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Air University Islamabad

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The four primary focuses of BScN program are risk mitigation, disease prevention, health restoration, and health promotion. The program's goal is to produce nursing students who can offer comprehensive care to patients of all ages, genders, and ethnicity. To promote the goal of the program, the courses are laid on the foundation of nursing knowledge, basic sciences, arts, and humanities. Additionally, it comprises the courses under the category of natural sciences, social sciences, quantitative reasoning, arts and humanities, nursing foundation and advanced sciences, nursing intervention and outcomes, functional English, and expository writing, working knowledge of ICT* applications, entrepreneurship, civic and community engagement, leadership, religion, and ethics to provide essential nursing services and care to individuals, families, and the community. The implementation of the curriculum involves intense theoretical teaching, learning through simulation, and clinical practice in diverse healthcare and community settings. To enhance graduates’ competencies, the curriculum focuses on a variety of teaching and learning strategies and incorporates multiple forms of assessing students’ learning. The graduates will complete internship after the 4-year BSN program at any healthcare facility. The internship program is illustrated in the scheme of studies.
The graduate of this program is prepared to provide comprehensive and evidence-based care at primary, secondary, and tertiary levels within all healthcare and community settings. The BSN degree prepares nurses for a wide variety of professional roles such as staff nurse, community health nurse, school health nurse, and home health care nurse. The BSN degree is a steppingstone for advancing a career in the nursing profession. Experienced registered nurses with higher education have broader career opportunities in clinical, education, research, and administration nationally and internationally.

Internship

One (01) year of paid internship after the completion of all the credits requirements of the BSN degree. Placement for internship is the responsibility of the institute offering the program.

Recommendations

It has been observed that some institutions are still functioning on the annual system which is not aligned with the HEC and PN&MC guidelines. It was resolved that such institutions be informed to adopt the semester system and transform their examination system accordingly by Fall 2024. Nursing and Midwifery programs can only be offered in institutions which have relevant faculty, infrastructure, required labs and attached hospitals for clinical practice.

REVISED SCHEME OF STUDIES : BSN PROGRAM

04 Years (8 Semesters)

Credit Hours 139
Program Duration 4 Years
Semester Duration 16-18 Weeks (1-2 Weeks for examination)
Course Load As per HEC semester guidelines
Summer Semester Credit Hours Maximum 8(for remedial / deficiency / failure / repetition courses)
Summer semester Duration 8-9 Weeks
Attendance 85%
3 Credit Hours (Theory) 3 Classes (1 hour each)/2 Classes (1.5 hour each)/1 Class (3 hours)
1 Credit Hour(Practical I Laboratory I Field) 3 Hours

FOUR-YEAR STANDARDIZED SCHEME OF STUDY FOR BSN

Applicable from Spring - 2025 Semester

SEMESTER I
Course Code Subjects Pre-Req Category Theory Clinical Skill/Lab Credit Hours
NU 100 Microbiology - GE 1.5 - 0.5 02
NU 101 Biochemistry - GE (Natural Sciences) 1.5 - 0.5 02
EL 170 English – Functional English - GE 03 - - 03
NU 121 Fundamentals of Nursing – I - Major 02 - 01 03
NU 102 Anatomy & Physiology – I - Major 2.5 - 0.5 03
HU 405 Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan - GE 02 - - 02
CS 181 Introduction to Information and Communication Technologies - GE 02 - - 02
CS 181L Introduction to Information and Communication Technologies Lab - GE - - 01 01
Total Credit Hours 17
SEMESTER II
Course Code Subjects Pre-Req Category Theory Clinical Skill/Lab Credit Hours
NU 122 Fundamentals of Nursing – II NU 121 Major 02 01 01 04
MA 120 Mathematics & Logic - I - GE 03 - - 03
NU 103 Anatomy & Physiology – II - Major 2.5 - 0.5 03
NU 170 Culture, Health and Society - GE (Social Sciences) 02 - - 02
EL 271 Expository Writing EL 170 GE 03 - - 03
HU 124 Islamic Studies & Ethics - GE 02 - - 02
FQ 100 Fehm-e-Quran - I - GE 01 - - 01
Total Credit Hours 18
SEMESTER III
Course Code Subjects Pre-Req Category Theory Clinical Skill/Lab Credit Hours
MA 231 Introduction to Biostatistics MA 120 GE 03 - - 03
NU 232 Clinical Pharmacology and Drug Administration - I - Major 02 - - 02
NU 225 Medical Surgical Nursing - I - Major 03 03 01 07
NU 223 Health Assessment - I - Major 01 - 01 02
NU 204 Pathophysiology - I - Major 02 - 01 03
FQ 101 Fehm-e-Quran - II FQ 100 GE 01 - - 01
Total Credit Hours 18
SEMESTER IV
Course Code Subjects Pre-Req Category Theory Clinical Skill/Lab Credit Hours
HU 411 Civics and Community Engagement - GE 02 - - 02
NU 226 Medical Surgical Nursing - II - Major 03 03 01 07
NU 224 Health Assessment - II - Major/td> 01 - 01 02
NU 205 Pathophysiology - II - Major 02 - - 02
NU 233 Clinical Pharmacology and Drug Administration - II NU 232 Major 02 - - 02
NU 260 Professional Communication Skills - GE (Arts & Humanities) 03 - - 03
Total Credit Hours 18
SEMESTER V
Course Code Subjects Pre-Req Category Theory Clinical Skill/Lab Credit Hours
PY 110 Introduction to Psychology - ID 03 - - 03
NU 328 Pediatric Health Nursing - Major 03 03 01 07
NU 327 Maternal, Neonatal and Health Nursing - Major/td> 02 01 - 03
NU 371 Epidemiology - ID 02 - - 02
NU 334 Infectious Disease - ID 02 - - 02
Total Credit Hours 17
SEMESTER VI
Course Code Subjects Pre-Req Category Theory Clinical Skill/Lab Credit Hours
NU 340 Principle of Teaching and Learning - ID 03 - - 03
NU 372 Public Health Nursing - Major 02 02 - 04
NU 329 Mental Health Nursing - Major/td> 03 02 01 06
NU 310 Professional Ethics for Nurses - Major 02 - - 02
NU 331 Applied Nutrition - ID 02 - - 02
Total Credit Hours 17
SEMESTER VII
Course Code Subjects Pre-Req Category Theory Clinical Skill/Lab Credit Hours
NU 473 Trends and Issues in Healthcare - Major 02 - - 02
NU 420 Critical Care Nursing - Major 02 04 01 07
NU 450 Nursing Research - Major/td> 03 - - 03
BA 353 Entrepreneurship - GE 02 - - 02
NU 452 Elective - I - Major 02 - - 02
ME 454 Health Safety & Environment (Non- Muslim Students) - GE 02 - - 02
Total Credit Hours 18
SEMESTER VIII
Course Code Subjects Pre-Req Category Theory Clinical Skill/Lab Credit Hours
NU 435 Geriatric Nursing - Major 1.5 1.5 - 03
NU 441 Nursing Leadership and Management - ID 02 01 - 03
NU 420 Theoretical Basis of Nursing - GE 02 - - 02
NU 453 Elective - II - Major - 03 - 03
NU 451 Clinical Practicum - CP - 04 - 04
HU 115 Pakistan Studies - GE 02 - - 02
Total Credit Hours 17