Fact Check: Nurses To Be Considered As Junior Doctors? Here Is The Truth
The circular which is in circulation says that nurses would be referred to as Nursing Officers henceforth and could potentially be considered as junior doctors in the future
A circular which is in circulation on various social media platforms has created a lot of confusion among the aspiring doctors and those who are already enrolled in various medical colleges.
The circular which apparently seems to be issued by the Indian Nursing Council mentions that, “B.sc nursing candidates to be considered as nursing officers, junior doctors and their degrees equivalent to MBBS.”
However, The Ministry of Health has alerted the public of a fake notification that is doing the rounds, in which the Indian Nursing Council has seemingly announced that nursing candidates would be considered equal to MBBS graduates.
The fake circular said that nurses would henceforth be referred to as Nursing Officers and could potentially be considered as junior doctors in future.
In its tweet, the Health Ministry said: “This document is seen to be circulating on some social media platforms. This is a FAKE document. Please do not share it further.”
The document used the Indian Nursing Council letterhead with the signature of INC Secretary Lt Col (Dr) Sarvjeet Kaur, but the body text was edited to deceive readers.
