Lesson plan on PATTERNS OF

NURSING EDUCATION AND

TRAINING PROGRAMMMES
IN INDIA

Submitted to- Mrs. Bindu

Submitted by- Ms Sneha Sehrawat
Msc nursing Ist year

(OBG)
Rufaida College of Nursing
IDENTIFICATION DATA
NAME:

Ms. Sneha Sehrawat

CLASS:

MSc Nursing Ist Year

SUBJECT:

Advanced Nursing Process

TOPIC:

PATTERNS OF NURSING EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMMES

IN INDIA.

UNIT:

Nursing Educational Programs ( Units VIII)

GROUP:

MSc Nursing Isr year students

SIZE OF THE GROUP:

25

DURATION:

1 hour

PLACE:

MSc Nursing Ist Year classroom

METHOD OF TEACHING:

Lecture cum discussion method

AV AIDS USED:

Charts , flash cards , transparency sheets.

DATE:
TIME:
LANGUAGE:

English

SUPERVISOR:

Mrs. Bindu

PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE:
regarding the topic.

Students have no particular previous knowledge no previous knowledge

GENERAL OBJECTIVE

After the class, students will be able to:

Acquire knowledge of topic- PATTERN OF NURSING EDUCATION AND TRAINING
PROGRAMMES IN INDIA.
Vocalize their learning about the topic .
Explain various trends in nursing education and its impact.
Able to critically analyze the existing nursing educational programs, issues and future
trends.
Discuss various nursing education programs and services.
Understand the development of nursing education from diploma programs to PhD and
various other clinical practitioner courses,

Student teacher will be able to :1. Develop confidence in facing the group.
2. Develop confidence in teaching.
3. Develop skills in classroom management.
4. Develop in-depth knowledge about the Topic.
5. Develop skills in conduction of evaluation .

6. Develop skills in appropriate utilization of A.V. aids.

Time

Specific
Objectives

Contents

1min

Teaching Learning
Activities with A.V.aids

INTRODUCTION

The history of nursing

spans from the history of
human kind. For as long
as there has been life ,
there has been the need to
provide care and comfort
to those suffering from
illness and injury.
From the dawn of
civilization, evidence
prevails to support the
premise that nurturing has
been essential to the
preservation of life.
Survival of the human
race, therefore is in
inextricably intertwined
with the development of
nursing.

1 min.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF
THE TOPIC : Today we
will be studying about
pattern of nursing

Evaluation

education and training

programmes in India .

After this
teaching
session the
student will be
able to :
Define nursing
educational
programmes.

Understand the
conceptual
development of
nursing
education in
India.

Nursing educational programmes may be

defined as in large part that influencing
of one group of human beings, the pupils
to grow towards defined objectives,
utilizing a second group of human
beings, the teacher as agents, and
operating in setting of third group of
human being, the public variously
concerned both with objectives and with
means used to achieve them.

Student nurse defines

nursing education
programmes with the help
of chart.

Define
nursing
educational
programme
?

NURSING EDUCATION IN INDIA

The nursing council act came into
existence in 1948 to constitute a council
of nurses who would safeguard the
quality of nursing education in the
country. The mandate was establish and
maintain uniform standards of nursing
education. Today, the nursing education
is regulate by Indian nursing council
through
prescription,
inspection,
examination,
certification
and
maintaining its stand for a uniform
syllabus at each level of nursing
education. They have also ensured easier
measures for equivalence, exchange and
practice for nurses in any part of the

Student teacher describes

the conceptual
development of nursing
education in India.

country.

Enumerate
recommendatio
ns of various
committees
pertaining to
nursing
education.

RECOMMENDATIONS OF
VARIOUS COMMITTEES
PERTAINING TO NURSING
EDUCATION.
The recommendations given by
committees and commission
provided guidelines for
improvement and growth of
nursing education.
1. Health survey and
development committee ( Bhore
committee 1946)

2.

Establishment of nursing
college.
Creation of an all India
nursing council.
Shetty committee 1954

Improvement in conditions
of training of nurses.
Minimum requirement for
admission to be in
accordance with regulation
of the INC.

3. Health survey and planning

committee (Mudaliar committee
1959-61)

Three grades of nurses i.e.

the basic nurses (4yrs),
auxillary nurse midwife
(2yrs) and nurses with a
degree qualification.
For GNM minimum
entrance qualification
matriculation .

Student teacher
enumerate
recommendations of
various committees
pertaining to nursing
education with the help of
flash cards and
transparency sheets.

For degree course passed

higher secondary or pre
university.

Medium of instruction
preferably English in
General nursing.

Degree course should be

taught only in English.

4. Mukherjee committee,
1966.

Training of nurses and

ANMS required for family
planning.

4. Kartar singh
committee,1972-73

Multipurpose health worker

scheme
Change in designation of
ANMs and LHV
Setting up of training
division at the ministry of
health and family welfare

7. Sarojini varadappan
committee, 1990 (A high power
committee on
nursing and
nursing profession.)

Two levels of nursing

personnel
Post basic BSc nursing
degree to continue
Masters in nursing
programme to be
increased and
strengthened.
Doctorate in nursing
programme to be started
in selected university.

What are
the
recommend
ations laid

Continuing education and

staff development for
nurses.

out by
working
group on
nursing
education
and
manpower
and when?

8. Working group on nursing

education and manpower,1991.

Understand
development of
nursing
education in
India.

By 2020 the GNM

programme to be phased
out
Curriculum of BSc nursing
to be modified

Staffing norm should be as

per INC

There should be deliberate

plan for preparation of
teachers MSc/Mphil and
PhD degrees.

