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D/No : 16 - 5- 14, Official Colony, Maharanipeta, Visakhapatnam
Office : D/No : 50 - 102 - 15/4, North Extension, Seethammadhara, Visakhapatnam - 13, A.P, India
Mobile : 09393112829, 0891-6531245, 2501320
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COURSES OF INSTRUCTION AND SUPERVISED PRACTICE
:
1 YEAR Theoretical
Supervised
Hours
Practice
1) BASIC SCIENCE APPLIED TO NURSING
a) Anatomy & Physiology 
b) Microbiology 
90
30
120
2) BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE APPLIED TO NURSING
a) Psychology
b) Sociology
40
20
60
3) FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING
a) Fundamentals of Nursing
b) First AID
c) Personal Hygienic
175
20
20
215
4) COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING
a) Community Health Nursing - I
b) Environmental Hygiene
c) Health Education & Communication Skills
d) Nutrition
80
20
20
30
150
5) ENGLISH 30 30
TOTAL HOURS OF FIRST YEAR 575
 
II YEAR
Subjects Hours
1) MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING - I
(Including Pharmacology)
140
2) MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING - II 120
3) MENTAL HEALTH & PSYCHIATRIC NURSING 20
4) COMPUTER EDUCATION 30
TOTAL HOURS OF SECOND YEAR 310
 
III YEAR
Subjects Hours
1) MIDWIFERY AND GYNAECOLOGY 120
2) COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING - II 100
3) PAEDIATRIC NURSING 20
TOTAL HOURS OF THIRD YEAR 240
 
INTERNSHIP PERIOD
Subjects Hours
1) EDUCATIONAL METHODS AND MEDIA FOR TEACHING IN PRACTICE OF NURSING 45
2) INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH 40
3) PROFESSIONAL TRENDS AND ADJUSTMENT 40
4) ADMINISTRATION AND WARD MANAGEMENT 45
5) HEALTH ECONOMICS 20
TOTAL HOURS OF INTERNSHIP 190

NOTE: Whatever it is applicable a minimum one third of the total hours has to devoted to  practical work in each subject.


MEDIUM
:

Medium of instruction is English.

The clinical and practical experience will be carried under the supervision of qualified nurses and incidental teaching is an asset on the field.


EXAMINATIONS:
  • ASSESSMENT: Assessment of the students will be done by the school throughout the training period by Unit Tests and Monthly Tests. (Before each Board Examination a selection examination will be held and those who pass the test shall be sent for examination.)

  • Field experience is regularly assessed and it will determine internal marks along with the monthly assessments for each subject.

  • Board examinations are conducted for practicals and theory at the end of each year.

  • There shall be 3 Board examinations in theory and practicals as per below scheme.

A candidate is eligible to appear for the examination on completion of 12 months of the course. The formal instruction and field experience separately each year should have attendance of 75%. At the end of the 3rd year the total prescribed field experience must be completed and a student will not be awarded until the field experience is completed.

Practical experience record should be kept upto date.
Instruction including
Supervised Practice
(Hours)
Clinical
Field Experience
(Hours)
First Year
Second Year
Third Year
565
350
250
935
1150
1250
Total Hours: 4500 1165 3335

DURATION OF COURSES:
General Nursing
Midwifery
2 Years 6 months
1 Year
( Total 3 Years 6 Months )
(Maximum hours per week per student shall be 48)

DUTY:

Students should work under the clinical supervision of a registered nurse both on Day Duty and Night Duty.


HEALTH SERVICE:
Health service is provided for staff and students.
a) An annual medical examination and attention to such defects as may be found.
b) Tuberculin testing and B.C.G. vaccination when necessary.
c)

Vaccination against small pox, typhoid, cholera and such other communicable diseases as considered necessary.

 
  • Ms. SUNITHA REDDY - DIRECTOR
  • Mr. S. RAMARATNAM - PRINCIPAL
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