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A rectangular steel tray. And inside it was a cannula covered in a long plastic sheet with a blue cap on top of it ,a cotton ball with a few drops of alcohol rub and 2 tapes; one long and rectangular, the other one shaped like the U turn in a highway.

" Where's the tourniquet??" exclaimed the senior sister.

Without waiting for me of fetch the missed item she produced a thin rubber tube from her pocket.

"Come let's go" she said and walked towards the patient bed holding the tray in her hand with pride like it's some prize.

" Please wait outside while we insert this needle and draw some blood to run a few tests for your son. It'll be quick"

She said to the bystander and before waiting for a reply she closed the curtains behind the anxious mom.

The kid was lying there not knowing what these women in blue were upto.

"We won't hurt you. We're here to give you some meds so that you'll feel better and go home quick."

He knew somehow that this was going to hurt. He started showing subtle signs of fear. But the nurses were really sweet that one held his arm in place while others held his knees together.

The senior nurse applied the tourniquet on his forearm and started to scan for veins. She wipes his arm with the cotton swab. As the liquid left it's trace in his skin bluish green veins grew visible. Now the search was for a straight vein. After pressing and tapping on different veins, she found one. The perfect vein.

She opened the packet and produced the cannula out of it. She pulled the long needle called the stillet and made sure it's tip was sharp and not bent. She removed the white cap in the bottom if the cannula.I took the cap and tapes to secure the cannula.

Everyone tightened their grip as the senior said " I am going to prick now"

She bent a little and held the needle flat to the vein. She made some calculations with the vein and length of te needle before slowly pricking the patient and advanced the needle in a swift motion. He cried from the sudden pain while she slowly pulled back the needle to see if it was in place and if blood flowed back. Fortunately it did. She pulled the stillet a little and pushed the plastic cannula tip deeper into his vein. I secured it with the rectangular tape first and then applied the horshoe tape.

She drew blood for samples, transferred it to the bloodtubes and sent it to the lab. All of us tried to cheerup the kid, who seemed terrified and sick at the same time.

Some kids hold it in, while some cry their lungs out at the sight of our white coat. It hurts us to hurt kids, but we do it in the best interests of our patients.

To insert an IV canula is no simple task. It gives us access to your blood stream and any medication given through IV immediately reaches the entire body quickly like magic. And to be part of this magic is a privilege.

A rectangular steel tray. And inside it was a cannula covered in a long plastic sheet with a blue cap on top of it ,a cotton ball with a few drops of alcohol rub and 2 tapes; one long and rectangular, the other one shaped like the U turn in a highway.

" Where's the tourniquet??" exclaimed the senior sister.

Without waiting for me of fetch the missed item she produced a thin rubber tube from her pocket.

"Come let's go" she said and walked towards the patient bed holding the tray in her hand with pride like it's some prize.

" Please wait outside while we insert this needle and draw some blood to run a few tests for your son. It'll be quick"

She said to the bystander and before waiting for a reply she closed the curtains behind the anxious mom.

The kid was lying there not knowing what these women in blue were upto.

"We won't hurt you. We're here to give you some meds so that you'll feel better and go home quick."

He knew somehow that this was going to hurt. He started showing subtle signs of fear. But the nurses were really sweet that one held his arm in place while others held his knees together.

The senior nurse applied the tourniquet on his forearm and started to scan for veins. She wipes his arm with the cotton swab. As the liquid left it's trace in his skin bluish green veins grew visible. Now the search was for a straight vein. After pressing and tapping on different veins, she found one. The perfect vein.

She opened the packet and produced the cannula out of it. She pulled the long needle called the stillet and made sure it's tip was sharp and not bent. She removed the white cap in the bottom if the cannula.I took the cap and tapes to secure the cannula.

Everyone tightened their grip as the senior said " I am going to prick now"

She bent a little and held the needle flat to the vein. She made some calculations with the vein and length of te needle before slowly pricking the patient and advanced the needle in a swift motion. He cried from the sudden pain while she slowly pulled back the needle to see if it was in place and if blood flowed back. Fortunately it did. She pulled the stillet a little and pushed the plastic cannula tip deeper into his vein. I secured it with the rectangular tape first and then applied the horshoe tape.

She drew blood for samples, transferred it to the bloodtubes and sent it to the lab. All of us tried to cheerup the kid, who seemed terrified and sick at the same time.

