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NURSING – THE BACKBONE OF HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

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hat comes to mind when one hears the word nurse is compassion, care, discipline, and knowledge.

For centuries, patients have relied on nurses for their well-being. Medical professionals too depend largely on nurses to tend to the patients once they prescribe the treatment. On nurses lie the onus of monitoring timely medication, food and rest for the patients. This age-old profession has undergone plenty of changes.

Nursing - one of the highly specialised professions in the health care sector has been constantly evolving to meet the ever-changing needs of the society.

Besides dedication and thorough knowledge of the medical condition, nurses also use their critical thinking and judgement based on their experience and the patient’s medical history, to serve individual patients and help them regain their health. The challenges are aplenty.

Nursing began as part of service to the society in the early 19th century, but professional nursing began with Florence Nightingale who tended to the wounded soldiers in Britain’s Crimean War with 38 other women.

She defied the societal norms that did not consider nursing as a respectable profession during that period.

They cared for patients of infectious diseases owing to which the morbidity and mortality rate in many cases came down significantly.

Nurses transformed hospitals with their compassion, care, skill, knowledge and set a discipline in the hospitals. Today, their services are needed not only for patients in the hospitals but also for private care in homes for the terminally ill or the elderly. Full-time nurses are appointed by those who can afford it.

The educational structure of nursing also changed over the years. From nursing schools to colleges, formal education in nursing has undergone many changes to train these health care service providers with changing technologies and advancements in the field. Many countries university degrees in nursing and master’s programmes for specialisation and advanced nursing are imparted. As a career in nursing one can choose hospital-based nursing, community health-based nursing practice or mental health-nursing practice, care of women, care of children, geriatric nursing, advanced nursing, clinical nursing and many more. Geriatric nursing is in huge demand today with the increasing life expectancy and children flying off to far-away shores.

For the profession that was not looked upon as a very lucrative or respectable one, things have changed for good in the past few decades and nursing got its due.

Many colleges are working hard to churn out the best of nurses by imparting quality education and training.

In an attempt to acknowledge this profession that is significant for a nation’s health, we at The Knowledge Review, have come up with a special edition - The 10 Most Leading Institutes in Nursing, 2021, dedicated exclusively to nurses and the institutes that are training future nurses for a healthy and vibrant society.

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E. S. College of Nursing, Villupuram

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Florida School & College of Nursing Empowering Students through Qualitative Education

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Name of the Institution Akal College of Nursing, Sirmour

Dr. D. Y. Patil College of Nursing, Pune

E.S. College of Nursing, Villupuram

Florida School and College of Nursing, Bangalore

Parshwanath Doddanavar Bharatesh College of Nursing, Belgaum (PDBCN Belgaum) Shine-Abdur Razzaque Ansari Institute of Health Education & Research Center, Ranchi Sinhgad College of Nursing, Pune (SCON)

SMBT Institute of Nursing, Nashik

Smt. Nagarathnamma College of Nursing, Bangalore (SNCN)

Sri. Venkateshwara Institute of Nursing Sciences (SVINS), Banglore

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Established in the year 2008, the Akal College of Nursing is a premier nursing college located in Himachal Pradesh, and was rst accredited

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D.Y. Patil College of Nursing is one of the best nursing colleges in Maharashtra. Established in the year 2000, this renowned institution is afliated with Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidhyapeet, Pune.

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E. S. Colleg of Nursing is afliated to Tamil Nadu Dr M G R Medical University and has providing quality education and facilities from 2008. The college has 100 students intake.

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Otherwise refered to as the Florida Nursing College Banglore, this college was established in the year 2003 and is afliated with Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences. FNCB is one of the best nursing colleges of Karnataka.

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PDBCN Belgaum is private institute situated in Halaga, Karnataka. Afliated with the Rajiv Gandhi University Health Sciences, this college was started in 2003 and allows an intake of 60 per year.

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Shine-Abdur Razzaque Ansari institute of Health Education and Research, Ranchi was established in the year 2011, and it is accredited from the Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM).

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SCON was established with the aim to provided baccalaureate level quality of education. It is approved by Indian Nursing Council and Maharashtra Nursing Council and afliated to Maharastra University of health Sciences, Nashik.

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SMBT Insittute of Nursing is relatively new college but already has an annual intake of 100 for the program B. Sc. Nursing. It is afliated with Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik

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SNCN offers quality nursing education and ensures value addition to students through several certication programmes such as BEC for language.

Set up in 2003, this college has a lush green campus that encompasses 120 acres of land.

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Situated in Banglore, SVINS is an esteemed college of the Medical Sciences which offers 8 cources across 2 streams – nursing and medical, and across degrees GNM, B. Sc And M. Sc. It is accredited from the Karnataka Nursing Council and afliated to Rajiv Gandhi University.

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Dr. D. Y. Patil College of Nursing

The Epitome of Excellence in Nursing Education

he question, ‘Why Nursing?’ is often encountered by those who choose Nursing as their major. This is an eternal question and there remains no definite answer.

However, Christina Feist-Heilmeier in her book attempts to answer this question by saying, “Every Nurse was drawn to Nursing because of a desire to care, to serve, or to help.”

