Nurse Practitioner in Critical Care (NPCC)

The program is a post graduate residency with main focus on Competency based training. The curriculum consists of theory with core courses, advanced practice courses and clinical courses, and clinical practicum which is a major component. This program prepares registered B.Sc. & Post Basic B.Sc. nurses for advanced practice roles as nurse managers, nurse educators and nurse practitioners in critical areas of tertiary care hospitals i.e. Intensive Care Unit, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Cardiac Care Unit, Emergency, etc. With NPCC programme, you will be able to:

• Build clinical competencies & expertise to provide critical care encompassing diagnosis, complex monitoring, and therapies
• Use pathophysiological, pharmacological, and theoretical principles to implement therapies and interventions
• Stabilize and restore the patient's health and minimize or manage complications; Identify and treat critical conditions
• Assist critically ill patients and their families with safe, quality, and cost-effective nursing care
• Work across the continuum of critical care with other health care professionals
• Act fast, even under pressure and deliver nursing care to patients in the acute settings including work in intensive care units (ICUs).
• Commit to professional conduct, ethics and adhere to standard practice of nursing

Note: Monthly stipend will be paid to students as per norms of the University.