COLLEGE OF NURSING SCIENCES, BISHOP SHANAHAN SPECIALIST HOPITAL NSUKKA.

The College of Nursing Sciences, Bishop Shanahan Specialist Hospital Nsukka (CONS BSSH Nsukka) is a faith-driven nursing and midwifery training institution attached to Bishop Shanahan Specialist Hospital in Nsukka, Enugu State. Its motto is "Optimum Health of the Human race", and its mission is to provide well-educated, qualified, polyvalent and competent nurses and midwives able to give person-centred, holistic, evidence-based care to individuals, families and communities in all settings. The Director is Rev. Fr. Kevin Ndubuisi.

The Bishop Shanahan Nursing and Midwifery Schools were established in 1952, with the nursing school for general nurses following in 1964. The institution has since been upgraded to a College of Nursing Sciences. Admission to the nursing programme is now through JAMB and training lasts four years. The college offers Basic General Nursing, Post Basic Midwifery and, since February 2021, a Basic Midwifery programme. Post Basic training for general nurses began in 2018 with an intake of 30, rising to 50 and then to 100 in 2023, with the approval of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (N&MCN).

The college operates in accordance with the regulations of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria and aims for standards in line with those of the International Council of Nurses. Its programme objectives include producing polyvalent nurses who are competent and accountable, who think critically, apply science and technology in clinical practice, use managerial and research skills, respect patients' rights and cultural values, and work well within the health care team.

Facilities. Residential accommodation is provided within the college, in seven hostel blocks with over 400 bed spaces for male and female students, and a sick bay handles minor illness and injury. Teaching space includes five lecture halls seating 120 students each, two classrooms seating 60 each and a tutorial room seating 30, equipped with projectors and whiteboards. There are two science laboratories shared by the Nursing and Midwifery departments (capacity 70 and 50) and a Microbiology Laboratory for 30 students. The shared library seats 80 and is staffed by two qualified librarians, and the ICT centre has 140 internet-enabled computers with e-books installed and a server room for computer-based examinations.

Academic record. The midwifery school has recorded results of between 97 and 100% in the N&MCN professional examinations for midwives; in March 2011 it produced the most outstanding result in the Federation and the overall best student, and was presented with plaques for the performance. The college has also won trophies in inter-school Florence Nightingale competitions and in sports.