Nursing Jobs

After Information Technology, it is now time for medical field, which indicates an upward trend for Indian Nurses, all across the world, to fill up shortages. India is considered to be one of the favorite destination to look after qualified nurses as Indian schools are nurturing nursing professional matching international standards.

In US alone, there is requirement of 120,000 trained registered nurses. The figure, according to the US labor department, might go upto 800,000 in the next 5-8 years.

Indian nurses are in demand among International recruiters because of their ability to adapt extremely well in the foreign land. These nurses are superb caregivers with good English skills, an equivalent nursing education and recent clinical experience relevant for overseas job requirements.

Nursing is considered to be a knowledge-based and skilled job so salaries offered start from $ 5,000 and go up to $ 7,000-8,000. Indian nurses are held in high regard for their skill-sets therefore recruiters prefer hiring nurses from India.

Career Opportunities
Career opportunities differ along with the area of specialization as a nurse. The various clinical fields are:

Community Health Emergency Midwifery (caring for women during pregnancy, childbirth and postnatal) Neonatal (caring for premature and sick new-born babies) Oncology (caring for people diagnosed with cancer) Pediatrics (caring for children) Intensive Care Surgery / Operating Theatre Rural and Remote

Apart from employment growth for nurses, numerous job openings for the following occupations will also arise as a result of, a combination of fast employment growth and high replacement needs:

Nursing aides
Known as nursing assistants, geriatric aides, unlicensed assistive personnel, or hospital attendants, perform routine tasks under the supervision of nursing and medical staff.

Home health aides
They help elderly, convalescent, or disabled persons live in their own homes instead of in a health facility. Under the direction of nursing or medical staff, they provide health-related services, such as administering oral medications.

Psychiatric aides
Known as mental health assistants or psychiatric nursing assistants, they care for mentally impaired or emotionally disturbed individuals.

Eligibility
The minimum qualification required for nurses looking at such an option is a Bachelors degree in nursing or diploma course in nursing from any of the Indian government recognized institutes. In addition sound English language comprehension and a minimum one-year of experience is a must, say experts.

The recruitment process involves a preliminary screening with written tests on nursing and English language.