Nursing Kaushal College (NKC), Chanho, hosted its annual capping ceremony for the batch-2 students in its premises on Monday. A total of 112 students underwent the capping and oath-taking ceremony. The chief guest for the occasion was Dr. Health Secretary,Nitin Madan Kulkarni.
NKC, inaugurated in February 2018, offers two-year ANM course for potential nurses. In the very first year of its inception, it has produced three State toppers with all the 112 students passing the JNRC exams with distinction. As per the results declared by SNRC, Jharkhand, the toppers are Geeta Kumari (755/800), Priyanka Kumari (754/800) and Varsha Kumari (753/800).
Addressing the gathering, the Health Secretary emphasised on the nurses understanding the mental state of the patient’s and their wards. He also said that the nurses are considered as the backbone of the healthcare service delivery system and doctors learn from the experienced nurses during the early period of their career. ANM’s, paramedics and sahiya didis play the most important role in healthcare service delivery system.
Kulkarni encouraged the students to apply for government recruitments and also mentioned that the Department of Health is going to start specialised courses like ICU care, cardiac Care, OT care etc. He congratulated the students and urged them to strive to do their duties diligently since they are the first batch of the institution and brand ambassadors whose performance will enhance the reputation of the institution.
“Seeing the results, it can be said that NKC has announced its arrival. Our aim is not just to prepare the students for the nursing profession but also make them good human beings. We try to give them skills which will be with them forever in their lives and give them growth in the future. The students are being trained in specific skill related projects preparing them to face complex situations,” said Assistant Dean, Kaushal Colleges, Prejha Foundation, Ranjana Sinha.
Meenakshu Kumar- chief project officer, Prejha Foundation announced scholarships for the students on the occasion. 108 students from the SC, ST and OBC category will receive post matric scholarship through the Department of Welfare. The three toppers will be felicitated by the Governor on June 26, 2019.
ANM curriculum is ably complemented by state-of-the-art Simulator Labs at NKC Chanho so as to ensure maximum capacity building of the students. Simulator training is very close to real-time situations in midwifery.
Spoken English, soft skills, digital literacy and financial literacy under the Life Skills umbrella are also imparted to the students. The sessions are designed in an experiential learning mode in order to prepare them for the future.
Prejha Foundation was launched on August 1, 2016 and runs three courses- ANM course, manufacturing and Commis Chef which are all residential and placement linked.