BACHELOR OF NURSING COURSE (BScNursing)

BACHELOR OF NURSING COURSE (POST

CERTIFICATE) FOR QUALIFIED NURSES DEGREE OF MASTER OF NURSING MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY PROGRAMME IN NURSING DOCTORATE OF PHILOSOPHY IN NURSING (PhD in Nursing}

 Graduate nursing education started in India in the

year 1946 in CMC , Vellore and in the RAK college of nursing at Delhi university.
At present 1373 colleges have been recognized by INC

to conduct the course under several universities in India.

 A candidate seeking admission should have:

pass the 2 year of pre university exam or equivalent as recognized

by concerned university with science subjects ie Physics, biology and chemistry. students of vocational courses obtained at least 45%of total marks in science subjects in the qualifying exam, if belongs to a scheduled caste or tribe , should have obtained not less than 40 % of total marks in science subjects. completed 17 years of age at the time of admission or will complete this age on or before 31st December of the year of admission is medically fit

 The programme is designed : to provide a balance of professional and general

education to enable a student to become a professional nurse practitioner who has self direction and is a responsible citizen.

 Through planned guided experiences students are

provided with opportunities to develop

a broad concept of the fundamental principles of

nursing care based on sound knowledge and satisfactory levels of skill in providing care to people of all ages in community or institutional setting
ability to investigate health care problems

systematically

 ability to work collaboratively with members of allied

disciplines towards attaining optimum health for all members of the society
understanding of fundamental principles of

administration and organization of nursing service

understanding of human behaviour and appreciation

of effective interpersonal relationship with individuals families and groups

 ability to assume responsibility for continuing learning appreciation of professional attitudes necessasary for

leadership roles in nursing appreciation of social and ethical obligations to society.

 Course of study

The course of study leading to bachelor of

nursing degree comprises 4 academic years

subjects taught-

1st year 2nd year 3rd year 4th year

 INC has recognized two modes of programmes at this

level. A. Regular B.Sc (Post Basic) course for those who have 10+2 + GNM (General Nursing & Midwifery) which has a duration of 2 years B. Distance B.Sc (Post Basic) course for those who have 10+2 GNM + 2year Exp which has a duration of 3 years.

 The candidate seeking admission must:

hold a certificate in General nursing.

be a registered nurse have minimum of two years of experience. Now it is

relaxed that no experience after GNM is required for admission to this course. have passed pre university exam in the arts /science/commerce or its equivalent which is recognized the university be medically fit have a good personal and professional record have working knowledge of English

 Administer high quality nursing care to all people of

all ages in homes , hospitals and other community agencies in urban and rural areas Investigate health care problems systematically Work collaboratively with members of other health disciplines

 Understand human behavior and establish effective

interpersonal relationships
Teach and counsel individuals , families and other

groups about health and illness

Teach in clinical nursing situations Acquire professional knowledge and attitude in

adapting for leadership role

 First two years course in masters of nursing was

started at RAK College of Nursing in 1959.and in 1969 in CMC Vellore. At present there are 401 colleges imparting MSc Nursing degree course in different specialties The master of nursing programme is offered by institution of higher education and is built up on a recognized bachelors curriculum in nursing (in Indiaby Indian nursing council)

 Graduates of master of nursing programme

demonstrate: increased cognitive ,affective and psychomotor competencies and the ability to utilise the potentials for effective nursing performance expertise in the utilization of concepts and theories for the assessment ,planning and intervention in meeting the self care needs of an individual for the attainment of fullest potentials in the field of specialty.

 ability to practice independently as a nurse specialist

ability to function effectively as nurse educators and

administrators ability to interpret the health related research ability to plan and initiate change in the health care system leadership qualities for the advancement of practice of professional nursing interest in life long learning for personal and professional learning advancement

 The candidate seeking admission must: have passed BSc. Nursing/post certificate BSc, or nursing

degree of any university have a minimum of one year of experience after obtaining BSc, in hospitals or nursing educational institutions or community health setting for BSc, nursing post certificate, no such experience is needed after graduation the candidate shall be-a registered nurse or registered midwife for admission to medical surgical nursing, community health nursing, pediatric nursing obstetric and gynecological nursing. a registered nurse for admission to psychiatric nursing the candidate shall be selected on merit judged on the basis of academic performances in BSc nursing, post certificate BSc, or nursing and selection tests.

 Candidate will be examined in any of the following

branches Medical Surgical Nursing -Cardio Vascular & Thoracic Nursing Medical Surgical NursingCritical Care Nursing Medical Surgical Nursing Oncology Nursing Medical Surgical Nursing - Neurosciences Nursing Medical Surgical Nursing - Nephro- Urology Nursing Medical Surgical Nursing -Orthopedic Nursing Medical Surgical Nursing - Gastro Enterology Nursing Obstetric & Gynaecological Nursing Paediatric (Child Health) Nursing Psychiatric (Mental Health) Nursing Community Health Nursing

 Four common papers are there included in the

syllabus. They are:

advanced concepts of health and nursing education and nursing education bio-statistics, research methodology and nursing

research administration and nursing administration

 In 1980 RAK college of nursing started an MPhil

programme as a regular and part time course. Since then several universities started taking students for the MPhil course in nursing. Prominent among these are: MGR Medical University, Rajive Gandhi University of Health Sciences, SNDT University and Delhi University and Manipal Academy of Higher Education

 The objectives of M.Phil degree course in nursing

are: to strengthen the research foundations of nurses for encouraging research attitudes and problem solving capacities
to provide basic training required for research in

undertaking doctoral work

 At the time of admission each candidate will be

required to indicate her priorities in regard to the optional courses .a candidate may offer one course from M Phil programme from the department of Anthropology, education, sociology and physiology or any suitable department. The M.Phil studies will be into two distinct parts, part1 and part 2.

 Part1----it consist of 3 courses, ie research methods in

nursing, major aspects of nursing, allied disciplines

Part2----after passing the part1 examination, a student

shall be required to write a dissertation. The topic and the nature of the dissertation of each candidate will be determined by the advisory committee consist of 3 members. The dissertation may include results of original research, a fresh interpretation of existing facts, and date or a review article of critical nature of may take.

 Earlier Indian nurses were sent abroad for Ph. D

programme. PhD programmes in nursing was first started in India in 1992 Universities where PhD programmes are conducted in India include
PhD Consortium by Indian Nursing Council, RUGHS

and WHO RAK College of Nursing NIMHANS Banglore Manipal University

 The candidate should be post graduate in nursing with

more than 55% of aggregates of marks Should have research background May or may not published articles in journals The course duration is far regular PhD course is 3 years and for part time is 4 years