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as the center of excellence for both research and education. It also wants to shape the future of individuals to build a healthy nation. The university envisions to excel Nursing care in education and service through research. Equipped with stateof-the-art infrastructure, experienced faculties, the college caters to every educational need of its students.

Every Nurse you meet has a different reason, a different story that persuaded them to choose this profession. However, though various reasons exist, there will always remain one constant aspect; their desire to serve. Nursing can be defined both as an art and science; a heart and a mind. At their heart, lies the fundamental respect for human dignity and an intuition for all patients’ needs. Nurses are the glue that holds a patient’s health care journey together. Across the entire patient experience, and wherever there is someone in need of care, Nurses work tirelessly to identify and protect the needs of the individual.

A constituent unit of Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune (Deemed to be University), Dr. D. Y. Patil College of Nursing is an ISO 9001: 2015 Certified University. It has also been re-accredited

by NAAC with a CGPA of 3.62 on a four-point scale at ‘A’ Grade. Additionally, this center of excellence has been declared as a Category – I University by UGC under Graded Autonomy Regulations, 2018. Dr.D.Y Patil Vidyapeeth has th th secured 20 rank in medical category, 70 rank in overall th category & 46 rank in University category in India (NIRF - 2019)

However, beyond this time-honored reputation for compassion, also lies a highly specialized profession. Over time, similar to other sectors, Nursing too is constantly evolving to address the needs of society. Starting from ensuring that patients avail accurate diagnosis, personalized care, to empowering the public about critical health issues, Nurses play an indispensable role in safeguarding everyone’s health.

Nursing would in the future, further expand its scope and nurses would emerge as more than essential support staff.

Rather, they would primarily play the role of a physician, globally and thus meeting the growing needs of the increasing population. Hence, the world would always need and always be in debt of Nurses.

Recognizing this growing demand, Dr. D. Y. Patil College of Nursing, one of the most prestigious and only college for Nursing in the PCMC area, Pune has taken the responsibility of turning out exceptionally skilled nurses. It nurtures aspiring individuals into professional nurses and prepare them to serve the human community.

Praiseworthy Accreditations The College’s continued endeavor is to be globally recognized

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History in Making The foundation stone of Dr. D. Y. Patil College of Nursing was laid in 2000 and since then there has been no turning back.

The college has gradually evolved and grown to become one of the top-ranked institutions for Nursing in the country. Starting from 2014 to 2019, it has completed 59 research publications, 155 dissertations (submitted by Post Graduate students), and 6 PhD theses have been completed and13 are ongoing along with 4 interdisciplinary researches. Dr. D. Y. Patil College of Nursing with its findings and skilled Nursing graduates are marching ahead to rejuvenate the health care sector.

The Nursing Department Comprising of the largest component of hospital staff, Nurses are the primary providers of hospital patient care. One of the most important roles of nurses is that of a patient advocate, as they spend more time with patients than physicians. Nurses affect human lives by the very nature of their profession, hence it is very important that they require the right education, acquire a contemporary skill-set and experience.

Dr. D. Y. Patil College of Nursing ensures that all the aforesaid particulars are met. The college is well equipped with most modern infrastructure, dedicated, qualified and experienced faculty, advanced and conclusive educational and co-curricular

AT THE HELM OF THE INSTITUTE There is always a driving force that drives any organization or institution towards the zeniths of success and helps it achieve its mission. Here, it is Dr. Prasad Dattajirao Patil,Chancellor, Dr. D. Y. Patil University, Pune and Chairman, Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidya Pratishthan Society, Pune. The importance of higher education is universally acknowledged, but few people act on it. However, Dr. Patil has made ‘Empowerment through Knowledge’ his life’s mission. His work ethos reflects in having a capacity for meticulous planning, vigorous implementation, and leading from the front as also a down-to-earth, people-centric approach. His immense contribution to Socio-Economic Transformation through the creation of world-class educational facilities, in various disciplines of education, from Kindergarten to Post graduation (KG to PG) is an outcome of an innate desire to serve the nation.

Dr. P. D. Patil intends to educate future generations and empower them to change the fate of India and acquire a rightful niche in the world. It is through this, that he yearns, to envision India, our motherland, to be a superpower, in terms of economic, political, educational, cultural and spiritual contexts.

It is worth mentioning that Dr. P. D. Patil has created the Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Center to such a stature that the Medical Council of India has increased the intake capacity of the MBBS course from 250 seats and has sanctioned 218 seats for Post Graduate Degree Course in all the specialties of medicine. The MCI has also permitted this college to conduct Super Specialty Courses in Neuro-Surgery Urology. The admission strength is perhaps the largest in any private medical colleges.

Bhagyashree P. Patil Vice Chairman

Prof. (Dr.) Namdeo Jagannath Pawar Vice-Chancellor

Dr. Smita Y. Jadhav Trustee

Bhagyashree P. Patil, Vice Chairman It is my privilege to share my views through this magazine, the best media to connect the young minds of the Nation. As aptly said by Robert Maynard Hutchins, “The objective of education is to prepare the young to educate themselves throughout their lives”.

Prof. (Dr.) Namdeo Jagannath Pawar is the Vice-Chancellor of Dr.D.Y.Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune. Born in 1957, in a village in Sangli district.

