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All across the world, nursing is seen as one of the noblest professions. In a hospital, from the general ward to the operation theatre, nursing is the most important component of patient care. Contrary to popular belief, nursing is not a second choice career for those unable to gain entry in a medical college. The two professions, though complementary, require separate skills and temperaments. Where the doctor's contact with the patients is fleeting, nurses are expected to establish and maintain a relationship with them. Their work covers a range of functions and responsibilities that vary with the levels of qualification and the working environment. Some nurses concentrate entirely on bedside care, while others manage whole groups of people. The main functional areas of nursing include - general nursing in hospitals, nursing homes, sanatoriums as well as schools. Industrial nurses render first aid and provide preventive and other services under an Industrial Physicist, Psychiatric nurses work with emotionally disturbed and mentally handicapped patients, and midwives look after mothers and children, from early pregnancy until about four weeks after the birth of the baby. Nurses everywhere are involved in the crucial tasks of dispensing medication, keeping records of the patients' progress, setting up and operating medical equipment, administration and several other routine chores. A large number of institutions in India today offer diploma, graduate and postgraduate courses in Nursing, as well as Midwifery courses. Eligibility:
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A few of the important institution imparting training in Nursing are as follows :
Nurses have to be compassionate, they have to have sympathy for the sick and the old, without sentimentality and a willingness to perform what many consider menial tasks.
There are various job opportunities open to those who take up Nursing:
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