Nursing Council Resolution-January - 2012
Nursing Council Resolution-January - 2012
Nursing Council Resolution-January - 2012
Indian Nursing Council has resolved the following resolutions which needs to be followed/implemented by all nursing educational institutions: 1. 2. DNE&A programme need to be stopped immediately and the same to be upgraded to College of Nursing for P. B. B.Sc. (N). Government order/Essentiality Certificate: a. Government Order/Essentiality Certificate is exempted for any nursing programme. If the programme is offered of the recognized nursing institution in the same premises i.e., in light of an additional nursing programme to the existing nursing institution which is recognized by INC. However Government Order is not exempted for the same programme under different name i.e., if name of the institution or address or trust is different. b. Any super specialty Hospital can start M.Sc.(N) programme. However a Government order is necessary, if the institution does not have B.Sc. (N) programme. c. GO is exempted to open M.Sc.(N) programme, for the organization which owns a super-specialty hospital and If the Institution is already offering B.Sc.(N) programme recognized by INC. d. If the institution is recognized for B.Sc.(N) programme and if one batch has passed out after found suitable by INC, then the institution will be exempted from NOC/Essentiality certificate for M.Sc.(N) programme from the State Government. e. Government order for enhancement of seats for the institute is exempted. The seats for the nursing institution can be given more than the Government order provided the institution is having physical, clinical and teaching facilities as per the INC norms. f. Name of the institute should be different in each respective state. Nursing Institution/State Govt./State Nursing Council should ensure that each institution shall have unique name i.e. no two institutes shall have same name in the same town/city/district.
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Bharat Sevak Samaj certificate courses which are approved by the Ministry of Labour as the program is not recognized by INC. All nursing educational institutions should integrate bio-medical waste rules recommended by Government of India component in day to day teaching programme. Ministry of Labour, GOI has developed Modular employable skills under skills development initiative scheme. INC has resolved that the candidates trained under this programme will not be registered in State Nursing Council and hence will not be employed in the Hospitals. The institution should admit candidate only by entrance examination for M.Sc. (N) & P. B. B.Sc. (N). Marks of the qualifying examination should not be considered. INC has resolved that the candidates qualifying P. B. B.Sc.(N) from Madhya Pradesh Bhoj University through distance education is not eligible for M.Sc.(N) programme. The candidates qualifying P. B. B.Sc.(N) from IGNOU through distance education is not eligible for M.Sc.(N) programme if the study centres are not recognized by INC. No institute/university/SNRC will modify the syllabi which is prescribed by Indian Nursing Council. It has to be followed in totality. A candidate of any nursing programme even though she has passed with 80% attendance in the practical, Principal should ensure the 100% attendance for practicals. Candidates mark sheet and degree certificate, course completion certificate to be withheld until requirements are met for such candidates.
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11. a. Sanitary Supervisor Inspector post will be considered as external faculty in the ANM programme and wherever PHN posts is there the same to be abolished and to be replaced by nursing tutors. ANM has to undergo GNM programme to be eligible for the diploma in Public health course and there is no post of Public Health Nursing tutors in the syllabus with ANM school. The duration of the Auxiliary Nurse Midwifery (ANM) training programme from 18 months to 2 years (the revised syllabi will be placed on website before March 2012) i.e., syllabi will be applicable from 2012-2013. A candidate who is working as tutor since 2004 and who is having qualification of diploma in nursing education and administration to be considered for the promotion to Vice Principal/Principal. INC also resolved that the existing faculty should be given the benefit for the promotion as per relaxed norms.
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Guide and Student ratio in Post Graduate courses will be 1:5 for 2011-2012. INC has resolved that for P. B. B.Sc. (N) & M.Sc. (N) courses: a. An affidavit from Students stating that they are attending the programme regularly and not working in any institution during their study period has to be submitted through an institute to the Council every year. An affidavit from the Institution that i) the programme offered by them are regular ii) the students are attending regularly the classes, iii) it is not a half day programme iv) the students are not working in any other institution during their study period has to be submitted to the Council every year. If Indian Nursing Council comes to know about the non attending classes of any institute, Indian Nursing Council without any notice will withdraw the affiliation of all nursing programmes offered by the institute and for next 3 years institute will not be eligible to apply for re-inspection for any Nursing Programme.
