Nurse Practitioner in Critical Care

Philosophy

We believe that the world is one family and education is the right of every child of this country, and any level of education should equip the student to be able to gain fruitful employment and also provide an opportunity to continue education whenever possible.

We believe that nursing education must occur in a natural setting that is the clinical and the community setup.

We also believe that education should be flexible enough to promote vertical and horizontal growth and mobility.

We believe that the nurse educator’s responsibility lies in providing the right experiences to the student and allowing the students to explore and learn while enjoying her learning experience.

We believe that this programme prepares nurses for leadership positions in nursing and health fields who can function as nurse specialists, consultants, educators, administrators, and researchers in a wide variety of professional settings in meeting the National priorities and the changing needs of society.

Indian Nursing Council believes that:

Indian Nursing Council believes that there is a great need to establish a postgraduate program titled Nurse Practitioner in Critical Care to meet the challenges and demands of tertiary health care services in India, which is reflected in the National Health Policy (NHP draft document 2015) in order to provide quality care to critically ill patients and families.

INC believes that postgraduates from a residency program focused on a strong clinical component and competency-based training must be able to demonstrate clinical competence based on sound theoretical and evidence-based knowledge. The teaching-learning approach should focus on adult learning principles, competency-based education, collaborative learning, clinical experience with medical and nursing preceptors, experiential learning, and self-directed learning. Education providers, preceptors, and mentors must update their current knowledge and practices. Medical faculty are invited to participate as preceptors in the training.

INC also believes that a variety of educational strategies can be used in clinical settings to address the deficit of qualified critical care nursing faculty. It is hoped to facilitate developing policies towards registration/licensure and create cadre positions for appropriate placement of these postgraduate critical care NPs to function in critical care units of tertiary care centers.

AIMS

The critical care NP program prepares registered BSc nurses for advanced practice roles as clinical experts, managers, educators and consultants leading to M.Sc. degree in critical care NP.

OBJECTIVES

• Assume responsibility and accountability to provide competent care to critically ill patients and appropriate family care in tertiary care centres.
• Demonstrate clinical competence/expertise in providing critical care, which includes diagnostic reasoning, complex monitoring, and therapies.
• Apply theoretical, patho-physiological, and pharmacological principles and evidence base in implementing therapies/interventions in critical care.
• Identify the critical conditions using differential diagnosis and carry out treatment/interventions to stabilize and restore the patient’s health and minimize or manage complications independently or collaboratively as a part of the critical care team.
• Collaborate with other health care professionals in the critical care team, across the continuum of critical care.

DURATION

Duration of the course is 2 years for M.Sc. (N)

Available	52 weeks
Vacation	4 weeks
Examination	2 weeks
Gazetted holidays	3 weeks
Total weeks available	43 weeks
40 hours per week	1720 hours
Total hours for 2 years	3440 hours

NPCC FIRST YEAR

2^nd year NPCC PROGRAM

SCHEME OF EXAMINATION

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Year I

Generic Core Courses and Advance Practice Courses

Year II

Specialization Courses

Summary