General Nursing and Midwifery – Diploma course (3 years)

Course overview

General nursing and midwifery, a diploma course in nursing started in the institute during 2011-12 with a vision to cater quality and excellence in nursing education to the candidates from vidarbha region especially from areas of poor and backward sections.

Course is designed to prepare the student nurses to develop knowledge, skills, competencies and standards that required to practice in ever changing health care setting through integration of theory and practice, so the student nurse can assume the position of registered nurse (RNRM) in clinical and public health setting.

The course of study leading to general nursing and midwifery is a full time diploma program comprises of three completed academic years including internship. The admission procedure shall be based on interview at institutional level.

Course Curriculum

I YEAR	Theory	Subject	Hours	Evaluation
				Attendance	IA Marks	University Exam
		Bioscience	120	80%	25	75
		Behavioral science	60	80%	25	75
		Nursing foundations	210	80%	25	75
		Community health nursing – I	180	80%	25	75
	Practical	Nursing foundations	880	100%	50	50
		Community health nursing – I	320	100%	-	-
II YEAR	Theory	Medical surgical nursing – I	120	80%	25	75
		Medical surgical nursing – II	120	80%	25	75
		Mental health nursing	70	80%	25	75
		Child health nursing	70	80%	25	75
	Practical	Medical surgical nursing – I	400	100%	50	50
		Medical surgical nursing – II	400	100%	50	50
		Mental health nursing	320	100%	-	-
		Child health nursing	320	100%	50	50
III YEAR PART – I	Theory	OBG	140	80%	25	75
		Community health nursing – II	90	80%	25	75
	Practical	OBG	560	100%	50	50
		Community health nursing – II	160	100%	50	50
III YEAR PART – II	Theory	Education, research and statistics	50	80%	50	50
		Professional trends & adjustment, administration and management	70	80%	50	50
	Practical	Medical surgical nursing	288	100%	-	-
		Community health nursing	288	100%	-	-
		Child health nursing	96	100%	-	-
		OBG	384	100%	-	-
	Mental health nursing	96	100%	-	-

Eligibility criteria for admission

• Minimum 17 and maximum 35 years in age on or before 31st December of respective year of admission. No age bar for registered ANM / LHV.

• Registered ANM

• Medically fit

• 10+2 pass or its equivalent recognized by competent authority in any branch preferably science with minimum aggregate of 40%, and 5% relaxation for SC/ST candidates.

• No parallel / simultaneous attendance in other course during general nursing and midwifery