MSc Nursing Syllabus & Subjects 2024

• Nursing as a Profession; History, Characteristics, Professional Criteria, National and Global Perspective, Code of Ethics, Code of Professional Conduct, Autonomy and Accountability, Assertiveness, Visibility of Nurses, Legal Considerations, Role of Regulatory Bodies, Professional Organizations, Educational Preparations, Career Opportunities, Professional Advancement & Role and Scope of Nursing Education, Role of Research, Leadership and Management,  Quality Assurance in Nursing, and Futuristic Nursing.
• Health Care Delivery;  Environment, Economics, Constraints, Planning Process, Policies, Political Process, Health Care Delivery System, Major Stakeholders, Patterns of Nursing Care in India, Delivery Concerns, National Health and Family Welfare Programs, Inter-Sectoral Coordination, Role Of Non-governmental Agencies, Information, Education and Communication, and Tele-Medicine.
• Genetics; Cellular Division, Mutation, Law of Inheritance, Human Genome Project, The Genomic Era, Genes, Chromosomes, DNA, Common Genetic Disorders, Genetic Testing, Ethical, Legal & Psychosocial Issues in Genetic Testing, Genetic Counseling, and Practical Application.
• Epidemiology; Scope, Approach, Methods, Morbidity, Mortality, Causation, Screening, Application in Health Care Delivery, Surveillance, Informatics, and Role of Nurse.
• Bio-Psycho Social Pathology; Pathophysiology, Psychodynamics, Life Processes, Homeostatic Mechanism, Biological, and Psycho-Social Dynamics, Life Style, Common Problems, Treatment Aspects, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, End of Life Care, Infection Prevention, Bio-Medical Waste Management, Role of Nurse,  and Innovations in Nursing.
• Philosophy and Theories of Nursing; Values, Conceptual Models, Approaches, Nursing Theories, Health Belief Models, Communication, Management, Self-Health, and Evidence-based Practice.
• Nursing Process Approach; Health Assessment, Methods of Collection, Analysis, Data Utilization, Formulation of Nursing Care Plans, Health Goals, Implementation, Modification, and Evaluation.
• Psychological Aspects and Human Relations; Human Behavior, Life Processes, Growth And Development, Personality Development, Defense Mechanisms, Communication, Interpersonal Relationships, Individual and Group, Group Dynamics, Organizational Behavior, Basic Human Needs, Sexuality, Sexual Health, Stress and Adaptation, Crisis and Intervention, Coping with Loss, Death and Grieving, and Principles and Techniques of Counseling.
• Nursing Practice; Framework, Scope, Trends, Alternative Modalities, Systems and Complementary Therapies, Extended and Expanded Role of Nurse, Preventive, Curative and Restorative Health Care Delivery System, Health Promotion, Primary Health Care, Independent Practice, Collaboration Issues, and Models, Models of Prevention, Family Nursing, Home Nursing, Gender Sensitive Issues, Women Empowerment, Disaster Nursing, Geriatric Considerations in Nursing, and Trans-Cultural Nursing.
• Computer Applications for Patient Care Delivery Systems and Nursing Practice; Use in Teaching, Learning, Research and Practice, Windows, MS Office, Internet, Literature Search, Statistical Packages, and Hospital Management Information System.

Develop the following:

• understanding of concepts and constructs of the theoretical basis of advanced nursing practice,
• critically analyse different theories of nursing and other disciplines,
• describe ethical, legal, political and economic aspects of healthcare delivery and nursing practice,
• scope of nursing practice,
• alternative modalities of nursing care,
• concept of quality control in nursing,
• computer in patient care delivery system and nursing practice, and
• importance of self-development and professional advancement.

