Guest lecture on “Incorporating Trust (Vishwas), Respect (Samman) and Glory (Gaurav) in the Profession of Nursing”

The Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecological Nursing, Manipal College of Nursing, Manipal organized a guest lecture on “Incorporating Trust (Vishwas), Respect (Samman) and Glory (Gaurav) in the Profession of Nursing” on 12th September 2020 between 9.30 am and 10.30 am as part of Student Induction Program, for students admitted to the various courses offered by the institution for the academic year 2020-2021 through Microsoft Teams Platform. Prof. Samuel Johnson K, Professor at the VIT AP School of Business, Amaravathi, Andrapradesh deliberated on the topic.  He spoke on the importance of trust, respect, quality of care, learning different languages, physical fitness, extracurricular activities and satisfaction in giving care. Emphasizing on the importance of trust, he said, if we don’t develop trust, we become rust! He asked students to do something which is close to the heart, run after quality, and make somebody else’s life more meaningful. To be a super hit in life, he said, we need to be super fit.” He also said laughter is the best medicine for all the illness. He urged the freshers to be faithful in their service to the patients, caring to the patients and advised them not to find excuses for mistakes committed. Following these, he said would definitely bring glory to the noble profession like Nursing. 

Mrs. Ranjani P, Assistant Professor (Senior scale, Department of Obstetrical and Gynaecological Nursing, Manipal College of Nursing, MAHE, Manipal moderated the student induction program. Around 113 participants benefited by this program.