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Post Basic B.Sc. Nursing

2 Years Degree Programme

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  • Recognized by the Indian Nursing Council (INC) and State Nursing Council.
  • Modern Laboratory infrastructure with sophisticated equipment and a Simulation Center with high-fidelity mannequins and equipment, allow students to practice and develop Clinical expertise without any risk of patient harm.
  • Adequate and efficient Clinical and Community exposure to various Specialty and Multi-specialty hospitals and communities of Assam.
  • Exposure and participation in research activities.
  • Excellent placement opportunities are provided for the students.

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Post-Basic B.Sc. Nursing helps demonstrate critical thinking skills in decision-making in all settings. It teaches the practice of nursing within the framework of the code of ethics and professional standard of conduct. Students pursuing this programme are expected to effectively communicate with health team members and communities.

  • AdtU Post-basic Nursing Graduates will be prepared for successful careers in the multidisciplinary clinical and healthcare industry/institutional and government sectors.
  • The Post-basic Nursing Graduates will be well prepared academically to become licensed/ registered professional graduate nurses/ midwives and will contribute effectively to healthcare services.
  • The graduates will engage in professional activities to enhance their stature and simultaneously contribute to the profession, and be successful in higher education in nursing and hospital management, if pursued.

  • Apply the comprehensive knowledge of biological, behavioural, social and health sciences, nursing principles, practices and professional experiences patient caring and nursing in diverse healthcare settings.
  • Committed and compassionate for effective nursing and patient care services focussing on promotion, prevention and restoring health as per national health policies.
  • Practice modern healthcare equipment, instruments, tools and care practices for improvised health outcomes.
  • Implement patient-centric care practices with responsive nursing and therapeutic approaches ensuring safety while working with individuals, families and communities in diverse settings.
  • Communicate effectively with patients, their families, peers and multidisciplinary healthcare professionals to provide quality patient services.
  • Comprehend patient information and evidence-based health interventions with nursing theories to make advanced decisions for better health outcomes.
  • Adhere to codes of conduct and ethical principles, while upholding nursing responsibility and accountability, integrating legal considerations, to maintain integrity and dignity for better healthcare outcomes in the profession.
  • Advocate for equitable healthcare access irrespective of socioeconomic and cultural differences to implement best nursing practices in diverse settings with a sense of environmental sustainability.
  • Function effectively as an individual or as a collaborative member/leader in multidisciplinary healthcare teams.
  • Engage in continuous lifelong learning in the broader context of global healthcare and advancements.

  • Determine and identify the client's health status, prioritize, plan, and implement Nursing care and evaluate the care rendered.
  • Develop communication skills for effective teamwork in rendering quality care within the health care and community settings.
  • Demonstrate critical thinking skills in decision-making in every area of Nursing care.
  • Develop a participatory role in research activities as teamwork and utilize the findings to enhance quality Nursing care.
  • Develop a recognition of the need for continued learning for their personal and professional development.

Curriculum Details

Year wise Course Details

First Year

Courses for this year

Course Overview

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.

Course Outcomes

  • Understand the ethical and professional dimensions in the nursing practice.
  • Develop comprehensive knowledge of theories in nursing care.
  • Execute the steps of nursing process in providing quality patient care.
  • Highlight the significance of quality assurance in Nursing, role of council and the importance of professional bodies in maintaining nursing standards.
  • Apply diverse nursing concepts for comprehensive and patient-cantered care.

Course Overview

The course is designed to assist the students to acquire basic knowledge and understanding of the principles of Nutrition and Dietetics and apply this knowledge in the practice of Nursing.

Course Outcomes

  • Understand the factors influencing the planning of a balanced diet taking into account the hygiene, preparation and preservation of food.
  • Formulate personalized therapeutic diets for a range of diseases incorporating cultural, lifestyle, and individual variations in health conditions.
  • Explain infant feeding and the various nutritional requirements, advantages of supplementary feeding, weaning and share an overview of school lunch programme.
  • Identify the nutritional challenges of special groups in India and overcome it through effective implementation of national nutrition programs and regional variations
  • Develop nutritional plans for various age groups, considering cultural, socio-economic, and individual factors.

Course Overview

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.

Course Outcomes

  • Explain the scope, methods of psychology, various cognitive processes and its relationship with other subject.
  • Explain the concept of attention, perception, motivation and conflicts of individuals along with the nursing management
  • Develop a comprehensive knowledge on personality, psychological aspects of nursing, individual differences, intelligence and its measurement in nursing practices
  • Understand learning and its principles, concept of memory, attitudes and their application in healthcare
  • Describe the concepts of mental health and hygiene, defence mechanisms and the characteristics of a mentally healthy person.

