Master of Science (MSc) in Nurse Practitioner Critical Care

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Master of Science (MSc) in Nurse Practitioner Critical Care

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Duration: 2 Year(s)

GITAM Institute of Nursing, Visakhapatnam

Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India

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Course TypeMaster

Course Specialty

Critical Care Nursing

Affiliation

Dr NTR University of Health Sciences (NTRUHS)

Overview

    A two-year postgraduate programme M.Sc. Nurse Practitioner in Critical Care is designed to train registered BSc Nurses to treat critically sick patients. Nursing care aims to reduce acute problems, maximize health restoration, and stabilize patients' conditions.

    The curriculum comprises various programmes founded on solid scientific principles, including the management of complex health systems and evidence-based practice. These are based on the nursing bachelor's program. They may prescribe medications, medical tools, and therapies as permitted by the nursing regulating councils, state legislation, and federal law. The competency of the Nurse Practitioners in Critical Care is accountable for the following:

    • Patient selection/admission into ICU and discharge
    • Problem identification through appropriate assessment
    • Selection/administration of medication or devices or therapies
    • Patients' education for the use of therapeutics
    • Knowledge of therapeutic interactions, if any
    • Evaluation of outpatient care.

Admission Intake

July

Fee (INR):

157500 (Annual)

Stipend (INR):

-

Accomodation:

Hostel Facility

Scholarship:

YES

Faculty

Lakshmamma Tadakara

Eligibility

    • Applicants must possess a registered B.Sc. Nursing with a minimum of one-year clinical experience, in any critical care unit.
    • Must have undergone the B.Sc. Nursing in an Institution recognized by the Indian Nursing Council.
    • Must have scored not less than 55% aggregate marks in the B.Sc. (N) program.
    • Pass in qualifying examination from a recognized central / state University or its equivalent and also rank obtained in GAT (Nursing PG).

Minimum Education

BSc Nursing

Admission Process:

    Applicants will have to register themselves on the institute's website and then fill the online application form along with the required documents or they can also fill the offline form by sending a request on plain paper giving the candidate's name with complete mailing address accompanied by DD for Rs. 150/- drawn in favour of GITAM (Deemed to be University) payable at Visakhapatnam on any scheduled bank. The applicants will have to pay INR 800 as registration fees.

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