DEPARTMENT OF NURSING FOUNDATION:
About the Department
Foundations of Nursing is an integral part in the development of Nursing Science. It is a broad specialty of nursing that deals with the nursing care of patients. Nursing Foundation forms the underlying basis for rendering nursing care to the needy, sick and healthy individuals. This department paves the way for entry of the novice nurse to develop the desirable knowledge attitude and skills which forms the crux of nursing practice. This department consists of experienced faculty members with immense passion for teaching and research activities. The Nursing foundation subject is taught to B.Sc. Nursing (Basic) in first year.
Vision
The nursing foundation experience in B.Sc. Nursing course enables the student to acquire knowledge with application of scientific principles, develop an attitude that involves integration of ethics and professionalism in carrying out nursing procedures in ideal situations promoting competency for safe and efficient patient care.
Mission
The department of nursing foundation optimizes the integration of horizontal learning in anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, nutrition, microbiology, psychology, computer skills and its vertical application in nursing care environment. Facilitate situations that enhance application of learned competencies leading to a strong basis for multidimensional development.
Learning objectives of nursing foundation:
- Describe the concept of health, illness and health care agencies
- Explain concept and scope of nursing
- Describe values, code of ethics and professional conduct for nurses in India
- Explain the admission and discharge procedure
- Perform admission and discharge procedure
- Communicate effectively with patient, families and team members and maintain effective human relations
- Appreciate the importance of patient teaching in nursing
- Explain the concept, uses, format and steps of nursing process .
- Documents nursing process as per the format
- Describe the purposes, types and techniques of recording and reporting
- Describe principles and techniques of monitoring and maintaining vital signs
- Monitor and maintain vital signs
- Describe the purpose and process of health assessment
- Describe the health assessment of each body system
- Perform health assessment of each body system
- Identifies the various machinery, equipment, linen and their care
- Describe the basic, physiological and psychosocial needs of patient
- Describe the principles and techniques for meeting basic, physiological and psychosocial needs of patient
- Perform nursing assessment, plan, implement and evaluate the care for meeting basic, physiological and psychosocial needs of patient
- Describe principles and techniques for infection control and biomedical waste management in supervised clinical settings
- Explain the principles, routes, effects of administration of medications
- Calculate conversions of drugs and dosages within and between systems of measurements
- Administer drugs by following routes-oral, intradermal, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous, and topical and inhalation
- Describe the pre and post-operative care of patients
- Explain the process of wound healing
- Explain the principles and techniques of wound care
- Explain care of terminally ill patient
- Explain the basic concepts of conceptual and theoretical models of nursing involve in teaching programmes of B.Sc. Nursing (Basic) in first year.
- Conduct CNE, Seminar, Workshop to promote quality nursing care.
Facilities
- Departmental laboratory with models, instruments, equipment, dummies and mannequins.
- Parent hospital (Sarji Super Specialty Hospital)
- Affiliated to Sarji Mother and Child Health Hospital.
- Clinical services provided include basic nursing care to patients in different settings such as medical, surgical, ICU, Orthopedics, Laboratory & Injection room.
The faculty of nursing foundation department believes the philosophy of Sarji institute of Nursing Sciences and Faculty in the department of FON are committed to excellence in teaching, research and service.
