A poem

As the world lies sleeping
I look out my window and watch.
And watch the silence
That once was life bustling.

Creeping are the shadows
That stretch across the land.

My face is pressed against the pane
Barely seen -but there.

So- as quietness shatters the earth
I count the many footprints in the sand, on the pavement, in life.

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Nursing Service & Education in Nepal

Nursing Service:

1947 B.S., Bir Hospital was established with 15 bedded. 2007 B.S. Teku Hospital was established.
2016 B.S.Paropakar Shree Panch Indre Rajya Laxmi Devi Prasuti Ghrah, Thapathali-239 bedded now.
2019 B.S. Poush 22 Kantichildren Hospital. 1959 UMN- Patan Hospital and nursing college.
2040 B.S. (TUTH) Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital Maharajgunuj only O.P.D.
2041 B.S. TUTH I.P.D.(indoor was establishe) 1956-2040 B.S.Total staff nurses 590.
Dr. Uma Devi and Miss Rukminicharan Shrestha were sent for staff nurse 2009 B.S.

Nursing Education :

The first school of nursing of nursing was opened in 2013 B.S. U.M.N. school of nursing was opened in 1959. 1956-1960 A.D. most enrolled student was S.L.C. fail. A condition was unmarried, widow and remains unmarried during their course. 1969 Requirement of entrance changed to S.L.C. pass.
1962 A.N.M. school was opend at Bharatpur for 18 month course.

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Losar

Tibetan New Year, known as Losar, is celebrated this month with vigor and earnestness both in the mine and monasteries by all Tibetan Buddhists. Like the Western New Year, It is a time of starting anew, and not merely with lifty resolutions but with a clean house, new clothes, and offerings and prayers to the lamas and deities.

The New Year begins on February 7, but preparations start two days before, a new moon day. Households are scrubbed clean and new furnishings installed. Family members bathe and spruce up as well. And from the second day of Losar, the real celebration begins. Friends and famikies gather in day long feast eating specially made cookies called khabje, meats fruits and various other delicacies; drinks if fermented rice or miller chhang, and distilled raksi are served in abundance.

In the olden times, it was customary for each adult sibling to host the entire family on consecutive days. Thus , large famikies might have celebrated Losar for ten or more days. Today, work demands usually shorten the festivities to several days.

The Sherpa and Tibetan Buddhists of the Kathmandu valley continue the Losar tradition with a commmunity wide gathering at the Sherpa Community center in Boudanath. On the third or fourth day of the new year.

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The Holy Bathing of Seto Machhendranath

God seto Machhendranath is widely worshippded by hindu and Buddhist devotees of the Kathmandu valley who belive that he bestows the priceless gift of longevity. Especially upon children, and removes the cause of sterility in women; he is also called the God of pity and the Ocean of Compassion.

A festival commemmorating the holy bathing ceremony of seto Machhendranath is held at Kathmandu's Kel Tol temple at this time for a full week every year. The God's annual holy bath is a multiplw blesing, providing devotees the opportunity to deck his idol in splendid new robes and
allowing one and all another chance to celebrate.

According to legend, creation of the Seto Machhendranath image was commissioned by King Gunakamadev in the 9th century. It was later carride away by an invading king who, finding the image too burdensome, abandonde it in the Gandaki river between Kathmandu and pokhara. For the king's misdeed, he and his descendants of six generations were effected with horrible skin diseases. Finally having traced the cause of the illness, the royal family had the idol rescude from the fiver, secretly returned to its Kathmandu home, and buried in the mud near Rani Pokhari.

It was not until the reign of King Yaksha Malla in the 13th century that a Jyapu (valley farmer) discovered the image while gathering mud for his pots, and once again Seto Machhendranath assumed a prominent position in Kathmandu's religious life.

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History of Nursing

Nursing is very young profesional in Nepal, Which was started only in 1926 (B.S. 1985) by sending four girls in Lucknow, India for midwifery training. The nursing education in Nepal was started in 1956.

At the beginning this nursing education programme was three & half year duration which included midewifery. His Majesty's Government of Nepal, Ministry of Health after 1972. This programme was taken over by Tribhuvan University and the duration of the course is changed into three years for certificate level.

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The Nurse

Nurse is a person, who practices towars positive health. Nurse is a person who provodes total care of the sick, injured, wounded and dying person.

Introduction to Nursing:

Nursing is the care which puts a person in the best possible condition for nature t restore or preserve health, to prevent or to care diseased or sick person.

Qualities of a good nurse:

1. Self discipline
2. Honesty & Friendly
3. A caring attitude- love empathy.
4. Well balanced,Courage confidence,Intelligent & Physically and mentally healthy.
5. Punctual and good observer, sense of responsibility.

Scope of Nursing:

1. Hospital service/ Health planning.
2. Community health service/ N.G.O./ G.O. other projects.
3. International nursing.
4. Research and evaluation/ Private practice

Nursing in Nepal:

Before 2007(1950 A.D.)Nepal was isolated from the outside world. Bir sumsher established Bir-Hospital one doctor, two compounder and two Dressers. Then Bir sumsher also established other hospital at Birgnj. There were informal nursing services in Royal and Rana's families as ayas and dhaies.

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THE DURGA PUJA

We nave many festivals in our country. The Durga puja is the greatest of our festivals. We call it Dashain. It is observed in the month of Aswin. It is celebrated earlist days. It is celebrated for a fortnight. It is festival of the Hindus only. This festival had its origin in the earliest days.

Goddess Durga is worship in this festival. She is worshipped for nine days. This period is called Navaratri (nine nights). The last two days are considered more important than the preceding days. During the Navaratri people worship the image of Dunga at home. They also visit temples of the goddess. Durga is considered shakti (power). She signifies the victory of good over Evil. There is a legend theat she killed Mahisaur, the wicked demon. People worship the goddess and seek her blessings. They sacrifice birds and animals and make other offerings.

During the Navaratri, people indulge in merry making and feasting. They clean their houses and put on new clothes. Many people eat meat and sweet dish. They kill birds and animals. Rich people kill the goats, sheep,boars etc. poor people kill birds like hens, ducks and buffaloes. People take rest from their work and pass the time in merry-making. Schools campuses offices and business concerns remain closed this festival.

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