Nurse Pat

24/09/2025

📌We are making changes!

Following a deep review of what we[Nurse Pat] hope to achieve at present and in the future, we see the need to have an organisation with defined structures for growth and development globally. It is important that Nurse Pat as an entity is positioned for both national and international partnerships in clinical research and related activities that foster knowledge advancement in health research and leadership in Africa. To make this happen, there is need for rebranding.

In the coming weeks, we trust you to support us in our rebranding strategies as we share them with you. This means the name of this page and some of its objectives will be twigs a little to accommodate its new mission, vision, and objectives.

📌Also, when we started this page, we had a give-away scheme for persons with disabilities and other members of the communities we served. However, due to one scamming experience we had, we had to put this scheme on a review pending when we have the needed agency to deliver on the project goals and objectives. We had other projects for nurses too, but the response rate was low for different reasons.

📌As part of our rebranding package, we seek suggestions or ideas of what the current needs around health and clinical research are in the countries where you live and practice as nurses, midwives, or allied health professionals.

Your suggestions or ideas will be collated and reviewed by an assigned person to understand the core needs we can explore at the current stage of our organisation development.

Please, be patient with us as we navigate this transition process. Once our new logo is ready, I will share with you all for review and possible recommendations. Thank you once again for supporting us as we adopt new ways of getting things done.

17/09/2025

📌How two UK-registered nurses got scholarship worth over £30000 in training, placement, and living expenses.

Few months ago, I shared a link about clinical research opportunity with funding for nurses and allied health care professionals working in care homes and related settings in the UK. A UK, newly qualified nurse from Nigeria took this opportunity serious and did the needful. Few days ago she reached out to me with the news of her success. The offer includes a full-time master’s in clinical research in Leeds, placement for the study time, £1000 transportation and stipends. In total she received over £12000 in training, placement and support and her expression of happiness was out of this world.

Secondly, last week, I shared another opportunity to a group of audience in the UK, another lady from Jamaica swung into action quickly and by yesterday she was in my inbox with good news of full-term scholarship with over £19000 stipends. I cannot share their decision outcome here due to confidentiality reasons.

📌Interestingly, Mres[ masters in research] it is open to international students with nursing and other health related degrees. I have appended the application link here for your perusal as applications are still open till 25/09/25.

Please note, you must have a degree in nursing or a allied health to apply - act now and thank me later. See application link below:
https://www.essex.ac.uk/departments/health-and-social-care/masters/nihr-insight.

In 2024, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) awarded 3 years of funding to institutions across 12 regions in England to provide a wide range of engagement activities and research Masters places to showcase the range of research carers available and to equip students with skill...

17/09/2025

'' Never say never because you do not know what tomorrow holds.'' This expression is common to many but very few understand it implications. Being a nurse comes with special requirement in time, care, management, resources, and more, but nothing prepared me for a pipetting experience in clinical research nursing internship.

Back then in secondary school we had pure science and social science class, and I was among the team in social science where economics as a subject replaced physics. I was so happy then until I was told the requirement for medicine and physics was a major part of it.

Upon this realisation, I took a special interest in chemistry - my thought then was to study Biochemistry in school and then proceed to medicine after my first degree, but as life had it I ended up in nursing by divine arrangement and I now working through a clinical research nurse internship where I had the opportunity to shadow staff in prepping blood samples for different analysis.

Omg! When I placed my fingers on the pipette, my secondary school experiences in Kafanchan Kaduna State, Nigeria, flooded my memory within a twinkle of an eye. It was a poignant experience, mixed with emotion of gratitude and deep reflection of how far I have come in this journey of finding relevance. I did not know whether to cry, laugh, jump, or contain my happiness as I reflected on the whole experience that led these conclusions:

- You see, life evolves, and one’s situation today will not be the same tomorrow if all needed endeavours are organised in alignment with a given call.
- I am not a medical doctor yet, but I am grateful for the opportunity to pipette again after many years out of the lab. It is a mark of progress, resilience, and hope.

-Even when things do not work out as planned it is highly important to keep hope alive whilst navigating other spheres of life.
Do not write yourself off because of a temporary situation, with life there is hope!