Some kids hold it in, while some cry their lungs out at the sight of our white coat. It hurts us to hurt kids, but we do it in the best interests of our patients.

To insert an IV canula is no simple task. It gives us access to your blood stream and any medication given through IV immediately reaches the entire body quickly like magic. And to be part of this magic is a privilege.

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I stepped into ED and started with the routines. Bloodshot red eyes and drooping faces signalled how hectic last night had been. I began with the routines and suddenly heard the loud wail of an ambulance. Everyone jolted up from their seats. Some ran to the Red Zone to prepare for an emergency.Some went to peek out of the door to confirm that the ambulance was heading our way.

Within five minutes a van arrived in front of the casualty. Nursing students held the door open while the ambulance crew rushed the trolly inside. A man in his late 40s lying motionless on the trolly with belts fastened tightly across his chest and legs. He was wheeled straight into the red zone of the ED. I pressed hard on the power button to turnbon the monitor and clasped the Spo2 probe on his finger but no numbers appeared on the screen. My senior collegue sensed something was off. She asked to close the door and immediately ordered an ECG. The doctor came in and she too seemed equally concerned. Maybe this is what experience teaches you - to read the sublte signs and nuances to make the right clinical judgement, almost instinctively.And the straight line across the ECG strip confirmed their instincts. The patient had passed away.

I stepped out of the Red Zone to document the details on the ED record. The wife and son of the patient stood there, hoping and praying that their loved one is still safe. I learned from the other bystanders that patient was fighting cancer, and this morning all of a sudden he collapsed. The doctor came out of the red zone, holding the ECG tracing.

“ I am sorry, but his heart has stopped working” she disclosed the bitter truth gently. I was standing there, right across them, witnessing the weight of those words crushing them. The wife couldn't hold it in and she broke down completely, collapsing on her son's shoulders. I could see him breaking too but also fighting to hold bqck his tears because now he was in charge.

Death of a family memeber is not just a loss, its both destruction and transformation. Its salvation and suffering. Our mind is sometimes like a naughty kid who just cannot understand facts. Hence, when confronted with any uncomfortable truth our first reaction is denial. We deny that it happened. We try to brush it off thinking it's just a bad dream because the reality is harsh and bitter. Poor mind thinks if we don't accept it, it isn't real. Maybe if one denies the fact that my beloved is no more, he might still be alive. But that trick doesn't work long, slowly denial becomes anger. All that despair, frustration and pain finding its outlet through anger. One will be mad at everything that led to his suffering. Then comes an interesting stage where our poor mind bargains for the loss. Take everything I have, but give me back what you took from me. And once again we fail and slowly, an impending doom covers you like a blanket. Depression. It rains and then it pours, before the dark clouds clear. After all that rage, bargain and depression one will come into terms with reality. This is acceptance.

Once the formalies of registering death was completed, everyone got back to their normal routines. Patients kept flowing into the ED with several complaints, mostly fever and vomitting. It's rainy season and its also the season where everyone fall sick.

Later in the afternoon, I was walking past the car park towards the Emergency Room after lunch and a car stopped in front of us. Before even calling for help, the security promptly pulled the trolley from the bay, and speeded towards the car. Inside the car, wrapped in a bedsheet was a woman in her late 70s – sick and fragile. We held the ends of the bedsheet and pulled her on to the trolley on the count of 3.

Her face reminded me of my med- surg lessons in nephrolgy. The classical signs of kidney dysfunction. My eyes scanned her puffy face and limbs that resembled fluid filled balloons. Her fingers were cold. I clipped the saturation probe onto her thick fingers and applied the BP cuff on her other arm. She screeched in pain, mumbled something we couldn't decipher.

“She's been bed ridden for a while now. She used to be very active until her knee replacement surgery. But the surgical wound got infected and she can't even bend her leg now. She's in lot of pain” - a lady who seeemed to be this patient's daughter explained.

There was another woman, her home nurse, who further explained the details of her health. “ She had mild fever, and since morning she hasn't passed urine. Her intake and output doesn' tally at all”

I looked at the patient once again. The BP cuff I applied had left a mark on her edematous arms. Her blood pressure was too low. She was restless. Senior nurses came with an IV cannula and tried to cannulate her. But because her hand was edematous, they had a tough time finding a vein.

The doctor came in, adviced blood workups and injections. He also explained the condition to the bystanders and asked them to be strong, as the patient's condition could deteriorate anytime.

