Nigerian Nurse’s Licence Withdrawn In UK For Calling onJesus For Help

son lying lifeless after suffering
respiratorycardiac arrest, the
panel was told.’While Mrs A was
trying to resuscitate the child,Mr
A called 999,’ said Miss
Dirmikis.’The twin sister of the
little boy was also presentduring
the incident and can be heard
crying inthe background during
the call.”She panicked and at one
stage even summoneddivine
intervention, calling for Jesus,’
she added.Paramedics rushed
the boy to Whipps CrossHospital
in Leytonstone, east London,
before hewas taken to Great
Ormond Street Hospital on
thesame day for further
treatment.Giving evidence, a
tearful Mrs A said Abayomi
hadeffectively ‘abandoned’ her
during the incident.’The nurse
was constantly saying “Jesus
helphim” and waving her arms
around,’ she said.’She said it
more than 20 times. I felt I had
to doeverything – at that point
she was doing nothingto help
my son.’She never offered to
take the lead at any pointand at
no point did she suggest calling
999.’I can’t change what’s
happened to my son, Iknow I did
the best for him but the nurse
justcompletely abandoned her
duty.’If I can save just one other
person from having togo
through what we have been
through, thenthat’s what I want
to do.’The panel heard Patient A,
now aged five, made afull
recovery from the incident but isstill totallydependent on others
for his care.Abaymo claimed the
mother had pushed heraway
and refused to let her help.She
denied calling out for Jesus,
panicking andfailing to provide
care or basic life support.The
nurse further denied failing to
properlyhandover the case to
paramedics and
makinginaccurate and false
notes about the incident.She was
cleared of specific charges that
shesuctioned the child’s
tracheostomy tube or thatshe
failed to record observations
taken but wasfound guilty of
misconduct and ruled unfit
tocontinue working without
restrictions.Striking Abayomi off,
panel chair John Williamssaid:
‘This was a failure to accept
responsibility forher role in the
events by the registrant.’She has
shown a lack of empathy with
theparents of the child and there
has been noadmission or
apology, and therefore no
insight.’This failure is
incompatible with her continuing
tobe a registered nurse.’