International Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses
Ms. Archana Rani, Ms. Manju Lata Toppo & Ms. Verity Kharbudon
(in alphabetical order)All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Raipur
Ms Archana Rani is an Oncology nurse who transformed into a palliative care nursing officer at AIIMS Raipur. She is a trained pain and palliative care nurse. Her area of interest is patient care and education in palliative nursing, communication and End of Life care. Ms Rani has taken initiatives to begin a wound care clinic in association with the oncology OPD.
Besides being a dedicated nurse, Ms Archana Rani is a wonderful singer and an excellent rangoli designer.
Ms Manju Lata Toppo and Ms Verity Kharbudon, contribute to the smooth running of the pain and palliative care unit. Together they manage the deluge of OPD patients by taking the time to provide psychological support, schedule appointments, provide telephonic support to patients 24*7 and also assist in interventional pain procedures as circulating nurses.
The success and growth of this unit is entirely due to the dedication of this team of nurses. They are the glue that holds the unit together by going above and beyond their routine job description.
The team at AIIMS Raipur applaud these Superhero nurses.