After half an hour or so, She began vomitting a dark green color fluid, her extremities were getting cold. Her caretaker, who was also a nurse notified us, and turned her head to one side. If she had remained straight, the chances of her aspirating the vomitus was high.We checked her vitals once again. Her extremities were cold and clammy signalling that her BP was too low. The pulsoximeter refused to read her heart rate. The home nurse, who was also an experienced nurse somehow understood that she's been showing end of life signs.

Her eyes became droopy, her breathing heavy and her pulse rate feeble. We immediately pushed the trolley to red zone and connected her to the monitor. The ECG showed a flat line. Someone ran to call the doctor. The doctor ordered a portable ECG and called the time of death. The family seemed prepared and held together well knowing about the death of their dear mother. The daughter's face went pale, like life was sucked out of her. But she didn't cry. Maybe she thought rather than seeing her mother suffer, it was better this way. A part of her felt relived that her mother did not have to endure excruciating pain anymore.

A shift that started and ended with death.

Hi! I teach IELTS Academic, with a special focus on Writing and Speaking, as these are the modules where most students need the most guidance.

Reading and Listening are largely practice-based, and I'll teach you the strategies to improve your score.

Fee: ₹300 per hour (one-to-one online class)

What you'll get:

Personal assessment of your current English level

Individual study plan

Writing Task 1 & Task 2 coaching with detailed corrections

Speaking practice with feedback

Listening and Reading strategies

Daily assignments

Mock tests and performance analysis

I use Cambridge IELTS materials along with my own worksheets. These can be provided as a PDF or as a spiral-bound workbook (printing charges extra).

I don't promise a specific band score in a week because every learner progresses differently. However, if you're consistent with classes and daily practice, most students notice significant improvement within a month.

I recommend at least 2–3 hours of self-study each day in addition to our sessions

HMU if interested.

Hey. Nurse here. I resigned my job and took up IELTS teaching. Though I miss healthcare a bit, I find tutoring equally fulfilling. I have taught around 10 to 12 students with a pass rate of 85%.

From what little experience I gained, I realized how pathetic our education system is. Kids who studied english for 12 years struggle with basic sentence construction and grammar. While some genuinely wish to improve their speaking, they do not get an opportunity to express themselves in English.

But there is another cohort, kids who've got a good exposure to english either through books or movies who seem to do exceptionally well, but still struggle with yhe cue card section. I had a student recently got a band 8 and that made me really happy. He did put in a lot of efforts tho.

Is anyone looking for a speaking tutor ?

My IELTS Scores : Overall - 8.0

L- 8.5 R -8 S- 8 W- 7.5

Hey. Nurse here. I resigned my job and took up IELTS teaching. Though I miss healthcare a bit, I find tutoring equally fulfilling. I have taught around 10 to 12 students with a pass rate of 85%. I offer affordable speaking guidance and mentorship.

From what little experience I gained, I realized how pathetic our education system is. Kids who studied english for 12 years struggle with basic sentence construction and grammar. While some genuinely wish to improve their speaking, they do not get an opportunity to express themselves in English.

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But there is another cohort, kids who've got a good exposure to english either through books or movies who seem to do exceptionally well, but still struggle with yhe cue card section. I had a student recently got a band 8 and that made me really happy. He did put in a lot of efforts tho.

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My point is, if you are looking to improve your fluency in english (IELTS or in general ) I can help you. I don't promise an overnight improvement, but I can definitely help boost your confidence in speaking. If you're someone looking to improve your language do hmu.

See you in the dms.

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My IELTS Scores : Overall - 8.0

L- 8.5 R -8 S- 8 W- 7.5

Happened to come across an article in the Hindu about the homecare health burden. The major problem raised was the increasing burden of post hospital care and how the lack of trained professionals affect families and individuals.

My mother worked as a manager of a homecare company that supplied nurses to homes in the middle east. She herself being a nurse, interviewed and trained the nurses and dealt with client acquisition. They had several packages like mama care for elderly women, baba care for elderly men and maternal for antenatal and postnatal care.

She resigned and returned home a few years ago. We were planning to start something similar in Kerala. Still figuring out the feasibility of such an initiative.

What do you gooys think. Will this workout ?

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I am a nurse from Kerala,India. I graduated from KUHS last year. I cleared IELTS and holds UK NMC registration. I worked in a corporate hospital in kochi for 2 months and had to step down from the rol coz of some health issues.

