Programme Details

The ANM course is a 2-year diploma program designed to train students in basic nursing, midwifery, and community health care. It focuses on preparing healthcare workers who can provide primary medical services, especially in rural and underprivileged areas. Students learn maternal and child health care, first aid, nutrition, health education, and disease prevention. The course emphasizes hands-on training and community outreach, enabling graduates to assist in hospitals, clinics, and health missions. ANMs play a crucial role in strengthening grassroots healthcare and promoting public health awareness.

Program Outcomes

• Provide Basic Nursing Care: Demonstrate the ability to deliver safe and effective basic nursing care in hospitals, homes, and community settings.
• Maternal and Child Health Services: Provide antenatal, intranatal, postnatal care and support in safe childbirth under supervision, with special attention to maternal and newborn well-being.
• Community Health Participation: Actively participate in health promotion, disease prevention, and family welfare programs at the community level.
• Health Education and Communication: Educate individuals, families, and communities about hygiene, nutrition, family planning, immunization, and healthy living practices.
• Infection Control and First Aid: Apply basic principles of infection prevention and provide first aid in emergency situations.
• Ethical and Professional Conduct: Exhibit professional behaviour, empathy, and ethical standards while delivering patient care and maintaining confidentiality.
• Documentation and Reporting: Maintain accurate records, registers, and reports related to patient care, vital statistics, and health services.
• Teamwork and Collaboration: Work collaboratively with healthcare teams and support staff to ensure coordinated and continuous care delivery.
• Lifelong Learning: Engage in continuous learning and stay updated with developments in basic healthcare services and community practices.

Career Pathways

• Auxiliary Nurse Midwife in government or private health centres
• Health Worker (Female) in sub-centres and primary health centres
• Home Care Nurse for individual or family care
• Community Health Assistant in NGOs or health missions
• Maternity Assistant in rural and urban maternity homes
• Anganwadi/ASHA Worker under government health programs

Further Education

• Pursue GNM (General Nursing and Midwifery) – a 3-year diploma for advanced nursing practice
• Bridge Course in Community Health – to become a Community Health Officer (CHO)
• Pursue B.Sc. Nursing (Post Basic) – for eligibility in higher clinical and academic roles