TRAINING PERIOD AND TIME DISTRIBUTION

Duration of the course

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

There should be preliminary period of 12 weeks. During this time the student will attend the wards for observation and supervised practice not exceeding 16 hours per Exemption for ANMs/LHVs/ Female Health Workers.

Six months exemption in training shall be given during the third year (in midwifery) to those:
a Who have undergone ANM training of 18 months or two years recognized by INC
b LHV’s with 2 ½ years of training recognized by INC

Therefore duration of training shall be of three years.

Syllabus : Same as prescribed for GNM trainees in all three years and Internship period.

Year-wise distribution of weeks, days and hours of the course

Maximum hours per week per student shall be 36 to 40 including classroom instructions and clinical field practice

The same practice must be followed when students are posted for requisite clinical experience to affiliated hospital / Agency / Institution.

The Nursing Service Personnel must actively participate in supervising, guiding and evaluating students in the hospital wards, health centres and in the community.

Records
Following are the minimum records, which should be maintained in the School

a) For Students
1. Admission Record
2. Health Record
3. Class Attendance Record
4. Clinical and Field Experience Record
5. Internal Assessment record for both theory and practical
6. Mark lists (State Council/ Board Results
7. Records of extra curricular activities of student (both in the school as well as outside)
8. Leave Record
9. Practical Record Books – Procedure Book and Midwifery Record book to be maintained as prescribed     by INC
10.Cumulative Record

b) For each academic year, for each class/batch

1. Course contents record (for each subject)
2. The record of the academic performance.
3. Rotation plans for each academic year
4. Record of Committee meetings
5. Record of the stock of the school
6. Affiliation record
7. Grant-in-aid record (if the school is receiving grant-in-aid from any source like state Govt.etc)

Record of educational programmes organized for teaching faculty and student, both in the school as well as outside.

Annual reports (Records of the achievement of the school prepare annually)
School of Nursing should possess detailed and up-to-date record of each activity carried out in the school.

Health Service :
There should be provisions for the following health service: the students:

An annual medical examination

Vaccination against Tetanus, hepatitis B or any other communicable disease as considered necessary.

Free medical care during illness.
A complete health record should be kept in respect of individual students. The question of continuing the trail of a student, with long term chronic illness, will be decided by the individual school.

Note: Out of 52 weeks in one academic year, total of 6 weeks are deducted. 4 weeks vacation, one-week preparatory leave and one week for examinations. Sundays and gazetted holidays are to be considered as holidays.

Vacation and Holidays

Annual Vacation	: 30 days
Sick leave	: 10 days per annum
Preparatory leave	: 7 days per annum
Sick leave can not be accumulated from year to year.

Course of Instruction and Supervised Practice
FIRST YEAR

THIRD YEAR

INTERNSHIP PERIOD

Supervision of the Students in the Clinical Areas
The students posted in the clinical areas should be accompanied by teaching faculty of the school.