On June 7, 2023, various social media posts claimed that the Indian Nursing Council (INC) declared all nurses to be addressed as ‘Nursing Officers’ and to consider B.Sc (Bachelor of Science) Nursing as equal to MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery). It further stated that the central government declared that all nurses are junior doctors.
This is false.
These claims became viral after a fake circular was passed around on June 5, 2023, on social media, claiming, “Today all the Bachelor Nursing candidates are given the title of ‘Nursing Officer’ from our side, in future they will be known by the name.”
It further stated, “The work of Bachelor nursing candidates is almost equal to the work of MBBS candidates. It cannot be denied at all that in future we can think of calling them junior doctors.”
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BOOM reached out to the official spokesperson of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’s (MoHFW) media unit. While the circular bore the emblem, headline and signature of the INC, the text in the circular contained three different fonts.
“The document has been seen on various social media platforms. It is fake,” MoHFW’s official spokesperson, on condition of anonymity, confirmed.
BOOM also reached out to Lt Col (Dr) Sarvjeet Kaur, Secretary of the INC for comment and clarification on the claims. We will update the story when we receive a response.
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