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Aims

The basic Diploma course in General Nursing & Midwifery is geared to the health needs of the individual family, community and the country at large. The aims of the Diploma in General Nursing and Midwifery programme are:

  1. To prepare nurses with a sound educational programme in nursing to enable them to function as efficient members of health team, beginning with competencies for first level positions in all kinds of health care settings.
  2. To help nurses develop an ability to co-operate and co-ordinate with members of the health and rehabilitation of sick.
  3. To help nurses in their personal and professional development, so that they are able to make maximum contribution to the society as useful and productive individuals, citizens as well as efficient nurses.
  4. To serve as a base for further professional education and specialization in nursing.
  5. To prepare nurses to keep pace with latest professional and technological developments and use these for providing nursing care services.

Objectives

The nurse on completion of this course will be able to;

Demonstrate competency in providing health care to individual, sick or well, using the nursing process.

  • Assess the nursing need of clients from birth to death.
  • Plan and carry out the appropriate action to meet nursing needs.
  • Provide effective nursing care for maintaining the best possible level of health in all aspects.
  • Promote self care in people under their care.
  • Apply problem solving techniques in nursing practice.
  • Evaluate effectiveness of nursing care.
  • Apply problem solving techniques in nursing practice.
  • Evaluate effectiveness of nursing care.
  • Apply knowledge from the humanities, biological and behavioral sciences in functioning as a nurse.
  • Function effectively with members of the health team and community applying the knowledge of human relations and communication skills in her work.
  • Participate as a member of the health team in delivery or curative preventive, promotive and rehabilitative health care services.
  • Mobilize community resources and their involvement in working with the communities.
  • Demonstrate use of ethical values in their personal and professional life.
  • Demonstrate the interest in activities of professional organizations.
  • Recognize the need for continuing education for professional development.
  • Demonstrate basic skills in administration and leadership while working with other members of the health team and community.
  • Assist in research activities.
Duration : Duration of the course shall be three years & six months including internship.
Vacation : 30 days vacation shall be given each year.

Scheme of Studies
Year Subject Theoretical Hours & Supervised Practice
First year Biological Science 120
  Anatomy & Physiology 90
Microbiology 30
Behavioral Science 60
Psychology 40
Sociology 20
Fundamental of Nursing 215
Fundamental of Nursing 175
First Aid 20
Personal Hygiene 20
Community Health Nursing 150
Community Health Nursing 80
Environment Hygiene 20
Health Education & Communication Skills 20
Nutrition 30
English 30
Total Hours of First Year 575
Second year Medical Surgical Nursing I (Including Pharmacology) 140
  Medical Surgical Nursing II (Specialties) 120
Mental Health & Psychiatric Nursing 70
Computer Education 30
Total Hours of Second Year 360
Third year Midwifery & Gynecology 120
  Community Health Nursing II 100
Pediatric Nursing 70
Total Hours of Third Year 290
Internship Period Education Methods &
Media For Teaching in practice of Nursing
45
  Introduction to Research 40
Professional Trends & Adjustment 40
Administration and Ward Management 45
Health Economics 20
Total Hours of Internship 190

Distribution of Clinical Experience
Year First Year Second Year Third Year Internship Total of 3 year
6 months
Clinical Area Hrs. Wks. Hrs. Wks. Hrs. Wks. Hrs. Wks. Hrs. Wks.
Nursing Science 612 17 - - - - - - 612 17
Medical Health Nursing I & II - - 828 23 - - 252 6 1080 29
Community Health Nursing 288 8 2 2 216 6 168 4 744 20
Psychiatric Nursing - - 216 6 - - 126 3 342 9
Pediatric Nursing - - - - 288 8 126 3 414 11
Midwifery & Gynecological Nursing - - - - 756 21 168 4 924 25
Intern’s Area of Interest - - - - - - 84 2 84 2
Night duty experience for Interns - - - - - - - 2 - 2
Total 900 25 1116 31 1260 35 924 24 4200 115

NOTE:
  1. Student of first year shall be posted in general Medical, Surgical ward for developing skill in basic nursing experience and it shall not be applicable for developing specialized skills in these areas.
  2. Community Health experience in 2nd Year (2 weeks), Community Health Nursing experience has been prescribed for 2 Year in order to give desired leaning experiences and to keep continuity, the concepts of Medical Surgical and Psychiatric nursing can also be applied to Community Health Nursing experience.
  3. No night duty experience in this first year. Only 8 weeks of night duty experience is to be given tough out the training period.
  4. The extra hours which have not been accounted for in this syllabus can planned and utilized by individual schools as per their need.

Scheme of examination
First year
Sr. No. Subject Total Marks Internal
Assessment
Council Board Examination
1 BIO-SCIENCE
Anatomy & Physiology
Microbiology
100 25 75
2 BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE
Psychology
Sociology
100 25 75
3 FUNDAMENTAL OF NURSING
Fundamental of Nursing
First Aid Personal Hygiene
100 25 75
4 COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING – I
Community Health Nursing
Environment Hygiene
Health Education & Communication
Skills, Nutrition
100 25 75
5 Practical – I
Fundamental of Nursing
100 50 50

Second Year
Sr. No. Subject Total Marks Internal
Assessment
Council Board Examination
1 Medical Surgical Nursing (Pharmacology) 100 25 75
2 Medical Surgical Nursing II (Specialties) 100 25 75
3 Mental Health & Psychiatric Nursing 100 25 75
4 Practical – I : Medical Surgical Nursing 100 50 50
5 Practical – II: Psychiatric Nursing 100 (Only School Examination No.
(Council/Board Exam.)

Third Year
Sr. No. Subject Total Marks Internal
Assessment
Council Board Examination
1 Midwifery and Gynecology 100 25 75
2 Pediatric Nursing 100 25 75
3 Community Health Nursing - II 100 25 75
4 Practical – I : Midwifery 100 50 50
5 Practical – II: Pediatric Nursing 100 50 50
6 Practical – III:Community Health Nursing - II 100 50 50

Scheme of Evaluation-Internship Period (School Exam)
Theory Examination
Sr. No. Subject Total Marks Internal
Assessment
Council Board Examination
1 Education methods & media for teaching in Practice nursing and research in nursing 100 50 50
2 Professional Trends and adjustment, administration and ward management & Health Economics 100 50 50
Total 200 100 100

Sr. No. Practical Evaluation: School Assessment Total Marks
1 Medical and Surgical Nursing 20
2 Pediatric Nursing 20
3 Community Health Nursing 20
4 Midwifery 20
5 Psychiatric 20
Total 100