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Nurses graduate as Psychiatric Patient Care Assistants
Best graduating student Abigail Brotherson receives her prize from Minister Ramsammy
The Psychiatric Patient Care programme in Guyana got a boost when 21 persons graduated recently as Psychiatric Patient Care Assistants in Berbice. The occasion was the first convocation ceremony of the Berbice Regional Health Authority (BRHA) at the Fort Canje, Berbice.
The graduates are Leon Wilson, Bhageshwarie Dhanai, Sindy Abrams, Natasha Rampattie, Maria Barkoye, Tonza Henry, Evon Dhanpat, Virgena Persaud, Malecia Mangal, Mikeodel Crawford, Onika Roberts, Shelina Beaton, Ulele Nelson, Abigail Brotherson, Malkia Vanbrook, Atshinte Patterson, Hemwattie Sheocharran , Latesha Rogers, Tarawandai Rameshwar, Enoch Pereira and Renee Hamilton.
Abigail Brotherson was adjudged the Best Graduating Student while Ulele Nelson was her runner up.
The nine-month training began last August and ended in April. The students were involved in theoretical and practical sessions at various institutions. They were exposed to General Nursing, the History of Nursing, Philosophy and Ethics.
Clinical Skills also formed part of the curriculum and the main areas covered were maintenance of Personal Hygiene, along with health and Wellness.
Some other areas of study were Psychiatry, anatomy and physiology, emergency nursing, communication and Primary health care.
The newly-trained Psychiatric Patient Care Assistants will assist with the delivery of health care of the mentally challenged individuals at the National Psychiatric Hospital. The decision was taken to embark on a special programme which would see persons train specifically for this programme after it was observed that more assistance was needed in this area.
The feature address was delivered by Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, who congratulated the organizers for a job well done. He told the graduates to make full use of the opportunity presented.
He said that the government was trying to bring betterment in the health sector and stated his intention to make this programme a regular feature on the calendar.
He spoke of plans to build a state of the art nursing school, complete with dormitory and other facilities in New Amsterdam. Construction should get on the way shortly.
He also spoke of a distance learning programme which is underway and of the more that 80 careers that are available in the health sector.
Chief Executive Officer of the Regional Health Authority, Dr. Vishwa Mahadeo, and Assistant Registrar of the General Nursing council Donnette Kellman and Sister Javitri Eugene coordinator of the programme also addressed the graduation ceremony.
The charge was delivered by the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) Tramattie Barker.
The programme was spiced with a number of cultural items.
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