1938

The history of the training college of nursing says that initially the college started with the name of “Saint George’s Hospital Nursing Association” in the year 1938 with a course named BPNA (PNS) with an intake of 34 female students in the British Era who were Anglo Indian, Europeans, Jewish and Britisher by nationality as per prevailing records. The first student was registered in the year 1st November 1938.

“BPNA course” British Paediatric Neurology Association: The BPNA develops and delivers a range of short-courses for health professionals led by experienced faculty with the purpose of improving the health and quality of life of children with neurological disorders. BPNA stands for the British Paediatric Neurology Association, a modern organization that focuses on training medical professionals in the care of children with neurological disorders. The organization was founded long after 1938, making a nursing course from that time frame under its name impossible.

1930s Nursing Education

In the 1930s, nursing education was hospital-based and primarily followed the British model, especially in countries under British influence, like India. The curriculum was a rigorous, hands-on apprenticeship that focused on practical skills and direct patient care.

A likely 1938 nursing curriculum would have included:

• A strong theoretical base: Nursing students would have studied subjects such as physiology, anatomy, and hygiene in classroom settings.
• Emphasis on practical hospital work: Most nursing education took place in hospitals through a three-year diploma program. Student nurses learned their skills through repeated practice and observation. In some instances, they performed most of the patient care for hospitals.
• Specialized fields: By the 1930s, nursing students were receiving training in specific areas, such as midwifery and public health.
• Direct clinical experience: A 1938 British “Memorandum” proposed that student nurses should have significant work experience, suggesting a curriculum that integrated a great deal of hands-on, practical learning throughout the training.

1951

Further the course upgraded to GNM 4 Years intake of five female students each year since 1951. Since these decades, faculty members of the Institute boosted up the academic environment, strengthening, and the college capacity to deliver comprehensive education and training to its students.

Training college of nursing offers an extensive curriculum designed to provide students with the knowledge, skills and clinical exposure necessary to build clinical judgement and professional nursing competencies, additionally committed to strengthening nursing services at the institute, and actively engaged in delivery of patient care.

Present Day

Moreover, the College of Nursing contributes to the healthcare mission of the institute by activities to promote health literacy & disease prevention through organizing multiple awareness programmes throughout the year and conducting research activities in the community sector. The college team actively supports various administrative activities and overall functioning of the Institute.