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Nursing is a healthcare profession focused on the care of individuals,

families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal
health and quality of life from birth to death.

Florence Nightingale a celebrated English nurse, writer came to

prominence for her pioneering work in nursing during the Crimean War,
where she tended to wounded soldiers. She was dubbed "The Lady with the
Lamp" after her habit of making rounds at night. She laid the foundation of
professional nursing with the establishment, in 1860, of her nursing school at
St Thomas' Hospital in London, the first nursing school in the world.
The various courses that are focused at preparing a qualified nurse are :

1) General Nursing and Midwifery.

Types of Program Diploma
Program Name General Nursing and Midwifery
Short Name GNM
Duration 3.5 Years
Eligibility 10+2 (Science Stream)with minimum 50% marks
Admission Process Merit or Entrance Exam Based
Course Fee Up to 2.5 Lakhs
Popular Employment Sectors Hospitals
Nursing Homes
Universities
Private Clinics
NGOs
Job Roles Clinical Nurse Specialist
Legal Nurse Consultant
Forensic Nursing
2) Basic B.Sc. Nursing.

BSc in Nursing is a 4-year undergraduate course that focuses on providing

detailed nursing to medical aspirants. Admission to BSc Nursing is provided
through NEET which has been initiated by the Indian Government or several
other university level entrance exams. Bsc Nursing is provided through the
MNS Nursing exam to offer admission in the Indian Army.

3 ) Post Basic B.Sc. Nursing.

Post Basic BSc Nursing Course

BSc Nursing (Post Basic) courses are offered as UG courses. The main
difference for both the courses is the duration. The duration for the BSc
Nursing (Post Basic) is 2 years.

 PB BSc Nursing is a 2 year UG course which is helpful in developing

nursing skills within the students who opt for studying this course.
 Job opportunities include working as Staff Nurse, Industrial Nurse,
Nursing Superintendent, Nursing Service Administrators, Military
Nurse, Community Health Nurse, Director of Nursing, etc.
 The average salary offered to the graduates of PB BSc Nursing
 ranges from INR 2 lakhs to INR 5 lakhs depending upon the skills,
experience and the job position.

4) Masters in Nursing. MSc Nursing

 MSc Nursing is a postgraduate qualification program of 2 years that

can be sought after the completion of a 4-year BSc Nursing program.
 The course centers around thinking about the patients, both truly and
intellectually, and helping them to carry on with their life in a
profitable manner.
 To secure admission in MSc Nursing, one must have completed BSc
Nursing or Post Basic BSc Nursing (P.B.B.Sc.), with a minimum of
55% marks.

5) P.G. Diploma or Certificate courses in Nursing.

Diploma in Nursing is an advanced nursing training program. The main aim
of the course is to develop nursing and administrative skills in students. The
course is divided into classroom study and fieldwork that helps students to
possess a realistic approach and knowledge. Diploma in Nursing helps
students to gain skills and knowledge that help them in pursuing higher
education in the field of nursing. Subjects that are covered under this course
are

 Resource management
 Principles and Practice of Nursing Administration
 Management of Educational Institute, Hospital, and Community
 Group Dynamics
 Practical Aspects of Nursing Administration I
 Practical Aspects of Nursing Administration II
 Field Study/Seminar

6) Ph.D. in Nursing.

PhD in Nursing
PhD Nursing is a research level program, the duration of which ranges
from 4-6 years. ... To be eligible for a PhD Nursing program, candidates
must hold a Master's degree in Nursing or any other equivalent discipline
with an aggregate of at least 55% from a recognized university.
Nursing profession is great to be considered as you will :

• Directly influence the health and well-being of other people.

• Never stop learning: about health, about illness, about people and the world
we live in.
• You will have a range of careers rolled into one: as you develop you can
diversify and specialize.
• Excellent career opportunities
Nurses work in a large variety of specialties where they work independently
and as part of a team to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care. Nursing
duties are manifold and cover a wide range of functions and responsibilities,
that depends with the level of qualification and the working environment.

