There are increasing incidents of nurses going public regarding redressal of their grievances. From what one surmises from the numerous instances, it's becoming increasingly clear that they're a harried lot - both, in terms of the general treatment meted out to them by the hospital management and the patients and the paltry amounts that they receive as remuneration!
Their's is the noblest of professions as they go about selflessly in looking after the ill and the infirm, ensuring that their wards at hand are provided the right medicines at the right time as instructed by the doctors. Rather than being bound by the regimen that they're officially expected to follow, most of them exceed their brief and provide hope and comfort to the patients and their attendants with their kind words and loving care. Concern is shown as though the inmates of the hospital are their own kith and kin.
No amount of praise and thankfulness would be adequate to laud the profession's founder and leading light, Florence Nightingale for her monumental contribution in the service of mankind.
What appears strange to me is that in our country, the profession has still not been given the importance and respect it deserves. Probably, it stems from our highly class conscious and hierarchical outlook that we bring to bear in society. It's to be seen to be believed as to how the profession is respected in other countries without any exception, as I reckon. Consequently, they're handsomely paid. The fact of the matter is that a sizeable majority of Malayalee nurses work abroad to earn their livelihood and are extremely happy in the environment that they work in.
Yes, we need to have a relook in the manner we perceive this profession.
Their's is the noblest of professions as they go about selflessly in looking after the ill and the infirm, ensuring that their wards at hand are provided the right medicines at the right time as instructed by the doctors. Rather than being bound by the regimen that they're officially expected to follow, most of them exceed their brief and provide hope and comfort to the patients and their attendants with their kind words and loving care. Concern is shown as though the inmates of the hospital are their own kith and kin.
No amount of praise and thankfulness would be adequate to laud the profession's founder and leading light, Florence Nightingale for her monumental contribution in the service of mankind.
What appears strange to me is that in our country, the profession has still not been given the importance and respect it deserves. Probably, it stems from our highly class conscious and hierarchical outlook that we bring to bear in society. It's to be seen to be believed as to how the profession is respected in other countries without any exception, as I reckon. Consequently, they're handsomely paid. The fact of the matter is that a sizeable majority of Malayalee nurses work abroad to earn their livelihood and are extremely happy in the environment that they work in.
Yes, we need to have a relook in the manner we perceive this profession.
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