Nurse

Post Basic BSc Nursing is a 2-year bridge course for GNM diploma holders that unlocks higher-level career opportunities, better pay and also management roles in healthcare.

It moves you from bedside care to specialized clinical positions, education and also administration while making you eligible for postgraduate studies (MSc Nursing).

Key Career Roles -

• Positions like Nursing Superintendent, Ward In-charge, Supervisor and specialized Nurse Consultant. 
• Roles as Nursing Educators or Tutors in nursing colleges. 
• Working as Clinical Nurse Specialists in areas like Critical Care, Cardiovascular, or Community Health. 
• Opportunities in government hospitals, CHCs (Community Health Centres) and NGOs. 
• Roles in healthcare research or hospital management. 
• Enhanced eligibility for overseas nursing jobs.

Nurses complete either a diploma, associate degree, or BSc Nursing. Nurses are trained to provide a wide range of healthcare services, including patient care, administering medications, monitoring vital signs, performing diagnostic tests, collaborating with other healthcare professionals, educating patients and their families, and more. They work in various healthcare settings such as hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, and community health centres.

On the other hand, ANMs typically undergo specialised training programs that focus on basic nursing care, maternal and child health, family planning, and community health. ANMs primarily focus on providing basic healthcare services, especially in rural or underserved areas. They are trained to provide antenatal care, and postnatal care, conduct deliveries (in some cases), provide immunizations, promote family planning methods, manage common illnesses, assist in public health initiatives, and offer health education to communities.

There are many tasks ANM nurses take on though not to mention main ones above offering primary health services to individuals or communities. They are trained in administration of drugs, dressing of wounds and also first aid.
ANM Nurses also assist in management of chronic diseases by following up on vital signs and dispensing prescribed medications. ANM Nurses are involved in health assessment and screening.

Nurses do a physical examination, collect specimens for diagnostic testing and also obtain a patient's medical history. ANM Nurses play a key role in maternal and child healthcare, too.
Also, ANM Nurses take part in community health programs by organizing immunization campaigns and health awareness sessions. ANM Nurses work together for all-round care to patient along with other professionals.

House visits by healthcare workers, including registered nurses and ANMs, for vaccination drives or health checks are often carried out in urban settings by the government as part of the health initiative or certain healthcare programs. This will streamline vaccination coverage and healthcare accessibility to the children and families in case of heavily urbanized settings.
Who can give vaccinations is governed by specific regulations in the country of India, especially in the larger urban areas, which vary by state policies or differing health guidelines.
Normally, in urban areas, registered nurses and ANMs are likely to have the power or the authority to provide vaccination to children by visiting the children at home. This is more common to government health programs or under the umbrella of healthcare facilities.