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They are both allied health practitioners.
A pharmacist is a professional involved with the compounding and dispensing of medications, and it also includes more modern services related to health care , including clinical services, reviewing medications for safety and efficacy, and providing drug information.
A Nurse is a professional within the health care sector focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life.

The norms in the world for pharmacy training is Doctor of pharmacy, and this training takes 6 years ( the Bachelor of pharmacy is still being attained in some institutions). In Nigeria here Only Uniben and unilorin that has fully started 6 yr Doctor of pharmacy program while the rest still runs B.pharm. Bsc nursing takes 5 years in Nigeria. After the 5-6 years university training, they both undergo another form of training called internship in an accredited Teaching hospital or Federal medical centre.

Let's talk about Job opportunities.

A pharmacist can be employed by both as Clinical pharmacist in the hospital, community pharmacist in pharmacy retail outlet , research Institute ( new drugs invention) , pharmaceutical companies ( where drugs are produced). All the ventures in which they can be employed are either government owned or private enterprise. And they both pay well.
The road to self employment is another path a pharmacist can tour. You can have your shop and make your hundred of thousands to millions.
A nurse can like wise be employed by either government or a private venture in an hospital. The hospital is literally the place a nurse can only be employed. Though NGO's sometimes employs for community outreach and co.
A nurse can also choose to be self employed by having his nursing home and rendering his services to the ailed.

Both Nurses and pharmacist can also become tutors of there various profession in the university if they should have higher degree( the pay is literally the same).

And base on abroad opportunities, nurses has more chances of being employed and practice there profession compared to Pharmacists.

@ the op, the ball is in your court

But note, they are all path to an average life in Nigeria except you add entrepreneurship to both profession.

Dikaveli2:


Ode you choose pharmacy and become a pharmacist, stop disgracing your kindred here

No need for insults bro

amaniro:
In Nigeria, Nurses are doctors slaves. I've seen instances where a nurse runs Erands completely out of work for a doctor

Check if they are really nurses first. Nurses are professionals in their own right and cannot be bossed around by anyone. Their demand is also crazy outside of the country. Anyone who wants to Port out can choose Nursing ahead of pharmacy.

But pharmacy is more academic, and they are obviously more respected in Naija, than Nurses for now.

If your plan is to travel overseas to practice especially USA and what matters most to you is to work work and make money then l advice you go for nursing. It's a lot easier to get your licence to practice once you your state Board RN exam, you have a shorter number of years to spend in school also if you are willing to put a lot of hours overtime and juggle between jobs there's better opportunity for you to do so. There's also job flexibility you can choose to work day or night since hospital is open 24/7 and a lot of nurses are needed to staff each unit however a hospital that utilizes over 50 nurses per shift may require no more than 4 pharmacist to cover the shift so most pharmacist does not work in the hospital but in a pharmacy store which usually closes at certain time at night therefore limiting your opportunity to work day and night if you have the strength.

ArticleBeast:
Nursing o... Very lucrative outside the country.

But they don't want you in those foreign countries, those who went to South Africa are running back, America does not want you to come in, were else, Afghanistan Goodluck

presleYzzi:
Depends on your ion.

do you know what ion is all about?

ask an average Nigerian why he or she wanna go to school. Am waiting for your response so we can well define ''ion''.

Irrespective of the fact that you're traveling or not nursing is a nono for me pharmacists are paid more than nurses, and you have more job opportunities form pharmaceutical companies to hispitals, and food processing companies,

NURSES WOULD BE SUBORDINATES TO DOCTORS FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES!!!!

pls and pls don't opt for nursing Samsung004

ppreye:


No need for insults bro

U dey mind am
If they set Neco English past question give am now,church agbasaa
Leave am make him dey d form English Galadima for here

Choose the course that encourages creativity

If staying in Nigeria chose pharmacy,if you want port out, Nursing. Simple as that. The demand for nurses especially abroad is high.

All health workers are looked down on in Nigeria.

Dikaveli2:


Ode you choose pharmacy and become a pharmacist, stop disgracing your kindred here

Too harsh jor
Just correct him simple!!! no need insulting the guy.

Agugbadin:


But they don't want you in those foreign countries, those who went to South Africa are running back, America does not want you to come in, were else, Afghanistan Goodluck

Are these the only countries in the world? Who even goes to South Africa to hustle? Anyway you can stick with the negativity where I come from we work with the positivity. I have 2 nurses in my family and both are outside the country working.