He obtained his B.Sc. degree securing first class with Distinction (1974) from Shivaji University, Kolhapur. He obtained M.Sc. (Geology) with first class in 1980 from the Pune University and later acquired his Ph.D. degree in Geology, in 1985, from the Pune University. He was recipient of the Young Scientist Award instituted by Indian Science Congress Association Ranchi in 1984 session for his research work. For postdoctoral research, he received the prestigious British Council Fellowship for two consecutive terms in 1985 and 1987 for carrying out research in U.K. Despite hailing from rural based family, Dr Pawar has risen rapidly in the academic circles through sheer perseverance and patience. He has contributed immensely to the fields of teaching and research, especially in terms of his specializations in Hydrogeology and Environmental Geochemistry.

Dr. Smita Y. Jadhav, Trustee We at college of nursing have adopted excellent educational practices and teaching methodologies, which are comparable to the best available in those places.

Visualizing an enlightened, cultured, and economically vibrant India, developed through education in diverse disciplines, we at DPU always keep in mind the commitment to contribute towards the growth of our nation, the purpose of our Vidyapeeth and also our dream to make DPU a global hub for academic excellence in the field of higher education.

I encourage you to join Dr. D. Y. Patil College of Nursing and wish you luck for your education and career in the vastly expanding Nursing Career.

I assure to all Parents and Students that we will continue to strive hard to provide quality education to the youth and live through the processes and systems that are of global standards.

I encourage you to choose Dr. D. Y. Patil College of Nursing to pursue and attain your future dreams and professional objectives in the area of health sciences and wish to extend my heartiest welcome on behalf of the entire Vidyapeeth fraternity.

facilities. The goal of this college is to sculpt competent graduates in Nursing, who are capable of providing comprehensive Nursing care. The college also prepares postgraduate Nurses to assume responsibilities as Nurse Specialists, Health consultants, educators, administrators and to play other roles as well.

The teachers of College of Nursing use various teaching methodologies such as PBL, Demonstration, Simulation, and Discussion. In clinical area students make presentations based upon patient’s diagnosis.

Modern technologies in teaching and learning are used, due to availability of smart boards in class rooms whereby teaching can be done with videos and power point presentations.

Students are able to use smart board for seminar presentations, practice teaching sessions, & micro teaching lessons. Students can access through Enterprise Resource Planning the E-learning material & E- resources specially designed & prepared for them.

Students are exposed to well equipped state of art skill laboratories before they get posted in clinical area.

The courses offered in the field of Nursing include Basic B.Sc in Nursing, Post Basic B.Sc Nursing, and M.Sc in Nursing.

Upon completing the required course, one can also pursue a Ph.D. in Nursing. The duration of Basic B.Sc in Nursing is 4 years, Post Basic B.Sc is 2 years, M.Sc in Nursing is 2 years, Ph.D. is 3 to 5 years and Certificate Course in Critical Care Nursing is 6 months. The college also gives provisions for students to opt for certificate courses in Critical Care Nursing.

Having mastered the theoretical knowledge, the students also gain practical knowledge. The students get rich clinical experience in its 1950-bedded, owned hospital. The campus also hosts laboratories, lecture halls & auditorium, an excellent central library with the latest reference books & journals. The campus is also Wi-Fi enabled and has 2 air-conditioned auditorium with seating capacity of 200 & 1000 and airconditioned seminar hall with up to 100 seating capacity.

Life After Dr. D. Y. Patil College of Nursing Since its inception, the college has succeeded in turning out exceptional and competent Nursing graduates. And while it will continue to do so, let us have a look at the myriad of opportunities that lay ahead of the Dr. D. Y. Patil College of Nursing graduates.

Dr. D. Y. Patil College of Nursing helps its students at every

step of their professional and educational journey. The college conducts regular career counseling for students who prefer to go abroad for further studies. The college’s collaboration with John Hopkins University, USA allows students who opt to study further and graduate with an international degree.

Students, upon graduating, get placed in government Hospitals, reputed private hospitals, and other institutions. Students who prefer to go abroad, also get placed in various multi-specialty hospitals and other institutions in countries including, USA, Canada, Australia. New Zealand, and UAE, and also has an MOU with NARI. In the coming years, the colleges also plan on collaborating with OSAKA University, Japan for extensive research activities and also plan to sign an MOU with Nord University Norway and SPPU Pune Empowering Nursing Education Rightful Nursing education is a matter of prominent interest in this college. It goes the extra mile to enhance Nursing education in the country. The University has been organizing Continuous Nursing Education for Maharashtra Nursing Council for two years, for all the staff nurses and faculties from Maharashtra State, to promote and enhance practical knowledge and to improve their skills. The college also organizes workshops to improve and update with recent research activities by doing a paper presentation, poster presentation in National and International Conferences. All the faculties and staff nurses of the hospital regularly conduct ongoing CNE. To learn more about the University, visit: https://nursing.dypvp.edu.in/

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Nursing in India How it all started T

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he year was 1854 and a bloody and disorganised international conflict raged on between five nations – United Kingdom, France, Russia, Ottoman Empires, and Sardinia. This four-year clash was dubbed as The Crimean War. The British soldiers were dying, however, faster more painful deaths due to the diseases than from the enemy fire. This desperate situation changed radically after the arrival of a 34-yearold Florence Nightingale with 38 intrepid women accompanying her. She collected data during the war and conclusively proved that the leading cause of death for many of the fatalities was the infections. By changing the sanitation system, the health and hygiene regulations of the wards and care facilities, Nightingale and the 38 nurses brought order to that chaotic hospital and nursed the soldiers. She was hence dubbed ‘The Angel of Crimea’ and the foundational philosopher of modern nursing.

