PCL Nursing

PCL Nursing

Certificate/Diploma
·
3 years
Fee (Tentative)NPR 475,000

The Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training (CTEVT) started Proficiency certificate level (PCL) in nursing programme in 1999 AD (2056 BS). However, to provide vertical and horizontal access to PCL nursing graduates, with kind permission of Tribhuvan University (TU), Institute of Medicine (IOM), CTEVT started using the TU, IOM curriculum for PCL nursing. With the changing health needs as well as Nepal government's health policy, CTEVT took action to respond to these needs; as result CTEVT has developed a curriculum for PCL nursing in 2013. PCL nursing is one of the prominent and popular disciplines within the Nursing profession. The nursing profession has been helping the world for the all-round development of health and it has also been creating salary base employment and self employment opportunities in public and private sectors. This curriculum is designed with the purpose of producing middle level technical nursing workforce equipped with knowledge and skills related to the field of nursing so as to meet the demand of such workforce in the country to contribute in the national economic development of Nepal. The knowledge and skills incorporated in this curriculum will be helpful to deliver the individual needs as well as national needs in the field of Nursing Profession.

Nepal Government has adopted a national policy for the attainment of "Health for All beyond the Year 2000 A.D" through the use of the primary health care approach. As a result CTEVT got the mandate to produce middle level trained workforce through CTEVT as well as CTEVT affiliated institutions.

During the process of curriculum development the Nepal Government has endorsed the concept of gerontology care, because the PCL nursing graduates are prominent service providers; the Department of Health has suggested incorporating this new emerging health issues in the curriculum. Likewise the psychiatric nursing theory and clinical hours has increased, similarly a new subject called Basic Science Applied to Nursing has been added that consists of Biochemistry (Microbiology, Parasitology & Virology) and Pharmacology. Some portions of oncology nursing is also has been added in the curriculum. The course is conducted both in theoretical and practical
sessions.

This course is based on the job performance requirement of the Staff Nurse at different levels of health care system of Nepal. Therefore, this curriculum is designed to develop knowledge, skills, and attitude among graduates to perform nursing professional practice. In total three years; the first year course is focused on basic nursing care in hospital and in the community: foundation nursing practices; the second year course is focused on preventive, promotive as well as therapeutic nursing care of sick adult and elderly individual as well as mentally ill individual. Similarly, the third year course comprise of the pediatric, midwifery and gynecology as well as leadership and management.

Aims

The program aims to produce a middle level nursing work force who is independent and competent to assume the responsibility to carry out the function of preventive, primitive, curative, rehabilitative and holistic care of an individual/group at hospital and in community settings.

Program Objectives

  • Upon completion of the program the graduate will be able to:
  • Utilize a sound knowledge base in giving care to well and sick individuals, families and communities.
  • Implement preventive and therapeutic measures directed toward promotion, maintenance and restoration of health.
  • Utilize communication skills effectively while communicating with individuals and groups in a variety of settings.
  • Apply the nursing process in providing and improving health care.
  • Assume leadership role for planning and improving health care.
  • Guide and supervise individuals, families and groups including health care workers.
  • Collaborate with multi-sectorial groups to develop a healthful environment, including safe drinking water, environmental sanitation and other comprehensive approaches in the community.
  • Mobilize the community people to participate in the activities of the village health post.
  • Demonstrate a positive attitude and respect for cultural values and health practices in working to meet needs and solve problems.
  • Continue to seek new knowledge for personal and professional growth.
  • Seek new knowledge and skill continuously for personal and professional growth. 

Salient Features

Group size: The group size will be maximum of 40 (forty) students in a batch. 

Medium of instruction: The medium of instruction will be in English/ Nepali or both.

Pattern of attendance: Minimum of 90% attendance in each subject is required to appear in the respective final examination.

Pass marks: The students must secure minimum 40% marks in theory and 50% marks in practical. Moreover, the students must secure minimum pass marks in the internal assessment and in the semester final examination of each subject to pass the subject.