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I love to teach and thought of teaching IELTS part time (have an oveeall band 8). But I want to stay in touch with medicine so wondering if i should consider taking Nursing Tutions for students. I struggled initially in the nursing school because it's kinda tricky. Ofcourse there's youtube and tutorials but still I am confident that I will be able to explain complex medical topics in a simple way (coz i have helped my friends at college with this and also helped my cousins in UK with assignments).

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I am looking to go abroad but since international rules are changing I am not very hopeful. I am aiming for central government exams as well. I would be preparing notes to learn anyways.

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Would this work ? If yes, how do I work it out

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I stepped down from my staff nurse role im a corporate hospital in Kochi and is currently figuring out what to do next. I hold an IELTS Band 8. So was thinking of teaching IELTS part time.

I love heping people anr I have seen students fearing te test.

Do you think it's a good idea and if you do how do I get students ?

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I stepped down from my staff nurse role im a corporate hospital in Kochi and is currently figuring out what to do next. I hold an IELTS Band 8. So was thinking of teaching IELTS part time.

I love heping people anr I have seen students fearing te test.

Do you think it's a good idea and if you do how do I get students ?

I am a Bsc. Nurse holding a full NMC PIN and an IELTS Academic score of 8.0. I am planning to get into an Mres or an Integrated PHD programme in the UK. I'm based in India and have no idea how this whole academia thing works. I am looking to get in for the September 26 or Jan 27 intake. I have a few topics in mind for research but I am clueless as to how to go about it.

I am interested in clinical research but I believe tat requires clinical experience. I am more interested in palliative care and geriatrics. I would appreciate if someone could shed light onthe process and also tell me if it's the right choice to make at this time, as it is getting increasingy difficult for international candidates to get into the system.

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“Look at my family, all three of us are nurses, we worked abroad, supported our parents financially and now they are living in a 2- storeyed mansion. Also you had the privilege of using foreign things when you were a kid, a luxury other kids of your age couldn't even dream of…” my mother went on, glorifying nursing as the perfect career choice.

And slowly, the number of persuaders increased.

“Nursing degree is like holding a global passport” my father said

“you can go to any country you want because nurses are in need everywhere”

Those were the exact words that lured me into the pit that is nursing.

Everyone spoke volumes about how lucrative nursing is and how beautiful the life abroad can be. But noone gave me the faintest idea how mentally and physically demanding it is.

From a carefree, reckless teenager to an empthetic, responsible nurse, those four years transformed me completely.

I learned the hard way that nursing is not just giving medicines and dressing wounds, it's more about taking full responsibility for someone's life, making sure that they are fed, cleaned and taken care of. It's about showing up everyday with a bright smile pasted onto your face, even when you're crumbling inside.

Nursing is a 4 year degree that twists, turns and bends you until you almost reach your breaking point.

The course includes theory blocks where you learn about the human body and clinical blocks where you put everything into practice. Students who study at Government Medical Colleges, half aided institutes like SME and SIMET have better opportunities to develop clinical skills than those who were trained in private colleges in Kerala, Bangalore or elsewhere.

There are a plenty of subjects to learn and a plethora of assignments to complete.

In the first year you will study Anatomy, Physiology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Nutrition and Dietetics, Psychology, Nursing Foundation an Computer Science (basics).

In the second year tge subjects include Medical Surgical Nursing, Pathology, Community Health Nursing, Pharmacology and Sociology.

In the Third year you will learn Medical Surgical Nursing- II, Mental Health Nursing and Child Health Nursing.

In the final year you deal with Obstetrics and Gynaecological Nursing, Nursing Research and Statistics, Nursing Management and Education and Community nursing - II.

Assignments range from written projects, care plans, case studies, drug presentation, microteaching, health education sessions, return demonstration and even organizing and conducting major programmes like school health programmes and medical camps.

The scope of nursing is wide. We desperstely need more and more nurses to satisfy the ideal nurse patient ratio - 1: 4, that is non existent in India.

A nurse can turn to bedside, administration, teaching or even non- clinical roles, but each require either experience or additional qualifications.

Unfortunately, the work culture in India is toxic, and in many ways Kerala is among the worst with overexploitation and severe underpayment. You get paid well if you are in the government service or else you'll make enough to barely survive, atleast for a few years in the beginning.

