ABOUT
The school of nursing was first established in Kathmandu in 1956 under the direction of the Health Service, Ministry of Health. The first batch of this school had enrolled only 15 students. The expected proficiency of the produced manpower was illness-oriented. Principally, this was a hospital-oriented curriculum that was in effect between 1956 and 1986. This curriculum aims to prepare nurses to effectively meet the health needs of the people of Nepal. With the introduction of the new educational system in 1972, nursing education was brought under the Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University. After that, a major revised curriculum based on primary health care was introduced in 1987, and it was again updated in 2006. The aim of this programme was to prepare competent and self-reliant nurses who could care for individuals, families, and communities.
Nepalgunj Nursing Campus is the only constituent nursing campus of the Tribhuvan University, Institute of Medicine, located in Lumbini, Karnali, and Sudurpaschim provinces. The campus is located in Nepalgunj sub-metropolitan city (SMPC); ward no - 10, in close proximity with Bheri Hospital.
The Ministry of Health established the ANM training school in 1969 in Nepalgunj. The school, over a 17-year period, produced 406 ANMs. In 1987, it was upgraded to Proficiency Certificate Level (PCL) nursing campus. Since then, it has produced 1153 staff nurses. Currently, 116 students are pursuing education at various levels.
Seeing the need for middle-level manpower in nursing, a 2-year Bachelor of Nursing (BN) programme was started in 2011, which was revised to a 3-year Bachelor of Nursing Science (BNS) from 2013. After the phase out of PCL Nursing, a 4-year B.Sc. Nursing was started in 2021.
VISION
Advancing the nursing profession and changing lives through academic distinction, knowledge, innovation, and continuous progress in the application of qualitative globalized services to every sector of nursing that ensures quality health care for all people.
MISSION
To serve the people of Nepal by:
- Producing qualified and passionate manpower in the nursing sector.
- Providing opportunities for aspiring students to pursue higher education in nursing science.
- Serving as a model institution for nursing education in Nepal.
- Positively influencing health care in Nepal by providing nurses with problem-solving skills and a sense of compassionate care.
- Enhancing professionalism in nursing.
GOAL
The goal of the Nepalgunj Nursing Campus is to prepare and produce registered nurses to be a professional healthcare practitioner who provides compassionate care, which is based on scientific evidence, and who serve as the link between the patient (individual, family, community, or population) and the healthcare environment across the lifespan.
OBJECTIVES
General objectives
To provide standard nursing education to the eligible candidates (both females and males) of Nepal, especially from Lumbini, Karnali, and Sudurpaschim provinces, to meet the primary health care and holistic needs of people.
Specific objectives
- Focus on those we serve, especially our students.
- Advance innovation and excellence in teaching to support student success.
- Promote excellence in research and creative endeavours.
- Produce nursing Human Resources at par with international standards.
- Develop self-reliant Nurses in the field of modern Nursing.
- Securing the financial future through efficient management, channeling external funds, and building a strong endowment.
