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Nursing: Good scope in foreign countries- 1-Dec-2009
Good opportunities are available in India as well as foreign countries for persons completing nursing course in India.
The nursing course in India is administered by Indian Nursing Council.
In India, Indian Nursing council was started as Health of Army in India in the year 1857 by Madam Nightingale. A separate committee was formed towarsds this in the year 1859, it was expanded in the year 1868. In the year 1947, it was recognized as Indian Nursing council. Initially, exams for nursing council were conducted based on Matriculation marks. Later, Indian Nursing council was introduced in 19 states.
The role of a nurse is very vital. Therefore the nurses do not get rest while working in the hospitals. Several specialized divisions have been introduced in the field of nursing like clinical nurse specialists, advance practice nurse, independent nurse, certified nurse and mid wife, nurse educator, nurse administrator and nurse researcher.
The duty of the nurse is to support the doctors and the medical team in the medical management and surgical management process and as well as gather all the information about the patient at the time admission. They have to find out the immediate requirement of the patient and attend to it.
Auxiliary nurse and mid -wife: Duration 1 year and 6 months. Should have passed 10th standard.
Diploma General Nursing and Mid-Wife: Duration 3 years and 6 months. Eligibility: Should have obtained 40% in Plus two after completing tenth.
BSc Nursing (General): Duration 4 years. Eligibility Should have scored a minimum of 45% in plus two with subjects Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
BSc Nursing: Eligibility - Should have passed 10 +2 or diploma in mid-wife course. This course is about to be introduced in Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). The duration for this course is 3 years, the eligibility 10+2 and should have an experience of 2 years in the field of INM.
Job Opportunities: In the year 2010, several job opening are likely to be expected in the field of Nursing.
Many job opportunities are available in countries like Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland and Arab countries.
Salary details: The Indian Government has implemented the sixth pay commission. According to which the starting salary of nurses are like to be Rs29, 000/-. Private hospitals provide Rs 8000/- to Rs15, 000/. Arab countries provide Rs1.5 Lakhs to Rs 3 lakhs. Their working hours is limited to 36 hours per week.
Educational intuitions famous for nursing studies at national level:
College of Nursing, Armed Forces Medicals College, Pune
Christian Medical College, Vellore,
Rajkumari Amrith Kaur of Nursing, New Delhi.
National institute of Nursing Education, PG Institute Medicals Education Research, Chandigarh
For more information log on to www.indiannursingcouncil.org