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Integrated Masters in Nursing Sciences of 5 years duration is not approved by INC. Eligibility criteria for 2012-2013 a. Minimum eligibility criteria for ANM course shall be 12th pass instead of 10th pass training shall be of 2 years duration from 2012-13 academic year. b. Minimum eligibility criteria for GNM will be 12th with 40% in Science subjects only from 2012-2013 academic year. c. Minimum eligibility criteria for Post Basic Diploma (Nurse specialty) courses will be GNM pass only. d. DAY SCHOLARS ARE NOT ALLOWED FOR ANY NURSING PROGRAMME. Only one or two students on the discretion of Principal will be allowed. e. Married candidates are eligible for admission for any Nursing programme.
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Tax return certificate of the teaching faculty along with RN&RM number to be submitted with the renewal/validity application form. Indian Nursing Council will not accept the teaching faculty in position if the faculty is paid salary by cash from 2012-2013. SNRC shall initiate process for cancellation of the license of the nursing teachers who are included in malpractice. The duplication of the faculty if found license of the registration shall be suspended for some time on unethical practice. Anti Ragging resolution: a. Honble Supreme court of India order for implementation of Anti Ragging recommendations of the Lyngdoh Committee02/04/2008. To implement UGC regulations, 2009 14/12/2009. To have declaration letter from the students that if found guilty of ragging they will be suspended. The details of Anti ragging committee to be made available in the prospectus itself.
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During the orientation of new students telephone numbers and mobile numbers of the committee members to be provided. Warden and Nursing Faculty should also be deputed for Regular inspection during night in the hostel for first two months.
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If parent hospital is super-speciality hospital like cardio-thoracic hospital/cancer M.Sc. (N) programme can be started with annual intake of 10 M.Sc. (N) in cardio thoracic/cancer. The nursing faculty recruited should be as given below: Professor-Cum-Coordinator Reader/ Associate Professor Lecturer 1 2 1
The above faculty shall perform dual role. Annual Intake of 60 students for B.Sc. (N) and 25 students for M.Sc. (N) programme
Nursing faculty
Professor-cum-Principal Professor-cum-Vice Principal Reader / Associate Professor Lecturer Tutor / Clinical Instructor Total
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One in each specialty and all the M.Sc.(N) qualified teaching faculty will participate in both programmes.
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Teacher Student Ratio = 1 : 10 GNM and B.Sc. (N) with 60 annual intake in each programme Nursing faculty Professor cum- Principal Professor cum- Vice Principal Reader / Associate Professor Lecturer Tutor / Clinical Instructor Total
Admission Capacity Annual Intake Professor-cum-Principal Professor-cum- Vice Principal Reader / Associate Professor Lecturer Tutor / Clinical Instructor Total Teacher Student Ratio = 1 : 10 (All nursing faculty including Principal and Vice-Principal) NOTE: (i) Two M.Sc. (N) qualified teaching faculty to start college of nursing, for proposed less than or equal to 60 students 40-60 1 1 1 2 19 24 61-100 1 1 1 4 33 40
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4 M.Sc.(N) qualified teaching faculty for proposed 61 to 100 students, and by 4th year they should have 5, 7 M.Sc.(N) qualified teaching faculty respectively. Preferably with one in each speciality i.e., Medical-Surgical Nursing Paediatrics Nursing, OBG Nursing, Community Health Nursing, and Psychiatry Nursing. Age increased for Teaching Faculty up to 70 years. At least 2 M.Sc. (N) faculty alongwith B.Sc. (N) qualified to be recruited for opening of B.Sc. (N) programme. The clinical facilities break up in detail is placed below:
CLINICAL FACILITIES School/College of nursing should have a 120-150 bedded Parent/Affiliated Hospital for 40 annual intake in each programme: I. Distribution of beds in different 1. Medical 2. Surgical 3. Obst. & Gynaecology 4. Pediatrics 5. Ortho areas 30 30 30 20 10
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Bed Occupancy of the Hospital should be minimum 75%. The size of the Hospital/Nursing Home for affiliation should not be less than 50 beds. Other Specialities/Facilities for clinical experience required are as follows: Major OT Minor OT Dental Eye/ENT Burns and Plastic Neonatology with Nursery Communicable disease Community Health Nursing Cardiology Oncology Neurology/Neuro-surgery Nephrology etc. ICU/ICCU
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Affiliation of psychiatric hospital should be of minimum 30-50 beds. The Nursing Staffing norms in the affiliated Hospital should be as per the INC norms. The affiliated Hospital should give student status to the candidates of the nursing programme.
