B.Sc in Nursing is an undergraduate course that all medical aspirants can pursue in different B.Sc Nursing colleges in India. The course, in India, is offered as a 4-year undergraduate programme for all students who have cleared class 12th from the stream of science. The course can be availed at any recognised institute or University, with the apt recognition from the authorised body. In India, experts have come together and formed a curriculum that is followed across India in all government and private institutions offering the B.Sc Nursing course. The course has been designed to train and qualify all aspirants into graduates who will be able to practice the art in different settings.

As per the Indian Nursing Council, the course is offered under the choice-based credit system (CBCS). The programme will be specifically designed by the college or university that will offer the programme but all educational institutions will have to abide by the regulations specified by INC. As per the guidelines, the students will pursue foundational, core and elective courses.The programme has been designed to train the students in generalistic nursing practices. Students will be trained and educated on the processes of wellness, illness & disease management, health promotion along with the taking of the dying as part of becoming a nurse. The programme focuses on mastering the various competencies of the field.

Objectives of B.Sc Nursing

The four-year undergraduate course in Nursing has been designed to completely train and qualify the students to deal with various aspects with utmost professionalism and care. Here are some of the aims of B.Sc in Nursing:

• B.Sc in Nursing will train and produce nurses with the ability to critically think and be clear while also being caring, well-disciplined and assertive, responding to the dynamic needs of the industry, the healthcare delivery system as well as the society.

• The programme will train the students to take up decisions on their own in different nursing situations, all within the scope of the field. It will also train them to protect the rights of the patients and groups included.

• The programme will further train the students to take up research initiatives in Nursing as well as apply an evidence-based form of practice.