• Introduction; Historical Development of Surgical Nursing in India, Current Status of Health and Disease Burden, Current Scope, Trends, Issues, Ethical and Cultural Issues, Rights of Patients, National Health Policy, Special Laws and Ordinances, National Goals, Five-year Plans, and National Health Programmes.
• Health Assessment of Patients; History Taking, Physical Examination of Various Systems, Nutritional Assessment, Related Investigations, and Diagnostic Assessments.
• Care in Hospital Settings; Ambulatory Care, Acute and Critical Care, Long Term Care, Home Health Care, Characteristics, Care Models, Practice Settings, Interdisciplinary Teams, Hospitalisation and Effects, Stressors & Reactions,  and Nursing Care using Nursing Process Approach. 
• Management of Patients with Disorders of Gastrointestinal Tract
• Management of Patients with Disorders of the Nervous System
• Management of Patients with Disorders of the Respiratory System
• Management of Patients with Disorders of Cardiovascular System
• Management of Patients with Disorders Blood
• Management of Patients with Disorders of Genitourinary System
• Management of Patients with Disorders of Endocrine System
• Management of Patients with Disorders of Musculo-Skeletal System
• Management of Patients with Disorders of Integumentary System
• Management of Patients with Disorders of Eye And ENT
• Management of Patients with Disorders of Reproductive System 
• Geriatric Nursing; Nursing Assessment, Ageing, Demography, Myths and Realities, Concepts and Theories of Ageing, Cognitive Aspects, Normal Biological Ageing, Age Related Body Systems Changes, Psychosocial Aspects, Medications, Stress & Coping in Older Adults, Common Health Problems & Nursing Management, Psychosocial and Sexual, Abuse of Elderly, Role of Nurse, Ambulation, Nutritional, Communicational, Psychosocial and Spiritual, Role of Nurse for Caregivers, Role of Family and Formal and Non Formal Caregivers, Use of Aids and Prosthesis, Legal & Ethical Issues, Provisions and Programmes, Privileges, Home and Institutional Care. Issues, Problems, and Trends.
• Management of Patients with Communicable And Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• Emergency, Trauma and Multisystem Organ Failure; DIC (Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation) Trauma, Burns, Poisoning Etiology, PathoPhysiology, Clinical Manifestations, Complications, Prognosis, Health Assessment-History Taking, Physical Examination, Investigation and Diagnostic Assessment, Treatment Modalities and Trends, Nursing Management, Related Research Studies, Evidence-based Nursing Practice, Rehabilitation and Follow-Up

Designed to assist in;

• developing expertise and in-depth knowledge in the field of medical Surgical Nursing,
• appreciate patient as a holistic individual, and
• function as educator, manager, and researcher in the field of Medical-Surgical Nursing.

• Introduction
• Review of Literature
• Research Approaches and Designs
• Research Problems
• Developing Theoretical or Conceptual Framework
• Sampling
• Tools and Methods of Data Collection
• Implementing Research Plan
• Analysis and Interpretation of Data
• Reporting and Utilizing Research Findings
• Critical Analysis of Research Reports and Articles
• Developing and Presenting a Research Proposal
• Introduction to Statistics
• Measures of Central Tendency
• Measures of Variability
• Normal Distribution
• Measures of Relationship
• Designs and Meaning
• Significance of Statistic and Significance of Difference Between Two Statistics
• Use of Statistical Methods in Psychology and Education
• Application of Statistics in Health
• Use of Computers for Data Analysis

Designed to assist in:

• developing expertise and in-depth understanding in the field of Obstetric and Gynaecological Nursing,
• function as educator, manager, and researcher in the field of Obstetric and Gynaecological nursing, and
• understand trends in the field of midwifery, obstetrics and gynaecology as a speciality.

• Medical-Surgical Nursing; Introduction, Health Assessment of Patients, Care in Hospital Settings, Management of Patients with Disorders of Gastro-Intestinal Tract, Management of Patients with Disorders of Nervous System, Management of Patients with Disorders of Respiratory System, Management of Patients with Disorders of Cardio Vascular System, Management of Patients with Disorders of Blood, Management of Patients with Disorders of Genito Urinary System, Management of Patients with Disorders of Endocrine System, Management of Patients with Disorders of the musculoskeletal System, Management of Patients with Disorders of Integumentary System, Management of Patients with Disorders of the Eye and ENT, Management of Patients with Disorders of the Reproductive System, Geriatric Nursing, Management of Patients with Communicable and Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Emergency, Trauma and Multi-System Organ Failure
• Obstetric and Gynaecological Nursing; Introduction, Human Reproduction, Pregnancy, Normal Labour and Nursing Management, Normal Puerperium and Nursing Management, Normal Newborn, Pharmoco Dynamics in Obstetrics, Family Welfare Services, Infertility, Menopause, Abortion
• Child Health (Paediatric) Nursing; Introduction, Hospitalized Child, Prenatal Paediatrics, Growth and Development of Children, Behavioral Paediatrics and Paediatric Nursing, Preventive Paediatrics and Pediatric Nursing, Neonatal Nursing, Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illnesses
• Mental Health (Psychiatric) Nursing; Introduction, Concepts of Psychobiology, Theories of Personality Development and Relevance to Nursing Practice, Stress and its Management, Therapeutic Communication and Interpersonal Relationship, Assertive Training, Promoting Self Esteem, Women and Mental Health, Nursing Process in Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Psycho Social and Physical Therapies, Electroconvulsive Therapy, Psychopharmacology, and Alternative Systems of Medicine in Mental Health
• Child Health (Paediatric) Nursing, Mental Health (Psychiatric) Nursing, Community Health Nursing; Introduction, Health, Population Dynamics and Control, Community Health Nursing, Maternal and Neonatal Care, Disaster Nursing Information, Education and Communication, and Health Care Delivery System