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VIII. Affiliated hospitals should be in the radius of 15-30kms. IX. 1:3 student patient ratio to be maintained.
NOTE: (i) If the institution is having both GNM and B.Sc.(N) programme, it would require 240 bedded parent/affiliated hospital for 40 annual intake in each programme to maintain 1:3 student patient ratio. Institutions are permitted to start Nursing School or College with Affiliation to Private or Government Hospitals. Maximum of 100 seats will be given to those institutes who are having parent hospitals with 300 beds without insisting Medical College. The Physical facilities break up in detail is placed below:
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PHYSICAL FACILITIES Building The College/School of Nursing should have a separate building/teaching block. The college/school of Nursing should be near to its parent hospital having space for expansion in an institutional area. For a College/School with an annual admission capacity of 60 students, the constructed area of the school/college should be 23720 square feet. Hostel accommodation for students and staff should be available in addition to the above mentioned built up area of the Nursing
College/School respectively. The details of the constructed area is given below for admission capacity of 60 students:
Teaching Block S. No. 1. 2. Teaching Block Lecture Hall (i) (ii) Nursing foundation lab CHN Area (Figures Sq feet) 4 @ 1080 = 4320 1500 900 900 900 900 1500 3000 2000 1000 300 200 2400 600 each Head of 800 2400 1000 23720 Sqr. Ft. in
(iii) Nutrition (iv) 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. OBG and Paediatrics lab
Pre-clinical science lab Computer Lab Multipurpose Hall Common Room (Male & Female) Staff Room Principal Room Vice Principal Room Library A.V. Aids Room One room for Departments Faculty Room Provisions for Toilets Total
Hostel Block S. No. 1. Hostel Block Single Room Double Room 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Sanitary Visitor Room Reading Room Store Recreation Room Dining Hall Kitchen & Store Total One latrine & One Bath room (for 5 students) - 500 500 250 500 500 3000 1500 30750 Sqr. Ft. Area (Figures in Sq feet) 2400
Grand Total : 23720 + 30750 = 54470 Sqr. Ft. NOTE: (i) School and College of nursing can share laboratories, if they are in same campus under same name and under same trust, that is the institution is one but offering different nursing programmes. However they should have equipments and articles proportionate to the strength of admission. The class rooms should be available as per the requirement stipulated by Indian Nursing Council for each programme. (ii) Further, two same programmes by the same institute is not allowed in the same campus. Institution which does not have their own building will be penalized as given below with effect from April 2012: a. b. c. Rs. 5 lakhs for B.Sc.(N) programme or If the institution has only P. B. B.Sc.(N) Rs. 3 lakhs for GNM prgramme Rs. 1 lakh for ANM programme.
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Further this penalty will be for each year per programme and for next three years, failing which the institution shall be declared Unsuitable (Not recognized). The penalty will be considered with effect from 1st April 2012. The penalty will be considered for the institutions which are established before April 2010. (iv) The nursing institution can have all the nursing programmes in the same building but with requisite programme wise infrastructure however labs can be shared. If the trust has some other educational programmes, the nursing programme shall be in separate block /floor with prescribed sq feet area. Nursing programme may be in hospital premises with a condition that it shall be in separate block /floor with prescribed sq feet area. Long lease by the govt. will be considered however rented building shall not be considered as their own building.
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EXAMINATION: 23. Maximum of 5 grace marks for each subject is not permitted, and grace marks should not exceed 5 marks in total marks for one academic year in theory paper only. An examiner for collegiate programme should be a lecturer or above in a college of nursing with M.Sc.(N) in concerned subject and minimum of 3 years of teaching experience. An examiner for B.Sc.(N) programme shall be only M.Sc.(N) qualified faculty. The number of attempts for examination has been waived off. However to appear for final year examination, the candidate shall have cleared all the previous examination. No institution shall submit average internal marks of the total students more than 75% i.e. if 40 students are admitted in a course the average score of the 40 students shall not exceed 75% of total internal marks.
