The Amrita College of Nursing. a constituent unit of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, was inaugurated on 1st November, 2002, by Shri. Shathrughnan Sinha, then Union Minister for Health Family Welfare. The college is recognized by the the Kerala Nurses and
college is recognized by the the Kerala Nurses and Midwives Council. Presently the college offers B. Sc. Nursing and M. Sc. Nursing. The B. Sc. Nursing program which was started in the year 2002 with an intake of 50 seats is now expanded to 100 seats per batch. The M. Sc. Nursing is offered in four different specialties with an annual intake of 36.
Currently the college has 39 teaching faculty. The experienced, competent and stable faculty in various specialties with six Professors, four Associate Professors and six Assistant Professors, is an asset of this institution. An all-round development of the students is ensured through the balanced blend of curricular and extracurricular activities. Class room teaching is made effective by the use of modern educational technology. Apart from the practical training in the laboratories especially Central Simulation lab, students get exposed to a wide variety of clinical conditions in the parent hospital, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, which has got the most advanced technology of health care.
The laboratories are well equipped with most advanced manikins and simulators. The Nursing College Library has around 6700 text books, around 1800 online journals & 26 printed journals, both Indian and foreign and internet facilities with twenty online databases.
The library timing extends from 8.00am till 10.00 pm. There is also a central library located in the Medical College. This is a college among the very few having a well-equipped Language Lab. This enables the students to develop their language skill which is very essential for the career mobility.
To be a global center of excellence in providing quality nursing education rooted in values, research and in preparing professionals to lead safe, dynamic nursing practice through clinical partnerships.
Amrita College of Nursing is committed to:
Provide nursing education programmes to prepare professionals capable of providing safe, comprehensive and compassionate nursing care in an ever changing health care environment.
Prepare advanced practice nurses, educators and administrators (capacity building).
Enhance research that improves quality of life of individuals / families and has an impact on nursing practice.
Integrate nursing education, research and practice through clinical partnership.
The aim of the undergraduate nursing program is to prepare graduates who can provide competent, compassionate and evidence based preventive, promotive, curative and rehabilitative nursing care in varied settings, making independent decisions as and when required, considering the safety and rights of individuals/groups and personal and professional development.
Inaugurated on 1st November, 2002, by Shri. Shathrughnan Sinha, the then Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare. The college is recognized by the Kerala Nurses and Midwives Council. Presently the college offers B. Sc. Nursing, Post Basic B.Sc. Nursing and M. Sc. Nursing.
The B. Sc. Nursing program which was started in the year 2002 with an intake of 50 seats is now expanded to 100 seats per batch. The M.Sc. Nursing is offered in four different specialties with an annual intake of 36.
The College is situated within the Health Science Campus in a separate building with excellent laboratory and classroom facilities. The total area of the college is 70487.2 Sq. feet which is much above the INC specifications.
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