General Nursing Midwifery - GNM

Courses

Introduction

GNM stands for General Nursing & Midwifery .This is the first and foremost step in nursing profession. Nursing just does not mean serving an individual patient, it has much role to play, eg: Health training, teaching, supervision and administration of hospital and promotion of health programs in community.

Eligibility

Both ( Female / Male )

Duration of the course

The Diploma Course in General Nursing & Midwifery (GNM) shall be of three years duration.

Age limit

Students should should not be more than 35 years of age as on 1st JANUARY of year of admission.

Syllabus : Same as prescribed by J&K State Paramedical & Nursing Council

Documents to be produced at the time of admission:

• H.S.S.E (10+2 class) Marks Memo
• Transfer Certificate
• Migration Certificate
• Date of birth proof certificate
• Caste certificate( for S.T, S.C & B.C. C students)
• Income certificate

Documents to be attached with the admission form:

• 07 xerox copies of each of the following testimonials
• 10 +2 marks sheet , Date of Birth certificate , state subject ,caste certificate if any , income certificate.
• Three self addressed postal envelopes worth ten rupees stamp affixed.
• Ten latest passport size photographs ,dully paste two on admission form & eight to be pinned with the form.

Fee Structure

• First Installment: Rs 25,000/ (At the time of Admission.)
• Second Installment: Rs 25,000/ 
• Third installment: Rs 25,000/ 
• Fourth installment: Rs 20,000/ 
• Fifth installment:Rs 20,000/ 
• Clinic Charges: Rs 5000/
• Total Rs 1,20,000 /

Note:The delay in the payments should be charged by the late fee of 10% of the balance of that time if exceeded by one week and after that a stern action should be taken as per the norms of the college which may even expel the student from the on rolls.

Examination /RR charges ; As Per JKSPMNC schedule on the date of their respective notifications. Uniforms, hostel, Transportation Charges are extra at actual)

(Management reserves the Right to Change the amount or structure without notice)

Aptitude for Nursing :

The most important quality one needs to possess, in order to go in for a Career in Nursing, is the ability to establish a rapport with patients and respect them. One should be able to understand situations and tackle them effectively.

As a Nurse, one helps patients to fight off diseases and illnesses. Hence, qualities like patience, perseverance, responsibility and punctuality are required for one who is inclined to follow the profession of Nursing.

Organizational Skills, adaptability and the ability to make observations and to arrive at decisions rapidly are qualities, which are needed to be cultivated in order to be successful in this profession.

Nursing also requires the qualities of team spirit and alertness of mind in order to tackle emergency situations. A high level of physical fitness is a must since the job involves a lot of hard work.

When great medical feats are performed, it is the factors who walk away with all the credit. When patients are cured of life - threatening diseases, it is the doctors who get all the limelight.

But no great medical feat can be achieved, not can patients be cured of diseases without the services of a Nurse.

Nurses comprise that part of the medical community who rarely come to limelight for doing their work. But the contribution of Nurses to the sick and the infirm people is no less than that of doctors.

It is the Nurses who render the caring hand and the warm heart to patients, in order to help them get rid of their illnesses.

The profession is a noble one and one who becomes a Nurse gets into the footsteps of Florence Nightingale The prospect of good money is also assured as the demand for trained Nurses is on the rise.

The profession of Nursing involves taking care of Nursing involves taking care of the sick and the infirm people.

A Nurse is one who apart from taking care of ill and convalescing people also assists and aids doctors, during examinations and operations on patients.

A Nurse is responsible for the post - operative care of a patient, in administering medicines and giving basic services.

A nurse also takes care of the hospital records and medical equipment. Nursing is one of the few careers that is dominated by women.

Nursing has a very few takers earlier, mostly because of a lack of proper appreciation of the career of Nursing and also due to reinforcement of the stereotyped image of the servile and inferior position of the Nurse in movies and television.

Though there is great disparity in the pay, position and benefits between the doctors and nurses, they are the cogs in the same medical wheel.

Initially, Nurses are given the task of the bedside care of patients. As one gains seniority, one specializes in the management of patients in a particular section like Psychiatry, Pediatrics, Cardiology, etc., One requires specialized skills to work in these sections.

Duties of General Nursing posted as Nursing Staff in different Government hospitals or Private as and when posted by the concerned agencies.

STAFF NURSE

The Staff nurse is responsible for the complete nursing care of the patient assigned to her. The following duties would be shared with nursing students, if any and auxiliary staff such as nursing orderlies, ward boys, ayas, and sweepers as the situation warrants.

GENERAL CARE OF THE PATIENTS

• Admission and discharge of patient.
• Assistance and instructions to patient and their relations.
• Bathing patients including daily care of mouth, nails and pressure points.
• Four hourly, or more frequent attention to pressure points.
• Giving and removing of bed pans and urine pots.
• Giving and removing of hot water bottle.
• Bed making.
• Feeding of patients.
• Distribution of diets, milk etc.
• Preparation of special feeds, eggs, milk etc.
• Technical nursing care of patients.
• Administration of medicine.
• Administration of injections.
• Assistance in administration of I/u injection.
• Preparation of injections and clearing up.
• Recording of medicines & injection given.
• Talaing and charling I.P.R.
• Talaing and charling I.P.R.
• Technical procedure e.g. enema catheterization, dressings irrigations O2 therapy, preparing for and clearing up after procedure.
• Preparation for and assistance in clinical tests and medical procedure.
• Pre and postoperative care.
• Urine testing.
• Collecting labeling and dispatching of specimens.
• Escorting patients to and from departments.
• Giving and receiving reports.

WARD MANAGEMENT

• Handing over and taking charge of shift.
• Keeping the ward clean and tidy.
• Preparation of surgical supplies, bandage, splint.
• Routine care and cleaning of dressing trolleys, cupboards, apparatus, mackintosh etc.
• Care of clean and soiled linens.
• Disinfections of linen, beds, floor and bed pans.

GENERAL

• Demonstration and guidance to student nurses and domestic staff.
• Supervision of domestic staff.
• Assistance in orientation of new staff nurses.
• Participation in staff education and staff meeting.
• Participation in professional activities.
• Any other duty that may be assigned from time to time.

NON-RESIDENT OR PART TIME S/NURSE

A part-time Nurse will be working only for six hours during the day. According to the time convenient to the departments of ward she is posted. Her responsibilities are, however the same as those of a staff nurse.