Change is the law of nature. What is today shall be different from what it would be yesterday or tomorrow. When this ‘change’ happens on its own we see it as an opportunity. When ‘change’ hits us unexpectedly we can also consider it as an opportunity to improve what needs improvement & growth and ‘change’ what needs to be changed. 

Their endless efforts and selfless serving & caring attitude with a behavior of accepting the challenges with much more maturity as well as a prompt action is only found in media & papers rather than the actual scene from the clinical side.

Our nurses were deemed heroes and angels during this pandemic. Their endless efforts and selfless serving & caring attitude with a behavior of accepting the challenges with much more maturity as well as a prompt action is only found in media & papers rather than the actual scene from the clinical side. People frequently use the word -Angel to express gratitude to nurses.

However, the public is still unaware of the nurse’s journey, which begins with her continuous preparation to become a well-qualified nurse. By the great investment of their time & hard work, they achieve their expertise with great endeavor and commitment.  A nurse is that person whose expertise lies in the basic program of nursing and they are certified by the medical council to practice nursing in their country. 

The recognition that nurses should get is often hampered by their attitude that they are just a nurse. Additionally, there is a lack of public awareness about their role in healthcare, which needs to be made visible and explicit in the near future. The noble profession of nurses enriches them with etiquettes and develops the qualities of integrity, compassion and competence with which they can work confidently in any scenario. The COVID-19 pandemic has strengthened the discussions and people have started recognizing the effort of a Nurse with an evident public support. This will eventually break the stereotype against the nursing profession.

Numerous countries give a round of applause and send cards to express their gratitude. According to WHO, nurses are not only doctors’ assistants, but separate health professionals with their own policies and protocols. As a result of this kind of initiation, nurses may be able to distinguish the scope and boundary of the nursing profession and become independent practitioners in many areas. In day-to-day life, nurses began looking for opportunities in the media where they get highlighted for their skill, knowledge, and compassion alongwith a chance to reframe their own views about their careers. Pandemic has opened the doors of nursing knowledge, experience, and advice. The basic care and survival of patients with COVID-19 depends on practice and performance.

Even with the mental agony of seeing a huge number of patients suffering and dying in front of them, nurses overcome the situation and continue with the same care without fail.

Even with the mental agony of seeing a huge number of patients suffering and dying in front of them, nurses overcome the situation and continue with the same care without fail. This act of mental agility and strength makes this profession so endearing and thought provoking. Nurses themselves need rest and mental peace so it is important to balance the support among all the health care professionals. Ability to plan around professional commitments is the key strategy to nurse’s professional life balance. After overcoming this emergency, it could be both achievable and life-changing for many nurses around the world.

Even after COVID-19, nurses will continue to play a prominent role. Their expertise in handling crises is both legitimate and has influenced the public with a powerful voice for a better future for health care. In times of pandemics, nurses must adhere to protocols and standards that protect their professional obligations and ethics, and ensure that equity and fairness are maintained for all concerned. The government and private sectors need to plan now for a future where there are adequate nurses, all nursing positions are filled, and the nursing workforce is well-paid, and highly respected for the important services they are providing and being an important part of nurses’ lives.

Composed by: “Chandni Bhilwara works as Nurse Educator at Fortis Escort Heart Institute, New Delhi. Has received certification from various national and international institutes.”

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India is a country full of contradictions, has bullock carts to the dream of Chandrayan landing on the moon. It is taking the plunge towards new India trying to meet expectations of its 1.3 billion population. The present government is trying to push many initiatives to make India’s place in developed economies of the world.

The unmet needs of healthcare are many, can innovations leapfrog to achieve healthcare at optimum cost with improved quality. India has one bed per thousand population while WHO recommends 3.5 beds per thousand population; 70% rural population is served by only 30% medical assets like physicians, nurses, paramedics, and hospital beds while 30% urban population has 70% medical resources.

The emphasis today is on curative medicine instead of public health and prevention of diseases. This trend needs to be reversed and more emphasis should be on Wellness and Prevention. The efforts have been started by the Prime Minister of India by launching Wellness centers in rural India, Swachh Bharat, and Fit India to name a few but community participation is yet to reach its pinnacle to make these movements successful.

The problems of healthcare are known but the need of the time is a solution of optimum cost to fix unmet needs in a time-bound fashion. The political will is there to take Indian healthcare into a new direction and to achieve desired results; the service providers and the community need to support it whole-heartedly.

India had launched many initiatives in the past like Health For All by 2000, National Rural Health Mission and is a part of Sustainable Development Goals. All initiatives were good but did not achieve the desired results since regular monitoring and impact analysis was missing. Every time a new initiative replaced an old one, with a new name though, it is like old wine in a new bottle.

There are many challenges that should be converted into opportunities to achieve the targets set in the National Health Policy. These are to be achieved by the adoption of the right technology, legislating and enforcing new policies for benefit of have nots. The buzz word of INNOVATION is ringing but it has yet to reach its right place, we are far below in global innovation index. The disruptive, frugal innovations have to achieve the objective of Health For All – an old dictum. The biggest challenge is behavior modification of all sections of the society which needs correction by regular awareness programs and health check-ups in all organizations and institutions including schools and colleges. We all need to change our attitude towards our health to achieve overall holistic health.

We are moving away from our old Indian values, leading to many unhealthy practices, while the western world has adopted Yoga from us, we have copied junk food from them. Let us pledge to move fast to meet our Unmet Needs to achieve Health For All missed in 2000.

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