Department Profile
The Medical Surgical Nursing Department provides students with specialized knowledge encompassing various medical and surgical conditions, diagnostic procedures, and treatment modalities. In addition to classroom instruction, students gain insights into modern surgical procedures through hands-on experience at the teaching hospital. They also learn to operate sophisticated equipment like ventilators and defibrillators.
Focusing on a curriculum designed to foster in-depth understanding and skills across preventive, promotive, and rehabilitative care settings, the department prepares students for diverse healthcare environments. Faculty members strive to instill a change in attitude and promote self-directed learning to maintain professional standards.
Emphasizing evidence-based practice, students acquire competencies in nursing interventions such as medication administration and wound care. Through simulation-based learning and clinical rotations, they develop the expertise to manage complex patient scenarios and collaborate effectively with interdisciplinary teams. This comprehensive training equips graduates to deliver holistic, evidence-based care, ensuring optimal health outcomes for adult patients.
Vision
To facilitate the development of competent professionals who demonstrate excellence in the nursing practice, education, administration and research.
Objectives
- To equip the students with scientific knowledge and develop proficiency in caring for patients with medical surgical disorders in various health care settings and in community with evidence-based practice.
- To equip the students to appreciate the patients as a holistic individual and develop skills to function as specialized medical surgical nurse to assume various roles as a leader.
- Offering a well-designed and well-supervised teaching and clinical training programme.
- To enable and empower students to utilize the latest technological innovations to provide quality healthcare, as well as to conduct result-oriented studies in various settings and use the research findings to improve the quality of nursing care.
- To communicate effectively with individuals and groups, and members of any health care team to promote effective interpersonal relationship and collaborative work.