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Why Nursing as a Career |
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Choosing a right
career is a dilemma for most of the students who have just completed
pre-university. Every parent intends to place his / her child into good
courses that would offer a bright future. Choice of a career and
placement is a challenging process because of lack of Guidance and
increasing competition. |
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However, the youth
must never compromise with their vision (dreams) and aspirations and
enter into any occupation just because ‘there was no other option’.
Nursing, during recent times has emerged as a promising career choice
(rather an option), for many a young boys and girls. This is evident
from the rapid mushrooming of institutions, offering nursing education.
The art of nursing the sick and the wounded had been handed down to us
from time immemorial. It is left to the new generation to develop that
art and keep that flame of knowledge alive and glowing (D.P. Karmarkar,
Union Minister, 1960). Till mid 20th century nursing was considered a
vocation and a noble profession and young aspirants (mostly girls) who
felt ‘a calling’ joined.
If NURSING is what you are contemplating on, as
your career, you ought to know certain facts: |
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Nursing is a noble
profession but only to those who have the aptitude of caring and
attitude of serving others. |
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Nursing all over the world has
evolved and established itself as a profession having all the
characteristics of a profession : - |
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Having own body of knowledge, based on theories and research. |
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Ensures theoretical and practical competeneies acquired through
undergoing training from accredited institutions, affiliated to a
university offering highest level of educational qualifications to its
members. |
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Socially accepted as offering dedicated and altruistic service for the
welfare of all human beings. |
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Enjoys self governance (autonomy and accountability) and devoted to
quality focused services. |
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Members believe in ethical principles, having well-organized association
devoted to the welfare society, clients and up gradation of professional
standards. |
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Nursing offers
rewarding career opportunities both in service sector as well as private
practice within India and abroad. Study of nursing and its practice
involves hard work and excellence. At the same time it offers an
opportunity to serve people and make good earning. The job of a clinical
nurse requires working during shift duties – in different settings,
caring for multi dimensionally needs of people – handling emergencies,
solving problems – making decisions – teaching and counseling people in
their homes, workplaces, schools; and calls for high sense of duty even
at the cost of sacrificing ones comfort. |
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Job prospects: A graduate or a
postgraduate nurse can find employment as a clinician in government or
private hospitals, in nursing homes / clinics / health departments, in
medical services of army / navy or air force, in charitable
institutions, |
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In nursing colleges,
training institutes as teachers (lecturers, readers, professors). |
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In research
institutes and health care companies as researchers. |
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In the industrial &
business sector e.g. travel agencies. |
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As private or
independent practitioner / self employment. |
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As nurse managers /
coordinators / administrators in various settings. |
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