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Aiming to provide proper quality care to the patients undergoing
treatment under ayurvedic system of medicine, the department of Ayush
in cooperation with School of Health Sciences, Indira Gandhi National
Open University (IGNOU), Delhi will introduce a certificate course in
Ayush-Nursing (Ayurveda) for Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANM)/ General
Nursing & Midwifery (GNM) from July this year across country. IGNOU
is also planning to begin certificate programmes in Unani and
Homoeopathy in the coming years.
This
programme is designed to discuss the current issues and trends in
Ayurveda, to develop skills to provide nursing care to patients
admitted to hospitals providing care through the ayurvedic systems of
medicine, to develop understanding and depth in performing ayurvedic
nursing skills and to apply knowledge of Ayurveda in diverse settings-
hospital and community.
“As per government of India's report on
Human Resources for the health sector, there is no ANM trained nurses
in Ayurveda. So the GOI along with IGNOU has decided to start this
programme to provide certified quality professionals in this field.
IGNOU with its large network has the capability of catering to the
needs of a large number of aspirants,” said M Rajesh, regional director
of IGNOU, Mumbai.
Prof. Bimla Kapoor, director of School of
Health Sciences, IGNOU, Delhi said that this course will be conducted
by IGNOU in 20 Ayurvedic Colleges throughout the country as identified
by Department of Ayush as Programme Study Centres. “In our country we
have around 20 centres which includes: Government Ayurveda College,
Thiruvananthapuram, Govt Ayurveda College Mysore, RA Podar Medical
College (AYU), Mumbai, Ayurvedic & Unani Tibbia College, New Delhi,
Rajiv Gandhi Ayurvedic College, Paprola, J B Roy Govt Ayurvedic
College, West Bengal, SDM Ayurvedic College, Udupi, Govt. Ayurveda
College, Nagpur, etc.. which have intake capacity to admit 30 students
having ANM/GNM qualification and already in service,” she added.
Prof.
Kapoor added that GoI has mentioned that the required centres should
have 30 candidates in service for ANM/GNM in Ayurveda Hospitals across
the country for training at the Ayurveda colleges. Although this course
is designed for all ANM/GNMs even then preference for the first year
may be given to ANM/GNM employed in Ayurveda Hospitals in the states.
In case of non-availability of ANM/GNM in the Ayurveda Hospitals then
the interested ANM/GNM candidate in the allopathic hospitals can be
nominated to go for training in this course.
The minimum
duration of the programme is for 6 months and the maximum duration is
for two years, and also the students will be given hands on training by
the existing Ayurveda faculty in identified centres.
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