In 1857, the Indian Mutiny turned Miss Nightingale’s interests to the health of the Army in India. In 1905,

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during the British rule, missionary nurses arrived as members of the Missionary Medical Association. This was the starting point of formalized nursing in India.

The increasing need of trained nurses gradually led to the formation of South India Examining Board in 1911, and subsequently North India Examination Board in 1912.

Meanwhile, the Mid-India Board of Examination was founded on 1934. After winning the Independence from British Rule, The Indian Nursing Council (INC) Act was passed in 1947 by the Parliament. The expansion of hospital infrastructure and services created a humongous demand for nurses, nursing tutors, health visitors, nurse midwives and nursing administrators.

establishment of the INC, most of the states in India founded their own State Nursing Councils (SNC). The SNCs were made to inform and standardizing nursing practices.

Soon after, 1960 saw the first masters, course – a twoyear postgraduate program in the College of Nursing, Delhi. The introduction of Multipurpose Health Worker’s Scheme following Kartar Singh’s Committee allowed changing most of the categories under unipurpose programmes can choose to get reassigned to multipurpose work. Thus, auxiliary nurse midwife (ANM) started replacing ASHAs, trained Dais and served at primary health centres and subcentres. In 1987, the Government of India appointed a High Power Committee on nurses and the nursing profession focusing on the need of teaching proper nursing education.

The future of healthcare in India lies in mainstreaming the health agenda. Directing the healthcare practices with the adequate use of technology in a sustainably developed manner. As per NHP’s 2017 recommendation, more new medical colleges, nursing institutions, and ensuring quality and updated education, are all ways to strengthen the sector. Studies into the profession have clearly shown that we achieve better patient outcomes when hospitals are staffed by more nurses who have completed their baccalaureate degree. With a good nursing workforce, the country can finally release the stress caused to the healthcare system by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The standard of education and code of ethics are regulated by INC and SNC. The colleges and universities do play an important role in maintaining quality and standard of education. Being a job-oriented profession, nursing is quite a rewarding profession too. The wide gap with respect to healthcare industry in India can be filled by employing and training of 2.4 million additional nurses to meet the growing demand.

The current healthcare scenario in the country is dramatically different from the past and it is the health system that shapes the educational pathways. The roles of nurses are evolving and diversifying whilst providing a stable profession which is, till this date, in high demand. The scope of public nursing in India. After

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THE JOURNEY OF STUDENTS IN AKAL COLLEGE OF NURSING IS SHAPED BY A VARIETY OF EXPERIENCES, INCLUDING ACADEMIC STUDIES,VOLUNTEER WORK,SPIRITUAL NURSING, EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AND VALUE- BASED EDUCATION

AKAL COLLEGE OF NURSING Achieving Global Standards in the Nursing Sector

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rom cleaning the wounds of patients to aiding with the delivery of a newborn baby, nurses' work impact so many lives. The profession acts as the backbone of the healthcare sector. Being a nurse is not only noble, but also very rewarding.

Nursing as a career is a stable choice of occupation, can select and work with any speciality of interest, earns a decent wage, and offers many options for advancement. Nursing is also one of the fastest growing areas of employment in India. To fulfil the dreams of aspiring nurses, the Akal College of Nursing has been a shining example for the holistic learning experience mixed with real-world training and development opportunities of budding nurses and healthcare professionals.

the Northern part of India – the wellknown land of gods and goddess, thus appropriately called Dev-Bhoomi, in Himachal Pradesh. The Akal College of Nursing offers B. Sc. nursing course and M. Sc. nursing course/programme approved/affiliated by Himachal Pradesh Nursing Registration Council (HPNRC) and Indian Nursing Council (INC).

Akal College of Nursing (ACN) was established in the year 2008, by the ‘Kalgidhar Trust’, in the valley of divine peace ‘Baru Sahib’ situated in the shadows of the great Himalaya in

The college has its goal to train and prepare professionally competent and dedicated nurses, imbued with the spirit of service to humanity at large and capable of facing various chal

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The college admits 65 and 25 nursing students annually for bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nursing. For the master’s programme in nursing, the college allows seats in medical surgical nursing, obstetric and gynaecological nursing, psychiatric nursing, and community health nursing with super specialty in oncology, critical care and cardiothoracic nursing.

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lenges while rendering nursing care at primary, secondary and tertiary levels.

The journey of students in Akal College of Nursing is shaped by a variety of experiences, including academic studies, volunteer work, extracurricular activities, and valuebased education.

