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Careers 360
|August 2022
While nursing education in India is going through major changes it still requires a number of reforms. The Indian Nursing Council (INC) has made a series of decisions to revamp the curriculum as per University Grants Commission guidelines. Farah Azmi, principal, College of Nursing, Aligarh Muslim University, spoke to Careers360 about the new changes as well as the reforms needed.
Q. The INC is currently considering first-ever integrated Ayurveda nursing degree as an add-on for the conventional nursing programme. Why do you think it is necessary?
A. The INC has proposed this to provide holistic nursing care for the patient and education to students. The holistic care includes mind, body and soul. To provide this it is necessary to use a combination of allopathy and Ayurveda. In Ayurveda there are complimentary or natural therapies; "Shirodhara", oil massages, aroma therapy are extremely beneficial.
At the moment, the care that we provide to a patient is directed towards the body and the medicine overlooks the mind and soul. To fill this gap teaching Ayurvedic methods will prove beneficial. Modern medicine and Ayurveda have their own strengths and weaknesses. For example, conditions like appendicitis or cholelithiasis [gallstones] cannot be treated by Ayurveda and require surgeries; but some diseases that affect the mind of a patient can be treated with allopathy along with Ayurveda. I strongly believe that the special characteristics of all streams of medicine must be taught.
Q. Recently the Madhya Pradesh High Court has derecognised 70 nursing colleges for not having adequate infrastructure. What do you think is the reason behind substandard nursing education in India?
A. It is true that most of the nursing colleges across India have substandard infrastructure. I am a designated INC inspector and make surprise visits to colleges and universities. Most of the private institutions have started colleges for making money. Usually, they do not meet the standard norms and are immediately derecognised.
This story is from the August 2022 edition of Careers 360.
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