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Pharmacy.

It is easier for those who are business inclined.

Angelfrost:


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

I think it’s about time nurses start organizing seminars for the public on “what nursing is, the role of nurses, their job description, ethics and many more” Edakun. Nursing is a profession on its own, because I’m tired as it is right now. Sighs.

FrankGiel:

Can u clear the air on his indoctrination??

Yes... Both courses are relevant and equally lucrative. Claiming that one course trumps another is a fallacy borne out of poor orientation. This is supposed to be the essence of Guidance Counselling in schools.

The success of a career is not essentially or exactly in the course itself, but more on the drive, ion, and motivation of the individual graduate of the program.

Meel:
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.

Brilliant response

I hope its B.Sc nursing and not the RN nurses. The former is respected, while RN are not even graduates to start with and don't attract much respect home or abroad. Pharmacists are highly respected and better paid. Its a tough course anyway. The reason nurses are well paid abroad and are on higher demand abroad(even more than doctors) is because they do the dirty works in d hospitals like cleaning and dressing wounds (be it clean, dirty or infected wounds), cleaning shit, vomit , urine or poos on bodies of patients, also they are more involved in caring for the sick , bed-ridden, paralyzed , disabled and old people..

Both is good but I prefer nursing..

Correct say. As a BNS, you run no errand for any f**king doctor

Onlyonebuhari:


Only those Nurses who doest know their rights

How can you compare Nursing with Pharmacy Almost anyone can do Nursing but you have to be very intelligent and focused to do Pharmacy. Nursing only gained some respect because they are well paid abroad. Nursing ke?

No course is the best, follow what you've ion for.
Follow your heart.

Money making shouldn't be the driving force, let ion lead.

Alashoalash10:
No point for comparison, both are needed for human survival ,the pharmacy produced the drugs,doctor prescribe it,while nurses disperse it so all is very important

Pls nurses Don't dispense drugs. They ister drugs tto in- patient.
Pharmacist dispense

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

A nurse who really went to federal medical or nursing school will never condescend to low for a doctor to use her as domestic agents

As a mater of fact, they are well educated and stubborn when you want to push them around

But all those trained as auxiliary nurses, you can even use them for anything because, their entry requirements are not science subject in waec but to just be a nurse

Meel:
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.

very good analysis.

queenitee:

I think it’s about time nurses start organizing seminars for the public on “what nursing is, the role of nurses, their job description, ethics and many more” Edakun. Nursing is a profession on its own, because I’m tired as it is right now. Sighs.

They should... But, more importantly, there should be better guidance to these young secondary school leavers. Medical courses shouldn't be for the money-minded, but those ionate about healthcare delivery.

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.

You have limited knowledge about pharmacy!

Those alluding to the fact that nurses have better opportunities abroad seem not to be aware that no pharmacy opens in America even when the pharmacist is only out for lunch. The pharmacy must remain closed until the pharmacist is back from lunch. They also don't know about NAPLEX which qualifies a Nigerian trained pharmacist for licensure in the US.

Where pharmacists can work include:

Hospital, academic, Industry (production, quality control, sales etc), community, NGOs, Government agencies and parastatals, research institutions, military, etc

In a nutshell, pharmacists have broader scope of work than nurses.

Pharmacy is the best so far but too rigorous to study

If you are staying in Nigeria, choose Pharmacy.
If you are planning on checking out later like Andrew, choose Nursing.

Pharmacy...
I hate nurses

DonTattaglia:
I hope its B.Sc nursing and not the RN nurses. The former is respected, while RN are not even graduates to start with and don't attract much respect home or abroad. Pharmacists are highly respected and better paid. Its a tough course anyway. The reason nurses are well paid abroad and are on higher demand abroad(even more than doctors) is because they do the dirty works in d hospitals like cleaning and dressing wounds (be it clean, dirty or infected wounds), cleaning shit, vomit , urine or poos on bodies of patients, also they are more involved in caring for the sick , bed-ridden, paralyzed , disabled and old people.

So much ignorance in one post.
There are other professions that do that (LPNs/LVNs and CNAs). It's only if those are not available that a RN might jump in.
In addition, Nurses have high earnings due to overtime hours.
In addition, RN (ed nurses are majorly BSc holders).
Nurses do also earn respects. About two years ago, the head of the Provincial(state) Health service in a Canadian province was a Nurse.

I do agree that Pharmacist are better paid. Requires more years of training. That is the only true information in your post.

Why not medicine

Geesaintagape:
Why not medicine

Why should it be medicine?

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

Really, maybe you should stop going to wacky hospitals where you see quacks who don't have self worth and professional ethics.

And OP, Nurses are in high demand abroad. I dont even see the demand going down in years to come. Nurses are still being recruited from Asia and Africa to fill up nursing positions in Europe and America.
Just check Nairaland travel section to see testimonies. If your dream is to leave Nigeria, choose Nursing. If it's to stay in Naija, choose Pharmacist.

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?

Its not about being better. Which of them interests you?

Even if we recommend Pharmacy. Las las your head no gree carry am who you wan blame then?

Okay to me Pharmacy is good. If you no find work, atleast you go dey hustle Emzor Paracetamol, the most sold medicine after pure water.

Do I look like a G&C?
or I know subjects wey u good and d one u no good at?
Why u dey ask me stupid question

Do Nigeria have pharmacists?
They sell drugs not make them.
They wanna do the work of the Dr,nurses, lab guy at the same time.
They even add supermarket
Go to any big drug shop and see them.

The chose of career path is something you have to take your time to think twice.
Does your personality traits tally with your career choice?
Is money the only thing you are considering?

Please make sure you have a genuine reason for the choices you will want to make because along the way those reason's might uphold you when the journey get tough.......

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

. Those are QUACKS and not ED NURSES!

Angelfrost:


Yes... Both courses are relevant and equally lucrative. Claiming that one course trumps another is a fallacy borne out of poor orientation. This is supposed to be the essence of Guidance Counselling in schools.

The success of a career is not essentially or exactly in the course itself, but more on the drive, ion, and motivation of the individual graduate of the program.

I respect ur view, but I diagree with it. I normally would relate nurses to a secretary.. their primary duty is to follow the instruction of the boss/ Dr..

Clearly one course is superior to the other..note I didn't say the person..

This your post is "comparison of adjective" confused.

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?

sassysure:
Do Nigeria have pharmacists?
They sell drugs not make them.
They wanna do the work of the Dr,nurses, lab guy at the same time.
They even add supermarket
Go to any big drug shop and see them.

Continue to display your ignorance for the whole world to see! So, who else should "sell'' drugs if not pharmacists? Do you know that in the developed countries, no drugstore opens without a superintendent pharmacist? And even if the pharmacist goes for lunch the pharmacy must remain closed until he/she is back
Do you know why? Because they understand the dangers of uncontrolled drug use and the inherent disease burden it creates for the the nation and the high morbidity and mortality rate that can result from drug misuse and abuse.

Nigerian pharmacists don't make drugs according to you yet you take emzor paracetamol and other drugs made in Nigeria.

Any one.

Booth are good