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Jaslok Hospital upgrades its nursing college

Mumbai-based Jaslok Hospital recently upgraded its College of Nursing. It has converted its diploma course in nursing to a four-year BSc nursing course, recognised by India Nursing Council and affiliated to Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS), Nashik. Subjects offered in the BSc Course will be Biological Sciences, Behavioral Sciences and Medicine.

The selection would be on the basis of Common Entrance Test (CET) conducted by the Maharashtra board every year. The current intake of students is 35. Said Tressamma Sugathan, Principal, Jaslok College of Nursing, "The feedback has been good. We are working at our full capacity." The nursing students will be employed by the administration of Jaslok Hospital in their own hospitals for a two-year term. Said Dr Mrudula Phadke, the Vice Chancellor of Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, and the Chief Guest at the inaguraton, "Nurses form a great support to medical service and play a vital role in meeting the patients' needs."

Col M Masand, Director General of Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre added, “Nurses always be compassionate and ever smiling, as this noble profession demands selfless dedication.”

EH News Bureau