Aim The aim of Akal College of Nursing is to encapsulate the qualities of: 1.Disciplined living 2.Honesty 3.Integrity 4.Hard work 5.Dedication 6.To help students become outstanding nurses and global citizens with nerves of steel and compassionate hearts.

7.Strive to make the students spiritu ally awakened to help them believe in universal brotherhood and peace.

Mission: To train and prepare professionally competent and dedicated nurses, embedded with the spirit of service to humanity and capable of facing various challenges while rendering nursing care at primary, secondary and tertiary levels.

Objectives: ACN functions by the standards of academic excellence, value-based education, spiritual nursing, and bolstering strong communication skills, and tries to imbibe the same values in all of its students. The college aims at achieving global standards in the nursing sector.

Special Initiatives: Community arena /outreach programmes: - Students participate in the health promotion of the area in the form of – • Awareness rallies • Street plays

• Health projects • Exhibition • Door-to-door surveys The students at Akal College inculcate within themselves the spirit of service to community.

There is also the initiative called ‘Community Connect’ where the students and faculty organise health awareness camps for community people.

Additionally, there are international conferences hosted every year. Some other interesting initiatives introduced by the Akal college are: • Global classroom • Break the chain initiative during Covid-19 pandemic.

The Distinct Academic Program Rich academic environment: The Akal College strives for excellence in all of its facets. When it comes to academia, the curriculum and programs are all designed to encourage maximum student engagement, excitement and participation, with the aim of strengthening their minds.

• 100% academic result with distinc tions • Well qualified and experienced faculty • Week recalling session: Monday MCQs tests • Platform for exchange of innovative practices and pedagogical skills • Learning management system: Flipped classroom.

• Peer review and student feedback on teaching and learning process on daily basis.

• Career counselling guidance • Research and development • Nursing professionals beyond borders (Global Nursing) • Evaluation is based on Bloom’s taxonomy.

• Foster family program • Online portal for classes

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Enriched clinical experience for students: With the aid of the college facilities and resources as given below, the aspiring nurses can get hands-on training.

• Akal Charitable Hospital (parent hospital) is a 120-bedded hospital providing health care services round the clock to the ailing.

• Multi-specialty medical-surgical camps four times a year by voluntary teams of medical fraternity across the globe.

Enriched clinical experience from different hospitals: Apart from training in the Akal Chartable Hospital, students can also avail training from a variety of hospitals and care centres, some of which are listed below: • IGMC, Shimla (H.P.) • Vidhya Sagar Mental Institute, Amritsar (Punjab) • Columbia Asia Hospital (New Delhi) • Ivy Hospital, Mohali • Shri Balaji Hospital (New Delhi) • KNH (Shimla) • RML (New Delhi) • Akal De-Addiction Cum Rehabilitation centre and personality services, Cheema Sahib, Sangrur (P.B) Besides the amazing aforementioned features, ACN also has facilities for: • Flipped Classroom • Online portal of ACN • Global Classroom Campus Foreign Students Encouragement The Akal College of Nursing has collaborated with Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA. Due to this faculty collaboration, ACN conducts various sessions for teachers and students in collaboration with Drexel faculty on topics as follows: 1.Simulations/global classroom 2.Evidence based practices and critical

thinking 3.Faculty teaching 4.Conferences 5.Online teaching and learning programs Enthralling Infrastructure The Akal College of Nursing sports a huge lush green university campus spread over 200 acres of land. This campus is home to well-equipped and spacious laboratories for various departments, classrooms with all modern amenities required for effective teaching and learning process. There is also a big library with thousands of books of national and international authors, journals, magazines, national and regional dailies; additionally, the library has introduced e-journals this year.

The hostel facilities are safe and secure, well-furnished with modern kitchen serving variety of cuisines and attached canteen. Fully powered semiautomatic laundry is also available. In addition, the infrastructure available for students, faculty and staff are gym, playground, auditorium, shopping arena, banks, ATM and postal facility.

The college is also host to drug-free, smoking-free and liquor-free environments, and no-ragging zones all put in place while keeping the safety and well-being of the students in mind.

Annual Events and Extra-curricular Activities International conferences are hosted

every year at the Akal College of Nursing, which are as follows: • 2011: Nursing Informatics • 2012: Global Nursing • 2013: Community Nursing • 2014: Gynaecology and obstetrical nursing “New insight into research, diagnosis and clinical care” • 2015: Innovations in Nursing Education and Practice • 2016: Bridging the Gap between Theory and Practice in Nursing • 2017: Family Nursing, A futuristic approach to health care • 2018: Global perspective of better mental health care • 2019: Collaborative approach for holistic health care Curricular and Co-Curricular Activities Co-curricular activities are often considered an important part of college life. Some of the interesting events that are relished by the students are: • Florence Nightingale annual quiz competition (Inter-college) during ‘Nurses Week’ in May • Faculty development programme • Students are exposed and encouraged to hone their presentation skills in the

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form of group discussions, debates, seminars, extempore and panel discussion etc. in Saturday events through clubs • Peace and Harmony club • Literary club • Creativity club • Eco-friendly club • Regular co-curricular and curricular activities Bolstering the Future of the Students In the interest of providing financial aid to their students, the Akal College of Nursing offers scholarships to the students based on the merit in examination every year. Additionally, the students are provided with campus placement options, and in recent times the college experienced 100 percent incampus job placements for all its students.

