i am a BSc nursing graduate ....i want to continue my studies for PG ...plz give details about available cources based on UG cource thank you

Asked by Naveena BM on 6 September 2008 at 12:15 PM.

Answered by Health and Medicine Counsellor

Nursing Services are very important in a hospital. Nursing is one of the noblest professions in the world. Nurses work along with the doctors in hospitals in operation theatres, wards and in the care of the sick people. This profession requires love and a mind for service of the sick, needy, injured, convalescing mothers, new-borns and sometimes the mentally challenged people also. The nursing profession calls for tremendous patience, responsibility and dedication. Nursing Courses offered in Indian Nursing Colleges and eligibility criteria: B.Sc. Nursing: This is a 3 to 4 years course. This course provides basic knowledge about nursing, first-aid and midwifery. The students are trained in all the theoretical as well as practical aspects of nursing. The eligibility for this course is 10+2 with Biology, Physics and Chemistry. M.Sc. Nursing: Eligibility for this post-graduate course is B.Sc. Nursing. The course is of 2 years duration. General Nursing & Midwifery (GNM): GNM programme is to prepare general nurses who function as members of the health team, to hold first-level positions in both the hospitals and other such places. This is a 3 and a half year program after 10+2 with Biology, Physics and Chemistry. Auxiliary Nurse Midwife/ Health Worker (ANM): The ANM Course gives training for the aspirants on how to take care of the health related problems in rural areas especially children, mothers and old aged people. The ANM course is of 18 months duration and the eligibility for admission is 10th standard. Military Nursing: Females who are unmarried or divorced legally separated and widows without encumbrances may opt for the four year B.Sc. (Nursing / three-year probationary nursing course conducted at various armed forces hospitals in India. Those selected to the course have to execute a bond to serve in the Military Nursing Services (MNS) for five / four years, respectively. During training all candidates will be provided free ration, furnished accommodation, uniform allowance and a monthly stipend. Applicants should be between 17 and 24 years of age and should have completed plus two or equivalent examination with Physics, Chemistry and Biology with at least 45 percent marks and be medically fit. Selection to the course is made on the basis of a written examination of the objective type comprising general English biology and General intelligence followed by an interview of candidates successful in the written examination. For more information log on Nursing