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GENERAL NURSING & MIDWIFERY (GNM)

Courses Information

Course Name                                                        General Nursing & Midwifery (GNM)        

Duration                                                                           3 years

Eligibility                                                                   10+2 (12th) with min. 50% marks & English subject compulsory

About the Course

Embarking upon the path of General Nursing & Midwifery (GNM) represents the initial stride toward a vocation in nursing. 

Opting for our GNM program signifies stepping into a certified graduate field with prospects for future career advancements at local, regional, national, and even global scales.

Nurses engage with a diverse demographic encompassing both elderly and youthful individuals afflicted by a myriad of health conditions, ranging from chronic to acute, across varied hospital and community environments. 

A pivotal facet of the nursing role entails fostering health literacy, disease prevention, and attending to the care, sustenance, and rehabilitation needs of adults undergoing diagnostic and therapeutic regimens.

What exactly does the role of a nurse entail? Within hospital settings, nursing responsibilities encompass assignments in surgical, operating, and medical departments, along with intensive or high dependency care units.

Beyond hospital confines, nurses extend their reach into various community spheres. Community nursing teams administer top-tier professional care to a substantial patient cohort within the comfort of their homes. 

Practice nurses form integral parts of the local GP surgery workforce. Moreover, nurses contribute to industry and commerce by facilitating health screenings and bolstering workforce well-being. 

It is our firm belief that each individual warrants premium nursing care geared towards health promotion, well-being sustenance, and support during health adversities.

Our nursing degree program is designed to cultivate your inherent strengths and aspirations, nurturing you into a registered nurse capable of delivering and orchestrating evidence-based essential care. 

This entails collaborative work with inter-professional health and social teams, voluntary agencies, community entities, statutory bodies, service users, caregivers, and other significant stakeholders, adeptly navigating the evolving healthcare landscape.

In these varied settings, you will collaborate with inter-professional teams, honing the skills and knowledge indispensable for dispensing high-caliber nursing care. Additionally, you will undergo and master a spectrum of theoretical assessments. 

At MAI, students undergo immersive practical training at regional hospitals, thereby equipping them with hands-on experience. Graduates from our institution currently occupy pivotal roles in numerous esteemed healthcare facilities.

MAI- GNM
MAI- GNM

Career Prospects and Job Opportunities

In the hospital, being a nurse will required you to work in

Surgical Departments
Operating Departments
Medical Departments
The Intensive or High Dependency Care Areas.

Curriculum

The course GNM broadly lays emphasis on the following key areas:
  • Anatomy and physiology
  • Psychology
  • Fundamentals of nursing
  • Personal hygiene
  • Environmental hygiene
  • Nutrition
  • Medical surgical nursing – I
  • Mental health and psychiatric nursing
  • Midwifery and Gynaecological nursing
  • Community health nursing – II
  • Microbiology
  • Sociology
  • First Aid
  • Community Health Nursing – I
  • Health Education and Communication
  • English
  • Medical Surgical Nursing – II
  • Ÿ Computer in Nursing
  • Gynaecological Nursing
  • Paediatric Nursing
MAI - GNM

Career Prospects

GNM nurses are required across all hospitals for conduct of surgeries which include Hospitals, nursing homes, Multispecialist Clinics etc

Other work arrangements are as private duty nurses, as resident nurses for private patients in nursing homes, extended health care facilities, daycare centres, public health agencies or in hospitals.

Specialist nurses working in hospitals which render specialist medical services
Nursing Aides / attendants work in hospitals, nursing homes and extended care facilities

Work in emergency care