Critical Care Nursing in India

Critical care nursing and medicine have evolved significantly over the past few decades. Critical care in India began the major urban hospitals and has not yet become established in rural health care facilities. The formation of Indian critical care nursing and medical societies led to emerging regular conferences, updates, continuing nursing and medical education, workshops, and training programs for the further training of nurses and doctors. Future challenges include development of guidelines and consolidation of research activities on the outcome of patients with critical illness. This article describes the organization and practice of critical care nursing in India.