continued interest in self-education and a thirst for knowledge and research in accordance with modern day technology to enable them function effectively in the field of Nursing both at home and abroad to move the profession to a enviable standard.

• MISSION

  To create opportunities for each student to attain fulfillment in life and develop an awareness of present day needs, so that they may become efficient and professional nurses, thus providing quality Nursing Manpower towards delivery of qualitative, affordable and equitable healthcare services.

• PHILOSOPHY OF THE COLLEGE

  The philosophy of the College of Nursing, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Adazi – Nnukwu located at the heart of Adazi-Nnukwu, Anaocha Local Government Area, Anambra State, Nigeria is derived form the philosophy of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, which takes cognizance of the importance of preservation of human dignity, integrity and individualizing such services in the philosophy above are based on the following:

  1. Man is a biological, spiritual, social and psychological individual unit whose needs are an inherent part of his nature and therefore is affected by factors within his environment.
  2. Health is a changing bio-psycho-social and spiritual level of wellness, which the client/patient is assisted to maintain through the utilization of the Nursing process.
  3. Health care with emphasis on primary healthcare is fundamentally related to the availability, accessibility and affordability of both health and socio-economic resources.
  4. The client is capable of reasoning and processing basic ideas, beliefs and values which guide his/her actions. He/she is an active partner in the Nursing care process and participates in decision-making regarding his/her care and environment.
  5. The Nurse as a human being exists and shares the same nature and basic human need as the client/patient.
  6. Nursing is primarily concerned with human life, the quality of health of individual, family and community.
  7. The Nurse practitioner requires Nursing knowledge, skills, attitudes and ethics in providing safe and effective health care.
  8. The family is the basic unit of human existence thus, nursing practice must be family centered.
  9. Nursing education is a systematic directed and guidance of the students in the school with the approval of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria.
  10. Continuing education as a continuous process, of educational development aimed at enhancing professional growth, competency and efficiency in achieving effective healthcare at all levels. Knowledge should be updated through self-directed learning, and regular participation in education programmes.
  11. General Nursing education provides a systematic direction and guidance for the student in an institution approved by Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria.