Anonymous II; Nursing

Q1: How did you get to know about BMU and how did you come here?

A: My friend told me about BMU. We both planned to come here but he went to NDU while I came here.

Q2: Was there any specific experience you had that made you realize you were supposed to be here?

A: I was in Human Anatomy, before I migrated to Nursing.

I went through a lot because I was just about to graduate before I decided to migrate to Nursing.

On our first day in Nursing, we were told about Florence Nightingale and hearing about her stirred up a lot of passion in me.

She believed that God brought her to this world to care for people. That was a sign that I was in the right place.

God also showed me other things that confirmed it.

Q3: Do you believe in God and why?

A: God is everything to me.

He has done things for me that I believe nobody else has done.

He has shown me himself in ways that I cannot understand.

Q4: Do you think religion plays a role in academics?

A: Religion does affect your academics. It's easier for a believer to approach academics with a purpose in mind, rather than just applying for any course.

With God, we do not just have success but good success in our academics.

Q4: What's the hardest academic semester you've ever faced and were there times you cried?

A: When I was in 300L Human anatomy first semester, it was a whole lot.

A lot of personal stuff was happening that affected my academics. I cried a lot.

Q5: Have you made any mistake as a student that's taught you a deep lesson and have you ever failed as a student and how did you handle it?

A: I made a mistake in my 100L.

There's this saying that you should get a good CGPA in 100L because it will determine a lot in your academics, going forward.

I didn't put in enough effort as I was supposed to, to get a good CGPA.

It affected my results as I went to higher levels.

If your CGPA is low in 100L, it would only be bringing your total CGPA down going forward.

I failed Chemistry in 100L.

When I migrated to Nursing, they used my CGPA in 100L and it meant a lot.

I had to read extra hard to compensate for my low CGPA in 100L and God helped me a lot.

Q6: What do you think people misunderstand about your course?

A: People think that all we do is check a patient's vital signs but nursing is caring holistically for a patient.

Secondly, people think there's so much suffering in my course. Nursing is patient-centered.

We spend the most time with the patients than any other medical professional.

We know a lot about patients and understand them more.

We are not suffering, we just care more.

Q7: What's the biggest misconception you believe lecturers have about students?

A: They overly generalize students' behavioural problems.

Q8: If I ask you if there's anyone that's majorly shaped your academic journey, does anyone pop up in your head?

A: My mum.

Q9: Where do you see yourself in the next 10 years?

A: I see myself as a big person, walking on purpose.

Q10: If you held a position in SUG BMU, what's one thing that would be different under your administration; one thing we are going to know you for?

A: They would know me for having a lot of social gatherings.

One thing I've noticed is there's a lot of fundamental issues in the minds of young people that need to be corrected. I wish to hold gatherings that'll change that.

Q11: Are there people you've met in this school and you can say God brought you here to meet them?

A: Yes. My best friends and few other close friends I met here have impacted my journey both spiritually and emotionally.

Q12: What's your honest opinion about romantic relationships?

A: I feel before a person enters a relationship, he/she should be holistically mature.

Relationships are a lot of work. I would not advise someone within their first 3 levels in university to go into one.

When you are close to or in your final year then yes, you can be in a relationship.

Make sure the person is Godly, mature and loves you.

Q13: Do you wish to find your Mr. Right in BMU if you have not already found him?

A: I don't wish

Q14: Are there any faults in the Nigerian educational system that if given the opportunity to change, you're going to change instantly and what change(s) are you going to implement?

A: Yes, there are faults. Firstly, I don't think the price of education should be that expensive—something that gives parents high BP just to pay.

Secondly, I don't think they are doing a very good job in employing lecturers. Yes, there are some wonderful lecturers but there should be a committee that scrutinizes new intakes of lecturers.

Those are the two things that I would like to change.

Q15: Is there any question you would have wanted me to ask you or any question you would have wanted to ask me?

A: Yes, I would have wanted you to ask me what I think about my person.

Q16: Who are you?

A: Firstly I'm not just a Child of, but a Son of God

I'm an ambivert.

I can be introverted or extroverted, depending on the situation at hand but, I feel the introverted part is more outspoken.

Also, people also think I'm shy.

I'm not a shy person at all. I'm just very reserved. I'm also very observant.

If I'm in a place, I would likely know the kind of people there without foreknowledge about them at least on an 80% accuracy