Both are better than BIOCHEMISTRY

Samsung004:
Good day Nl. Please which is the best profession to take.
Nurse practitioner (B.nursing) or Pharmacy?.

Please give a point while one is better than the other?

The problem with this thread is that the answers are from people who are outside the sector.
Opportunities keep increasing continuously for nurses. Even in Nigeria, nurses get NGO jobs more than even doctors, occupational health nurses are more in demand in companies. A traditional hospital can only employ a few pharmacists but majority of staff will be nurses and most reputable facilities are employing degree nurses now.
Overall, both are great professions but I think nurses have more opportunities currently.

Nursing, they are well paid outside Nigeria.

Pharmacy both home and abroad.

Nursing ke

Onlyonebuhari:


Only those Nurses who doest know their rights

Please help us educate them.

amaniro:



Well, welcome to Nigeria

Even in Nigeria, it’s still nurses who doesn’t know their rights or who work with private establishments

Samsung004:


Are they paid well

....he who loves money, will not be satisfied with money....vanity upon vanity.....

Lazy people NURSING






Upgraded brain....... PHARMACY

Nursing is better, as a nurse if you no get job, you can go straight into operating a pharmacy with some licence that will cost you little money and from your store you can be giving medications to patients to grow your wealth. B.Nursing is the way forward.

Chartey:


The problem with this thread is that the answers are from people who are outside the sector.
Opportunities keep increasing continuously for nurses. Even in Nigeria, nurses get NGO jobs more than even doctors, occupational health nurses are more in demand in companies. A traditional hospital can only employ a few pharmacists but majority of staff will be nurses and most reputable facilities are employing degree nurses now.
Overall, both are great professions but I think nurses have more opportunities currently.

Please help me tell them I’m here

CaesarDon:
Irrespective of the fact that you're traveling or not nursing is a nono for me pharmacists are paid more than nurses, and you have more job opportunities form pharmaceutical companies to hispitals, and food processing companies,

NURSES WOULD BE SUBORDINATES TO DOCTORS FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES!!!!

pls and pls don't opt for nursing Samsung004

Your level of ignorance amaze me

caringheart:
Yes, more than Nurses. Less stressful too.

Don't be too sure about that...

Check out their course loads first... More people easily graduate from School of nursing, than Pharmacy school.

In any case, the main thing to consider is ion. Both courses are good, and lucrative.

youngRx:
If you want a life abroad, NURSING all the way.

If you want to be successful in Nigeria, PHARMACY anyday anytime

Since Pharmacy is better in Nigeria, hope you're not trying to run abroad

sylve11:


do you know what ion is all about?

ask an average Nigerian why he or she wanna go to school. Am waiting for your response so we can well define ''ion''.

Lol okay let's talk

queenitee:

Your level of ignorance amaze me

Not his fault... It's a sorry case of poor Indoctrination!!!

Samsung004:
Good day Nl. Please which is the best profession to take.
Nurse practitioner (B.nursing) or Pharmacy?.

Please give a point while one is better than the other?

Definitely pharmacist.
1. They are better paid on the average anywhere in the world when placed side by side with nurses.
2. The biggest nurse is still under a doctor, pharmacy gives you ur independence

Angelfrost:


Not his fault... It's a sorry case of poor Indoctrination!!!

Can u clear the air on his indoctrination??

amaniro:
In Nigeria, Nurses are doctors slaves. I've seen instances where a nurse runs Erands completely out of work for a doctor

A private hospital and a quack nurse

Samsung004:
Good day Nl. Please which is the best profession to take.
Nurse practitioner (B.nursing) or Pharmacy?.

Please give a point while one is better than the other?

Very Important distinction
Nurse practitioner pays almost same as Pharmacist and u will have prescriptive ability.
Note that I distinguish between Nurse Practitioner (NP) from ed Nurse that is not an NP. This distinction is very clear if you live in USA or Canada. Why? Because an NP is a masters degree level nurse who practices at an advanced stage. This is different from a BSc Nursing(called ed Nurse) only person who, yes, makes good money, but is still not an NP. For you to became a Nurse Practitioner in USA or Canada, you must have been a ed Nurse first. However, if your question meant to ask if Nurses and Pharmacists earn same, then No. The Pharmacist would normally earn higher than an ordinary BScN trained Nurse.