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Draft:Guru Nanak College of Nursing
Guru Nanak College of Nursing was established in 1993 by Guru Nanak Mission Medical and Educational Trust, whose founder was Budh Singh Dhahan. It is named after Guru Nanak, an Indian spiritual teacher, mystic and poet considered to be the founder of Sikhism. Guru Nanak College of Nursing is recognized by the Punjab Nurses Registration Council in Mohali and the Indian Nursing Council in New Delhi, plus the Punjab Government. It is affiliated to Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot. Located in the village of Dhahan-Kaleran, the college is managed by Guru Nanak Mission Medical and Educational Trust, which was registered on February 6, 1981 under the Societies Registration Act in India.
The college sits on the same campus as Guru Nanak Mission Hospital, Guru Nanak Mission Public Senior Secondary School and Guru Nanak Paramedical College. The campus is accessible via the Phagwara-Mohali expressway connecting Phagwara and Nawanshahr. It sits to the west of Banga, and is also near Ludhiana, within the Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar District in Punjab.
Campus[edit]
The Guru Nanak College of Nursing campus sits on 30.5 acres of land donated by the Dhahan and Kaleran villages around 1980, upon the establishment of Guru Nanak Mission Medical and Educational Trust. Its surroundings are landscaped and include nearby amenities such as a hospital, bank, parking lot, playground and Gurdwara. Facilities include teaching classrooms, a library, a computer lab, science laboratories, a mess hall and hostels separated for boys and girls.
History[edit]
Guru Nanak College of Nursing was spearheaded by Budh Singh Dhahan – a social activist in Punjab who spent 20 years living in Canada. In 1993, the school opened as “Guru Nanak Mission Institute of Nursing.” At the time, it started by offering the 3-year, General Nursing & Midwifery (GNM) diploma.
The school developed ties to University of British Columbia (UBC) School of Nursing through Canada India Education Society (CIES). CIES facilitated a partnership between the two schools, along with Guru Nanak Dev University in Amritsar, between 1998 and 2007. Together, the partnership established a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) degree program at the school.
In 1998, the name of the school changed to Guru Nanak College of Nursing.
In 2008, the Post Basic Bachelor of Science in Nursing (PB BScN) course was added to the school’s offerings.
In 2011, a Master of Science in Nursing (MScN) course was added.
Currently, the college’s BScN, Post Basic BScN and MScN degrees are conferred by Baba Farid University of Health Sciences in Faridkot.
In 2019, Guru Nanak College of Nursing signed an agreement with The Canada-India Centre for Excellence (CICE) in Science, Technology, Trade, and Policy at Carleton University to provide short-term training programs to nurses. These were conducted online and through in-person exchange programs.
By 2021, Guru Nanak College of Nursing graduated 2308 students.
Courses[edit]
Bachelor of Science in Nursing[edit]
A 4-year bachelor degree program to enter the nursing profession
General Nursing & Midwifery (GNM) Diploma[edit]
3-year program to become a nurse in India, with the potential to complete a Post Basic Bachelor of Science in Nursing upon completion
Post Basic Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN)[edit]
A 2-year nursing program to achieve a bachelor's degree after completing the General Nursing & Midwifery (GNM) Diploma