Course Overview

This course is designed to help the students understand and use skills of English language require for their professional work.

Course Outcomes

  • Understand remedial study of grammar and effectively organize seminars, symposium, and discussion.
  • Comprehend selected passages and express meaning in one’s own words through reading and comprehension of prescribed books
  • Demonstrating various composition forms including note-taking, diary entries, nurses' notes, anecdotal records and summarizing health problems
  • Apply knowledge in preparing practical samples of note-taking, diary entries, nurses' notes, anecdotal records, summaries, and health problem reports.
  • Demonstrate verbal communication skills by delivering oral reports, summarizing discussions, and participating in debates to demonstrate effective communication.

Course Overview

This course is designed to equip the students to review and apply their knowledge of Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry and Behavioral sciences in caring for adult patients with Medical/Surgical disorders using nursing process approach and critical thinking. It also intends to develop competencies required for assessment, diagnosis, treatment, nursing management, and supportive/palliative care to patients with various Medical Surgical disorders.

Course Outcomes

  • Understand nursing care in medical-surgical settings of outpatient and intensive care units for effective nursing management of patient with certain specific problems.
  • Apply nursing care in diverse medical-surgical conditions covering neurological, respiratory, cardiovascular, genitourinary, digestive, endocrine, musculoskeletal and female reproductive tract disorders.
  • Describe oncological disorders including types of neoplasm, pathophysiology, diagnostics treatment and their preventive measures.
  • Apply knowledge in managing burns, reconstructive surgeries, communicable, immunological, eye-ear-nose-throat-skin, and blood disorders.
  • Demonstrate effective nursing management in handling emergencies like cardiac problems, trauma, poisoning, and crisis management for effective healthcare delivery.

Course Overview

This course is designed to equip the students to review and apply their knowledge of Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry and Behavioral sciences in caring for adult patients with Medical/Surgical disorders using nursing process approach and critical thinking. It also intends to develop competencies required for assessment, diagnosis, treatment, nursing management, and supportive/palliative care to patients with various Medical Surgical disorders.

Course Outcomes

  • Understand nursing care in medical-surgical settings of outpatient and intensive care units for effective nursing management of patient with certain specific problems.
  • Apply nursing care in diverse medical-surgical conditions covering neurological, respiratory, cardiovascular, genitourinary, digestive, endocrine, musculoskeletal and female reproductive tract disorders.
  • Describe oncological disorders including types of neoplasm, pathophysiology, diagnostics treatment and their preventive measures.
  • Apply knowledge in managing burns, reconstructive surgeries, communicable, immunological, eye-ear-nose-throat-skin, and blood disorders.
  • Demonstrate effective nursing management in handling emergencies like cardiac problems, trauma, poisoning, and crisis management for effective healthcare delivery.

Course Overview

: This course is designed for developing an understanding of the modern approach to child-care, identification, prevention and nursing management of common health problems of neonates and children.

Course Outcomes

  • Understand paediatric nursing principles, modern child care concepts, rights, morbidity- mortality rates including child health policies.
  • Understand growth and development of different stages of a child, nutritional needs, accidents, causes and prevention, play, parental guidance and preventive immunization.
  • Demonstrate proficiency in managing neonatal care such as resuscitation, low birth weight babies, common disorders and implementing infection prevention strategies.
  • Proficient in paediatric nursing care to address common childhood diseases, emergencies and communicable diseases ensuring effective care in both hospital and home settings.
  • Identify behavioural disorders in children and address the needs of mentally, physically, and socially challenged children in paediatric care.

Course Overview

This course is designed for developing an understanding of the modern approach to child-care, identification, prevention and nursing management of common health problems of neonates and children.

Course Outcomes

  • Understand paediatric nursing principles, modern child care concepts, rights, morbidity- mortality rates including child health policies.
  • Understand growth and development of different stages of a child, nutritional needs, accidents, causes and prevention, play, parental guidance and preventive immunization
  • Demonstrate proficiency in managing neonatal care such as resuscitation, low birth weight babies, common disorders and implementing infection prevention strategies.
  • Proficient in paediatric nursing care to address common childhood diseases, emergencies and communicable diseases ensuring effective care in both hospital and home settings.
  • Identify behavioural disorders in children and address the needs of mentally, physically, and socially challenged children in paediatric care.