Develop the acumen to:

• appreciate the history and developments in the field of paediatrics and pediatric nursing as a speciality,
• apply the concepts of growth and development in providing care to the paediatric clients and their families,
• perform a physical, developmental, and nutritional assessment of paediatric clients,
• recognize and manage emergencies in neonates,
• appreciate the legal and ethical issues pertaining to paediatric and neonatal nursing, and
• recognize the role of paediatric nurse practitioner and as a member of the paediatric and neonatal health team.

• Introduction; Philosophy, Purpose, Elements, Principles, Scope, Indian Constitution, Organisation and Functions of Nursing Services, Hospital and Community, and Planning Process
• Management and Nursing Management
• Planning
• Organisation
• Human Resource for Health
• Directing
• Material Management
• Controlling
• Fiscal Planning
• Nursing Informatics
• Leadership
• Legal and Ethical Issues; Ethical Committee, Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct, Types of Law, Tort Law, Liabilities, Legal Issues in Nursing, Patient Care Issues, Management Issues, Employment Issues, Medico Legal Issues, Nursing Regulatory Mechanisms, Patients Rights, Consumer Protection Act, Rights of Special Groups, Professional Responsibility and Accountability, Infection Control, and Standard Safety Measures.

Able students to;

• describe the philosophy and objectives of the health care institutions at various levels,
• discuss the public administration, and healthcare administration,
• describe the principles of administration applied to nursing,
• discuss the planning, supervision and management of the nursing workforce for various healthcare settings,
• collaborate and coordinate with various agencies by using the multisectoral approach,
• discuss the planning, supervision, and management of the nursing workforce for various health care settings, and
• demonstrate leadership in nursing at various levels.

• Medical Surgical Nursing - Cardiovascular and Thoracic Nursing; Introduction, Epidemiology, Review of Anatomy and Physiology of Cardiovascular and Respiratory System, Assessment and Diagnostic Measures, Cardiac Disorders and Nursing Management, Altered Pulmonary Conditions, Vascular Disorders, and Nursing Management, Cardio Thoracic Emergency Interventions, Nursing Care of a Patient with Obstructive Airway, Oxygen Delivery Systems, Mechanical Ventilation, Congenital Heart Diseases, Pharmacology, Nursing Care of Patient Undergoing Cardio Thoracic Surgery, Cardiac Rehabilitation, Intensive Coronary Care Unit or Intensive Cardio Thoracic Unit
• Medical Surgical Nursing - Critical Care Nursing
• Medical Surgical Nursing- Oncology Nursing 
• Medical Surgical Nursing- Neurosciences Nursing 
• Medical Surgical Nursing- Nephro-Urology Nursing 
• Medical Surgical Nursing - Orthopaedic Nursing
• Medical Surgical Nursing - GastroEnterology Nursing 
• Obstetric and Gynaecological Nursing 
• Pediatric (Child Health) Nursing 
• Psychiatric (Mental Health) Nursing 
• Community Health Nursing 

Assist students to develop expertise and in-depth understanding:

• in the field of cardiovascular and thoracic nursing,
• in the field of critical care nursing,
• in the field of oncology nursing,
• in the field of neurology and neurosurgical nursing,
• in the field of nephro and urological nursing,
• in the field of orthopaedic nursing,
• in the field of gastroenterology nursing,
• in the field of Obstetric and gynaecological nursing, 
• in the field of paediatric nursing,
• in the field of psychiatric nursing, or
• in the field of community health nursing, and
• to function as educator, manager and researcher in the above fields.