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OUR VISION IS TO PROMOTE LEADERSHIP IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AT THE GLOBAL LEVEL, CREATE EXCELLENCE IN PROVIDING QUALITY EDUCATION AND PROVIDE HUMANE AND COMPASSIONATE HEALTH CARE.

Providing Humane and Compassionate Healthcare

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hether it is assisting with the delivery of a baby or cleaning a patient’s wound, the work nurses do, makes a difference in the lives of patients and acts as a backbone of the healthcare systems around the world.

Nurses not only make a difference in patients’ lives but also have a noticeable influence on the employment sector, as it also is one of the fastest-growing areas of employment. According to the Bureau of Labour Statistics, nursing is slated to grow 16 percent between 20142024.

And being a nurse is not only noble,but also awesome. Nursing, as a career, is a stable choice of occupation, can select and work for any speciality of interest (eg. cardiac, dialysis, emergency room, etc.), offers several opportunities for advancement, and makes a decent wage.

One inspiring college that is devoted to enabling young aspirants realise their

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dream of becoming a nurse is the E. S. College of Nursing, Villupuram, Tamilnadu.

A Noble Start Vision: To promote leadership in human development at the global level, create excellence in providing quality education and provide humane and compassionate health care.

Mission: To be recognized as a leading global health care institution in providing quality patient care and outstanding anursing education and in promoting research that meets the needs of the society.

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ESCON is recognized by INC (Indian Nursing Council), New Delhi and TamilNadu Nurses and Midwives Council, Chennai. It has effortlessly maintained the standards through

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regular inspection by the recognized and affiliated authorities. It is affiliated with Ta m i l N a d u D r . M G R M e d i c a l University for collegiate programs and Directorate of Public Health and preventive medicine and Directorate of Medical Education for school of nursing programs from the year 2008.

The college offers three collegiate programs with intake in B.Sc nursing100 seats, P.B.B.Sc nursing – 50 seats and M.Sc nursing 25 seats in five specialty, and diploma programs of ANM – 40 seats and DGNM – 60 seats.

At present the institution sportsa strength of 587 students, guided by two administrators, five HOD’s and 13 postgraduates, 40 undergraduate faculty members and 45 non-teaching faculties.

A Nudge to Success The institution follows the wellstructured curriculum given by INC. The curriculum meets the community needs, professional skills, and competencies, researching in thrust/emerging areas, innovation, and employability.

Quality enhancement measures are undertaken by the institution through course plan, theory and practical data sheet, lecture/practical classes, academic calendar, seminar, workshop, and conference. Every year feedback is collected from the students, parents, faculty academic peers, alumni, and anti-ragging committee.

Academic calendar is planned every year and it is strictly adhered to during the academic year. Students get advanced clinical training at Von programmes are a major part of higher education of the institution. The faculty and the students are given opportunities to organise and participate in conferences, workshops, and encouraged to present the papers in the

Thiru. E. Swamikkannu Founder

S. Senthil Kumar

A NOBLE START The Founder, Thiru. E. Swamikkannu, a renowned educationalist started the E.S.Group of Institutions (ESGI) in the year 1983 to promote education in the backward district of Villupuram, which resulted in the blooming of E.S.Group of Institutions in Villupuram. The alumni of ESGI are currently employed across the country in various organizations.

E. S. College of Nursing (ESCON), established in the year 2008, owns a 300bedded multispecialty hospital located in the heart of Villupuram.

A determined, insightful, and industrious administrator, the Managing Trustee and Secretary of ESCON, Mr. S. Senthil Kumar is at the helm of affairs, working with his team of nursing educators, to achieve the goals of ESCON. He has strived for over a decade to establish a nursing institute, with stress on the importance of empowerment through quality education.

Institutions under his administration have got wide public acclaim owing to their remarkable services rendered in the district of Villupuram. Also, he is an active member of Tamil Nadu state Volleyball Association. conferences. The institution organizes various conferences and workshops periodically to enhance the holistic knowledge of both the student and faculty. Adequate funds are allotted for all the departments to conduct national/international conferences, workshops, CNE programs, guestlecture classes and seminars.

Campus Life and Care for its Students Apart from curricular development, the institution supports the students in cultural events, sports, and inter-college festivals. ESCON boosts the students

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morally with student counselling committee, anti-ragging initiatives, sports and cultural committees and grievance committee. The college has active alumni association.

For its students and aspirants, the institution provides all necessary documentary assistance to help in applying for scholarship, its processing, and disbursement.

• SC, ST, MBC and first-generation graduates avail government scholarship through the institution.

• Economically weaker students may pay their fees in instalments.

• The institute provides assistance for economically weaker students to avail educational loans.

ES College and School of Nursing produced 1085 graduates within the ten years period of that, 718 undergraduates, 324 diploma, and six postgraduates within the period of 2008 to 2019.

