Dhanvantri College of Nursing, Namakkal

Dhanvantri College of Nursing, Namakkal, was started in the year 2001, is one of the growing institution, in Tamil Nadu, in the field of nursing education. Affiliated with the Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai, this college is situated in Ganapathypuram, Thiruchengode and consists of 14 acres of land.

The institute has 10 kinds of nursing programmes that include four levels of degrees; 411 students enrol in this institution. The college has a faculty of 57 members and there is a reasonable student-teacher ratio in the college. There are various up to date facilities that the college possess so as to facilitate the learning of its students.

The core of such facilities is a rich library that contains more than 4000 books and references as well as books and National and International journals. For practical training, Dhanvantri College of Nursing has well equipped skill lab for each nursing specialisation NS, MFH, PNH, and IVH Nursing respectively.

These labs have 4 mannequins and 1 simulator for the best demonstrations serving by other laboratories in hospital for the subject like Bio Chemistry, pathology and microbiology. Dhanvantri College of Nursing provides 10 courses, full time undergraduate and postgraduate programmes are among them. With an approval of 100 students, B. Sc Nursing is the landmark programme offered, while the Post Basic B.

Sc Nursing takes only 30 students. At post graduate level, college offers M. Sc Nursing in Medical Surgical Nursing, Paediatric Nursing, and Obstetrics & Gynaecological Nursing limited number of students in each section. The college also, provides a Doctor of Philosophy – Ph. D. programme in Nursing for those who wish to become researcher and teacher in the field of nursing.

This college probably takes into account performance in qualifying examinations and can offer its own tests or interviews. At postgraduate levels, it may be necessary to show the degrees of the programme as well as work experience in the nursing profession.