Post Basic B.sc Nursing
About Program
Post Basic B.Sc. Nursing is a professional advancement program for GNM-qualified nurses, aimed at enhancing clinical expertise and expanding career opportunities. It combines advanced nursing practice with education and management, focusing on leadership, decision-making, and research skills. The program prepares graduates for roles such as educators, supervisors, and administrators, while also paving the way for higher studies in nursing.
Program Highlight
Program Outcomes (POs)
- Provide promotive, preventive, curative, and rehabilitative healthcare services as competent nurses and midwives.
- Make independent decisions in nursing situations and deliver safe, effective patient care.
- Protect patient rights and support individuals and communities in achieving optimal health.
- Function efficiently in hospital and community healthcare settings.
- Conduct and apply research in nursing practice.
- Perform roles as teacher, supervisor, and manager in clinical and public health settings.
Program Specific Outcomes (PSOs)
- Assess health status and provide planned, implemented, and evaluated nursing care for individuals, families, and communities.
- Demonstrate competency in nursing techniques based on scientific principles.
- Participate effectively as a member of the healthcare team in all levels of care.
- Exhibit effective communication and interpersonal skills.
- Apply leadership and decision-making abilities in various situations.
- Educate individuals and groups in community health settings.
- Demonstrate managerial skills in healthcare settings.
- Practice ethical values in personal and professional life.
- Engage in research activities and apply findings to improve nursing practice.
- Pursue continuous learning for professional and personal development.
Eligibility
- The candidate must have passed Higher Secondary (10+2) or an equivalent examination recognized by the university.
- The candidate must have completed General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM) and be registered as a Registered Nurse and Registered Midwife (R.N.R.M.) with the State Nurses Registration Council.
- The candidate should be medically fit.
- Admissions are conducted once a year.
Post Basic B.sc Nursing - CURRICULUM
First Year
| Subject Name | L | T | P | C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing foundation | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nutrition & dietetics | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Biochemistry & Biophysics | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Psychology | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Microbiology | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Maternal Nursing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Child Health Nursing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Medical Surgical Nursing | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| English | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 36 | 0 | 3 | 49 |
Second Year
| Subject Name | L | T | P | C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Community Health Nursing | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| Mental Health Nursing | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| Introduction to Nursing Education | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Introdution to Nursing Administration | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Introduction to Nursing Research & statistics | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 21 | 0 | 10 | 42 |
L = Lecture,
T = Tutorial,
P = Practical,
C = Credits
Internship Detail
- Adult health Nursing: Assess patients, give pre/post-operative care, administer drugs, manage wounds & emergencies.
- Midwifery Nursing: Provide antenatal, delivery, postnatal care; assist labor; ensure mother & newborn safety.
- Community Health Nursing: Assess community, provide health education, immunization, preventive care.
- Child Health Nursing: Monitor growth, care of sick children, give vaccines, educate parents.
- Mental Health Nursing: Assess mental status, therapeutic communication, manage psychiatric patients, give medications.
