About Pushpagiri College of Nursing

Pushpagiri College of Nursing is one of the first private Self Financing Nursing College in Kerala, established by Pushpagiri Medical Society which is having more than four decades of history in Nursing Education and Care. Pushpagiri Medical College hospital is the parent hospital for training, which is having 678 beds with all specialities & Super specialities providing the student clinical experience under one roof. College is recognized by INC, KNMC & KUHS. We have excellent faculty, library and laboratory facilities. Besides B.Sc Nursing we offer M. Sc Nursing courses too. Our graduates are working in all State and Central government hospitals and corporate hospitals in India and abroad.

Our faculty continues to grow in stature by contributing to practice based research and innovative methods of teaching. Never in the history of the health care have Nurses had such wide opportunities and improved prospects !

— Prof. Vineetha Jacob (Principal)

Departments

* Foundations And Advanced Nursing
* Medical-Surgical Nursing
* Child Health Nursing
* Mental Health Nursing
* Obstetrics & Gynaec Nursing
* Community Health Nursing
* Nursing Administration
* Nursing Research

Vision

To be a Centre of Excellence in Nursing Education based on human values for advancing global health.

Mission

We provide high standards of value-based quality nursing education to mould competent and compassionate nurses, nurse educators, nurse leaders and nurse researchers capable of taking up challenging roles globally to enrich and lead the profession to its zenith.

Motto

“We Care, God Cures”

Why Choose us?

OUR PRIDE, OUR STUDENTS!

Philosophy

The College of Nursing, is an educational institution under the Pushpagiri Medical Society, and affirms that Nursing is a vocation to participate in the Healing Ministry of Jesus Christ; and that the course of Nursing is a genuine pursuit based on sound educational principles on which the practice of Nursing is built.
We believe in our role to serve, protect and preserve human life from its beginning to its end by imparting quality education in patient care.
We acknowledge the importance of having candidates with good aptitude and right motivation towards the profession.
We accept our responsibility of enabling the students physically, intellectually, spiritually, socially and emotionally, for attainment of optimum health of individual, family and of the entire society.
We believe in providing opportunities to develop leadership qualities, to foster a sense of responsibility, to develop a sense of pride towards the profession and to keep in pace with the rapid professional development.
We pledge to motivate enthusiastic and talented students towards ongoing education.
We commit ourselves in upholding the genuine values in health care and to maintain the highest standards in Nursing Profession.

Objectives

The College of Nursing provides student-centred quality education and prepares the students to:-
1. Respect human life, right from the moment of conception till its end, visualizing God in every human being; and thus practice ethical values while caring for individuals, families & communities.
2. Assess health status, needs and problems, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care aiming to improve and sustain health of individuals, families and communities.
3. Demonstrate competency in rendering nursing care based on concepts and principles from physical, biological and behavioural sciences.
4. Participate as efficient members of health team with a spirit of dedication, in the promotive, preventive, curative and restorative health care delivery system.
5. Demonstrate skills in interpersonal relations, communications, leadership qualities and decision–making abilities in rendering quality health care.
6. Recognize the need for continuing education for their personal and professional development.
7. Pursue excellence in every aspect of health care as competent nursing professionals, Nurse Educators, Nurse Researchers and Nurse leaders.v

Core values

●Academic Excellence
●Professional Competence
●Effective Leadership
●Caring with Compassion,
●Commitment to Quality
●Self-Transcendence

Curriculum Framework

THE CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK  OF PUSHPAGIRI COLLEGE OF NURSING IS BASED ON KSVME MODEL

History

* Pushpagiri Hospital was started in 1959, as one of the strongest and reliable foundations for providing Quality Health Care, Education and Research in Kerala.
* More than four decades of history in Nursing Education and Care
* Pushpagiri College of Nursing was established in October 2002 and is one of the first Private Self Financing Nursing Colleges in Kerala. We have completed the course with excellent results and they are well placed in institutions abroad and in India
* Excellent team of Faculty for all the subjects, trained with teaching and clinical experience from reputed institutes in India and abroad
* Well equipped state-of-the-art labs, Wi-Fi connected campus, classrooms and separate hostels within the campus for girls
* Almost all the clinical experience under one roof utilizing clinical facilities of the Pushpagiri Medical College hospital with 900 beds and all super specialities, Pushpagiri Heart Institute and Community Health Centres of Pushpagiri
* Well stocked library in the College of Nursing and Medical College with a huge collection of Text Books, National & International Journals and other facilities.

Our Faculty