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SNRC can identify the institution in consultation with board to undergo midwifery programme for the students who has not undergone the midwifery. The students should undergo six months training along with the students along with the 3rd year students of school of nursing, and should qualify in the examination of midwifery conducted by board/SNRC in both theory and practical as prescribed by INC. On qualifying the examination they can be registered as RM. Proposal of enhancement of seats will be considered after one year after the inspection is conducted.
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Calendar of events for 2012-2013 1 2 3 4 1st Oct 2011 to 31st Jan 2012 29th February 2012 30th June 2012 15th July 2012 Submission of New Proposals to INC with all the requisite documents. With Rs. 15,000/- penalty fee (by post only) Declaration of the results for collegiate programme. Declaration of the results for school programme.
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Forensic Nursing one year Post Basic Diploma programme has been developed.
Unethical practice of taking Service Bonds from students and forcefully retaining their Original Certificates should be stopped immediately. And also recommended that any such unethical practice of obtaining Service Bonds/forcibly retaining the original certificates of students comes to the notice of the Indian Nursing Council, and then in that event the Council would be forced to take a penal action against such erring nursing educational institution.
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Institute shall submit the details of teaching faculty, number of admitted students, own building etc. which is available on www.indiannursingcouncil.org.
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6. Number of all the Nursing Programme offered by institutions:__________________ S. Name of the School File No. Number of seats Number of No. programme Code sanctioned by students Indian Nursing admitted 2010-11 2011-12 Council 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 7. ANM GNM B.Sc. (N) P.B.B.Sc. (N) M.Sc. (N) Other Short Term Courses Distance Education Physical Facilities for all the nursing programme: Whether the institution has its own building: Built-up area of Teaching Block : Yes No
(Building Completion Certificate/Copy of Title Deed to be attached)
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Built-up area of Hostel Block : ______________________________ S. No. Number of class rooms for all the Size of the class rooms Nursing Programme
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Name of Year of R.N. Teaching S. Name of Designation Qualification the Passing & Exp. No. teaching faculty Instt./Uty. R.M. No.
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Clinical Facilities for all the Nursing Programmes: Name of the Parent Hospital Number of beds Bed occupancy
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Distribution of beds: Clinical Areas Medical Surgical & Orthopedic Pediatrics Gyne. & Obst. Psychiatric Eye, ENT Coronary/ICCU/ICU Nephrology Neurology Emergency/Causality ICU Oncology No. of Beds Parent Affiliated Bed Occupancy Parent Affiliated
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Laboratory Facilities for all the Nursing Programmes: Name of the Laboratory Size of the Laboratory Equipments and Articles Dummies and Dolls
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Library Facilities for all the Nursing Programmes: S. No. Number of Nursing Books Number of Nursing Journals Subscribed
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for Other Post __________________________________________ Basic Diploma Programme Note: (1) (2) (3) Incomplete Application Form will be rejected. Relevant Documents to be submitted alongwith the Application Form. (Data to be submitted as per the Application Form) Original Affidavit duly notarized in Stamp Paper of the Application Form to be submitted by the Institution.
AFFIDAVIT
I_______________________________________S/o___________________________,R/o_________ __________________________ and at present the General
Secretary/President/Correspondentof__________________________________Nursing School/ College having its administrative office at __________________________do hereby solemnly affirm and state as under:
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That the deponent being the _____________________________of the Nursing School/College has preferred an application to Indian Nursing Council, Kotla Road, New Delhi for approval for continuation of Nursing programme namely __________________ course in ______________ institution.
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That in the application for renewal submitted to the Indian Nursing Council the deponent has declared that the Nursing School/ College has all the facilities submitted in the letter dated____________________. P.T.O.
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The deponent declares that the above stated information would be maintained at all times and that in case of any deviation from the above position the same would be immediately communicated to the Indian Nursing Council. The deponent further declares that in the event any of the above information is found to be incorrect or false or misleading at a later stage obtained either through a source information or surprise inspection by Indian Nursing Council, then in that case the permission/approval accorded would be liable to be withdrawn in terms of the provisions of Indian Nursing Council Act. 1947.
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That the deponent hereby declares that the above information is true and correct as per official records and that no information has been suppressed herewith.
Deponent
I the above named deponent do hereby verify that the facts mentioned in the Affidavit are true and correct to the best of my Knowledge and belief and that I had not suppressed any material fact.
at _________________.
Deponent
http://www.indiannursingcouncil.org
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