Educating Compassionate and Competent Nurse Leaders
The Department of Nursing Science is committed to producing professional nurses of the highest calibre. Our program blends comprehensive theoretical instruction in biomedical sciences, nursing ethics, and patient care management with extensive clinical rotations in diverse healthcare settings.
We emphasize evidence-based practice, critical thinking, and holistic care, empowering students to become confident clinicians, patient advocates, and future leaders in national and global healthcare systems.
- Key Focus Areas: Medical-Surgical Nursing, Maternal & Child Health Nursing, Community & Public Health Nursing, Mental Health & Psychiatric Nursing, Nursing Leadership & Management, Research Methods in Nursing.
- Distinctive Edge: A strong emphasis on clinical competency through simulation labs and direct patient care experiences in affiliated teaching hospitals. The curriculum fosters a patient-centred, ethical approach aligned with national and international nursing standards.
- Career Pathways: Registered Nurse (Clinical Specialist), Nurse Educator, Public Health Nurse, Nurse Administrator, Research Nurse, and advanced practice roles in midwifery, anaesthesia, or family care
Join us to become the heartbeat of compassionate and evidence-based patient care.
Dr. Okorie-Eugene, Nnenna
HODDr. Okorie-Eugene, Nnenna is a Licensed and Registered Nurse Educator, with the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN); a Fellow of the West African Post- Graduate College of Nursing and Midwifery (FWAPGCNM).
She is both Academic and Nursing professional practitioner, with extensive knowledge in Nursing, Midwifery and Environmental Health. She has contributed immensely in both academic and professional development of student nurses and midwives.
Dr. Okorie-Eugene, Nnenna is also a resource personnel of the West African Post- Graduate College of Nursing and Midwifery, and has advanced healthcare practices through research and Community Outreach programmes.
With over 20 years of experience in Nursing; both in academic and clinical practices, she has taught student-nurses and coordinated many Reproductive Health Programmes.
She was for many years an examiner for the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria. She was a member of the Accreditation Team of the Council; and was a member of the Council's Committee for the Curriculum Design, Research both at the local and national levels. Dr. Okorie-Eugene, Nnenna was Ag. Head of School of Nursing and Assistant Director of Nursing in the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital.
Presently, Dr. Okorie-Eugene, Nnenna is Ag. Head of Nursing Science, Faculty of Nursing, (Department of Maternal and Child Health), Caleb University, Imota, Lagos where she is actively engaged in teaching, Administration, Nursing Programme coordination and Leadership