B.Sc Nursing

Course Details

• Program:  B.Sc Nursing
• Level:  Graduation
• Duration: 4 Years

Overview:

AIMS-

The aims of the undergraduate program are to

Produce knowledgeable competent nurses with clear critical thinking skills who are caring, motivated, assertive and well-disciplined responding to the changing needs of profession, healthcare delivery system and society.

Prepare graduates to assume responsibilities as professional, competent nurses and midwives in providing promotive, preventive, curative and rehabilitative healthcare services in hospital or public health settings.

Prepare nurses who can make independent decisions in nursing situations within the scope of practice, protect the rights of individuals and groups and conduct research in the areas of nursing practice and apply evidence-based practice.

Prepare nurses to assume the role of practitioner, teacher, supervisor and manager in clinical or public health settings.

CORE COMPETENCIES FOR NURSING PRACTICE BY BSC GRADUATE

The B.Sc. Graduate nurse will be able to:

Patient centered care -Provide holistic care recognizing individual patient’s preferences, values and needs, that is compassionate, coordinated, age and culturally appropriate safe and effective care.

Professionalism Demonstrates accountability for the delivery of standard-based nursing care as per INC standards that is consistent with moral, altruistic, legal, ethical, regulatory and humanistic principles.

Leadership Influence the behavior of individuals and groups within their environment and facilitate establishment of shared goals.

System-based practice  Demonstrates awareness and responsiveness to the context of the healthcare system and ability to manage resources essential to provide optimal quality of care.

Health informatics and Technology Use technology and synthesize information and collaborate to make critical decisions that optimize patient outcomes.

Communication Interact effectively with patients, families and colleagues fostering mutual respect and shared decision making to enhance patient satisfaction and health outcomes.

Teamwork and Collaboration Function effectively within nursing and interdisciplinary teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, shared decision making, team learning and development.

Safety Minimize risk of harm to patients and providers through both system effectiveness and individual performance.

Quality improvement: Use data to monitor the outcomes of care processes and utilize improvement methods to design and test changes to continuously improve the quality and safety of the healthcare system.

Evidence based practice Identify, evaluate and use the best current evidence coupled with clinical expertise and consideration of patient’s preferences, experience and values to make practical decisions.