Eligibility for admission:

Completed 3 years of UG Diploma (General Nursing and Midwifery – GNM) with 3 years of experience and registered as RNRM

Completed 4 years of UG Degree (B.Sc. Nursing) with 2 years of experience and registered as RNRM

Medium of Instruction: English

Healthcare sector in India is a complex sector where public sector (Government), private sector and non-government organisations play crucial role in providing quality comprehensive services to people. Government had made various efforts to achieve universal health coverage and sustainable development goals (Goal 3). With the advancement of knowledge and technology healthcare sector is advancing very fast. Managing healthcare sector is a challenge for medical and nursing managers and administrators. As we know healthcare management is a growing occupation in health industry and one of the major workforce in healthcare industry are nurses. They provide care to patient’s in 3 shifts and manage various departments and wards. Nurses need to have basic knowledge and skills to manage the wards and departments. It is important to understand that knowledge and skills related to healthcare management helps the nurse manager to plan, direct, coordinate, provides leadership and give direction to nursing department/services so that quality patient care is provided and smooth coordination with various departments can be achieved. As we know healthcare organisation is an complex institution it needs dynamic leader who can lead the nursing department/services at various levels, supervise the staff especially at first level and coordinate with utility and support departments so that patients, relatives and staff are satisfied. Nurse Manager at first level plan, organise, direct, supervise, coordinate services, resources and staff at ward/department level. Responsible for day to day supervision, monitoring.

Qualification Pack – Nurse Manager at NSQF Level 5.5 will help you to understand healthcare sector, policies, finance, changing role of hospital, consumer behaviour, basics of management and apply the principles and elements of management in day to day work to lead, coordinate and manage resources and understanding change in organisation behaviour and culture as a nurse manager (ward in-charge).