Course Overview

This course is designed to enable students to acquire understanding of fundamentals of Microbiology, compare and contrast different microbes and comprehend the means of transmission and control of spread by various microorganisms. It also provides opportunities for practicing infection control measures in hospital and community settings.

Course Outcomes

  • Understand the classification of microbes, their growth and methods of identification for disease diagnosis in healthcare.
  • Explain sterilization, disinfection and infection control protocols of hospitals in dealing with Micro-organism, its identification and laboratory diagnosis of mycotic infections
  • Apply knowledge of immunity, hypersensitivity, skin tests, antigen-antibody reactions, and immunization against diseases in healthcare practices.
  • Identify parasites, vectors, viruses with their characteristics, classification, diagnostic methods and control measures.
  • Describe the concept of micro-organisms transmission through food with special emphasis on food poisoning and infections.

Course Overview

The course is designed to assist the students to acquire knowledge of the normal biochemical composition and functioning of human body, its alterations in disease conditions and to apply this knowledge in the practice of nursing. This course introduced the basic principles of biophysics related to nursing.

Course Outcomes

  • Explain the significance of biochemistry in nursing with a focus on the study of cells and their various components Comprehend on units, measurements, vector motion and describe the principles of gravity in nursing.
  • Describe the role of water and electrolytes in the human body, its sources and functions highlighting the importance of maintaining fluid balance Develop knowledge on force, energy, heat and light including its temperature regulation, sterilization, and therapeutic applications in nursing practice.
  • Define enzymes and its mechanism of action, uses and handling precautions, considering factors and mal-absorption syndrome. Apply basic principles involved in blood pressure measurement, principles of sound, Principles of electricity and electromagnetic in Nursing practice.
  • Describe carbohydrates, glucose metabolism, and blood glucose regulation, including tolerance testing and glycaemic conditions. Understand atomic energy concepts, including isotopes and radioactivity, with a focus on nursing applications involving X-rays and radiation protection
  • Explain protein-lipid metabolism, role of liver, importance of lipids as well as the inter-relationship of metabolic processes. Develop comprehensive knowledge of electronics to operate common electronic equipment in patient care.

Course Overview

This course is designed for students to develop knowledge and competencies on the concepts and principles of midwifery. It helps them to acquire knowledge and skills in rendering respectful maternity care to woman during antenatal, intranatal and postnatal periods in hospitals and community settings. It further helps to develop skills in managing normal neonates and participate in family welfare programs.

Course Outcomes

  • Understand the maternity morbidity and mortality rates and describe the legislations and family planning
  • Describe the anatomy of female reproductive system, physiology of pregnancy, and gynaecological care in healthcare practice.
  • Apply the knowledge of essential new-born care, neonatal resuscitation techniques, feeding, complications of jaundice and its management
  • Demonstrate the management of comprehensive abnormal pregnancy, labour, puerperium, including obstetrical emergencies and effects of drugs in healthcare practices.
  • Review the national welfare programs addressing issues like infertility, unwanted pregnancy, and unwed mothers in healthcare.

Course Overview

This course is designed for students to develop knowledge and competencies on the concepts and principles of midwifery. It helps them to acquire knowledge and skills in rendering respectful maternity care to woman during antenatal, intranatal and postnatal periods in hospitals and community settings. It further helps to develop skills in managing normal neonates and participate in family welfare programs.

Course Outcomes

  • Understand the maternity morbidity and mortality rates and describe the legislations and family planning
  • Describe the anatomy of female reproductive system, physiology of pregnancy, and gynaecological care in healthcare practice.
  • Apply the knowledge of essential new-born care, neonatal resuscitation techniques, feeding, complications of jaundice and its management
  • Demonstrate the management of comprehensive abnormal pregnancy, labour, puerperium, including obstetrical emergencies and effects of drugs in healthcare practices.
  • Review the national welfare programs addressing issues like infertility, unwanted pregnancy, and unwed mothers in healthcare.
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Second Year

Courses for this year

Course Overview

The course enables the students to understand the national health care delivery system and to participate in the delivery of Community Health Nursing

Course Outcomes

  • Explain the concepts and principles of primary health care and community health nursing.
  • Describe concept, objective, scope and principle of family health services and understand the application of national health policy in disease prevention and health promotion.
  • Explain the goals, concepts, scope of health education and show effective communication techniques through diverse methods and media for health education.
  • Describe the epidemiological concepts in community health and identify role of community health nurse in national health programs.
  • Discuss and implement vital statistics methods to ensure accurate reporting at various levels and effectively managing data using a management information system.

