Medical surgical nursing is the mainstay of the B.Sc Nursing Degree Programme. After learning the basic concepts and procedures in patient care through practice in the pre-clinical laboratory, in the second year the nursing students are given an extensive exposure in Medical and Surgical Nursing. Medical nursing focuses on care of patients with medical conditions affecting various systems like respiratory, gastro intestinal, cardiology, neurology etc. It also includes diseases of skin and communicable diseases, pathology, pharmacology and dietetics.

Surgical nursing provides experience in the operation theatre and in the care of patients with various surgical conditions in the pre-operative and post-operative units. Eye and ENT nursing is also given due importance under surgical nursing. Classes are taught by nursing faculty and specialists in medicine, surgery, cardiothoracic, neurology, dermatology, ophthalmology and the ENT department.

Advanced medical surgical nursing in the third year provides rich experience in various intensive care units and speciality areas like cardiology, cardiac surgery, nephrology, neurology, oncology and reconstructive surgery to equip the students with various skills required in critical care nursing based on a sound knowledge on pathophysiology. Students conduct seminars, symposiums and group discussions and perform nursing care analysis, which enhances their ability in critical thinking.

The central objective of the Community Health Nursing course is to develop the students' ability to function effectively as a member of the health-care team in providing comprehensive medical care in community. In the first year this course orients the students to the concepts of positive health and its relation to successful living.

The practical hours include planned observation visits to various places. During the second year, theory classes are aimed at familiarising students with principles of community health, community health nursing and identification of different measures towards prevention of diseases and promotion of health. It also focuses on different concepts of family welfare. The practical experience in community health nursing comes from exposure at primary health centres, where they participate in health education to the families and school children.

During this course students learn the various concepts of family health-care and develop their ability to plan and provide family-centered care. During field experience each student is required to study a particular section of the community, assess the health needs, set priorities and plan the programme of action. Students learn how to provide comprehensive family health services.

Students also participate in all national health programmes conducted by primary health centres, which include the Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP) and other control and eradication programmes.

Child Health Nursing includes child health medicine and surgery and is placed in the third year of the programme. This course helps the students to identify normal and abnormal growth and development, as well as the needs and problems of children at various ages. The subject includes embryology, genetics, child psychology, child health medicine and child health surgery.

Specialists from the respective specialities handle the subject while nursing faculty caters to the nursing care aspects. Students provide comprehensive nursing care to children suffering from various diseases and disorders. Students perform growth and development assessments to identify the deviation from normal, provide play therapy, counselling and health education for parents and children.

Mental Health Nursing is placed in the third year of the programme. It provides an understanding of mental health concepts and the behavioural changes that occur in mental illness. The course is designed to enable the students to provide comprehensive nursing care to psychiatric patients applying the preventive, promotive, curative and rehabilitative aspects of mental health care and principles of psychiatric nursing.

This is achieved by the expert guidance from the psychiatric nursing faculty, psychiatrist, clinical psychologist and psychiatric social workers. The students get clinical experience from mental health centres and observation visits in leading mental health hospitals, de-addiction centres, a school for mentally retarded and psychiatric rehabilitation centres.

The aim of the Department is to prepare the students with the knowledge, skill and attitude to function as midwives and provide comprehensive nursing care to antenatal, intranatal and postnatal mothers and newborn babies with due emphasis to high-risk clients. The students are also equipped to work with the child-bearing families that give them the opportunity to experience the essence of nursing at its best. The course is placed in the final year. Teaching and clinical experience are provided under the guidance of a specialist nurse and obstetrician. During this period they will learn whole perinatal care including conducted deliveries.