Seniority and hierarchy gives people power and that power is often being misused. Freshers are treated like slaves in the name of training.

In short, nursing is an awful job if you work here.

Most countries require 1-3 years of experience without gap for successful prcessing. If you get past that, yeah you could go abroad and earn a fortune.

For UAE, there's Prometric, DHA and HAAD, while for European countries you might need IELTS or OET plus CBT, NCLEX and OSCE depending on the country you choose. They're expensive, time consuming and slightly difficult to crack but very much doable if you put in the work.

Msc. Nursing is a great choice if you want to climb up the career ladder. But again it has got it's downsides as well. An Msc. from a foreign university looks like an easy route to go abroad, but from what I have learnt from my friends, it's a debt trap and there are chances that you might be caught in the loop.

Nursing is not for the faint hearted. It demands soo much mentally and physically.

If you are someone who is genuinely passionate and wants to contribute to the humanity, yes nursing can be a meaningful long-term career. Also the longer you stay, the higher you rise terms of hierarchy. Maybe in the end you wouldn't have to work so much like you did in the beginning.

I've written about my work life in detail. If you ever get time, do go through it so you'll get a clearer idea of what nursing really is.

And if you still decide to go for nursing, I can walk you through the admission process.

“Look at my family, all three of us are nurses, we worked abroad, supported our parents financially and now they are living in a 2- storeyed mansion. Also you had the privilege of using foreign things when you were a kid, a luxury other kids of your age couldn't even dream of…” my mother went on, glorifying nursing as the perfect career choice.

And slowly, the number of persuaders increased.

“Nursing degree is like holding a global passport” my father said

“you can go to any country you want because nurses are in need everywhere”

Those were the exact words that lured me into the pit that is nursing.

Everyone spoke volumes about how lucrative nursing is and how beautiful the life abroad can be. But noone gave me the faintest idea how mentally and physically demanding it is.

From a carefree, reckless teenager to an empthetic, responsible nurse, those four years transformed me completely.

I learned the hard way that nursing is not just giving medicines and dressing wounds, it's more about taking full responsibility for someone's life, making sure that they are fed, cleaned and taken care of. It's about showing up everyday with a bright smile pasted onto your face, even when you're crumbling inside.

Nursing is a 4 year degree that twists, turns and bends you until you almost reach your breaking point.

The course includes theory blocks where you learn about the human body and clinical blocks where you put everything into practice. Students who study at Government Medical Colleges, half aided institutes like SME and SIMET have better opportunities to develop clinical skills than those who were trained in private colleges in Kerala, Bangalore or elsewhere.

There are a plenty of subjects to learn and a plethora of assignments to complete.

In the first year you will study Anatomy, Physiology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Nutrition and Dietetics, Psychology, Nursing Foundation an Computer Science (basics).

In the second year tge subjects include Medical Surgical Nursing, Pathology, Community Health Nursing, Pharmacology and Sociology.

In the Third year you will learn Medical Surgical Nursing- II, Mental Health Nursing and Child Health Nursing.

In the final year you deal with Obstetrics and Gynaecological Nursing, Nursing Research and Statistics, Nursing Management and Education and Community nursing - II.

Assignments range from written projects, care plans, case studies, drug presentation, microteaching, health education sessions, return demonstration and even organizing and conducting major programmes like school health programmes and medical camps.

The scope of nursing is wide. We desperstely need more and more nurses to satisfy the ideal nurse patient ratio - 1: 4, that is non existent in India.

A nurse can turn to bedside, administration, teaching or even non- clinical roles, but each require either experience or additional qualifications.

Unfortunately, the work culture in India is toxic, and in many ways Kerala is among the worst with overexploitation and severe underpayment. You get paid well if you are in the government service or else you'll make enough to barely survive, atleast for a few years in the beginning.

Seniority and hierarchy gives people power and that power are often being misused. Freshers are treated like slaves in the name of training.

In short, nursing is an awful job if you work here.

Most countries require 1-3 years of experience without gap for successful prcessing. If you get past that, yeah you could go abroad and earn a fortune.

For UAE, there's Prometric, DHA and HAAD, while for European countries you might need IELTS or OET plus CBT, NCLEX and OSCE depending on the country you choose. They're expensive, time consuming and slightly difficult to crack but very much doable if you put in the work.

Msc. Nursing is a great choice if you want to climb up the career ladder. But again it has got it's downsides as well. An Msc. from a foreign university looks like an easy route to go abroad, but from what I have learnt from my friends, it's a debt trap and there are chances that you might be caught in the loop.

