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Two Ghanaian
nurses, who has been identified only "Tracy Ewurama" and "Ramatu" are
reportedly on the chopping board after going live on Facebook whiles at
work. According to reports, the video of nurses going live on Facebook
went viral after Ghanaian news publication, Adom FM, shared the video on
their own Facebook page. Consequently, the management of the Royal MMR
Hospital, where the two nurses worked, were shocked and appalled by the
fact the two nurses "chose to do Facebook Live while at work and
responded to comments at the expense of patients awaiting to seek health
care".
The
two nurses were reportedly sanctioned and some unconfirmed reports
stated that they had been sacked from their workplace. A doctor with the
hospital, Dr. Mohammed Donkor, however, confirmed to Adom News that the
two had been fired by the management of the hospital as their conduct
was in breach of company regulations.
Trudy
and Ramatu were reportedly employed as health assistants at the health
facility and had pre-knowledge that their their conduct was against
hospital rules.
The Ghana Registered Nurses
and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has lended a voice to the saga saying
that the conduct of the two nurses were completely against the conduct
allowed in the nursing profession. According to them, investigations
have stated and the two nurses might be removed from the nursing
association if found to be guilty.
The PRO
of the GRNMA, Douglas Adu Fokuo, revealed that the association might
offer them psychological care. Meanwhile, a section of Ghanaians have
commisserated with the two nurses saying that nurses ought to be able to
have a private life as others have agreed that their conduct was
flouting the integrity of the nursing profession.
Richard Quashie, yen.ghana
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