With the increase in medical facilities in India, the demand for nursing courses is also increasing rapidly. Be it government healthcare institutions or private hospitals, there is always a great demand for trained nurses everywhere. Their role has come to the fore even more in the Covid-19 pandemic. Talking about nursing courses in India, various types of degrees are offered in the nursing field which I am going to share with you.
For taking admission in these courses, the student’s previous academic record and qualification are considered in preference. Here is a good point for 12th passout students that there is no restriction of Science or Arts courses for taking admission in nursing courses after 12th. Students are going to achieve their degrees like GNM, ANM and B.Sc Nursing in nursing. Let’s know important information related to nursing courses:
Work And Job Responsibilities In The Field Of Nursing:
Nurses play a very important role in running the medical and healthcare system smoothly in every country. They dedicate themselves to the service of the sick and injured humans. Their job ranges from giving injections to the patient, taking care of them to checking their medical records.
They take care of the patient based on the instructions of the doctors. It is the responsibility of the nurses to take full care of the patient through medicines, injections, follow up and check up etc. until the patient recovers.That’s why nurses jobs are very fulfilling to the souls of those who want to serve people from their heart.
These Are The Career Prospects After Nursing:
During the nursing course after 12th, students not only learn to take care of patients, but they are also taught to take necessary steps to save healthy patients. After a degree in nursing, students have immense career prospects in this field.
They can work in a government or private hospital. There is a huge demand for nursing staff in orphanages, old age homes, community health centers, nursing homes, rehabilitation clinics, industries and even in the armed forces. And there are many more job prospects after nursing.
Nursing courses after 12th:
Under this, various diploma and degree courses are available such as:-
–GNM (General Nursing Midwifery) Course
-ANM (Auxiliary Nursing Midwifery)
-B.Sc Nursing (BSc Nursing)
Eligibility and institute for GNM:
-It is necessary to pass 12th class from science stream
-It is necessary to have studied PCB (Physics, Chemistry, Biology) in English medium in 12th.
-It is necessary to have at least 45 percent marks in 12th with these subjects.
Institutes:
Pithoragarh Group Of Institutions, Pithoragarh
Shri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Science and Research, Amritsar.
Biyani Group of Institutions, Jaipur.
Universal Group of Institutions, Mohali.
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar.
Koshi College of Nursing, Bangalore.
Career options after GNM:
-ICU Nurse
-Senior Nurse Educator
-Nursing Tutor
-Nursing Assistant
-Home Care Nurse
ANM Nursing Course:
ANM is a diploma course in nursing. Students can take admission in it after 12th. After this 2-year course, students can go into various fields of nursing. The following qualifications are required for this.
-It is necessary to have passed 12th in Science or Arts subjects (Mathematics/Physics/Chemistry/Biology/Biotechnology/Economics/Political Science/History/Geography/Business Studies/Accountancy/Home Science/Sociology/Psychology or Philosophy) English elective or Science or Healthcare- Vocational stream.
-The student must be medically fit.
-Students who have passed 12th in Arts or Science from National Institute of Open School (NIOS).
These are the institutes:
IIMT University, Meerut
Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Moradabad
Kailash Institute of Nursing and Paramedical, Noida
Sai Nath University, Ranchi
Career options after ANM:
Health Visitor
Home Nurse
Basic Health Worker
Rural Health Worker
Community Health Worker
Eligibility for B.Sc Nursing:
It is necessary to pass 12th class from Science stream
-It is necessary to have studied PCB (Physics, Chemistry, Biology) from English medium in 12th.
-It is necessary to have at least 45 percent marks in 12th with these subjects.
These are the institutes:
AIIMS Delhi
Armed Medical Forces, Pune
Acharya Institute of Health Science, Bangalore
CMC, Vellore
Pithoragarh Group Of Institutions, Pithoragarh
Career options after B.Sc Nursing:
-Clinical Nurse Specialist
-Nurse Anaesthetist
-Case Manager
-Certified Nurse Midwife
-Staff Nurse
-Nurse Practitioner
-Nurse Educator
Salary:
Usually the salary of a certified nurse is 20 to 25 thousand rupees per month. In special cases it is 50 to 70 thousand rupees per month. Most nurses got maximum salary during the Covid pandemic. Various states keep recruiting for nursing posts in their health departments from time to time.