Nursing is not for the faint hearted. It demands soo much mentally and physically.

If you are someone who is genuinely passionate and wants to contribute to the humanity, yes nursing can be a meaningful long-term career. Also the longer you stay, the higher you rise terms of hierarchy. Maybe in the end you wouldn't have to work so much like you did in the beginning.

I've written about my work life in detail. If you ever get time, do go through it so you'll get a clearer idea of what nursing really is.

And if you still decide to go for nursing, I can walk you through the admission process.

“Look at my family, all three of us are nurses, we worked abroad, supported our parents financially and now they are living in a 2- storeyed mansion. Also you had the privilege of using foreign things when you were a kid, a luxury other kids of your age couldn't even dream of…” my mother went on, glorifying nursing as the perfect career choice.

And slowly, the number of persuaders increased.

“Nursing degree is like holding a global passport” my father said

“you can go to any country you want because nurses are in need everywhere”

Those were the exact words that lured me into the pit that is nursing.

Everyone spoke volumes about how lucrative nursing is and how beautiful the life abroad can be. But noone gave me the faintest idea how mentally and physically demanding it is.

From a carefree, reckless teenager to an empthetic, responsible nurse, those four years transformed me completely.

I learned the hard way that nursing is not just giving medicines and dressing wounds, it's more about taking full responsibility for someone's life, making sure that they are fed, cleaned and taken care of. It's about showing up everyday with a bright smile pasted onto your face, even when you're crumbling inside.

Nursing is a 4 year degree that twists, turns and bends you until you almost reach your breaking point.

The course includes theory blocks where you learn about the human body and clinical blocks where you put everything into practice. Students who study at Government Medical Colleges, half aided institutes like SME and SIMET have better opportunities to develop clinical skills than those who were trained in private colleges in Kerala, Bangalore or elsewhere.

There are a plenty of subjects to learn and a plethora of assignments to complete.

In the first year you will study Anatomy, Physiology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Nutrition and Dietetics, Psychology, Nursing Foundation an Computer Science (basics).

In the second year tge subjects include Medical Surgical Nursing, Pathology, Community Health Nursing, Pharmacology and Sociology.

In the Third year you will learn Medical Surgical Nursing- II, Mental Health Nursing and Child Health Nursing.

In the final year you deal with Obstetrics and Gynaecological Nursing, Nursing Research and Statistics, Nursing Management and Education and Community nursing - II.

Assignments range from written projects, care plans, case studies, drug presentation, microteaching, health education sessions, return demonstration and even organizing and conducting major programmes like school health programmes and medical camps.

The scope of nursing is wide. We desperstely need more and more nurses to satisfy the ideal nurse patient ratio - 1: 4, that is non existent in India.

A nurse can turn to bedside, administration, teaching or even non- clinical roles, but each require either experience or additional qualifications.

Unfortunately, the work culture in India is toxic, and in many ways Kerala is among the worst with overexploitation and severe underpayment. You get paid well if you are in the government service or else you'll make enough to barely survive, atleast for a few years in the beginning.

Seniority and hierarchy gives people power and that power are often being misused. Freshers are treated like slaves in the name of training.

In short, nursing is an awful job if you work here.

Most countries require 1-3 years of experience without gap for successful prcessing. If you get past that, yeah you could go abroad and earn a fortune.

For UAE, there's Prometric, DHA and HAAD, while for European countries you might need IELTS or OET plus CBT, NCLEX and OSCE depending on the country you choose. They're expensive, time consuming and slightly difficult to crack but very much doable if you put in the work.

Msc. Nursing is a great choice if you want to climb up the career ladder. But again it has got it's downsides as well. An Msc. from a foreign university looks like an easy route to go abroad, but from what I have learnt from my friends, it's a debt trap and there are chances that you might be caught in the loop.

Nursing is not for the faint hearted. It demands soo much mentally and physically.

If you are someone who is genuinely passionate and wants to contribute to the humanity, yes nursing can be a meaningful long-term career. Also the longer you stay, the higher you rise terms of hierarchy. Maybe in the end you wouldn't have to work so much like you did in the beginning.

I've written about my work life in detail. If you ever get time, do go through it so you'll get a clearer idea of what nursing really is.

And if you still decide to go for nursing, I can walk you through the admission process.