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A nurse and a writer by choice

AN INSPIRING TALE: Shubhada Sakurikar presenting a copy of her book "Florence Nightingale" to President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.

Medical nurse by profession and writer by choice, Shubhada Sakurikar isn't planning a career move any time soon. This graduate from the prestigious Raj Kumari Amrit Kaur College of Nursing in the Capital has worked in some of the best hospitals around the world including Texas Medical Centre at Houston in the U.S. and received the appellate of Julita Sotejo Chair of Cardiovascular Nursing from the President of India.

Shubhada recently came out with her first book titled "Florence Nightingale". According to her, the book besides being an inspirational reading is a clarion call to the public to extend support to the nurses in order to empower them.

Says Shubhada: "Florence Nightingale continues to teach the nursing fraternity across the world and her vision has completely changed society's approach to nursing.

She believed that nurses should learn through both experience and training. With the knowledge explosion in bioscience and infusion of information technology, patient safety has become a central issue in 21st Century healthcare. There is so much harm that can happen to a patient in a hospital."

"In today's times the legacy of Florence Nightingale has become all the more relevant to inspire nurses to undertake projects in several areas including hospital management, advocacy, leadership, improved models of patient care and new roles for nurses," adds the author.

Offering an insight into how Florence Nightingale saw nursing as helping people to live to their potential and full capacity, Shubhada says: "Nightingale realised the importance of a nurse's integrity. She fought for health care for people regardless of faith or economic background. She served as an effective advocate on a number of important health issues, particularly for trained nursing and preventive healthcare through proper hygiene." -- Bindu Shajan Perappadan

-- Bindu Shajan Perappadan

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