- Library Services

- Hostel Facilities
- Performance Appraisal
- Student Welfare Services

Sr. Bandhavi
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 Library
 The size of the Library should be of minimum 2400 sqr. ft.
 It should be easily accessible.
 It should have seating arrangements for at least 60 students.
 It should have good lighting and ventilation.
 It should have space for stocking and displaying of books and journals.
 The library should have at least 3000 books.
 At least 10 sets of books in each subject to facilitate for the students to refer
the books.
 The number of journals should,15 out of which one- third shall be foreign
journals and subscribed on continuous basis.
 In the library there should be provision for:
• Staff reading room for 10 persons.
• Rooms for librarian and other staff with intercom phone facility
• Video and cassette / CD room
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• Internet facility.
 Accommodation and equipment
 Library should be conveniently located in, as far as possible, quiet, attractive
surroundings.
 It should be large enough to permit the proper arrangement of books and to
seat approximately half the largest number of students usually admitted to a
class.
 Where space permits, it is preferable to have a reading room annexed
where students may study with the minimum of distractions.
Organization of library
• Librarian
• Library committee
• Policies
• Budget

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1. Librarian
• The management of a library requires special knowledge and skills.
• A full time or part time librarian is needed for the library in a college of
nursing.
Functions
• Maintaining an up to date record of all the library holdings- the no. of
books, journals etc.
• Maintaining an accession register.
• Classifying and cataloging all books
• Selection of journal articles( with the assistance of nursing staff) or
cataloging
• Displaying books and other materials of current interest
• Keeping sets of periodicals complete and arranging for binding.
• Ordering publications as approved by library committee.
• Loaning of publications, maintenance of necessary records.
• Participation in meeting of library committee

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2. Library committee
• The membership of the library committee should include the librarian or
staff member officiating as secretary, and a nursing teacher, a student and
any other interested member of the staff
Functions
• Preparing the initial budget estimate, and reviewing them periodically
• Selection of new books
• Selection of magazines for subscription
• Formulating policies regarding the use of the library
• Studying and reporting on statistical data on the extent to which the library
is being used
• Encouraging the use of library.
• Determining and reporting on library requirements

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Policies
• The hours at which the library will be open (this will vary according to local
working hours, but it should be open daily and for as long as possible each
day)
• The person who may use the library facilities.
• The kinds of books and journals which will be stocked.
• The books which may be borrowed and those which must be read in the
library.
• The period for which a book may be borrowed
• The action to be taken when books are not returned on time.
• The percentage of the budget to be spent on subscriptions to journals.
• The procedures to be followed in discarding outdated, dirty or turn book.
• The journals to be bound.

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4.Budget
• A minimum initial outlay of Rs 1,50,000/- would help to start a library for a small
college with annual recurring budget of at least Rs 5,00,000/- for five years until
the library is established.
The annual budget should include
• The purchase of new books, pamphlets, reprints etc
• Subscription to journals
• Binding of volumes of journals at the end of each year
• Stationery items, postage etc.
Library holdings
Organization of the material in the library
1. Arrangement
2. Accession
3. Classification
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5. Borrowing
1.Hostel Facilities
Hostel Block (60 Students) = 54470 Sqr. Ft
• There should be a separate hostel for the male and female students
Hostel Facilities Hostel Room
• It should be ideal for 2 students with the minimum 100 sq. ft .carpet area.
• The furniture provided should include a cot, a table, a chair, a book rack, a
cupboard and a cloth rack for each student.
Toilet and Bathroom
• Toilet and bathroom facilities should be provided on each floor of the students
hostel at the rate of one toilet and one bathroom for2-6 students.
• Geysers in bathroom and wash basins should also be provided.

Recreation
• There should be facilities for indoor and outdoor games.
• There should be provision for T.V., radio and video cassette player.
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Visitor’s Room
• There should be a visitor room in the hostel with comfortable seating,
lighting and toilet facilities. Pantry
• One pantry on each floor should be provided. It should have water cooler
and heating arrangements. Washing & Ironing Room • Facility for drying
and ironing clothes should be provided in each floor.
Sick Room
• A sick room should have a comfortable bed, linen, furniture and attached
toilet. Minimum of 5 beds should be provided.
Room for Night Duty Nurses
• Should be in a quiet area.
Guest Room
• A guest room should be made available.
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Kitchen & Dining Hall
 

There should be a hygienic kitchen and dining hall to seat at least 80% of the total students strength at one
time with adequate tables, chairs, water coolers, refrigerators and heating facilities.
Hand washing facilities must be provided.

Warden’s Room
Warden should be provided with a separate office room besides her residential accommodation.

Canteen
There should be provision for a canteen for the students, their guests, and all other staff members.

Transport
College should have separate transport facility under the control of the Principal. 50 seater bus is
preferable

Residential Accommodation:
Residential family accommodation for faculty should be provided, according to their marital status.
Telephone facility for the Principal at her residence must be provided.
Residential accommodation with all facilities is to be provided to the Hostel Warden
Creche
There should be a creche in the college campus

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•Common room
• Reading room
• Guest room
• Drying room
• Dormitory

Staff for the Hostel

• Warden (Female) -3
Qualification- B.Sc. Home Science or Diploma in House keeping/Catering.
• Minimum three wardens must be there in every hostel for morning, evening and
night shifts
• If number of students are more than 150, one more warden/ Asst. Warden/ House
keeper for every additional 50 students.
• Cook-1: For every 20 students for each shift
• Kitchen & Dining Room helper- 1 : For every 20 students for each shift.
• Sweeper-3
• Gardener-2
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 STUDENT WELFARE SERVICES
• Student welfare is an important part of the total school/college program.
• It broadly covers their physical, mental and social wellbeing.
• Such needs of the student will be met partly by the facilities provided in the
hostel and partly through an active and adequate student health guidance and
counseling service, and opportunities for recreation and for cultural and
religious activities

Policies
 The number and nature of routine physical health examination to be done
during the course period.
 The appointment of a physician, responsible for the student’s health.
 The action to be taken and facilities made available when a student falls sick.

