Nursing council to offer faculty simulation-based training in Delhi

Time of India

19-07-2025

Chennai: In light of growing evidence that nearly 50% of training for nursing degrees can be done through simulation, faculty from nursing colleges in Tamil Nadu will be provided training at a programme organised by the Indian Nursing Council with support from Union govt, said Indian Nursing Council (INC) president T Dileep Kumar on Saturday.
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The council will bear the expenses, including ticket fare, for the training planned at SGT University in Delhi, he said at a nursing graduation ceremony organised for the govt nursing institutions. Simulation is a powerful and essential component of modern nursing education, bridging the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical application, he added.
The council realises that it is important to attract people into nursing and retain them, he said.
State govts, including Tamil Nadu, must increase the sanctioned strength of nurses to improve the nurse-patient ratio, he said. In many parts of India, a nurse takes care of more than 40 patients in some hospitals, and in rural areas, there are one or two nurses on night duty for the entire hospital, he said. All govts must follow the Staff Inspection Unit (SIU) for nurses, which recommends staffing standards for nursing personnel in Indian hospitals.
"These norms specify the ideal nurse-to-patient ratio in various hospital departments and wards, aiming to ensure adequate staffing for optimal patient care," he said.
Nurses from India and Philippines are most employed in developed countries. "At least one in seven nurses in these countries are not people who are trained in their land," he said. To retain nurses, India must offer leadership training to practising nurses and allow them to take part in important activities within the hospital.
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"For instance, they must be able to decide and roll out policies for infection control. For this, we must offer better training in theory, soft skills, and leadership.
Nurses work with multiple professionals within the hospital," he said.
Earlier, INC registrar Ani Grace Kalaimathi said this is the first time the govt has organised a graduation ceremony for nurses. At least six govt colleges offer degrees in nursing, and 26 others offer diploma programmes. Health secretary P Senthilkumar and DME (in-charge) E Theranirajan also took part in the event.