With the healthcare scenario evolving at a fast clip, the nursing fraternity is making it possible for the delivery of high-tech and digital services that were unheard of even a decade ago. Nursicon 2021, the annual event organised by Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre, celebrated the pivotal role being performed by nurses especially after the onset of covid pandemic.
“Nurses have emerged as active contributors and innovators in the healthcare sector. For a long time, nursing meant bed-side care but in the changed scenario, nursing is not just about bed-side care but a lot more. Today information and digital technologies dominate healthcare. Nurses have skilled themselves to not only keep pace with the technologies but to be ahead of the technology curve”, said Lt. Col (Retd.) Madhumita Dhall, Director of Nursing, RGCIRC. Speaking about the special role played by nurses at a dedicated cancer facility like RGCIRC, Dhall said that care for cancer patients is vastly different from care for patients suffering from other diseases. Nurses taking care of cancer patients need to have specialised skills. Besides, dedication and empathy required for cancer patients is immense.
“RGCIRC has always emphasised on a robust nursing staff considering their key role in cancer care. Currently we have more than 700 nurses exclusively trained for delivering high quality oncology care. Besides, we have dedicated 18 trained robotic nurses for aid in the pioneering robotic treatments offered by us “, said D.S. Negi, CEO of RGCIRC.
RGCIRC has been recognised as a centre of excellence for training in Ultrasound Guided Picc Line Insertion. This procedure is being done entirely by the nursing team ,headed by Robina Massey. She’s the pioneer of this ultrasound guided picc Line training. Not only that, RGCIRC is also training doctors and nurses from across India in this procedure. More than 120 candidates have been trained in Ultrasound Guided Picc Line Insertion across the country. Nursing is a dynamic field evolving with time and offers ample scope for growth. Today we have nurses that are not only post graduates but also equipped with M.Phil. and other advanced degree programmes, added Dhall.