PHILOSOPHY

The faculty

Believes that the core of nursing is the individual (sick or well) / family and community, therefore the nursing education program run at the Institute of Nursing Education should primarily focus on meeting the health needs of the individual / family / community.
Agrees that care is vital to the maintenance of a healthy life practice and to the recovery from illness / disease and though caring is universal – the expression, of caring is to be adapted to the cultural context of the individual/family.
Believes that effective communication is an essential basis for efficient client care and is imperative in public dealing.
Is of the opinion that the students can be developed as change agents, irrespective of their socio-economic background and cultural orientation.
Believes that education is a continuous learning process and that nursing education involves imparting nursing theory, development of skills and attitudes that assist students to perform her / his duties and assume professional responsibility and accountability as registered nurses.
Recognizes that optimum learning can occur in a stimulating, supportive environment in which frequent feedback motivates students to excel.
Agrees that efficiency in the teaching-learning process is enhanced by teacher’s regularly updating their knowledge through participation in in-service-education programs and other educational forums.
Believes that the curriculum should meet the changing health needs of society and hence needs to be reviewed regularly.

FACULTY WILL

Motivate students to excel.

Optimize students’
learning.

Be familiar with the latest developments and trends taking place in the nursing and allied profession.

Act as role models

Implement a curriculum that meets the changing health needs of society.

Participate in activities organized by governmental & non-governmental organizations who are involved in improving the health status of society

VISION

To empower students to acquire all the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to practice nursing effectively in the current century, and to enable these nurses to educate the community on measures to promote health, to prevent disease, to identify early signs of disease and to minimize the consequences of disease.

INTRODUCTION

INSTITUTE OF NURSING EDUCATION

The activities of the Institute of Nursing Education, Bambolim, Goa have been specially designed and aimed to empower students to acquire all the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to practice nursing effectively in the current century, and to enable these nurses to educate the community on measures to promote health, to prevent disease, to identify early signs of disease and to minimize the consequences of disease.

In the 15th century when Goa was under the Portuguese rule, this institution began nursing education programs the very first of its kind in Asia known as Curso de Emfermagem (Course of Nursing).The nursing education programs were run at the Santa Casa de Misericordia Hospicio (Holy House of Charity Hospital) in Ribandar (North Goa District), and at the Hospicio de Sagrado Curaco de Maria (Hospital of the Sacred Heart of Mary) in Margao (South Goa District). The institute was affiliated to the Escola Medica Cirrurgica de Goa (Medical Surgical School of Goa) at Panaji. After Goa was liberated, and became a Union Territory in 1961 the nursing education programs, which were being run at, the two districts of Goa were phased out and were replaced by modern nursing education programs affiliated to the Indian Nursing Council. The nursing education programs were run from multiple locations until 2008, when they moved to the Institute’s current campus located at Bambolim.

The well-laid out campus houses six blocks: a college block, an administrative block, a girls’ hostel, a boys’ hostel, a wardens’ block and a dining block. In addition to these facilities, students are regularly transported to their designated practice sites mainly the Goa Medical College Hospital and the Institute of Psychiatry and Human Behaviour, conveniently located within a radius of two kilometers. Other practice sites include the District Hospitals, Primary Health Centers, Urban Health Centers and Sub centers under the Directorate of Health Services. The students are assisted to gain expertise in the necessary personal and professional skills under the guidance of trained nursing educators.

The Institute of Nursing Education functions as an independent unit, and is administratively under the Directorate of Health Services, Government of Goa.