Florence Nightingale School of Nursing, Ujjain (M.P.) RULES & REGULATIONS FOR REVISED GENERAL NURSING AND MIDWIFERY PROGRAMME

Florence Nightingale School of Nursing, Ujjain (M.P.)

RULES & REGULATIONS FOR REVISED GENERAL NURSING AND MIDWIFERY PROGRAMME

1. General: These rules and regulations are framed as per directives of Indian Nursing Council.

2. Nomenclature of Diploma: Revised General Nursing and Midwifery.

3. Criteria for the Admission to Revised General Nursing and Midwifery Course
1. Minimum and Maximum age for admission will be 17 and 35 years. 2. Minimum education A. 10+2 class passed preferably Science (PCB) and English with aggregate of 40% marks. B. 10+2 in Arts (Mathematics, Biotechnology, Economics, Political Science, History, Geography, Business Studies, Accountancy, Home Science, Sociology Psychology, Philosophy) and English Core/English Elective or Health care science-Vocational stream ONLY passing out from recognized Board under AISSCE/CBSE/ICSE/SSCE/HSCE or other equivalent Board. C. 10+2 vocational ANM under CBSE Board or other equivalent board from the school and recognized by Indian Nursing Council. D. Registered as ANM with State Nursing Registration Council. 3. Students shall be medically fit. 4. Students qualified in 10+2 Arts or Science examination or Health care Science Vocational stream ONLY conducted by National Institute of Open School. 5. Students shall be admitted once in a year.

4. Selection of students for Revised General Nursing and Midwifery Course:
1. The candidates are selected based on merit and individual interview.

5. Conduct and Discipline
1. Students are responsible to the Principal for their behavior, both in and outside the campus. 2. Students should maintain silence in the classes, library, reading room and in the corridors. 3. Student should make every effort to take care of the college and hospital property and help in maintaining the same. They should not write on the black board, nor scribble on tables, chairs and walls. 4. Any willful damage done to the property of the college and hospital will be treated as breach of discipline. 5. If a student is in need to get leave from the college or hospital in the middle of the day, for any emergency, he/she should get sanction from the class coordinator and a letter to that effect must be produced from the parent or guardian. 6. Students are required to abide by the rules and regulations laid down by the University, College, Hospital and Hostel authorities. 7. Violating the rules will be dealt with disciplinary action according to the discretion of the college authorities and if necessary dismissal from the college may be considered depending upon the seriousness of the violation. 8. Students are required to maintain ethical and professional standards in behavior both in and outside the college, hospital, hostel and community premises. 9. All decisions taken by the Principal are final and binding on the students. 10. Parents / guardians are advised to meet the Principal as and when called for. 11. Both the parents and guardians are required to furnish their specimen signatures in the presence of class teacher at the beginning of every academic year. 12. Rules are subject to change from time to time. 13.Ragging is totally banned within or outside the Institution. Ragging is a criminal offense as per Supreme Court and the Central/State Government Directives. Anyone found guilty on curbing the menace of ragging in Higher Educational Institutions,2009.

6. Eligibility for Appearing for Council Examination:
1. Candidate must complete not less than 11 months of course. 2. A candidate must have 100% attendance in each of the clinical areas. 3. The candidate has to pass in theory and practical exam separately in each of the papers . 4. The candidate must attend 75% of Theory class. 5. The candidate must pass in the internal assessment in each subject both in theory and practical by securing 50% marks separately in each subject and practical. 6. The records of practical experience is to be updated periodically.

7. Rules of Passing:
1. The candidates must secure a minimum of 50% marks in each head of passing and 50% marks in the aggregate in the council exams.

2. Any candidate who fails in an Examination is not permitted to go to the next higher class. Passing in that subject is a prerequisite for appearing to the next higher examination. 3. If a candidate fails either in theory or in practical/clinical Examination of a subject he/she will be declared failed in that subject and he / she will have to appear both for the theory and practical / clinical Examination again. 4. The candidate will be declared as passed with Distinction if he/she secures more than 80% marks, First division if he/she secures more than 70% – 79%marks, Second division if he/she secures 60-69% and pass for 50-% to 59%.