General Nursing and Midwifery or GNM is a three-year and six month (including internship) diploma programme designed for aspirants who want to pursue a career in clinical nursing. The programme teaches candidates how to care for individuals who are sick or have been injured in order to help them attain full recovery. Although the curriculum design of the course varies from university to university, GNM courses are designed to prepare the students for clinical approach of handling patients. The curriculum of some universities includes a six-month internship at the end of the course and the diploma is granted only after the candidates complete this internship.
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.Sc. Nursing) is a 4 years undergraduate medical programme. Nursing education is monitored by the Indian Nursing Council (INC), the programme focus on developing critical care, advanced thinking skills, proficiency and values necessary for the practice of professional nursing and midwifery. The programme prepares students to become responsible citizens by following a code of moral values and conduct at all times while fulfilling personal, social and professional responsibilities. B. Sc. Nursing programme involves classroom study, projects and assignments that enable students to gain practical knowledge of their learning. After the completion of the course, the students compulsorily need to do a six-month internship to experience real-world clinical settings and learn from them.
Faith Institute of Nursing is a part of Faith Institutions which was set up in the year 2003-2004 managed by Indian Minority Educational Charitable Trust. The Institute is recognized by Government of Karnataka and is affiliated to the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Science. All the courses here are approved by Indian Nursing Council, Karnataka Nursing Council. The institute has been providing quality education to students from all sections of society and has been striving to make the education system better in India.
The institution has a main focus on providing education to the minority groups within a Christian ambience. However, no discrimination is done on basis of religion and equal opportunities are given to all the students. The students at Faith Institute of Nursing are exposed to the excellent educational environment and co-curricular activities for overall development of the students. The institute aims to produce individuals who are adaptive to changes and are able to develop their potentials to the highest level through means of training and education.
Faith City, Mylappanahalli, Bangalore, Karnataka, PIN 560089
