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Journal of Nursing and Health Studies
ISSN: 2574-2825
April 23-25, 2018
Rome, Italy
Nursing Education 2018
Page 41
27
th
Edition of World Congress on
Nursing Education &
Research
N
ursinghadoriginatedindependentlyandexistedcenturiesago
in India. In past, the progress of nursing has been hindered by
many difficulties. Since Independence 1947, many changes have
taken place and attitude toward nursing is still changing. The
basic programme for combined general nursing and midwifery
developed rapidly after 1871. Nursing research progression is
evident by emergence of professional organizations, growth
of educational institutions, research and in-depth curriculum.
Indian Nursing Council is a statutory body that regulates nursing
education and ensures measures for equivalence, exchange and
practice for nurses in India and in abroad. Continuing nursing
education supports the professional practice of nursing and the
delivery of safe, evidence-based, high-quality care for patient. It
supports nurses to acquire updated knowledge and skills needed
to practice as technology advances. In India, nursing profession
follows evidence based practice; it is booming day by day. In
contest, statutory councils have initiated continuing nursing
education at national and state level as a mandatory practice
to renew the licensure for nursing practice. Inter professional
research for nurses and inculcation of research in the curriculum
echoed the impact of evidence-based practice (EBP) to improve
the safety, efficiency and effectiveness of care. The nursing
teacher in today’s times of rapid advancement in technology
is no longer be the only way for imparting knowledge and skill
in classroom and in clinical setting. Integration of theoretical
and practice is a demand in nursing. In India, the teaching
strategies in most of the nursing colleges are still following
traditional method but there are universities, which follow
advance technology in theory and clinical teaching. Name a few;
simulation based learning, problem based learning, e-learning,
use of multimedia in the classroom, blended learning, etc.
Commonly recommended strategy to improve nursing education
is to recruit more quality faculty and to support existing faculty
to develop their educational provision and practice. Challenges
are inadequate educational monitoring and governance at
state and central level; poor physical infrastructure; lack of
professional development; inadequate clinical experience etc.
Opportunities are international collaborating for conferences;
international partnership indicated for collaborative approach
for education and research; participatory approach for entire
nursing curriculum development process.
Biography
Lt Col Shobha Naidu (Retd) is an alumnus of Armed Forces Medical
College (AFMC) College of Nursing, Pune. The lady officer was commis-
sioned into the Military Nursing Service in the rank of Lieutenant. She is an
all-rounder with keen interest in Sports, Co-curricular and Extra-curricular
activities. She has done
M.Sc.nursing with specialization in Obstetrics &
Gynaecological nursing. She will be shortly completing the Doctorate pro-
gramme. Col Shobha has rendered 22 years of impeccable service in the
Armed Forces and served in different terrains of the country including the
high altitude area. She is presently the Offg. Director at Symbiosis College
of Nursing. The lady faculty has put in a total of 26 years of service includ-
ing 18 years of teaching experience. Col Shobha is a sober and disciplined
individual with a friendly demeanor. She is passionate about teaching her
clinical specialty and has special interest in research.
Progression of nursing education and
research in India
Shobha Naidu
Symbiosis International University, India
Shobha Naidu, J Nurs Health Stud 2018, Volume 3
DOI: 10.21767/2574-2825-C1-002