Government College of Nursing, Alappuzha

The Government College of Nursing Alappuzha started in the year 2006 is an esteemed college offering nursing education in Kerala – a southern state in India. This Co-educational institute is situated in Vandanam Medical College Complex Provides various approved courses in nursing by the Indian Nursing Council (INC).

Located on a 5 acre land, the college has a favourable physical landscape that prepare talents for both academic and career progression. At the moment this institute is serving a total strength of 282 students and staff 26 which provides best focus and education service.

The college has 6 courses that cater to 3 different degree levels, all of which focus on different speciality fields in nursing; Medical Surgical Nursing, Child Health Nursing, Obstetrics and Gynecological Nursing and Community Health Nursing. Government college of nursing, Alappuzha is indeed planning to update the students with the best facilities so that students can make the best out the classes they attend.

It has its library whose equipment and large collection of books, journals, and other materials are well stocked to meet the needs of its students and scholars. For skills practice, the institute has specialised teaching Departmental based laboratories that will expose the students to working health care environments.

The college has IT facilities to educate its’ students on the existing trends in the field of nursing. Concerning health concern, first aid facilities are available at the campus, in an on-campus health center. It also has an auditorium for various occasions which include seminars thus setting an active tone of the college.

The school consists of Hostel which has provided accommodation both for boys and for girls so as to increase comfort for students. This campus has a restaurant, sports center, and well equipped and furnished class with all the amenities available.

Besides, there are 48 seaters and 32 seaters buses which are provided by the college to enable students to move to clinical and community practice stations outside the college. The Government College of Nursing, Alappuzha consists of various programmes to offer nursing for different education levels. 6 full-time courses are offered by the institute: under graduate, post graduate, and even Doctor of Philosophy.

The college also runs a 4 year B. Sc Nursing programme for undergraduate at a capacity of 66 students. The postgraduate course offered are 2-year master of science (M. Sc) programmes in medical surgical nursing, child health nursing, obstetric & Gynecological nursing and community health nursing and each admitting 5-6 students. For those who wish to take up research, there’s also the Ph. D.

in Nursing for the college as well. The total approved intake for all the courses combined is 88 students in support of the institute’s policy of maintaining optimum student instructor ratio in order to support quality training. Course Name Total Number of Seats B. Sc Nursing 66 M. Sc Medical Surgical Nursing 6 M. Sc Obstetrics and Gynecological Nursing 6 M. Sc Child Health Nursing 5 M.

Sc Community Health Nursing 5 The admittance requirements at the Government College of Nursing, Alappuzha seek to identify the most qualified candidates to its nursing courses. The basic eligibility for the B. Sc Nursing is that candidates should have done their 10+2 with science for the given course. Many postgraduate programmes call for a B. Sc Nursing qualification from a recognised university. The Ph. D.

programme may probably demand the holder to have a master’s degree in nursing. Prospective students are advised to regularly check the college's portal for more information and updates .

Number of colleges providing the nursing courses are increased day by day in India but preserving the quality is the always a big challenge for the nursing education institution among them the Indian nursing council approved the college provide excellent nursing education to their students to establish a successful career in the medical line.