Improvement in
functioning of INC

Importance of continuing
education for nurses.

DEVELOPMENT OF NURSING
EDUCATIION.
Basic General Nursing
And Midwifery Education
1. Training of Dais(Birth
Attendant )
The Dai training continued past
independence. The goal was to
train one Dai in each village and
ultimate goal was to train all the
practicing Dais in country
Duration of training was 30 days.
No age limit was prescribed,
training include theory and
practice, more emphasis on field

Student teacher
describes development of
nursing education in
India.

practice. This training was done

at subcentre and equipments
provided by UNICE F.
2.

Auxillary Nurse Midwife

In 1950 Indian Nursing Council

came out with some important
decisions relating to future
patterns of nursing training in
India.One of the important
decision was that there should
be only two standard of training
nursing and midwifery,
subsequently the curriculum for
these courses were prescribed.
The first course was started at
St. Marys Hospital
Punjab,1951.The entrance
qualification was up to 7/8 years
of schooling.The period of
training was 2 years witch
include a 9 month of midwifery
and 3 months of community
experience.
In 1977, as a result of the
decision to prepare multipurpose
health worker& vocationalization
of higher secondary education,
curriculum was revised a
designed to have 1.5 year of
vocationalized ANM programme
and six months of general
education.The entrance
qualification was raised from
7th passed to matriculation
passed.
Under multipurpose scheme
promotional avenue was opened
to senior ANMS for undergoing
six months promotional training
for which course was prescribed
by INC.
3. Lady Health Visitor
Course

Training of LHV course continued

post independance.The syllabus
prepar ed and prescribed by INC
in 1951.The entrance
qualification was
metriculation.The duration was
two and a half years which
subsequently reduced to 2 years.
4 . General Nursing And
Midwifery Course
GNM course existed since early
years of century.In 1951,syllabus
was prescribed by INC.In 1954 a
special provision was made for
male nurse.In1954 public health
was integrated into basic nursing
course.
First revision of course was done
in 1963. In1964-65 Psychiatric
nursing was included in
curriculum.The duration of
course was reduced from 4 years
to 3.5 years. Second revision
was done in 1982. The duration
of the course reduced to 3
years.The Midwifery training of
one year duration was gradually
reduced to 9 months and then
six months, finally three year
integrated programme of GNM
was prescribed in 1982.
5.Post-Basic/Post Certificate
Short-Term Courses And
Diploma Programmes
During 1948-50 four nurses were
sent to the U.K.by Govt. of India
for mental health nursing
diploma.During 1954 Manzil
Medical Health centre,Lucknow
gave psychiatric nursing
orientation course of 4 6weeks
duration. In 1951 a one year
course in public health was
started at college of nursing
Delhi.Govt. of India felt urgent

need for psychiatric nurses

during 1953-54,this resulted in
first organized course at All India
Institute of Mental Health.
In 1962 diploma in peadatric
nursing was established at
J.J.Group of Hospitals, Bombay.At
present there are many other
courses of three months duration
which are monitored and
recognized by INC.The ultimate
aim of all the post-basic/ post
certificate programme is to
improvement of quality of
patient care and promotion of
health.
University-Level
Programmes.
1.Basic BSc Nursing
First university programme
started just before independence
in 1946 at university of Delhi.and
CMC Vellore. In 1949, on
recommendation of university
education committee and
education commission(1964-66)
and conference&workshop held
by TNAI,The WHO and UGC,some
more colleges came up in
different state affiliated to
different state university.
INC prescribes the syllabus
which has been revised three
times,the last revision was done
in 1981.It was done on basis of
the 10+3+2 system of general
education.At present the BSc
Nursing programme which is
recommended by the INC is of
four years and have foundations
for future study and
specialization in nursing.
2. Post Basic BSc Nursing

The need for higher training for

certificate nurses was stressed
by the Mudaliar Committee
in1962. Two years post basic
certificate BSc(N) programme
was started in December
1962.for nurses with diploma in
general and midwifery with
minimum of 2 years experience.
First started by university of
Trivandrum. At present there are
many colleges in India offering
Pc BSc(N) Course.
3. Post Basic Nursing by
Distance Education Mode.
In1985 Indira Gandhi National
open university was established.
In1992 Post Basic BSc Nursing
programme was launched, which
is three years duration course is
recognized by INC.
4. Post- Graduate EducationMSc Nursing
First two years course in masters
of nursing was started at RAK
College of Nursing in 1959.and in
1969 in CMC Vellore. At present
there are many colleges
imparting MSc Nursing degree
course in different specialties.
5. M.Phil
INC felt need for M.Phil
programme as early on 1977,for
this purpose committee was
appointed.In 1986 one year full
time and two years part time
programme was started in RAK
College of nursing Delhi.
6. Ph.D in Nursing
Indian nurses were sent abroad
for Ph. D programme earlier.
From1992 Ph D in nursing is also

available in India.
Current Educational Patterns
In Nursing
1.Non University Programme

Basic ANM-GNM
Advance-Post-Certificate
diploma

2. University Programme

Basic- BSc(N)
Post-Basic BSc(Regular)

Post-Basic BSc(N).IGNOU

Advance:MSc (Nursing)

M. phil

Ph.D.

Trends in nursing education

changes from basic general
nursing service to doctorate
education in nursing.

Summary
Conclusion
Nursing education
have expanded
considerably post
independence.
University education
in nursing brought
about changes in
nursing
education.The type
of nurses required
today is an all
round personality.
Education brings
changes in
behaviour of the
individual in a
desirable manner.It
aims at all round
development of an
individual to become
mature,selfsufficient,intellectual
ly,culturally
refined.socially
efficient and
spiritually advanced.

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