Master of Science (MSc) in Community Health Nursing

• Pass in BSc Nursing, Post Basic BSc Nursing with 55% aggregate marks.
• 50% - Karnataka SC/ST/OBC candidates
• Registration inany State Nursing Registration Council as a registered nurse and registered midwife.
• Minimum one year of work experience after obtaining Basic B.Sc. Nursing in a hospital or in nursing educational institution. For candidate with Post Basic BSc in Nursing, no such experience is needed after graduation.
• Medically fit

Community Health Nursing must begin with an understanding of what we mean by health and disease. Today health is recognized as a fundamental right of every human being. In this concept, community health nurses are the backbone of the health care delivery system worldwide. Nurses take the health care services at the doorstep of the people, whose main motive is to prevent diseases.

Departmental activities:

• Facilitating clinical experience for UG & PG programmes.
• Providing community based family oriented comprehensive nursing care to individuals and groups.
• Collaborating with public health agencies in delivery of health care services to vulnerable groups.
• Conducting special programmes and participate in existing project work by UG & PG students – that are socially relevant to the health care needs of the individuals & groups in the community.
• Conducting mass health awareness campaigns regarding communicable and non- communicable diseases, Immunizations, Family planning, Nutrition, Personal & Environmental hygiene, etc.
• Participating in various National health programmes and research activities.