Bachelor of Science
BSc Nursing is a four-year undergraduate course that is imparted to the students to prepare a human resource for nursing purpose both at hospitals and at home. This course prepares a human resource to give the following services:-
A. Describe the structure and function of the human body to permit her to appreciate aberrations from normal and their consequences.
B. Function effectively as part of the team in the delivery of comprehensive health care in a community, hospital in urban as well as rural location.
C. Administer comprehensive as well as specialized nursing care to the sick in the hospital or home environments.
D. Explain the actions, side effects, and indications for use of common drugs administered to the sick.
E. Provide first aid to the injured or the sick in emergency independently in the absence of a doctor.
F. Explain the local patterns of diseases in the country and common diseases in the country.
G. Explain the national health problems and appreciate the role of social, cultural, economic, psychological, and environmental factors in the causation and control of diseases.
H. Provide antenatal supervision and conduct normal deliveries at home or in the hospital. She should be able to recognize the complications during the antenatal, natal, or postnatal period and seek help in time from a doctor.
I. Demonstrate adequate management and supervisory skill to coordinate the proper functioning of various personnel in the ward.
J. Assist in the common operative procedure and describe the surgical aspects, techniques and be skilled in its applications.
This course offers specialization in different fields of nursing such as Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Nursing, Neonatal Nursing, Neuro Nursing, Nursing Education and Administration, Psychiatric Nursing, Oncology Nursing, Critical Care Nursing, Practitioner in Midwifery, Emergency and Disaster Nursing, Cardio-Thoracic Nursing, Operation Room Nursing, etc.
Eligibility:-
10+2 or equivalent with Biology stream is the minimum criteria to pursue B. Sc Nursing.
Admission process:-
The entrance test is conducted by various colleges and universities at both all-India level and state level. Some of the prestigious entrance tests are as follows:-
• AIIMS Nursing, conducted by All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi
• PGIMER Nursing, conducted by Post Graduate Institute of Medical, Education, and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh
• CMC Ludhiana BSc Nursing, conducted by Christian Medical College Ludhiana Society
• Indian Army Nursing, conducted by Directorate General of Medical Services (Indian Army)
• JIPMER Nursing, conducted by Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER), Puducherry
• KGMU Nursing, conducted by King George’s Medical University, Lucknow
• RUHS Nursing, conducted by Rajasthan University of Health Sciences, Jaipur
• BHU Nursing, conducted by Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
• Jamia Hamdard Nursing, conducted by Hamdard University, New Delhi
Best Colleges:-
• ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES – [AIIMS], NEW DELHI
• POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION & RESEARCH – [PGIMER], CHANDIGARH
• ARMED FORCES MEDICAL COLLEGE – [AFMC], PUNE
• KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE – [KMC], MANGALORE
• CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE – [CMC], VELLORE
• BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY – [BHU], VARANASI
• LADY HARDINGE MEDICAL COLLEGE – [LHMC], NEW DELHI
• JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH – [JIPMER], PONDICHERRY
• MADRAS MEDICAL COLLEGE – [MMC], CHENNAI
• MADRAS MEDICAL COLLEGE – [MMC], CHENNAI
• JAMIA HAMDARD UNIVERSITY, NEW DELHI
• GURU GOBIND SINGH INDRAPRASTHA UNIVERSITY – [GGSIPU], NEW DELHI
• KING GEORGE’S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY – [KGMU], LUCKNOW
• SRI RAMACHANDRA INSTITUTE OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, CHENNAI
• ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY – [AU], CHIDAMBARAM
Syllabus:-
The four-year course syllabus is as follows, year-wise:-
1st Year:-
• Anatomy and Physiology
• Nutrition and Biochemistry
• Nursing Foundation
• Physiology
• Microbiology
• Introduction to Computers
• English
2nd Year:-
• Subject Credits
• Sociology
• Medical-Surgical Nursing-I
• Pharmacology, Pathology and Genetics
• Community Health Nursing-I
• Communicational and Educational Technology
3rd Year:-
• Subject Credits
• Medical-Surgical Nursing-II
• Child Health Nursing
• Mental Health Nursing
• Nursing Research and Statistics 2
• English Communication and Soft Skills
4th Year:-
• Subject Credits
• Midwifery and Obstetric Nursing
• Community Health Nursing
• Management of Nursing Services and Education
• Environment Study
Career Prospects:-
After completion of BSc Nursing following are the option for which one can go for:-
• Nurse – Nursery School
• Junior Psychiatric Nurse
• Ward Nurse & Infection Control Nurse
• Nursing Assist Supervisor
• Nursing Tutor
• Nursing Educator
• Home Care Nurses
• Nursing Assistant
• Nurse – Nursery School
• Nurse & Patient Educator
• Junior Psychiatric Nurse
• Nurse Manager
• Ward Nurse & Infection Control Nurse
