Career Options in Nursing

Nursing is considered one of the well-built pillars of the medical field. The
work involves taking care of the people/ patients physically as well as
psychologically. This is a challenging task that involves mostly women
choosing it as their career after the modernization in this field by Florence
Nightingale. 

The eligibility that is required for nursing involves the following;

• The person should be 10thpasses with a maximum of 45% and comply

with the age between 17-35, There is a provision of entrance test for this

course conducted by the nursing entrance board. Some of the institutions

which are conducting the ANM  (Auxiliary Nursing Midwifery) (Nursing)

courses have been disclosed the minimum qualification as 10+2 with 45%

marks in science subjects.

•  General Nursing and Midwifery is an advanced diploma in nursing that

is for 3 and a half years this course also requires a maximum of 45% in 12th standard and the age should comply between 17 to 35 years of age. The

course includes the provision of an entrance test conducted by the nursing

entrance board.

• Bsc. nursing is a course for full-fledged nursing It has two levels, one is

basic and another is post basic for the duration of 4 yrs and 2 yrs

subsequently. For admission in bachelor courses, the candidates ought to have

the twelfth pass certificate with science subjects with a minimum of forty-five 

marks. The student may have to go through the entrance exam conducted by the

university.

Some of the colleges that offer admission through the entrance tests are.

1. AIIMS Nursing. 
2. AFMC Nursing. 
3. Uttarakhand Nursing.

Salaries of this profession for a fresher:

• Staff Nurse GNMRs.10,000 – 24,000

• Staff Nurse B.ScRs.11,500 – 26,000

• Staff Nurse (ICU/CCU/Critical Care)Rs.16,000 – 30,000

• Staff Nurse Maternity Nursing/ NeonatalRs.15,000 – 27,000

• Staff Nurse (Operation Theatre)Rs.14,000 – 26,000

• Trauma Care NursingRs.15,000 – 24,000

• Pediatric NurseRs.14,500 – 22,500

• Dialysis Nurse SalaryRs.18,000 – 28,000

• Ambulance Care Nurse SalaryRs.20,000 – 32,000

• Home Nurse SalaryRs.9,000 – 16,000

• Travel Nurse SalaryRs.12500 – 21,000

• Nurse performing private duties Rs.1100 – 2500

• Male Nurse Salary in IndiaRs.14,000 – 30,000

Once an individual has completed his/her BSc. In nursing, he/she is eligible to apply for the following job opportunities.

• Government Hospitals.
• Private Super-specialty Hospital.
• Nursing Home.
• Hospice.
• Sanatorium.
• Old-age Home.
• Intensive Care Unit/Critical Care Centre.
• Nursing College or School.
• Orphanage.
• Midwifery Centre.
• Psychiatric Hospital.
• Maternity Home
• Rehab Centre

Many colleges in Delhi offer Bsc. Nursing as a course :

• Rajkumari Amrit Kaur College of Nursing.

• Jamia Hamdard.

• AIIMS New Delhi.

• Ahilya Bai College of Nursing. 

 The top colleges in Delhi that have the course of Bsc. Nursing is mentioned above.

Institutes and universities that Offer Diploma courses for Nursing in Delhi.

• Salokaya College Of Nursing.

• Apollo School of Nursing

• M.I.S. Nursing Institute

• Delhi Nursing Council DNC

• Baba Haridas Institute of nursing education.

• Rajiv Gandhi Paramedical Institute.

• Akansha Institute of Nursing.

Benefits of pursuing nursing as a career.

• Nursing as a career provides job security to an individual and as the experience of an individual increase, he/she can even get highly paid as this is a field that is in constant need.
• The individual gets greater job opportunities also as ones experience in the field increases with more than 100,000 vacant positions and the growing need for these professionals, the prospects of the profession are great.
• The individuals get opportunities to provide his/her services in a variety of fields like the Integrated healthcare industry, Hospitals, Clinics (Clinical Nurse) or offices, Nursing homes, Home-health, Public health, Teaching positions at schools, hospitals, and universities, Industrial Nurse, Legal Nurse Adviser.
• Nursing as a profession provides the individual with great mental satisfaction as it involves taking complete care of the patient and not only the patient but also the family members of the patient. Hence the profession in itself lets the individual become more patient and leads to personal growth it also enhances the qualities like empathy, love, support, etc.
• Nursing as a career also involves traveling to different places as most of the professions require an individual to stick to a particular place but nursing also provides the benefit of traveling to different places. One can also choose traveling nursing as a profession that will enhance their opportunity to travel to different places.
• Apart from these, there are numerous other benefits like paid holidays, Sick leaves, Paid-Time off (PTO).

Conclusion

• Even though nursing is a widely accepted and highly paid job still because people lack the knowledge and are not well aware of this field, they do not consider it as a career option as there is not much awareness about this field.
• With proper awareness about this field more and more people can be inspired and may develop their interest in the field as it is a widely growing job which is in great demand.
• The field not only gives opportunity in the private as well as the government sector as well and is highly paid.
• Institutions like Mycareeridea.com are really very helpful for career counseling that could be really very helpful for students who are facing problems for the selection of their career paths and also can provide complete details about the career paths that the child wants to select, this not only helps the child to be well aware of another career paths but also be a little more sorted and confident about whatever path the child selects and chooses.