Introduction
Nurses in India make up for 47% of the health workforce of which 82% are female nurses. They are recognized as skilled professionals who accounts for approximately 80% of the contacts between patients and healthcare providers and therefore a strong nursing sector is an essential building block of a sound healthcare delivery system.
Nurses play an important role in health care delivery system. Hence, it is imperative to strengthen the National Level Leadership, which would augment in policymaking, decision-making, liasioning and advocacy issues related to nursing services and nursing education.
Activities and Initiatives of Nursing Division
- Policy Development and Implementation
- Training and Education
- Licensing and Regulation
- Workforce Planning and Management
- Quality Assurance
- Research and Innovation
- Collaboration and Coordination
- Emergency Preparedness
- Advocacy and Public Health Promotion
- International Initiatives
- Participation in Ministry Endeavour
Policy Development and Implementation
- Formulating and implementing nursing policies and guidelines in alignment with the overall healthcare objectives set by the DGHS.
- Developing standards for nursing practice and ensuring their adherence across healthcare facilities.
- Initiatives: Prepared working conditions for nursing cadres.
- Job responsibilities of various cadres of Nursing Personnel and with Committee of Experts for formulation of job responsibilities for Nursing Personnel, Nursing Officer, SNO, ANS, NS, CNO
- Job responsibilities of Nursing Teaching Cadre and with Committee of Experts for formulation of job responsibilities for Professor cum Principal, Professor cum Vice Principal, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Tutor.
- Round table consultative meeting with Nursing Leaders/Administrators of the western region of the country for nursing issues/challenges faced in the region.
- Inputs and recommendations for PIP for states.
Nursing Reforms
- Quality and Patient Safety
- Nursing leadership
- Implementation of nursing audit process
- Roll out of new cadre for nurses
- Creation of workplace safety and enabling environment
- Promotion of clinical nursing research
- Promotion of quality improvement projects
Training
- Initiated & facilitated the induction training & new recruits nursing officers.
- Initiated and facilitated promotional training program for Sr. Nursing Officers and assistant Nursing superintendent in Central Government Hospitals
- Mental Health Champion initiatives for the training of CHO & district nurses.
- Inputs and guidance to leadership in infection prevention control practices for nursing professionals in collaboration with NIHFW.
- Organized a webinar on Mental Health Day.
Education
- Supported and participated in NEET counseling for B.Sc. Nursing.
- Facilitated the visit of M.Sc Nursing student from various institutes/College of Nursing with DGHS.
- Inputs and facilitation of skill labs at different Colleges of Nursing.
Licensing and Regulation
- Conducting regular audits and assessments to monitor compliance with established nursing regulations.
- Conducted visits for CON to ensure the functionality of the respective nursing colleges.
- Conceptualized and initiated Nursing Registrars regular meeting. Monthly meetings of State Nursing Registrars to discuss their issues, concerns and recent updates of their States.
Collaboration and Coordination
- Collaborating with other healthcare professionals and divisions within the DGHS to ensure a holistic and integrated approach to healthcare delivery.
- Establishing partnerships with nursing associations, professional organizations, and other stakeholders.
- Collaboration with TNAI and INC
- Collaboration and contributes to MoU to the matters relating to nurses education and migration to other countries
Advocacy and Public Health Promotion:
- Advocating for the role of nursing in healthcare policy discussions.
- Participating in public health campaigns and initiatives to promote health and prevent disease.
- Facilitating and coordinating for Dte.GHS Mental Health Champion Program, for District Hospital Nurses and Community Health Officers from the various states of Andhra Pradesh.
Participation in Ministries Endeavours
- National Florence Nightingale Awards
- 157 CON - Meeting with stakeholders.
- Cadre restructuring
- Working conditions of nurses.
- Meeting with state directorates.
- Nurse Practitioners (10)
- RR of Clinical Cadre, Teaching Cadre.
- MRA Singapore, MoU with various countries.
- Facilitated the leadership in infection prevention & control of NSG professionals at NIHFW
Last Updated On 05/11/2024
