Good Essay On Nursing In Australia And India (A Comparison)

Nursing is considered to be among the noblest professions on the blue planet. More or less every country in the world has a distinctive healthcare system whereby nurses serve as a significant element (Rosdahl, 2002). This dignified profession is focused to provide safety, support, protection, and optimization of health and abilities on a 24/7 basis. In the present times, health systems all around the world are going through significant changes in their arrangement, organization, operations and administration. Australia and India are among the many countries where the democratically-elected governments are focused to develop and enhance their healthcare systems. As far as Australia is concerned, the healthcare structure in the country is widely acknowledged as one of the most significant healthcare systems in the world due to its high standard. It is esteemed for the treatment it gives to the nurses. On the other hand, the Indian healthcare system is also making progress. However, it is not as advanced as the Australian health care system in terms of technological advancement and innovation. Moreover, India does not give due respect to its nurses and pay them excessively low wages.
Both the mentioned countries are facing several challenges with regards to nursing and medicine. Although both countries are constantly endeavoring to improve the conditions of nurses; none of the two countries are currently able to afford the medical system that offers everything. Whereby India has been successful in offering health facilities to a majority of its population, it has failed to elevate the status of nurses in the society. In contrast, Australian healthcare system offers basic health facility to all its inhabitants at all times, it does not provide everything. When the conditions of nurses and nursing profession are considered, one can observe various stark dissimilarities between Australian and India.
In Australia, nursing is treated as a respectable occupation and people demonstrate respect and reverence for the people who serve at the mentioned position. However, the public health system in Australia is faced with typical issues such as inadequate budgets, waiting lists, and shift patterns. It is worth-mentioning that The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council (ANMC) is responsible for the development and maintenance of standards for both enrolled and registered nurses on a national level. In fact, the ANC serves as the authority for the assessment of the overseas nurses and their qualifications that yearn to migrate and serve in Australia (Speedy, 2006). As far as the wages are concerned, a general nurse in Australia may receive remuneration ranging from 40,000-130,000 per year depending on merit, experience, and position (“The Nursing Profession in Australia”, 2007). In contrast, the conditions of nurses and their profession are extremely dilapidated in India. A majority of nurses belong to poor families and become indebted in order to complete their studies (Raghavachari, 1990). Even worse is the fact that they are not given rightful opportunities to serve in state-run hospitals. Although there is a severe shortage of nurses in the country, the deliberate adoption of an unscientific recruitment method makes it impossible for a qualified nurse to get a job. The nurses who manage to get employed are forced to work for extra hours for extremely low wages. Unlike Australian nurses, Indian nurses are paid around 3000-4000 Indian rupees a month. The absence of a union that could voice the demands of Indian nurses is one of the major lacking constituent in the healthcare system (Naganur, 2012).

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