What we offer

BSC – NURSING

The college offers a 4-year B.Sc. Nursing course (Eight Semesters). The college has an annual intake of 60 students. The college offers around-the-clock help in making a student nurse become a competent, full-fledged nurse by providing remarkable educational facilities. The rules regarding the method of selection to the B.Sc Nursing Degree Course and other rules regarding the admission process are provisional and subject to the guidelines, orders and instructions issued by the Government, Indian Nursing Council, Kerala Nurses and Midwives Council, Kerala University of Health Science, Admission Supervisory Committee. All the applicants seeking admission to the B.Sc Nursing Degree Course for the academic year 2018-19 are bound by the final decisions of the above mentioned statutory bodies and Courts of Law.

B.Sc. Nursing Program Structure

Semester I

  1. Communicative English
  2. Applied Anatomy
  3. Applied Physiology
  4. Applied Sociology
  5. Applied Psychology
  6. *Nursing Foundations I

Mandatory Module *First Aid as part of Nursing Foundation I Course

Semester II

  1. Applied Biochemistry
  2. Applied Nutrition and Dietetics
  3. *Nursing Foundations II
  4. Health/Nursing Informatics & Technology

Mandatory Module *Health Assessment as part of Nursing Foundation II Course

Semester III

  1. Applied Microbiology and Infection Control including Safety
  2. Pharmacology I
  3. Pathology I
  4. *Adult Health (Medical Surgical) Nursing I with integrated pathophysiology

Mandatory Module *BCLS as part of Adult Health Nursing I

Semester IV

  1. *Pharmacology II
  2. Pathology II & Genetics
  3. Adult Health Nursing II with integrated pathophysiology including Geriatric Nursing
  4. Professionalism, Professional Values & Ethics including Bioethics

Mandatory Module *Fundamentals of Prescribing under Pharmacology II
*Palliative care module under Adult Health Nursing II

Semester V

  1. *Child Health Nursing I
  2. Mental Health Nursing I
  3. Community Health Nursing I (including Environmental Science & Epidemiology)
  4. Educational Technology/Nursing Education
  5. Introduction to Forensic Nursing and Indian Laws

Mandatory Module *Essential Newborn Care (ENBC), Facility Based Newborn Care (FBNBC), IMNCI and PLS as part of Child Health Nursing

Semester VI

  1. *Child Health Nursing II
  2. Mental Health Nursing II
  3. Nursing Management & Leadership
  4. *Midwifery/Obstetrics and Gynecology (OBG) Nursing I

Mandatory Module SBA Module under OBG Nursing I/II (VI/VII Semester)

Semester VII

  1. Community Health Nursing II
  2. Nursing Research & Statistics
  3. Midwifery/Obstetrics and Gynecology (OBG) Nursing II

Mandatory Module *Safe delivery app under OBG Nursing I/II (VI/VII Semester)

Semester VIII

Internship Intensive Practicum/Residency programme
  1. Community Health Nursing
  2. Adult Health Nursing
  3. Child Health Nursing
  4. Mental Health Nursing
  5. Midwifery/ Obstetrics and Gynecology (OBG) Nursing

Elective Modules

Number of electives to be completed: 3 (Every module = 1 credit = 20 hours)

Semester III & IV:

To complete any one elective by end of 4 th semester across 1 st to 4 th semesters

  1. Human values
  2. Diabetes care
  3. Soft skills

Semester V & VI:

To complete any one of the following before end of 6 th semester

  1. CBT
  2. Personality development
  3. Addiction psychiatry
  4. Adolescent health
  5. Sports health
  6. Accreditation and practice standards
  7. Developmental psychology
  8. Menopausal health
  9. Health Economics

VII & VIII Semesters:

To complete any one of the following before end of 8 th semester

  1. Scientific writing skills
  2. Lactation management
  3. Sexuality & Health
  4. Stress management
  5. Job readiness and employability in health care setting

Credit Hours Distribution

SEMESTER THEORY LAB CLINICAL TOTAL ELECTIVES
Hours Credits Hours Credits Hours Credits Hours Credits Hours Credits
I 400 20 80 2 160 2 640 24 20 1
II 260 13 160 4 320 4 740 21
III 220 11 80 2 480 6 780 19
IV 240 12 40 1 480 6 760 19
V 280 14 80 2 400 5 760 21 20 1
VI 200 10 40 1 560 7 800 18
VII 200 10 120 3 480 6 800 19 20 1
VIII
(Internship)		 -- -- -- -- 1056 12 1056 12
Total number of course credits including internship and electives:- 156(141+12+3)

Semester I to Semester VII

One semester = 20 weeks X 40 hours per week = 800 hours

1 credit theory = 20 Hours

@ 1 hour per week per semester (1 Hr x 20 Weeks = 20 Hrs)

1 credit Practical/ Skill Lab/ Simulation lab = 40 hours

@ 2 hours per week per semester (2 Hrs x 20 Weeks = 40 Hrs)

1 credit clinical = 80 Hours

@ 4 hours per week per Semester (4 Hrs x 20 Weeks = 80 Hrs)

1 credit elective course = 20 Hours

@ 1 hour per week per semester (1 Hr x 20 Weeks = 20 Hrs)

Internship

One semester = 22 weeks X 48 hours per week = 1056 hours

1 credit internship = 88 Hours @ 4 hours per week per Semester (4 Hrs x 22 Weeks = 88 Hrs)

Total Semesters = 8

Total number of course credits including internship and electives: – 156 (141+12+3)

Duration

Duration of the program: 8 Semesters (4 years)

One Semester Plan for the First 7 Semesters: Semester I to Semester VII

Total Weeks per Semester : 26 weeks per semester

Number of Weeks / Semester for instruction : 20 weeks X 40 Hrs per week = 800 hours

Minimum Number of Working Days : 100 working days per Semester

@ 5 days per week. (5 × 20 weeks = 100)

Duration of the B.Sc. Nursing course shall be four years, which is a credit and semester based program, comprising of eight semesters including Internship. The maximum period to complete the B.Sc. Nursing course successfully shall not exceed twice the actual duration of the Course (Eight years)