Wishing all the Angels on #WorldNurseDay
We truly and sincerley praise them for their services to the society but do we know at what conditions are they giving their more than 100% to us. They are over worked but underpaid nightingales who deserve much more. I once asked them "what prompts them to leave India and live away from their families and loved ones". the answers that i got from them are quiet sad. im quoting from various news paper articles about the issues faced by them..
According to the Indian Nursing Council, there are 20 lakh registered nurses in India of which 18 lakh are in Kerala. Veteran nurses say 75% of all Malayalees have at least one nurse in their family. Both veterans and freshers say a Kerala nurse struggles under the pressure of ‘being good,’ and ‘obedient’ — on the job and for the family — without complaints, more than her counterparts from elsewhere in India. “No matter the risk, the lack of pay… once a nurse from Kerala is on duty, she’ll be fully on,” says professor Ambika CV, principal at the Government College of Nursing, Kottayam. “Kerala is known for giving the finest theoretical and practical training to its nurses but there is no value for their specialisation,” says Mary Joseph, a teacher. Several private nursing institutions “sign on staff nurses without an appointment letter, pay them no salary for the first one-and-a-half years on the grounds of enabling them to gain experience, and demand resignations if they get pregnant,”
Quoting from 'The Hindu'...A staff nurse in Vani Vilas Hospital was infected with a life-threatening disease after she accidently pricked herself while assisting a doctor during an emergency operation. She has since been under treatment.this is not an isolated case, mind you.Hundreds of nurses working across the State, especially in government hospitals, risk catching serious infections while handling patients. A common occurrence in labour rooms is amniotic fluid splashing on them, even as the nurses are unaware if the patient has any infection. And yet, nurses are not paid any risk allowance and their medical allowance is a meagre Rs. 100 a month.Nurses in government hospitals are overworked and underpaid. Although these hospitals have been upgraded with more beds and other facilities for patients, the nurse-patient ratio has not improved. In fact, of the 11,500 sanctioned posts, more than 5,000 posts are vacant in government hospitals. This does not conform to the Indian Nursing Council norms which stipulate a nurse-patient ratio of 1:4.According to Vijay Naik, general secretary of Karnataka State Nurses’ Association, the average nurse-patient ratio across the State is 1:140. “Although nurses have been hired on contract, the situation is bad because their salaries are very low. The last recruitment was done in 2010,” he said.
We truly and sincerley praise them for their services to the society but do we know at what conditions are they giving their more than 100% to us. They are over worked but underpaid nightingales who deserve much more. I once asked them "what prompts them to leave India and live away from their families and loved ones". the answers that i got from them are quiet sad. im quoting from various news paper articles about the issues faced by them..
According to the Indian Nursing Council, there are 20 lakh registered nurses in India of which 18 lakh are in Kerala. Veteran nurses say 75% of all Malayalees have at least one nurse in their family. Both veterans and freshers say a Kerala nurse struggles under the pressure of ‘being good,’ and ‘obedient’ — on the job and for the family — without complaints, more than her counterparts from elsewhere in India. “No matter the risk, the lack of pay… once a nurse from Kerala is on duty, she’ll be fully on,” says professor Ambika CV, principal at the Government College of Nursing, Kottayam. “Kerala is known for giving the finest theoretical and practical training to its nurses but there is no value for their specialisation,” says Mary Joseph, a teacher. Several private nursing institutions “sign on staff nurses without an appointment letter, pay them no salary for the first one-and-a-half years on the grounds of enabling them to gain experience, and demand resignations if they get pregnant,”
Quoting from 'The Hindu'...A staff nurse in Vani Vilas Hospital was infected with a life-threatening disease after she accidently pricked herself while assisting a doctor during an emergency operation. She has since been under treatment.this is not an isolated case, mind you.Hundreds of nurses working across the State, especially in government hospitals, risk catching serious infections while handling patients. A common occurrence in labour rooms is amniotic fluid splashing on them, even as the nurses are unaware if the patient has any infection. And yet, nurses are not paid any risk allowance and their medical allowance is a meagre Rs. 100 a month.Nurses in government hospitals are overworked and underpaid. Although these hospitals have been upgraded with more beds and other facilities for patients, the nurse-patient ratio has not improved. In fact, of the 11,500 sanctioned posts, more than 5,000 posts are vacant in government hospitals. This does not conform to the Indian Nursing Council norms which stipulate a nurse-patient ratio of 1:4.According to Vijay Naik, general secretary of Karnataka State Nurses’ Association, the average nurse-patient ratio across the State is 1:140. “Although nurses have been hired on contract, the situation is bad because their salaries are very low. The last recruitment was done in 2010,” he said.
quotes from HT...Marina is a nurse working in Iraq, her face and her voice shakes as she tries to rationalise her complicated domestic arrangements: “My husband works in Doha; I was in Iraq. We would meet for a month in a year. My kids are at boarding school in Kerala. Sometimes I cry and I cannot stop. When people ask if we wouldn’t be happier staying together, I’m stumped. If I had a better job here, would I go?”.
Hundreds of nurses from Kerala caught up in Yemen's civil war face a stark choice between returning home to financial ruin or taking a chance by staying on in more lucrative jobs that allow them to pay off their debts.
Also they have to take huge loans to pay the recruitment agencies which they hope to repay once they get a job abroad but is there any job security.... the pressure on them is really high. they say working conditions and the respect they get abroad is far more from what they get here.. here apart from the torture of hospital management even patients treat them badly. i remember one occassion where i myself lost my temper under the pressure that i was in which the nurse understood and handled it with immense care for me. i was scared but that really doesnt justify my behaviour which i regret till today. there were moments where i almost gave up going through the after effects of my surgery but she stood there smiling at me as if telling me this is normal dont worry u will sail through this safely, im there for you. she stood there infront of my bed all through the night watching me for the slightest of help that i may need.... she assures my family not to worry and sleep peacefully as she is there taking care of me...really wanted to wish them on mothers day as they took care of me like a mother but decided not to post on FB knowing the wonderful attitude of certain malayalees "Pucham, Parihasam" which i may not be able to tolerate and you will have to see me loosing temper and literally raping whoever it was...i wish them all from my heart... love you all
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Hundreds of nurses from Kerala caught up in Yemen's civil war face a stark choice between returning home to financial ruin or taking a chance by staying on in more lucrative jobs that allow them to pay off their debts.
Also they have to take huge loans to pay the recruitment agencies which they hope to repay once they get a job abroad but is there any job security.... the pressure on them is really high. they say working conditions and the respect they get abroad is far more from what they get here.. here apart from the torture of hospital management even patients treat them badly. i remember one occassion where i myself lost my temper under the pressure that i was in which the nurse understood and handled it with immense care for me. i was scared but that really doesnt justify my behaviour which i regret till today. there were moments where i almost gave up going through the after effects of my surgery but she stood there smiling at me as if telling me this is normal dont worry u will sail through this safely, im there for you. she stood there infront of my bed all through the night watching me for the slightest of help that i may need.... she assures my family not to worry and sleep peacefully as she is there taking care of me...really wanted to wish them on mothers day as they took care of me like a mother but decided not to post on FB knowing the wonderful attitude of certain malayalees "Pucham, Parihasam" which i may not be able to tolerate and you will have to see me loosing temper and literally raping whoever it was...i wish them all from my heart... love you all
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