Tracking nursing: On the Nurses Registration and Tracking System
A fully updated live nurses portal will be of immense benefit to the nation
The Nurses Registration and Tracking System, established over seven years ago, has only registered 14.24 lakh out of the 46.02 lakh nursing personnel in the country. This leaves 31.78 lakh nurses outside the national system, highlighting significant gaps in the currently inadequate human resources. Despite the creation of a national registry aimed at streamlining registration-related services, regional disparities persist, with southern states lagging behind.
The Indian Nursing Council attributes these delays to jurisdictional issues and federal tensions, as primary registration is legally the responsibility of individual State Nursing Registration Councils. Nurses must receive National Unique Identity cards and nurse passbooks through verification by their respective State Nursing Councils, further complicating the process.
The failure to integrate fully with the central portal has led to operational inefficiencies, impacting nurses' ability to transfer between states and work overseas. Nationally, an incomplete registry could result in misallocation of resources and policy mismanagement. During public health emergencies, a live tracker becomes crucial for tracking and deploying specialized nursing personnel, ensuring patient safety.
Improving nurse registration is vital for the health-care system and individual nurses' career progression.
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