Every so often, campus interview is conducted from various super-specialty hospitals from all over India like Apollo Hospitals, Adayar Cancer Institute, Global Hospitals, MIOT Hospital, Saveetha Medical College & Hospital, and also the students working in various super-specialty hospitals like Manipal Hospital-Bengaluru, MGM HospitalChennai, REELA Hospital-Chennai, Kavery Hospital-Chennai, Salem & Trichy, SRMC Porur, SRM Hospital Kattankulathur-Chennai, etc.

The past five years were especially meticulous in terms of placement, at the ESCON proudly displayed more than 95% placement record! Of that, around 200 members are placed in different government hospitals through MRB and around 25 members placed in abroad.

Nursing is irrefutably an exciting field to be in right now and there may be few better places to start this journey at than the E. S. College of Nursing, Villupuram. What are you all waiting for then?

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Happiness Quotient

Changing Definition of S

SUCCESS VS. CONTENT W

e are all familiar with the story of Leo Tolstoy “How much land does a man need?” A young man takes up the challenge of running all day to cover as much land he can before sunset so that he can be owner of all the land as the king of land has decreed. In his greed for more, he keeps on running too far and too late to return. The major tragedy is that he dies in his attempt by over exhaustion. The final words of the king are cryptic, “All that a man needs is six feet of land, but alas this man never could understand it!” The story is an apt example of what exactly success is.

Earl Nightingale defined success as, “Success is progressive realization of worthy ideals.” Indeed, success cannot be generalized, it is relative. For someone it might be living a decent life with all his needs met for other it may be possessing million dollars in her account for someone like Dr. Baba Amte it may be serving the tribal people with medical aid. The crux of what Earl Nightingale says above is found in Bhagvad Geeta when Lord Krishna admonishes Prince Arjun to do his duties as a warrior and fight and not worry about the fruit. Exactly this is what happens even today, people think that the 'fruit' is what defines success. Lord Krishna is telling us not the fruit but efforts in the right direction are what define whether one is successful or not. Once you know that you are doing what your are called for and meant for, you don't have to worry about the fruit or success, you have to keep on doing what you are best at.

This is where contentment comes into picture. Benjamin Franklin once said, “Contentment makes a poor man, rich and discontentment makes a rich man poor.”

Cambridge Dictionary defines Contentment as, “the feeling of being happy and satisfied.” Most of us are not happy in life because we are not content. Our minds usually deceive us in thinking that happiness is outside there. The 21st

Century world is fraught with technological advancement; we have everything at our disposal at a click of a button.

But our thirst for more never seems to be quenched. The commercials thrive on our desire for more, they will tweak with the objects, refine and make it better and leave us wanting for more.

The major culprit here is our fickle mind and our inability to keep it focussed on the present. When our minds are beset by the regrets of the past and the worries of the future, we fail to be content and happy. In that vein one can say contentment or real success is being able to focus on ‘what is’ and accepting it. Of course this does not mean that one should not dream big dreams or one should not aspire to be more. We should be able to balance both while being content with what is, we should have worthy ideals and goals to strive for. But we should be able to distinguish in the fact that it is not the goal but the striving that is what is success and excellence.

Abraham Maslow, the American psychologist in his famous ‘Pyramid of needs’ actually was pointing out the very thing we are discussing it. There are two facets to his theory; one, success is relative for someone it may be ‘food, clothing, shelter, for other it could be relations, for someone else it could be being popular. The second aspect to his theory is found in the apex of the pyramid, which he termed as ‘Self Actualization’. Self Actualization means becoming everything that we are meant to become. Note here Maslow is pointing out all the below rungs of the pyramid represent ‘deficit needs’. All the below rungs talk about possessing something to make us happy but at the apex, ‘self actualization’ means striving for becoming all that one is meant to become, all that is his or her Karma. That is what the Bhagavad Geeta talks about we saw, striving and not the fruit is success! It is beautifully depicted in Robert Browning’s Poem, ‘The Grammarian’s Funeral’:

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“That low man seeks a little thing to do, Sees it and does it.

This high man with a great thing to pursue dies ere he knows it.

That low man goes on adding one to one His hundred soon meet This high man aiming at a million Misses it by a unit That has a world here should he need the next Let the world mind him!

This throws himself of God, and unperplexed Seeking shall find him.”

What distinguishes between the low man and the high man is the low man always is aiming to own something that is his definition of success while the high man is defined by his actions, his striving to be better. This is the lesson that we need to drive home be it in student life, as a professional, a business person or any other.

As leaders, teachers, parents let us help our next generation to strive to be a better version of themselves. Let us help them to develop a mindset that is ‘attached to nothing and open to everything.’ Let us be an example to them as leaders, parents, teachers or mentors in striving to be a better version of ourselves. Being content with what is while also dreaming and reaching for more. Let us be an living example of what the Alcoholic Anonymous Prayer says,

About the Author Sohan Tiwade is a Corporate Soft Skills Trainer & Motivational Speaker, ‘The Edge’.

Asst. Prof. Sanjay Ghodawat Institutes. can, God grant me the peace to accept the things that I cannot change, And God grant me the wisdom to know the difference between the two.”

So allow me to define success with a new perspective: “Know that success is this/Finding and living your bliss.”

“God grant me the courage to change the things that I

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FLORIDA SCHOOL & COLLEGE OF NURSING Empowering Students through Qualitative Education

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OUR GOAL IS TO IMPART SUBSTANTIAL THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE TO ASPIRING NURSES AND DOCTORS

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he ratio of nurse to patients in India currently stands at 1:483.

