Careers Nursing

Objectives

•       You will be able to describe health careers in the field of Nursing.

•       You will be able to plan a healthcare career path in Nursing.

Career : nursing

•       Nursing Courses teaches an individual all about taking care of ailing humans. No medical service is complete without nursing. From the general wards to the operation theater, trained nurses are required everywhere. Nursing comprises of several responsibilities, from handling the bedside cases to specialized duties like dealing with psychiatric or pediatric patients. Nursing also involves other duties like maintaining the health records of patients, dispensing medication, setting up the equipments of an operation theater and many other routine jobs.

There are nursing schools and colleges in almost all states of India which offer courses on nursing. Nurses training include theory and practical sessions. The introductory courses familiarize students with the basics of nursing whereas the masters' degrees help them in specializing in the field of their choice. After completing a course, nurses must register with the organization for registration of nurses present in every state.

Where do nurses work?
The possibilities are endless!!

•       Hospitals

•       Clinics/Offices

•       Nursing Homes

•       Hospice

•       Schools

•       Cruise Ships

•       Military

•       Helicopters

•       Industries

•       Wellness Centers

•       Public Health Offices

•       Home Health Care Agencies

Qualifications & courses

Candidates who wish to apply for nursing courses should pass their S.S.L.C or equivalent examination, preferably with Chemistry, Physics and Biology as main subjects.
The major courses, their duration and their eligibility requirements are –

Name of Course                       Duration              Eligibility

B.Sc Nursing                             3 - 4 years            10+2 with Biology, Physics and Chemistry

General Nursing

and Midwifery (GNM)          3 ½ years             10+2 with Biology, Physics and Chemistry

Auxiliary Nurse Midwife/

Health Worker (ANM)          18 months           10th standard

M.Sc Nursing                           2years                   B.S.C Nursing

  

Military Nursing:

•       Females who are unmarried or divorced legally separated and widows without encumbrances may opt for the four year BSc (Nursing / three-year probationary nursing course conducted at various armed forces hospitals in India.

•       Those selected to the course have to execute a bond to serve in the Military Nursing Services (MNS) for five / four years, respectively.

 Armed Forces Medical Services Examining Board-Nursing Schools.

GNM, Mamba School of Nursing, I.N.H.S Aswini, Colaba, Mumbai.
GNM, Delhi Cantt. Army Hospital Delhi Cantt-10.
GNM, Calcutta, Command Hospital, Eastern Command, Calcutta-27
GNM, Jalandhar, Military Hospital, Jalandhar, Cantt.
GNM, Lucknow, Command Hospital, Central command, Lucknow
M. Meerut, military Hospital, Meerut
GNM, Banglore, Command Hospital, Air force, Bangalore - 7
GNM, Secunderabad, Military Hospital, Securnderabad.
GNM, Cochin INHS Sanjivini, Naval Base, Cochin - 624 041
M.Ambala, Military Hospital, Ambala cantt.
M. Chandigarh, Command Hospital, Chandigrah
M.Pathankot, Military Hospital, pathankot, C/o. 56 APO
M. Delhi Base Hospital, Delhi Cantt, New Delhi - 10
M.Dehra Dun, Military Hospital, command, Calcutta- 27
M. Jabalpur, Military Hospital, Jabalpur
BSc (Nursing) Degree Course is conducted at the Armed Forces Medical College, Pune.

Selection Procedure:Military Nursing

Selection will be based on the merit of the candidate at an All India level.

A written objective type of examination will be conducted in February/ March every year, at certain selected centres (Published from time to time.)

 Successful candidates will be called for an interview at selected centres in the month of April/May each year.

Candidates must be declared medically fit. The fitness will be determined by a Medical Board of Military Medical Officers.

Merit listed candidates based on the interview and medical fitness will be called for B. Sc. (Nsg).

Selected candidates will be required to execute a bond of agreement to serve in the Military Nursing Service for a minimum period of 5 yrs as permanent commissioned officers, on successful completion of the course.

Written Examination Centres: The written examination will be conducted in 17 centres all over India.

Facilities: 

 Accommodation and Food: The students are provided with free accommodation, free laundry services and free food - a well balanced diet as per prescribed scales.

Medical Facilities: Students are provided with free medical services.

Leave and Travel Facilities: Students are granted 30 days vacation leave and 10 days mid term break.

Stipend and Uniform Allowance: A stipend of Rs.250/- per month is given during the four years of training. A initial outfit allowance of Rs 400/- is given on joining the course and a outfit renewal allowance of Rs 150 per year during the 2nd, 3rd and 4th year of the course.

Admission Procedure: Military Nursing

The course commences in the month of Aug. Advertisements for recruitment appear in the leading news papers of the country in the month of Oct/ Dec every year, both for B Sc & GNM courses.

Eligibility:

The candidate must be an Indian National or a subject of Nepal or Sikkim, Age 17-25 years.

Educational Qualification:

10+2 with three years Diploma in General Nursing Midwifery with minimum two years experience in the profession. Male nurses who have not done midwifery in the GNM programme must submit a Certificate of completion of a course of 6- 9 months duration approved by INC in lieu of midwifery, The candidate should have not less than 50% aggregate marks in all subjects. The candidate should have passed the examination in single attempt.

(OR)

10 class (Matriculation or its equivalent with three years Diploma in General.

Nursing Midwifery with a minimum of five years experience in the profession.

Benefits:

Nursing comprises the largest group of people working in the health sector either as nurses or as nursing assistants. There are about 500 colleges all over India imparting education to about 10,000 students every year. The minimum age for applying for a nursing course is only 17 years which will be advantageous for people who wants to earn early in life.

Scopes in India:

With an increase in health consciousness the quality of health services has also improved. Well trained, specialized nurses are being recruited by health organizations all over the country. Students of nursing have job prospects in government or private hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, old age homes, orphanages, industries, military services, schools and various other places.

Scopes Abroad:

India has the largest number of nurses going abroad. Majority of nurses all over the world belong to the Indian state of Kerala. The standard of health services in the western countries is very high. In those countries students of nursing can find jobs in specialized fields like Medical, Surgical, Telemetry (CCU), ICU, ER and several others. The pay packet for nurses is also is higher in countries abroad. 

www.indiannursingcouncil.org/

    After the successful completion of training, a nurse should register her name with the State's Nurses 

    Council to be eligible for employment.