Post Basic BSc Nursing, also referred to as P.B.BSc Nursing course, is a 2-year undergraduate course, meant for professional nurses and midwives to become competent in the standard and advanced nursing procedures.
The admission is based on the merit of the qualifying examination and the results in the written tests conducted separately by the institute or college.
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BSc Nursing (Post Basic) Syllabus
The syllabus is composed of classroom training and practical training in laboratories, seminars, experiments, and ward visits.
Below table lists the subjects that are included in the PBBSc Nursing Syllabus, year wise in the duration of 2 years:
| Year 1 | Year 2 |
|---|---|
| Nursing Foundation | Sociology |
| Nutrition & Dietetics | Community Health Nursing |
| Biochemistry & Biophysics | Mental Health Nursing |
| Psychology | Introduction to Nursing Education |
| Maternal Nursing | Introduction to Nursing Administration |
| Child Health Nursing | Introduction to Nursing Research & Statistics |
| Medical & Surgical Nursing | |
| General Nursing |
Students are required to take practicals in subjects such as:
- Medical & Surgical Nursing
- Maternal Nursing
- Child Health Nursing
- Community Health Nursing
- Mental health Nursing
At the end of the course, students are required to submit their research work that they have done during this course. They are also evaluated alongside the theory and practical examinations.
BSc Nursing (Post Basic) Subjects
The table below elaborates the course objectives of some of the important Post Basic BSc Nursing subjects:
| Subjects | Objectives |
|---|---|
| Nursing Foundation | This course will help and train students about the basic understanding of the philosophy, objectives and responsibilities of Nursing as a profession. |
| Maternal Nursing | The main objective of this course is to widen the student’s knowledge of obstetrics during pregnancy, labour and puerperium. |
| Medical Surgical Nursing | The purpose of this course is to widen the students’ knowledge and develop proficiency in caring for patients with medical surgical problems. |
| Community Health Nursing | The course teaches the students the national health care delivery system and to participate in the delivery of Community Health Nursing. |
| Mental Health Nursing | These courses enable the students to recognize and appreciate the causes, symptoms and process of abnormal human behavior. It also introduces students to the different factors that lead to this behaviour. |
BSc Nursing (Post Basic) Books
Following books can be considered during the course for better understanding of the nursing subjects:
| Name of the Book | Name of the Author |
|---|---|
| Textbook of Psychology for Post Basic BSc Nursing | I. Clement |
| Childcare Nursing | Manoj Yadav |
| Biochemistry & Biophysics | Dr. S.S. Randhawa & Dr. S. Christopher |
| Essentials of Community Health Nursing | Neelam Kumari |
| Introduction to Nursing Education | Eshita Chanda |
| Mental Health Nursing | Ram Kumar Gupta |
| Nursing Administration | G.M. Veerabhadrappa |
BSc Nursing (Post Basic) Entrance Exams Syllabus
The entrance exam helps in the selection of students, usually conducted by the colleges or universities such as:
The exam mostly consists of four main sections:
- Biology:
It tests student’s skills in biology and consists of topics such as Classification, Cell Theory, Mendel’s Law, Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic cells, Mineral and their nutrition, etc.
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Chemistry:
It tests students’ skills in chemistry and includes topics such as Solid state, Biomolecules, Chemical Kinetics, Polymers, P-block Elements, Organic Compounds, Coordination Compounds, etc.
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Physics:
It tests students’ skills in physics in topics such as Magnetic Effect of Current & Magnetism, Atoms and Nuclei, Electronic Devices, Communication Systems, Electromagnetic Waves, Optics, Dual Nature of Matter, Current electricity, Electrostatics, etc.
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General Knowledge (GK):
It is one of the important parts of the exam and judges students’ skills related to general knowledge in Science, History, General policy, Geography, Scientific research, Culture, Current affairs, etc.
The AIIMS PB BSc Nursing Exam consists of mostly nursing subjects such as:
- Fundamentals of Nursing
- Medical-Surgical Nursing including Anatomy
- Physiology & Pharmacology
- Obstetrics Nursing and Midwifery
- Pediatric Nursing
- Community Health Nursing
- Psychiatric Nursing
- Professional Trends in Nursing
These entrance exams usually occur in the month of April to June, with the results out in July by different colleges and institutes to select the skilled candidates for the PBBSc course.
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