Demand to begin AYUSH nursing courses
JANUARY 20, 2019 00:00 IST
‘There is a need for nurses with knowledge of traditional medicines and methods’
With many turning to Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) systems of medicine, colleges are demanding that Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) begin a nursing course in AYUSH.
A senior official at RGUHS said the request was sent to a committee to deliberate upon the matter. “This has been sent to the new courses committee that looks into the pros and cons of starting a new course. Based on the recommendations of this committee, we will take a call on this matter,” said an official of the university.
B.R. Ramakrishna, Dean of Life Sciences, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana and Vice-President, Central Council of Indian Medicine (Ayurveda), said that there was a likelihood of the course being in demand given that there are several AYUSH hospitals. “These hospitals currently employ nurses who are trained in allopathy. But they may not be competent to treat patients who are undergoing treatment in AYUSH hospitals,” he said.
He added that there was a need for nurses to have a knowledge of traditional medicines and methods. “While some part of the syllabus pertaining to human anatomy and hygiene will be the same, a large chunk of it will be based on the requirements for the AYUSH stream,” he said. “This gains significance as the Union Ministry of AYUSH was planning to open an AYUSH hospital in every district in the State.”
Other states
Universities in several States like Kerala and Rajasthan are already offering programmes such as a diploma in Ayush Nursing and Pharmacy and a certificate course in Ayush-Nursing (Ayurveda).
Students and faculty members also hope that the university will grant approval. “We certainly need assistance from nurses when we are treating patients and it will help if they are trained in Ayurveda so that they understand our treatment protocol,” said Gurumurthy S., who is pursuing an M.Sc in Ayurvedic medicine.
JANUARY 20, 2019 00:00 IST
‘There is a need for nurses with knowledge of traditional medicines and methods’
With many turning to Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) systems of medicine, colleges are demanding that Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) begin a nursing course in AYUSH.
A senior official at RGUHS said the request was sent to a committee to deliberate upon the matter. “This has been sent to the new courses committee that looks into the pros and cons of starting a new course. Based on the recommendations of this committee, we will take a call on this matter,” said an official of the university.
B.R. Ramakrishna, Dean of Life Sciences, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana and Vice-President, Central Council of Indian Medicine (Ayurveda), said that there was a likelihood of the course being in demand given that there are several AYUSH hospitals. “These hospitals currently employ nurses who are trained in allopathy. But they may not be competent to treat patients who are undergoing treatment in AYUSH hospitals,” he said.
He added that there was a need for nurses to have a knowledge of traditional medicines and methods. “While some part of the syllabus pertaining to human anatomy and hygiene will be the same, a large chunk of it will be based on the requirements for the AYUSH stream,” he said. “This gains significance as the Union Ministry of AYUSH was planning to open an AYUSH hospital in every district in the State.”
Other states
Universities in several States like Kerala and Rajasthan are already offering programmes such as a diploma in Ayush Nursing and Pharmacy and a certificate course in Ayush-Nursing (Ayurveda).
Students and faculty members also hope that the university will grant approval. “We certainly need assistance from nurses when we are treating patients and it will help if they are trained in Ayurveda so that they understand our treatment protocol,” said Gurumurthy S., who is pursuing an M.Sc in Ayurvedic medicine.
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