Programme Details

GNM is a 3 year diploma course (including internship) focused on providing training in general nursing, midwifery, and patient care. The course prepares students to work as professional nurses in hospitals, clinics, and community health settings, equipping them with both theoretical knowledge and practical skills essential for quality healthcare delivery.

Program Outcomes

• Deliver Comprehensive Nursing Care: Apply knowledge and skills to provide holistic nursing care to individuals, families, and communities in hospitals and community settings.
• Effective Clinical Decision Making: Demonstrate critical thinking and clinical judgment in assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing interventions.
• Maternal and Child Health Services: Provide safe and competent maternal, new-born, and child care, including antenatal, intra-natal, postnatal, and neonatal care.
• Community Health Nursing: Participate actively in national health programs, health promotion, and disease prevention activities at the community level.
• Professionalism and Ethical Practice: Exhibit professionalism, empathy, accountability, and adherence to ethical and legal principles in all aspects of nursing practice.
• Communication and Interpersonal Skills: Use effective communication techniques with patients, families, and the healthcare team to ensure quality and coordinated care.
• Leadership and Teamwork: Collaborate with healthcare teams and exhibit leadership in delivering nursing services and managing patient care.
• Emergency and First Aid Services: Respond promptly to emergencies and provide appropriate first aid and life-saving measures.
• Health Education and Counselling: Educate patients and communities about health maintenance, disease prevention, nutrition, hygiene, and lifestyle changes.
• Record Keeping and Documentation: Maintain accurate nursing records, reports, and documentation for effective communication and legal purposes.
• Lifelong Learning and Career Growth: Engage in self-directed learning and continuous professional development to adapt to evolving healthcare needs and practices.

Career Pathways

• Staff Nurse in hospitals (government or private)
• Ward In-charge / Nurse Supervisor in clinical settings
• Community Health Nurse in rural and urban health centers
• School Health Nurse
• Industrial/Occupational Health Nurse
• Emergency and Trauma Care Nurse
• Home Healthcare Nurse
• Nursing Assistant or Technician in specialized departments (ICU, OT, etc.)

Further Education

• Post Basic B.Sc. Nursing – a 2-year degree program for GNM diploma holders
• B.Sc. Nursing (Distance/Bridge Programs) – to transition into graduate-level nursing
• M.Sc. Nursing (after Post Basic B.Sc.) – to specialize in areas like Medical-Surgical, Paediatric, Mental Health, or Community Health Nursing