Post RN

This program is designed to provide the Registered Nurse at diploma level with the opportunity to acquire a broad liberal degree level education with particular emphasis on theoretical and clinical knowledge related to nursing practice, nursing research, and population health at primary, secondary and tertiary levels. All nursing courses are aimed to prepare nurses to practice competencies, as determined by the Pakistan Nursing Council.

Duration of the program is 2 years, with 4 semesters and 60 credits. Semesters Duration is 18 weeks, minimum teaching is for 16 weeks with 3 labs/practical course / semester.

Objectives:

The prepare competent, educated nurses with appropriate knowledge, skills and attitude that would enable them to provide quality & safe health care, is the core objective of the program.

The Institute follows the following eligibility criteria while awarding admission to the desirous candidates:

• a. SSC + three years general nursing and one year midwifery or any specialty course equal to 14 years of education.

• b. HSSC + three years general nursing equals to 15 years of education.

*Research/ Evidence based Elective project: Every student should write a project report/research report/ individually in the final year in their topic of interest approved by Faculty.

**The clinical practicum should be flexible and student should choose clinical area according to their interest with an approval obtained from the course teacher. The clinical practicum should also include clinical seminar, tutorials, clinical and reflective logs.

Note: Numbering of the courses will be at level 6. Above table is provided as an example where the first number ‘6’ shows the level of the course as provided by HEC, second number is the number of semester in the program and the third number is the sequence of the course in the semester. However, the university has the flexibility of numbering the courses as per their university rule without changing the first number which is 6.

The Program has been authorized by the Nursing Council of Pakistan.