The Oxford School of Nursing is affiliated to Karnataka State Diploma in Nursing Examination Board, Bangalore. (K. S. D. N. E. B). The course is designed to provide a balanced education to transform students into professional nurses, who are self-directing and responsible citizens.

Objectives:

The nurse on completion of this course will be able to:

1. Demonstrate competency in providing health care to individual, sick or well, using nursing process.
2. To develop and demonstrates competency.
3. Apply knowledge from the humanities, biological and behavioral sciences in functioning as a nurse.
4. To develop and demonstrate teaching, interpersonal and communication abilities.
5. Develop and demonstrate leadership and decision making qualities.
6. Develop and demonstrate ethical values in personal and professional life.

Eligibility Criteria for Admission

1. Minimum and Maximum age for admission will be 17 and 35 years respectively.
   For ANM/LHV, there is no age bar.
2. Minimum education:
   a) 10+2 class passed or its equivalent preferably with science (Physics, Chemistry and Biology) subjects with aggregate of 45% marks.
   b) Those who have cleared 10+2 vocational ANM course (revised after 2001) from the school recognized by Indian Nursing Council.
3. Admissions of students shall be once a year.
4. Students should be medically fit.

Syllabus

The syllabus of the Diploma in Nursing Course follows the pattern prescribed by the Karnataka State Diploma in Nursing Examinant Board (K. S. D. N. E. B.), Bangalore. Programme of Study. This is a 3 Years full time diploma course recognized by the Government of Karnataka, Karnataka Nursing Council (KNC) and the Indian Nursing Council (INC), New Delhi.

Sl. No. SUBJECTS Theoretical Hours & Supervised Practice Supervised No. of Practical Hours FIRST YEAR  (Basic Science applied to Nursing) I Biological Science (i) Anatomy & Physiology (ii) Microbiology 120 90 30   II Behavioural Science (i) Psychology (ii) Sociology 60 40 20   III Fundamentals of Nursing (i) Fundamentals of Nursing (ii) First Aid (iii) Personal Hygiene 215 175 20 20   612 288 IV Community Health Nursing (i) Community Health Nursing I (ii) Environmental Hygiene (iii) Health Education and Communication Skills (iv) Nutrition 150 80 20 20 30   V English Kannada 30 60   Total Hours of First Year: 635 900 SECOND YEAR I Medical Surgical Nursing-1 (Including Pharmacology) 140 828 II Medical Surgical Nursing-II (Specialties) 120   III Mental Health & Psychiatric Nursing 70 216 IV Computer Education 30   Total Hours of Second Year: 360 1116 THIRD YEAR I Midwifery and Gynaecology Nursing 120 756 II Community Health Nursing-II 100 216 III Paediatric Nursing 70 288 Total Hours of Third Year: 290 1260

INTERNSHIP PERIOD

Sl. No. SUBJECTS Theory Practicals I Educational Methods & Media for teaching in Practice of Nursing 45 - II Introduction to Research 40 - III Professional Trends & Adjustment 40 - IV Administration and Ward Management 45 - V Health Economics 20 - Total Hours of Internship: 190   I Medical Health Nursing I & II - 252 II Community Health Nursing - 168 III Psychiatric Nursing - 126 IV Paediatric Nursing - 126 V Midwifery & Gynaecology Nursing - 168 VI Intern's area of Interest - 84 Total Hours: - 924

SCHEME OF EXAMINATION

Paper Subjects Total Marks Internal Assessment Council/Board Examination Duration of Examination (Hrs.) FIRST YEAR I Biological Science (i) Anatomy & Physiology (ii) Microbiology 100 25 75 3 II Behavioural Science (i) Psychology (ii) Sociology 100 25 75 3 III Fundamentals of Nursing (i) Fundamentals of Nursing (ii) First Aid (iii) Personal Hygiene 100 25 75 3 IV Community Health Nursing (i) Community Health Nursing I (ii) Environmental Hygiene (iii) Health Education and Communication Skills (iv) Nutrition 100 25 75 3   Practical-I: Fundaments of Nursing 100 50 50   SECOND YEAR I Medical Surgical Nursing-1 (Including Pharmacology) 100 25 75 3 II Medical Surgical Nursing-II (Specialties) 100 25 75 3 III Mental Health & Psychiatric Nursing 100 25 75 3   Practical-I: Medical Surgical Nursing 100 50 50 3   Practical-II: Psychiatric Nursing 100 (Only School Examination, no Council/Board Exam.) THIRD YEAR I Midwifery and Gynaecology 100 25 75 3 II Paediatric Nursing 100 25 75 3 III Community Health Nursing-II 100 25 75 3   Practical-I: Midwifery 100 50 50     Practical-II: Paediatric Nursing 100 50 50     Practical-III: Community Health Nursing-II 100 50 50

Eligibility for Admission to Examination

A Candidates shall be eligible for the admission to the State Council/Board Examination if the Principle of the school certifies that:

1. She / he has completed not less than eleven month of the course.
2. She / he has attended 75% of the formal instructions given on each subject and 75% of the clinical field experience in each area/subject separately during the academic year, council/however, the total clinical/field experience prescribed must be completed before the final Board examination and before the issue of diploma.
3. The overall performance of the student and her/his conduct during the entire academic year has been satisfactory.
4. The student has passed in the internal assessment in each subject i.e., both in the teaching and practicals by securing 50% marks separating in each theory and practicals.
5. The record of practical experience is complete.