NURSING EDUCATION
PLACEMENT: First Year M.Sc.Nursing
HOURS OF INSTRUCTION
Theory : 150
Hours Practical : 150 Hours
Total : 300 Hours
Course Description This course is designed to assist students to develop a broad understanding of fundamental principles, trends and issues related to education and nursing education. Further, it would provide opportunity to students to understand, appreciate and acquire skills in teaching and evaluation, curriculum development, implementation, maintenance of standards and accreditation of various nursing educational programs.
Objectives At the end of the course, students will be able to:
- Explain the aims of education, philosophies, trends in education and health: its impact on nursing education.
- Describe the teaching learning process.
- Prepare and utilize various instructional media and methods in teaching learning process.
- Demonstrate competency in teaching, using various instructional strategies.
- Critically analyze the existing nursing educational programs, their problems, issues and future trends.
- Describe the process of curriculum development, and the need and the methodology of curriculum changes, innovation and integration.
- Plan and conduct continuing nursing education programs.
- Critically analyze the existing teacher preparation programs in nursing.
- Demonstrate skill in guidance and counseling.
- Describe the problems and issues related to administration of nursing curriculum including selection and organization of clinical experience.
- Explain the development of standards and accreditation process in nursing education programs.
- Identify research priorities in nursing education.
- Discuss various models of collaboration in nursing education and services.
- Explain the concept, principles, steps, tools and techniques of evaluation.
- Construct, administer and evaluate various tools for assessment of knowledge, skill and attitude.
ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE
Placement: I year
Hours of Instruction
Theory 150 Hours Practical 200 Hours
Total: 350 Hours
Course Description The course is designed to develop an understanding of concepts and constructs theoretical basis of advanced nursing practice and critically analyze different theories of nursing and other disciplines.
Objectives: At the end of the course the student will be able to:
- Appreciate and analyze the development of nursing as a profession.
- Describe ethical, legal, political and economic aspects of health care delivery and nursing practice.
- Explain bio- psycho- social dynamics of health, life style and health care delivery system
- Discuss concepts, principles, theories, models, approaches relevant to nursing and their application.
- Describe scope of nursing practice.
- Provide holistic and competent nursing care following nursing process approach.
- Identify latest trends in nursing and the basis of advance nursing practice.
- Perform extended and expanded role of nurse.
- Describe alternative modalities of nursing care.
- Describe the concept of quality control in nursing.
- Identify the scope of nursing research.
- Use computer in patient care delivery system and nursing practice.
- Appreciate importance of self development and professional advance
MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING – I
Placement: I year M.Sc. Nursing
Hours of Instruction
Theory – 150 Hours
Practical – 650 Hours
Total: 800 Hours
Course Description This course is common for the students undergoing clinical speciality-II in Neuro Science Nursing/Cardiovascular and Thoracic Nursing/Critical Care Nursing/Oncology Nursing/ Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Nursing/Nephro and Urology nursing, Gastroenterology Nursing/ Geriatric Nursing. It is designed to assist students in developing expertise and in depth knowledge in the field of Medical Surgical Nursing. It will help students to appreciate the patient as a holistic individual and develop skill to function as a specialized Medical Surgical nurse. It will further enable the students to function as educator, manager and researcher in the field of Medical Surgical Nursing.
Objectives At the end of the course the students will be able to:
- Appreciate trends and issues in the field of Medical Surgical Nursing as a speciality.
- Apply concepts and theories related to health promotion.
- Appreciate the client as a holistic individual.
- Perform physical, psycho social assessment of Medical Surgical patients.
- Apply Nursing process in providing care to patients.
- Integrate the concept of family centered nursing care with associated disorder such as genetic, congenital and long-term illness.
- Recognize and manage emergencies with Medical Surgical patients.
- Describe various recent technologies and treatment modalities in the management of critically ill patients.
- Appreciate the legal and ethical issues relevant to Medical Surgical Nursing.
- Prepare a design for layout and management of Medical Surgical units.
- Appreciate the role of alternative systems of medicine in care of patients.
- Incorporate evidence based Nursing practice and identity the areas of research in the field of Medical Surgical Nursing.
- Recognize the role of Nurse practitioner as a member of the Medical Surgical health teams.
- Teach Medical Surgical Nursing to undergraduate nursing students and in-service nurses.
CLINICAL SPECALITY – I
OBSTERIC AND GYNAECOLOGICAL NURSING
Placement: 1 st Year
Hours of Instruction
Theory : 150 Hours.
Practical : 650Hours
Total : 800 Hours
Course Description This course is design to assist students in developing expertise and in depth understanding in the field of Obstetric and Gynecological Nursing. It will help students to appreciate the client as a holistic individual and develop skill to function as an independent midwifery practitioner. It will further enable the student to function as educator, manager and researcher in the field of Obstetric and Gynecological nursing.
Objectives At the end of the course the students will be able to:
- Appreciate the trends in the field of midwifery, obstetrics and gynaecology as a specialty
- Describe the population dynamics and indicators of maternal and child health
- Describe the concepts of biophysical, psychological and spiritual aspects of normal pregnancy, labor and puerperium.
- Provide comprehensive nursing care to women during reproductive period.
- Integrate the concepts of family centered nursing care and nursing process approach in obstetric and gynecological nursing.
- Identify and analyze the deviations from normal birth process and refer appropriately.
- Describe the pharmacological agents, their effects during pregnancy, child birth, puerperium, lactation and the role of nurse
- Counsel adolescents, women and families on issues pertaining to pregnancy, child birth and lactation
- Describe the role of various types of complementary and alternative therapies in obstetric and gynecological nursing
- Incorporate evidence based nursing practice and identify the areas of research in the field of obstetric and gynecological nursing
- Describe the recent advancement in contraceptive technology and birth control measures.
- Appreciate the legal and ethical issues pertaining to obstetric and gynecological nursing.
NURSING RESEARCH AND STATISTICS
Placement 1st Year
Hours of Instruction
Theory :150 Hours
Practical :100 Hours
Total: 250 Hours
PART A: NURSING RESEARCH
Course Description:– The Course is designed to assist the students to acquire an understanding of the research methodology and statistical methods as a basis for identifying research problem, planning and implementing a research plan. It will further enable the students to evaluate research studies and utilize research findings to improve quality of nursing practice, education and management. General
Objectives: At the end of the course, the students will be able to :
- Define basic research terms and concepts.
- Review literature utilizing various sources.
- Describe research methodology.
- Develop a research proposal.
- Conduct a research study.
- Analyze and interpret the research data.
- Communicate research findings.
- Utilize research findings.
- Critically evaluate nursing research studies.
- write scientific paper for publication.
PART – B : STATISTICS
Theory 50 Hrs. & Practical 50 Hrs
Course Description At the end of the course, the students will be able to develop an understanding of the statistical methods and apply them in conducting research studies in nursing.
General Objectives At the end of the course the students will be able to
- Explain the basic concepts related to statistics
- Describe the scope of statistics in health and nursing
- Organize, tabulate and present data meaningfully
- Use descriptive and inferential statistics to predict results.
- Draw conclusions of the study and predict statistical significance of the results.
- Describe vital health statistics and their use in health related research
- Use statistical packages for data analysis.