That leaves us with a staggering lack of 2 million nurses. At times like these, when a pandemic is already creating havoc, the lack isn’t just troublesome but threatens the entire healthcare and social structure to fall apart. However, it is never too late to learn from our shortcomings and prepare so that we don’t repeat them.

In India, the medical profession is acknowledged as the highest cadre of occupation. While a doctor treats, it is the nurses who make sure that the patients follow the required healthcare routine to get back to their normal life as soon as possible. It is under their rigorous care that a patient heals and heads for life. This profession is given the utmost respect and honour by all the citizens of the country. Pertaining to this, young students often look forward to such a career that is fulfilling in not just monetary aspect but societal as well.

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Florida School & College of Nursing aims at educating young India to turn their dreams into reality. It disciplines and coaches them to become the best nurses, doctors, practitioners, nursing professors, etc. It is not only one of the top Nursing Institutes in Bangalore but it is also one of the oldest Nursing Institutes.

A Commitment to Excellence The campus of Florida School & College of Nursing is situated in the centre of the city of Bangalore, just 22kms from the city Railway Station.

The establishment is operated and managed by Nursing and Medical Association of Bangalore Group of Institutions. This profound crosscultured medical institute embarked on its journey in 2003. Since then, it has educated thousands of young students from all across India and metamorphosed them into professional nurses and doctors for the society. All the teachers and staff members are highly-trained and experienced. The College houses modernized equipment

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and laboratories in a simulation hospital environment for practical learning.

Florida School & College was founded

by Mr. Majesh Mohan, Chairman of Bangalore Group of Institutions in support with Mr. A. Prabhakaran Reddy, President of Bangalore Group of Institutions. The first batch of this college started with an intake of 60 students in 2003. The affiliations of Karnataka State Nursing Council (KSNC), Karnataka State Diploma in Nursing Examination Board (KSDNEB) and Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) were approved in the same year.

Strengthening the Healthcare Sector With the growing demand of nurses and practitioners in India, students from all across India apply for admissions each year. Florida School & College of Nursing has nursing diploma and degree courses for undergraduate and postgraduate students. Since Nursing is an important profession related to the field of medicine, students are given exposure to the theoretical and practical aspects of behavioural science, physical, biological, medical professionals like the physician, medical service and pharmacists in the patient health care system.

The college started with only a diploma course in Nursing – GNM. With time, it added more nursing courses under its spectrum. The courses available includes: • GNM – General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM) diploma course is a 3-year course that aims at preparing nursing professionals to take up the responsibility as a health team member in the health care delivery system.

• B. Sc in Nursing – Bachelor of Science (B. Sc) Nursing is an undergraduate degree course of 4 years that can be done after

a multi-cultured institute which encompasses the diversity and distinctiveness of various states of India. The joint celebration of these manifold cultures, classic traditions and prime festivals is a route to cherish the ethnicity of the college. Over the years, it has witnessed students performing folk-dance forms and explicit home-town plays and dramas during periodic occasions like sports day, annual day, festival celebration etc.

Mr. Majesh Mohan, Chairman successful completion of high secondary education. The course aims to prepare students to be competent professional nurses with scientific and innovative ideas in solving health problem and delivering quality health care.

• PB. B. Sc in Nursing – Post Basic Bachelor in Science (P.B. B. Sc) Nursing is a two-year programme which can be done after successful completion of GNM. The course aims to prepare young professionals to assure responsibility as nurse specialists, consultants, educators, clinical practitioner and administrators in professional organizations, which fosters improvement of quality health care.

• M. Sc in Nursing – Masters in Science (M. Sc) Nursing is a 2-years post-graduation programme done after the successful completion of B. Sc or P.B. B. Sc Nursing.

All seats of Florida School & College of Nursing generally get booked before the commencement of academic sessions. Due to the reasonable fee structures and scholarship plans, students are ecstatic and happy to join the college. To tap tier 2 and tier 3 growing education market, the college takes the assistance of authorized education consultants and agencies.

Cultural Aspects Florida School & College of Nursing is

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One of the biggest college events is the Lamp-Lighting ceremony where the students pronounce the Florence Nightingale vows to work endlessly for the welfare of the society. These vows are imperative for all the nursing students to understand the true value of being a nurse and a doctor. Annual day and Sports day are celebrated to maintain the dynamic balance between work and play.

Securing India’s Health Since India is a developing nation, society needs budding professionals like nurses and doctors in the future years. To contribute towards the welfare of the society, Florida School & College of Nursing announces scholarship plans in each academic year for meritorious students. It even assists education-loan facility with the help of many Indian nationalized banks like SBI, Canara Bank, Syndicate Bank, etc.

The placement cell works full-time to invite the top hospitals and healthcare centres for campus recruitment. The College has given interns and recruits to Columbia Asia, Fortis Hospital, Manipal Hospital, Livine Hospital and many more. All students of Florida School & College of Nursing are given a hundred per cent placement assistance. The institute has tie-ups with well-known hospitals and healthcare centres for practical training and internships projects.