文档介绍：Situational analysis of nursing education and work force in India Rajnarayan R. Tiwari, MD a , *, Kavya Sharma, PGDHHM b, Sanjay P. Zodpey, MD, PhD c aScientist D, National Institute of Occupational Health, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India bManager-Academic Programs and Adjunct Lecturer, Public Health Foundation of India, New Delhi, India cDirector, Public Health Education, Public Health Foundation of India, New Delhi, India article info Article history: Received 11 January 2012 Revised 28 June 2012 Accepted 29 July 2012 Keywords: Nursing Education Workforce India Migration abstract Nursing care has been mentioned in the Indian culture from the times of the Vedas. However, according to World anization, the nursing workforce in India is still insuf?cient to meet the needs of the country. The purpose of this article is to examine the status of nursing education and the nursing workforce in India and the challenges faced by the profession. Data supporting the state- ments made in the article were obtained from the Nursing Council of India, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the Government of India Web sites, printed journals munication with experts in the ?eld. In India, there is a need to train approximately a million nurses to meet the current shortfall of health workers in the country. The nursing "brain drain" suggests that it may be one of the factors responsible for this sh