They can work in settings like :

1)Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with
specialized medical and nursing staff and medical equipment.The best-
known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically has
an emergency department to treat urgent health problems ranging from fire
and accident victims to a sudden illness. A district hospital typically is the
major health care facility in its region, with many beds for intensive care and
additional beds for patients who need long-term care. Specialized hospitals
include trauma centers, rehabilitation hospitals, children's hospitals, seniors'
(geriatric) hospitals, and hospitals for dealing with specific medical needs
such as psychiatric treatment (see psychiatric hospital) and certain disease
categories. Specialized hospitals can help reduce health care costs compared
to general hospitals. Hospitals are classified as general, specialty, or
government depending on the sources of income received.

2)Nursing homes.
A nursing home is a facility for the residential care of elderly or disabled
people.Nursing homes may also be referred to as skilled nursing facility
(SNF), long-term care facilities, old people's homes, care homes, rest
homes, convalescent homes or convalescent care. Often, these terms
have slightly different meanings to indicate whether the institutions are
public or private, and whether they provide mostly assisted living,
or nursing care and emergency medical care. Nursing homes are used by
people who do not need to be in a hospital, but cannot be cared for at
home.
3) Clinics and Heath Department
A clinic (or outpatient clinic or ambulatory care clinic) is a health
facility that is primarily focused on the care of outpatients. Clinics
can be privately operated or publicly managed and funded. They
typically cover the primary care needs of populations in local
communities, in contrast to larger hospitals which offer more
specialised treatments and admit inpatients for overnight stays.

4) Orphanages and old age homes

an orphanage is a residential institution, or group home, devoted to
the care of orphans and other children who were separated from their
biological families. Examples of what would cause a child to be
placed in orphanages are when the parents were deceased, the
biological family was abusive to the child, there was substance abuse
or mental illness in the biological home that was detrimental to the
child, or the parents had to leave to work elsewhere and were unable
or unwilling to take the child. The role of legal responsibility for the
support of children whose parent(s) have died or are otherwise unable
to provide care differs internationally.
Old Age Homes means an organisation which operates as an old age
home used for the accommodation of retired people and which has
 applied for and been registered as old age home with the Department
of Social Development, carries a certificate of registration as a Non-
Profit Organisation and has inter alia indicated by affidavit (which
need to be updated and submitted on an annual basis) how many
people it houses

5) Military (Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines)

6) Community settings i.e. school nurse, health visitor

School nursing, a specialized practice of public health nursing,
protects and promotes student health, facilitates normal development,
and advances academic success. School nurses, grounded in ethical
and evidence-based practice, are the leaders that bridge health care
and education, provide care coordination, advocate for quality
student-centered care, and collaborate to design systems that allow
individuals and communities to develop their full potentials

7) Railways and public sector medical departments

8)Home care , Palliative care, hospice
Homecare (also spelled as home care) is health care or supportive care
provided by a professional caregiver in the individual home where the
patient or client is living, as opposed to care provided in group
accommodations like clinics or nursing homes
Palliative care (derived from the Latin root palliare, or "to cloak") is an
interdisciplinary medical caregiving approach aimed at optimizing quality of
life and mitigating suffering among people with serious, complex illness
10)Public health agencies
Public health has been defined as "the science and art of preventing disease”,
prolonging life and improving quality of life through organized efforts and
informed choices of society, organizations (public and
private), communities and individuals

9) Mental health services

Mental health, defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), is "a state
of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can
cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully,
and is able to make a contribution to his or her community
• Private health care providers e.g. Practitioners
• Prison nurse/ Correctional , de- addiction.
• Researcher – promoting advances in health care and health promotion
practice

They can diversify into different areas of nursing practice: operating room,
critical care and emergency departments, women's health and mental health.
And there are many sub-specialty areas such as sports injury nursing, cancer
nursing, cardiac care, newborn intensive care.

Nurses may choose to work in one permanent setting, or may take short-term
assignments as a travel nurse to fulfill temporary projects for nursing staff
internationally. They can even serve in key government and elected positions
become a nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, nurse educator,
researcher, or a nurse manager. AS A NURSE THE SKY IS THE LIMIT

conclusion
Nursing is an ethical job that is needed throughout the world. It exists in the
modern age as a way to care for and to help people, and to maximize the way
we treat people. Nursing is also very ethical, each patient is taken care
differently and have different choices according to their ethics. Nursing is
very controversial, both for the patient and the nurse.

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