Introduction

“Excellence in education and excellence in practice”

Bombay Hospital College of Nursing was established in 2008 to offer 4 year B.Sc nursing course  and was affiliated to Devi Ahilya Vishwavidhyalaya Indore.  The main aim of the college has been focused on preparing excellent clinical nurses, world class nursing Academicians and nurse Researchers. M.Sc Nursing program was started in 2015 in three specialties (Medical Surgical Nursing- 4N, Mental health nursing-3 and Community health nursing-3). We also enhanced B.Sc Nursing seats strength from 40 to 50 in the same year. The Bombay Hospital College of Nursing is a pioneering institution which promotes quality Nursing Education in the country. It is recognized by the Indian Nursing Council, Madhya Pradesh Nurses registration Council Bhopal and  is affiliated to the Madhya Pradesh Medical Science University. Qualified and experienced faculties impart quality nursing education to the student nurses under various courses offered at Bombay Hospital College of Nursing.

The essence of higher education is to build on the foundation of existing knowledge base, but ina professional course of education, an institution has the challenge to make a new foundation not only of knowledge but more importantly of developing professional attitude of commitment in the young minds for service. Surely, it needs dedicated efforts, Although its more than 15 years of its shining existence Bombay Hospital College of Nursing has proved its mantle and the institution is being looked at as a beacon of hope and guidance by the nursing fraternity in this part of the country.

Vision Statement

Bombay Hospital College of Nursing, Indore aims to be a centre of academic excellence, based on sound educational principles and fostering values to prepare competent professional nurses to deliver quality services in health for a global society.

Mission Statement

  • To promote excellence in nursing education to build a strong and diverse nursing workforce to advance the health of our nation and the global community.
  • To create an environment for the generation of new knowledge through meaningful research, adopting latest methods of pedagogy and incorporating modern principles of academics integrated with highest ethical stands.
  • To uphold respect for human life from the moment of conception to its natural end and cultivate a genuine feeling of compassion for the patients.
  • To extend the knowledge acquired and new knowledge generated for the development of community and execute social services.
  • To empower professionals to face the future health care challenges of the society.
  • To promote leadership qualities amongst the student nurses for professional advancement.
  • To foster team work and cooperative effort in the institution.
  • To nurture young minds to excel as better human beings in all endeavors, and to empower the women's society.

Goals

  1. To provide students centered quality education to equip them with application of relevant knowledge from humanities, biological and behavioral science in carrying out health care.
  2. Develop a diverse, collaborative, intellectual community.
  3. Prepare and enable nurses to lead change to advance local and global health.
  4. Develop innovative educational models to accelerate the development of highly competent nurses
  5. Develop innovative educational models to accelerate the development of highly competent nurses
  6. Build faculty excellence in teaching, scholarship, practice and service.
  7. Build staff excellence in administration and delivery of college programs.
  8. To promote team spirit to deliver comprehensive holistic health care.

Values

  • Caring and Collaborative relationships
  • Leadership
  • Excellence
  • Innovation
  • Diversity
  • Life Long Learning

Objectives

Programme objectives of the College

  1. To promote the scientific base of nursing knowledge and skill through innovative teaching methodology.
  2. To train competent nurse for preventive & curative health care to the patient at various health care settings.
  3. To build all round development of the students in curricular, co-curricular and extracurricular activities.
  4. To initiate, undertake and promote quality research in various health care setting

Short term objectives of the College

  1. To promote students centered learning.
  2. To incorporate innovative teaching methodologies.
  3. To initiate carrier advancement training program for nurse.
  4. To initiate carrier advancement training program for nurse.
  5. To update teachers’ knowledge and skill to provide advanced learning facilities to the students.

Long term objectives of the College

  1. To start collaborate program with other institution and agencies
  2. To start inter disciplinary research activities.
  3. To start inter disciplinary research activities.
  4. To undertake research projects from international agencies.
  5. To develop online feedback mechanism.

Philosophy

Excellence in education and excellence in practice

The unique function of the nurse is to assist the individual sick or well, in the performance of those activities contributing to health or its recovery (or to peaceful death) that he would perform un-aided if he had the necessary strength, will or knowledge. And to do this in such a way as to hold him gain independence as rapidly aspossible keeping the main philosophy in mind i.e.Excellence in Education & Excellence in practice.

  • We, the staff of college of nursing believe that the basic degree course in nursing is formal education preparation, which should be based on sound educational principles.
  • We believe that we have responsibility in providing nursing education based on scientific principles, relating to theory and practice in order to produce skilled, highly competent, qualified nurses to face the professional challenges.
  • We believe that skill in all aspects of communication is essential for learning and for the practice of nursing. We recognize that the nature of Nursing is such that substantial portion of student learning is acquired in clinical area.
  • We recognize that interdependence of Nursing with allied professions and occupations are necessary in promotion and restoration of health and prevention of illness.
  • We believe that we have responsibility to the student and society to make provision in the programmed for continued development of the student as an individual as a citizen as well as a nurse.
  • We believe that Post Graduate programme is essential to prepare nurses to improve the quality of nursing education and practice in India.
  • We believe that Post graduate programme in nursing builds upon and extends competence acquired at the graduate levels emphasizes application of relevant theories into nursing practice, education, administration and development of research skills.
  • We believe that the programme prepares nurses for leadership position 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 the society.
  • We believe that this programme provides the basis for the post-masteral programme in nursing. Further the programme encourages accountability and commitment to lifelong learning which fosters improvement of quality care.