Nursing Students Take Oath of Patient Care During Lamp Lighting Ceremony

Students of the College of Nursing at Nare Take the Pledge

Pune: During the lamp lighting ceremony, nursing students took an oath to serve patients selflessly and to remove the darkness from their lives by guiding them towards light. Inspired by the world’s first nurse, Florence Nightingale, who served patients while carrying a lamp, the students pledged to continuously serve patients and bring hope and light into their lives. Through this lamp lighting ritual, the nursing students resolved to carry out their duties with honesty and dedication while serving patients.

The lamp lighting and oath-taking ceremony of nursing students from the Late Uddhavrao Tulshiram Jadhav Foundation’s College of Nursing, Nare, was held in the institution’s auditorium. The programme was attended by Vaishali Raut, Administrator of the Maharashtra State Board of Nursing and Paramedical Education; Prof. Dr. Sharmila Dhumal from the Nursing Department of B.J. Medical College; Dr. Jyoti Thakur, Principal of Dr. M.M. Gosavi Institute of Nursing Education and Training Research, Gokhale Education Society; the institution’s President and Principal Dr. Sudhakar Jadhav; Vice-President Adv. Shardul Jadhav; Treasurer Surekha Jadhav; Nursing Principal Sheetal Nikam; along with faculty members, office bearers, teachers, and students.

Adv. Shardul Jadhav stated that Florence Nightingale, the world’s first nurse, is regarded as the founder of the modern nursing movement. She was born on 12 May 1820 into a wealthy and aristocratic family. Despite being born into an affluent family, Florence chose the path of service. At that time, due to the dreadful conditions in hospitals, her family strongly opposed her decision to pursue nursing. However, despite strong resistance from her family, she devoted her life to serving the underprivileged.

During the Crimean War, Florence Nightingale rendered exceptional service to injured patients. She would nurse wounded soldiers at night, caring for them by the light of a lamp. Because of this, after the war, she became famously known as “The Lady with the Lamp.” Her fame spread throughout England after the war. In 1860, she established a nursing school in London. She also carried out significant work on sanitation among Indian soldiers, which led to a reduction in the mortality rate from 69 per thousand to 18 per thousand by 1873. Florence Nightingale passed away on 13 August 1910. Every year in India, nurses who have made outstanding contributions are honoured with the National Florence Nightingale Award, presented by the President of India.