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 The maximum amount of sick leaves which may be taken during the course and the
action to be taken when this is exceeded.
The arrangements to be made for student counseling.
 The extent to which provision will be made for recreational and cultural activities.
 The provision to be made for students to follow their own religious practices including

participation in important festivals.

Student Health Service

• Permit students to achieve maximum benefit from their school experience

• minimize any risk to which they might be exposed or to which they might expose
others
• promote good health habits which will be lasting and which they can apply in the
practice of nursing
• give the students the required care when they are sick.

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Medical examination
On admission
• Within the first week of admission the student should have a thorough physical examination,
which should include
• Recording of previous medical history
• Recording of height and weight
• Testing of urine and stool
• Chest X-ray or screening if necessary
Complete physical examination of heart, chest, eyes, ears, teeth, throat and skin
• Checking for any condition known to be prevalent locally Treatment should be given if any
problem is detected. Follow up should be done until the whole problem is solved.
Routine medical examination
• During the year, the students health record should be kept up to date with respect to illness and
disorders.
• Ailments should be treated immediately.
• Protective inoculation like TT,TB, Hepatitis B etc are given compulsorily before sending the
students to the clients for the first time.
• Routine physical examination should be carried out annually
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Health records
It should contain a summary of the student’s previous medical history and a complete
record of her health while in the school.
It should be of a size convenient for filling and should be kept in the school’s office with
her other records.
Each student should be encouraged to take the responsibility for her own health and a
health card is given at the beginning of the course and give guidance to record the
information accurately and correctly.
It will helps to make the student an awareness about the factors involved in maintaining
and promoting health and also help to evaluate the ability to take responsibility.
The cards should be checked at periodic intervals by one of the staff and appropriate
action should be taken on finding any significant deviations from the normal.

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Staff responsibility for student health
• The doctor appointed to take care of the student health service should be a senior
medical officer of the hospital.
• The doctor will conduct routine physical examination, take care of sick students and
arrange for the required protective immunizations.
Health room in the hostel
• There should be some place in the hostel itself where sick students can report and
have minor discomforts such as head ache or mild discomforts alleviated.
• Standing orders may be carried out according to the prescription of the nurse in
charge.
Student’s room in the hospital:
There should be a well equipped room in the hospital to admit the students who need
treatment.
Sick room for students:
A sick room in the hostel is also recommended in order to give special care to students
who are sick, but who do not need hospitalization.
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Counselling
• Each tutor should act as an advisor and should hold individual conferences
with them at regular intervals.
• The conferences should assist the student to recognize her own problems, to
identify what needs to be done.
• In addition to the scheduled conferences, the student should feel free to take
appointment with the advisor whenever she needs advice.
Recreational and cultural activities
• The college of nursing has a responsibility towards the students to provide
leisure time and also guide them in developing cultural, social and creative
activities in accordance with their individual preferences.
• There are many recreational activities which can be pursued in a school of
nursing , such as music, dance, drama, reading, photography, gardening and
social entertainments such as conducting parties , and both indoor as well as
outdoor games.
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Student organization
• The involvement of the students as an organized group is an important
factor.
• The two principal ways by which this can be achieved are through student
government and by the formation of a unit of the student.
Student government
• It requires the setting up of a student association, to function as the
officially recognized organization of the students.
• The council is the executive organ of the student organization
• It should be composed of two or more elected representatives from each
class.
• It should have a president, vice president, secretary and should maintain
accurate records of all its meetings.

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Objectives of student organization
Promotion of student welfare
Development of co-operation and unity
Good inter-personal relationship, with the staff sense of responsibility
towards their profession
Development of skills in organizational techniques and committee
procedures
Promotion of the reputation of the school
Establishment of lines of communication and association with other student
group in the community and in the country as a whole.
Professional approach to work

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Student Nurses Association
SNA is an associate organization of the Trained Nurses Association Of India.
This is the only nationally accepted organization of student nurses.
The objectives of SNA are
To help students to uphold the dignity and norms of the profession for which
they are qualifying
To promote a cooperative spirit among students for the common good
To encourage leadership ability and allow students to gain a wide knowledge
of the nursing profession
To encourage both professional and recreational meetings, games and sports
To encourage student’s curricular and extracurricular activities.

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Telangana B.Sc. & G.N.M Nursing Students Association (TBNSA)

TBNSA is a statewide organization for the B.Sc Nursing students studying in

Government nursing colleges.

It conducts unit and state level conferences and formulates strategies to
eliminate problems faced by the B.Sc nursing student community.
KBNSA conducts various programs for overall development of students
and also celebrates national and international important days.
There is a staff Advisor for TBNSA at the college level.

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 Mary lucita.Nursing: Practice and Public Health Administration.1st ed.

Elsevier publications. NewDelhi.2005
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functions in Nursing. 6th ed. Lippincot publications. California.2009
 R Sudha.Nursing Education Principles and Concepts. 1st ed. New
Delhi.2013

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Thank you

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