Course Overview

This course is reorient students to sociological relation to community and social institution in India and its relationship with health, illness and nursing

Course Outcomes

  • Explain sociological concepts that are applicable in nursing.
  • Describe socialization and personal disorganization.
  • Analyze nature, evolution, diversity and uniformity of culture with its role in nursing
  • Discuss political and social organization, social interaction processes
  • Describe social change, identify social problems and control and plan social disorganization.

Course Overview

These courses enable the students to recognize and appreciate the causes, symptoms and process of abnormal human behavior. It also introduces the student to the present day treatment modalities in the light of psychological, social and cultural factors affecting human behavior. This course helps the student to learn principles of mental health and psychiatric nursing and to develop beginning skills in the management of the mentally ill in hospital and community.

Course Outcomes

  • Describe the historical background and preventive model of psychiatry, principles and philosophy of mental health nursing.
  • Identify and recognize symptoms, risk factors and historical context in the evaluation of mental disorder.
  • Demonstrate effective interviewing skills and therapeutic communication techniques in nurse patient relationship.
  • Apply comprehensive knowledge in the management of patient with various mental disorders .
  • Describe the crisis intervention techniques, therapeutic modalities and understand the role of nursing in national mental health programs.

Course Overview

This course introduces the students to the principles and concepts of education, curriculum development and methods and media of teaching. It also describes the steps in curriculum development and implementation of education programmes in nursing.

Course Outcomes

  • Explain the philosophy and principles of education.
  • Describe the teaching learning process and apply the principles and maxims of teaching using various methods of teaching.
  • Identify suitable educational media and communication tools, including audio-visual aids and assessment methodologies.
  • Explain the management and administrative aspects of school of nursing while adhering to INC guidelines.
  • Apply the principles of guidance and counselling to manage issues and crises efficiently and demonstrate expertise in planning and organizing in-service education programme.

Course Overview

The course enables the students to understand the national health care delivery system and to participate in the delivery of Community Health Nursing

Course Outcomes

  • Explain the concepts and principles of primary health care and community health nursing.
  • Describe concept, objective, scope and principle of family health services and understand the application of national health policy in disease prevention and health promotion.
  • Explain the goals, concepts, scope of health education and show effective communication techniques through diverse methods and media for health education.
  • Describe the epidemiological concepts in community health and identify role of community health nurse in national health programs.
  • Discuss and implement vital statistics methods to ensure accurate reporting at various levels and effectively managing data using a management information system.

Course Overview

This course is designed to give an opportunity to the student to gain an understanding of the principle of administration and its application to nursing service. It is also intended to assist the students to develop an understanding of professional leadership need

Course Outcomes

  • Describe the terms and concepts of nursing research and identify its need and scope.
  • Identify research problem and specify purpose, objectives and conduct a comprehensive literature review in nursing research.
  • Discuss different research approaches, sampling techniques, data collection methods and develop tools for data collection
  • Explain the steps of data analysis and present data summary in tabular form.
  • Demonstrate statistical interpretation of data in the context of nursing research.

Course Overview

The course is designed to assist the students to develop an understanding of basic concept of research and statistic, use the finding of nursing research in nursing practice, apply the knowledge in conducting project and solve problems related to nursing using scientific methods.

Course Outcomes

  • Describe the terms and concepts of nursing research and identify its need and scope.
  • Identify research problem and specify purpose, objectives and conduct a comprehensive literature review in nursing research.
  • Discuss different research approaches, sampling techniques, data collection methods and develop tools for data collection.
  • Explain the steps of data analysis and present data summary in tabular form.
  • Demonstrate statistical interpretation of data in the context of nursing research.

Course Overview

These courses enables the students to recognize and appreciate the causes, symptoms and process of abnormal human behavior It also introduces the student to the present day treatment modalities in the light of psychological, social and cultural factors affecting human behavior. The course helps the student to learn principles of mental health and psychiatric nursing and to develop beginning skills in the management of the mentally ill in hospital and community.

Course Outcomes

  • Describe the historical background and preventive model of psychiatry, principles and philosophy of mental health nursing.
  • Identify and recognize symptoms, risk factors and historical context in the evaluation of mental disorder.
  • Demonstrate effective interviewing skills and therapeutic communication techniques in nurse patient relationship.
  • Apply comprehensive knowledge in the management of patient with various mental disorders .
  • Describe the crisis intervention techniques, therapeutic modalities and understand the role of nursing in national mental health programs.
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