Infrastructure
Facilities available for the students on campus
GK College of Nursing is integrated with fully equipped laboratories to impart essential practical knowledge to the students and help them get a hands-on experience.
Fundamental laboratory
This laboratory is for the students of B.Sc 1st year (Nsg), to develop the skills needed for imparting basic nursing care like meeting personal hygiene needs - elementary needs.
The laboratory has a highly advanced mannequin with special features to help understand basic and advanced nursing procedures. Special beds like fully fowler beds, partial fowler beds, adult beds, paediatric beds, air beds and waterbeds are also available. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) can also be performed on the specialized mannequin.
Pre-clinical laboratory
The pre-clinical laboratory (anatomy and physiology) is spacious and well ventilated. A complete body-mounted skeleton and plenty of loose bones are available to facilitate student learning. It is equipped with charts and models of systems.
Obstetrics & gynaecology laboratory
This state-of-art laboratory allows the students to practice antenatal, intranatal and postnatal care before they go to the clinical setting. A mannequin is present to practice abdominal examination, delivery and episiotomy suturing. Newborn dolls and other instruments are also present for different obstetric and gynaecologic procedures making it an apt place to learn maternity nursing and child health nursing.
Paediatric laboratory
The laboratory is well equipped with simulator, mannequin, models and charts to carry out the following procedures
- Physical examination of children: height, weight, ead circumference, chest circumference, growth and development
- Paediatric medication administration (oral, nasal, ophthalmic, intradermal and intramuscular injections)
- Safety monitoring and restraining of children
- Assessment of vital signs in children (body temperature and blood pressure)
- Screening activities (growth and development)
- Preparation and administration of paediatric medications (intradermal and intramuscular)
Community Health Nursing Laboratory
he community health nursing laboratory is designed for students to develop skills in primary care for individuals, families and groups in both urban and rural settings.
It provides facilities for students to practice skills related to community health nursing.
Computer laboratory
The computer laboratory with internet facilities is open for all students. Students are allowed free browsing for the completion of assignments, seminars and case studies.