Curriculum - Diploma Nursing

Course of Instruction - First Year

S.No	Subjects	Theory (In Hrs) (class and lab)	Practical (In Hrs) (clinical)
I	Biological Science	120
1.	Anatomy & physiology	90
2.	Microbiology	30
II	Behavioural Science	65
1.	Psychology	45
2.	Sociology	20
III	Fundamentals of Nursing	220	200 lab / 724 clinic
1.	Fundamentals of Nursing	200	22 (wks)
2.	First Aid	20
IV	Community Health Nursing	185	336
1.	Community Health Nursing - I	80	8 (wks)
2.	Environmental Hygiene	30
3.	Health Education and Communication Skills	45
4.	Nutrition	30
V	English	30
	Computer Education	15	20
	Co-curricular activities	20
	Total Hours	672 (16 wks)	1260 (30 wks)
		1932

Second Year

S.No	Subjects	Theory (In Hrs) (class and lab)	Practical (In Hrs) (clinical)
1.	Medical Surgical Nursing – I	130	840 (20 wks)
2.	Medical Surgical Nursing – II	130	-
3.	Mental Health Nursing	70	336 (8 wks)
4.	Child Health Nursing	70	336 (8 wks)
5.	Co Curricular Activities	20	-
	Total Hours	420 (10 wks)	1512 (36 wks)
		1932

Third Year

S.No	Subjects	Theory (In Hrs) (class and lab)	Practical (In Hrs) (clinical)
1.	Midwifery & Gyanaecology	140	588 (14 wks)
2.	Community Health Nursing- II	100	168 (4 wks)
3.	Co Curricular Activities	12	-
	Total Hours	252	756
		1008

Third Year Part II ( Integrated Supervised Internship)

S. No		Theory Subjects		Theory (Hours)
1		Nursing Education		20
2		Introduction to Research and Statistics		30
3		Professional Trends & Adjustments		30
4		Nursing Administration and Ward Management		40
Total				120

 

S.No		Clinical Areas		Clinical (Hrs) / weeks*
1		Medical Surgical Nursing		258 (6)
2		Community Health Nursing		258 (6)
3		Child Health Nursing		86 (2)
4		Midwifery and Gynaecological Nursing		344 (8)
5		Mental Health Nursing		86 (2)
		TOTAL		1032 (24)

Night duty should be given in clinical area(s) in rotation

Note: * - 43 hours per week for clinical and 5 hours per week for theory.