BS NURSING

All persons are entitled to optimum healthcare receivers so this is a basic human right which should become one of our nation’s high-priority. Nursing is a backbone of the health care delivery system in achieving this goal. Since modern nursing encompasses an increasingly broad range of knowledge and skills, it can best fulfill its obligations to society by preparing different levels of nurses. These range from the BS Nurse to the doctorly prepared nurse. The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is a four-year degree program that is accredited with Pakistan Nursing Council, Islamabad and Higher Education Commission. It is designed to prepare knowledgeable and clinically competent professional nurses as well as empower them to seek and deliver skillful care around these main components; health promotion, disease prevention, risk reduction, health restoration and rehabilitation. The program aims to develop nursing graduates who are capable of providing holistic care to individuals of different ages, gender, and health statuses. This program is divided into 8 semesters leading to the eligibility for Registered Nurse and simultaneous attainment of a bachelor’s degree in nursing.

Objectives of the Nursing Program

After completion of program the graduates will be able to:

• Demonstrate responsibility and accountability in providing care to the patients, families and community.
• Established patterns of professional practices by following the legal, religious, and ethical tenets of regulatory body.
• Apply the nursing process to provide safe, competent, and holistic nursing care to patients in a variety of settings.
• Utilize effective communication and problem-solving skill in crisis situation.
• Create new ideas to improve quality of care in health management.
• Demonstrate effective leadership and management skill in the use of available resources to fulfill the identified needs of individuals, families, and communities.
• Express special empathetic feelings while providing care to stressed, death or dying individuals
• Elicit advance leadership skills to promote the profession through further education and research

Learning Outcomes of Nursing Program

Graduates will be able to:

• Demonstrate competent clinical skills and leadership qualities through the use of hands-on practice, critical thinking and decision-making.
• Provide an opportunities and guidelines for individuals in their further educational preparation to meet the challenges in health care needs of society.
• Apply evidence-based practice in the clinical/ community setting.
• Use effective verbal and written communication in professional interactions with peers, clients, families, and other professional.
• Signifying competence in the use of available resources to support the identified needs of communities, families, and individuals