Empowering tomorrow’s nurses is the economic force of Compassionate Care – Ms. Sangeetha Murugan, Bengaluru Imagine a hospital without nurses. It is a daunting thought that sends shivers down one’s spine, as it reveals a nurses’ profound impact on our lives from the moment we are born to the final moments of our journey. In…
Read MoreInternational Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Arti Chauhan, Ms. Jaya Negi, Ms. Lalita Awasthi, Ms. Mamta Krishali, Ms. Manisha Joshi, Ms. Philomina Mathai, Mr. Rajendra Rana, Ms. Renu Pundeer, Ms. Sheetal Kaintura, Ms. Shikha Pandey & Ms. Tsering Youdon (in alphabetical order) Ganga Prem Hospice, Rishikesh < Back The team at Ganga…
Read MoreInternational Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Amulya, Ms. Blessy Prabhudas, Ms. Danam Ratna Kumari, Ms. M Gangi,Ms. A. Jyothi, Ms. Pillipogu Amulya, Mr. Rajesh, Ms. Ramya Grace & Ms. Ratna (in alphabetical order) Basavatarkam Indo American Cancer Hospital (BIACH), Hyderabad < Back Ms Blessy Prabhudas is the ‘Powerpuff girl’ of the BIACH’s…
Read MoreInternational Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Govindi Chauhan, Ms. Judachinghi & Ms. Nileema Sharad Shingade (in alphabetical order) All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi Ms Govindi Chauhan, DNS, was the first palliative care nurse of IRCH AIIMS, New Delhi and was instrumental in starting the PCU ward in 2007…
Read MoreInternational Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Usha Rani Mohanty Kosish – the Hospice, Bokaro < Back Ms Usha Rani Mohanty is a Nurse working with Kosish – the Hospice, in rural Jharkhand since 2005. Ms Mohanty works pro bono providing palliative nursing services for the rural elderly and terminally ill in geographically…
Read MoreInternational Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Mr. Swaroop Kumar Baral Bagchi Karunashraya Palliative Care Center, Bhubaneshwar < Back Mr Swaroop Kumar Baral is a palliative care nurse at the Bagchi Karunashraya Palliative Care Center at Bhubaneswar, Odisha, the only stand alone palliative care center in Odisha. Mr Baral along with his colleagues go door-to-door…
Read MoreInternational Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Mary Catharine, Ms. Pooja Gowri S., Ms. Radha K., Ms. Sangeetha R.Ms. Sowmya & Ms. Umavathi B. A. (in alphabetical order) Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement (SVYM), Mysuru < Back ‘Nurses help people at their most vulnerable time.’ SVYM’s palliative care team is rich with six nurses,…
Read MoreInternational Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Sumitra Choudhary Bhagwan Mahaveer Cancer Hospital & Research Center (BMCHRC), Jaipur < Back Mrs Sumitra Choudhary, is one of the Senior Nurses at BMCHRC and has worked there for 18 years now. Mrs Choudhary has worked in palliative care from 2008 and holds the charge of all the…
Read MoreInternational Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. Akula Maheshwari & Ms. Maturi Ravali (in alphabetical order) Sparsh Hospice – Centre for Palliative Care, Hyderabad < Back Ms Akula Maheshwari is an Interim Head Nurse at Sparsh Hospice. She is a perfect blend of being a good communicator, a compassionate human being and a…
Read MoreInternational Nurses Day: Celebrating our Palliative Care Nurses Ms. P. Sona Lakshmi Pain & Palliative Care Trust, Chennai < Back Ms Sona joined the Lakshmi Pain and Palliative Care Trust in 2004 with minimal training in nursing. Yet, Ms Sona was committed, focused and displayed a keen desire to learn. Soon after she joined Lakshmi…
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