B.Sc. (Nursing):
COURSES OF INSTRUCTION WITH CREDIT STRUCTURE
ENGL 101 - COMMUNICATIVE ENGLISH
- PLACEMENT: 1 SEMESTER
- THEORY: 2 Credits (40 hourse)
- DESCRIPTION: The course is designed to enable students to enhance their ability to speak and write the language (and use English) required for effective communication in their professional work. Students will practive their skill in verbal and written English during clinical and classroom experience.
- COMPETENCIES: On completion of the course, the students will be able to
- Identify the significance of Communicative English for healthcare professionals.
- Apply the concepts and principles of English Langauge use in professional development such as pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, paraphrasing, voice dodulation, Spelling, pause and silence.
- Demonstrate attentive listening in different hypothetical situations.
- Converse effectively, appropriately and timely within the given context and the individual or team they are communicating with either face to face or by other means.
- Read, interpret and comprehend content in text, flow sheet, framework, figures, tables, reports, anecdotes etc.
- Analyse the situation and apply critical thinking strategies.
- Enhance expressions through writing skills.
- Apply LSRW (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing) Skill in combination to learn, teach, educate and share information, ideas and results.
ANAT 105 - APPLIED ANATOMY
- PLACEMENT: I SEMESTER
- THEORY: 3 Credits (60 hours)
- DESCRIPTION: The course is designed to assists student to recall and further acquire the knowledge of the normal structure of human body, idenfity alteration in anatomical structure with emphasis on clinical application to practive nursing.
- COMPETENCIES: On completion of the course, the students will be able to
- Describe anatomical terms.
- Explain the general and microscopic structure of each system of the body.
- Identify relative positions of the major body organs as well as their general anatomic locations.
- Explore the effect of alterations in structure.
- Apply knowledge of anatomic structures to analyze clinical situations and therapeutic applications.
PHYS 110 - APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY
- PLACEMENT: 1 SEMESTER
- THEORY: 3 Credits (60 hourse)
- DESCRIPTION: The course is designed to assists student to acquire comprehensive knowledge of the normal functions of the organ systems of the human body to facilitate understanding of physiological basis of health, identify alteration in functions and provide the student with the necessary physiological knowledge to practice nursing.
- COMPETENCIES: On completion of the course, the students will be able to
- Develop understanding to the normal functioning of various organ systems of the body.
- Identify the relative contribution of each organ system towards maintenance of homeostasis.
- Describe the effect of alterations in functions.
- Apply knowledge of physiological basis to analyze clinical situations and therapeutic applications.
SOCI 115 - APPLY SOCIOLOGY
- PLACEMENT: 1 SEMESTER
- THEORY: 3 Credits (60 hourse)
- DESCRIPTION: This course is designed to enable the students to develop understanding about basic concepts of sociology and its application in personal and community life, health, illness and nursing.
- COMPETENCIES: On completion of the course, the students will be able to
- Identify the scope and significance of sociology in nursing.
- Apply the knowledge of social structure and different culture in a society in identifying social needs of sck clients.
- Identify the impact of culture of health and illness.
- Develop understanding about types of family, marriage and its legislation.
- Identify different types of caste, class, social change and its influence on health and health practices.
- Develop understanding about social organization and disorganization and social problems in India.
- Integrate the knowledge of clinical sociology and its uses in crisis intervention.
PSYC 120 - APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
- PLACEMENT: 1 SEMESTER
- THEORY: 3 Credits (60 hourse)
- DESCRIPTION: This course is designed to enable the students to develop understanding about basic concepts of psychology and its application in personal and community life, health, illness and nursing. It further provides students opportunity to recognize the significance and application of soft skills and self-empowerment in the practice of nursing.
- COMPETENCIES: On completion of the course, the students will be able to
- Identify the importance of psychology in individual and professional life.
- Develop understanding of the biological and psychological basis of human behaviour.
- Identify the role of nurse in promoting mental health and dealing with altered personality.
- Perform the role of nurses applicable to the psychology of different age groups.
- Identify the cognitive and affective needs of clients.
- Integrate the principles of motivation and emotion in performing the role of nurse in caring for emotionally sick client.
- Demonstrate basic understanding of psychological assessment and nurse’s role.
- Apply the knowledge of soft skills in workplace and society.
- Apply the knowledge of self-empowerment in workplace, society and personal life.
N-NF(I) 125 - NURSING FOUNDATION-I (including First Aid module)
- PLACEMENT: 1 SEMESTER
- THEORY: 6 Credits (120 hourse)
- PRACTICUM: Skill Lab: 2 Credits (80 hours) and Clinical: 2 Credits (160 hours)
- DESCRIPTION:This course is designed to help novice nursing students develop knowledge and competencies required to provide evidence-based, comprehensive basic nursing care for adult patients, using nursing process approach.
- COMPETENCIES: On completion of the course, the students will be able to
- Develop understanding about the concept of health, illness and scope of nursing within health care services.
- Apply values, code of ethics and professional conduct in professional life.
- Apply the principles and methods of effective communication in establishing communication links with patients, families and other health team members.
- Develop skill in recording and reporting.
- Demostrate competency in monitoring and documenting vital signs.
- Describe the fundamental principles and techniques of infection control and biomedical waste management.
- Identify and meet the comfort needs of the patients.
- Perform admission, transfer and discharge of a patient under supervision applying the knowledge.
- Demonstrate understanding and application of knowledge in caring for patients with restricted mobility.
- Perform first aid measures during emergencies.
- Identify the educational needs of patients and demostrate basic skills of patient education.