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Diploma in General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM)

 

About the GNM Course Program

GNM or General Nursing and Midwifery is a three-year diploma programme is designed for students who want to pursue a career in clinical nursing. The GNM diploma program at Era University includes a six-month internship at Era’s Lucknow Medical College & Hospital (ELMC&H), a 850 bed teaching hospital, accredited by NABL and pre-accredited by NABH, which is a constituent multispecialty hospital. The hospital is fully equipped with advanced, world-class diagnostic and therapeutic equipment’s and supported by a highly qualified and competent trainers. In Era University, we committed to prepare nurses with sound educational programme in nursing and enable them to function as efficient members of the health team, beginning with the competencies for first level positions in all kinds of health care settings.

It aims at identifying health need of the people, planning and providing quality patient care in collaboration with other health professionals in all the health care centers and communities. Scope of nursing practice includes provision of promotive, preventive, curative, and rehabilitative aspects of care to people across their life span in wide variety of health care settings. All the practices in nursing profession is based on evidence based also practices were done following application of basic concepts and principles derived from physical, biological, behavioral sciences and medicine.

We at Era University trained Nursing students an effective soft skill which is an additional calibre for all the students and help in professional and this attribute instilled in our students makes EU stand tall among the best nursing colleges of Lucknow, UP, India.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVE
  • To help students develop an ability to cooperate and coordinate with members of the health team in the prevention of disease, promotion of health and rehabilitation of the sick.
  • To apply knowledge from the humanities, biological and behavioural sciences in functioning as a nurse.
  • To function effectively with members of the health team and community applying the knowledge of human relations and communication skills in her work.
  • To prepare students, enable them to use of ethical values in personal and professional life.
  • To mobilize community resources and their involvement in working with the communities.
  • To demonstrate basic skills in teaching patients and giving nursing care to them.
  • To assist in research activities.
DURATION

Duration : 3 YEARS.

ELIGIBILITY
  • Minimum education eligibility criteria for admission to GNM:
    • 10+2 with English and must have obtained a minimum of 40% at the qualifying examination and English individually for any recognized board. Candidates are also eligible from State Open School recognized by State Government and National Institute of Open School (NIOS) recognized by Central Government. However, Science is preferable.
    • 10+2 with English having 40% of marks in vocational ANM course from the school recognized by Indian Nursing council.
    • 10+2 with English having 40% of marks in Vocational Stream-Health care Science from a recognized CBSE board/State/Centre.
    • Registered ANM with pass mark.
    • For foreign nationals
    • The entry qualification equivalency i.e., 12th standard will be obtained by Association of Indian Universities, New Delhi. Institution, State Nursing Council will be responsible to ensure that the qualification and eligibility will be equivalent to what has been prescribed as above.
  • Reservation:
  • For disabled candidates: 3% Disability reservation to be considered with a disability of locomotor to the tune of 40% to 50% of the lower extremity and other eligibility criteria with regard to age and qualification will be same as prescribed for each nursing programme.
  • Note: A committee to be formed consisting of medical officer authorized by medical board of state government and a nursing expert in the panel which may decide whether the candidates have the disability of locomotor of 40% to 50%. 5% of total marks is relaxed for SC/ST candidates. Any other quotas as per the State Govt.
  • Under the reservation policy
  • Note: Reservation shall be applicable within the sanctioned number of the seats by INC and not above it.
  • Admission of students shall be once in a year.
  • Students shall be medically fit.
  • Minimum age for admission will be 17 years. (as on 31st December of that year) The upper age limit is 35 yrs.
CARRIER OPPORTUNITIES

GNM diploma holders who have acquired the skills and education required in the field of care-taking and nursing can take up jobs at hospitals, clinics, health departments, CHO (Community Health Officer) or can work as a private health care giver. They can also choose community services or work for NGO’s that spread medical awareness or help the sick. Common job profiles that are always an option are staff nurse, home nurse, health visitor or as a community health worker.