Provision of back paper: There will be the provision of back paper but a student must pass all the subjects of all semester within six years from the enrollment date; however there should be provision of chance exam for final semester students as per CTEVT rules.

Certification and degree awards:

  1. Students who have passed all the components of all subjects of all three years are considered to have successfully completed the course.
  2. Students who have successfully completed the course will be awarded with a degree of "Proficiency Certificate Level in nursing".

Fee

Total Fee for the entire PCL Nursing program is: NRs. 624,230/-

  1. First Year: NRs. 249690/-
  2. Second Year: NRs. 187270/-
  3. Third Year: NRs. 187270/-

Eligibility

Entry Criteria

  • School Leaving Certificate (SLC) in 2nd division (45%) with English, Science, and Mathematics or SEE with minimum GPA 2.0 and C grade in Compulsory Mathematics, English & Science.
  • Should pass entrance examination as administered by CTEVT.
  • Applicants fulfilling the entry criteria will be selected for admission on merit basis

Admission Criteria

Entrance
A three hours entrance examination will be held for one comprehensive paper (50 marks each for English, Math and Science). The questions will be of multiple choices. Candidates must pass the entrance examination and the selection will be based on the merit list in the descending order.

Job Prospects

  1. The graduates will be eligible for the position equivalent to Non-gazetted 1st class (technical) as Staff Nurse or as prescribed by the Public Service Commission of Nepal. The graduate will be eligible for registration/take examination with the related Council in the grade as provisioned in the related Council Act (if any).
  2. The graduates are eligible to go for Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent Course as per university rule.

Curricular Structure

The total duration of PCL Nursing (staff nurse) program is three academic years. The program is based on yearly system. Moreover, one academic year consists up to 40 weeks and one academic week consists up to 40 hours excluding evaluation period

First year

S.N.

Course number

Name of subjects

Theory hours

Practical hours

1

501

Fundamental of Nursing (T)

160

 

2

502

Fundamental of Nursing (P)

 

630

3

503

Community Health Nursing I (T)

120

 

4

504

Community Health Nursing I (P)

 

210

5

505

Anatomy and Physiology

100

 

6

506

Basic Science Applied to Nursing

Pharmacology

Biochemistry

Microbiology

100

(40)

(30)

(30)

 

7

507

English

120

 

8

521

Nepali

120

 
   

Total

720

840

Second year

S.N.

Course number

Name of subjects

Theory hours

Practical hours

1

508

Medical and Surgical I (T)

150

 

2

509

Medical and Surgical I (P)

 

446

3

510

Medical and Surgical II (T)

50

 

4

511

Medical and Surgical II (P)

 

175

5

514

Geriatric Nursing (T)

50

 

6

515

Geriatric Nursing (P)

 

70

7

519

Mental health and behaviors nursing (T)

Behavior health

Mental health

100

(50)

(50)

 

8

520

Mental health and behaviors nursing (P)

 

70

9

516

Community Health Nursing II (T)

100

 

10

517

Community Health Nursing II (P)

 

240

11

518

Social science

50

 
   

Total

500

1001

Third year

S.N.

Course number

Name of subjects

Theory hours

Practical hours

1

524

Midwifery Nursing I (T)

100

 

2

525

Midwifery Nursing I (P)

 

150

3

526

Midwifery Nursing II (T)

100

 

4

527

Midwifery Nursing II (P)

 

170

5

528

Midwifery Nursing III (T)

100

 

6

529

Midwifery Nursing III (P)

 

150

7

530

Gynecology Nursing (T)

50

 

8

531

Gynecology Nursing (P)

 

70

9

512

Child health nursing (T)

100

 

10

513

Child health nursing (P)

 

140

11

522

Leadership and Management (T)

100

 

12

523

Leadership and Management (P)

 

342

   

Total

550

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Full PCL Nursing Curriculum.pdf