So, keep hope for clinical research alive. Little-by-little, the concept will be clear as your knowledge scope broadens and the resultant effect on your skills will be progress personified. Watch out for my second post on how the link I shared earned two nurses’ a great scholarship worth over £30000.00k

12/09/2025

A research curriculum vitae (CV) outlining relevant activities, experience, qualifications, and awards is an essential requirement for all clinical research positions. In some cases, it is also known as academic CV. However, it differs in content when considering clinical research roles.

The non-generic CV, tailored to communicate research-related development, achievements, and progress gives employers a snapshot of applicant’s research portfolio and serves as a quick decision-making tool when hiring for research roles in academic institutions or clinical environment.

Research CV sections should capture key research activities related to the role being considered. This should have personal information, educational experience, research experience and qualifications, research awards, and updated training including the ''ICH Good Clinical Practice [GCP]'', and more.

A well written research CV shows interest, commitment, and understanding of the requirements for a clinical research role. So, get yourself a well-developed research CV if you have interest in clinical research. It will be an added advantage in a competitive research application. Best wishes!

11/09/2025

I got over 50 reactions on my posts last week! Thanks everyone for your support! 🎉

11/09/2025

This is for Nr. Ofejiro Urhefe and others interested in Digital health and AI research. John Hopkin University USA call for application ends on the 12/09/2025. See the attached link to apply. Best wishes!

A structured mentorship opportunity for BSPH students in the field of digital health and AI

11/09/2025

Here are few things I realised on the first week of my NIHR clinical research internship:
- Reading research protocols is a critical necessity, If you do not like reading lengthy documents please reconsider your interest.
- Every detail in the research protocol has to be explained and justified to avoid protocol deviation; no cutting corners at all.
- Writing in plain English language is highly encourage. If you are a user of big vocabs like myself we have work to do.
- Organisation is a skill clinical research nurses and professionals cannot do without. Thankfully, google Calendar has some help to offer and many YouTube videos on how to use google Calendar is available.
- Clinical researchers work in teams. Those who prefer solo-working style may struggle to adapt. Overall, it is a great professional specialism if you have passion for it and have the patience to learn all the skills needed to build competence over time.

05/09/2025

Some of the frequently asked questions I get from colleagues considering clinical research as a specialisation are:

- What jobs are there for clinical research nurses?
- What career progression pathways are tenable for clinical research nurses? And the list continues.

In a situation where health and social care needs consistently evolve, leaving most healthcare systems with new disease dynamics underpinned by varying socio-economic and environmental influences, and characterised by poor health outcomes, it is important that nurses, midwives, and allied care health professionals, understand the critical position they occupy in the research eco-system, and the numerous opportunities therein. This is imperative for sustainable impact over time.

Printed on the attached image are examples of professionals with whom nurses work within research planning, data collection, leadership, and outcome evaluation.

Carefully examine the attached imaged and suggest possible jobs and career paths nurses with clinical research knowledge, skills, and certification can explore. Please share your thoughts in the comments.

04/09/2025

As I always maintain, opportunity calls daily but only those who take the needed action will make the most of it. Here is an excellent internship opportunity for nurses, midwives, and allied health professionals within the NHS UK. Tag your friends and loved ones who may benefit from it. Ten thousand pounds[10000], whether in cash or in training is not a joke, so it will be highly competitive. The email address and everything about the application process is printed on the attached flyer. I have done my part. Please share now! Thank you ever so much.

03/09/2025

Important link**
For nurses and midwives interested in clinical research, who live and work in Low- and Middle-Income Countries [LMIC] as per the World Bank country classification, I have a useful resource for you.

Of great importance is the ICH GCP eLearning course, which is the starting point for all forms of clinical research practice /knowledge & employment opportunities. The course is free. It also has associated certificate and other research related benefits you do not want to miss. Do the needful now and thank me later.

May your understanding in research be enhanced as you take timely practical steps. Best wishes in September and onwards.

This hub aims to bring health research ability and activities to every healthcare setting in Africa. The utmost goal is to bring equity where research happens and who benefits from the evidence produced. We seek to support the uptake and implementation of capacity strengthening and data science init...

27/08/2025

The opportunity re-shared on the 20/8/25 is now closed. Sadly, none of the persons interested sent the required evidence[IELTS].

26/08/2025

I did a beautiful voice over for this video, but for unknown reasons it was muted by Facebook. To avoid unnecessary issue, I will take both posts down and share my thoughts in plain text. Thanks for your understanding. Prevention is better than cure.