Masters in Mental Health Nursing | MastersinMentalHealthNurs

The College of Nursing Offers a 2 years full time Masters Degree Program. The Program focuses on sharpening the skills required for an educator, researcher, administrator through self directed learning, vast clinical exposure and evidence based practice.

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Key Information

Pedagogy

“True leaders don’t care followers.........they create more leaders” - J. Sakiya Sandifer

The program encompasses class room teaching, simulation based learning, supervised clinical practice, field visits, community based health programs, research projects, attitude and value building programs through multi-dimensional approach. The teaching learning is based on actual care provided during the training period. The learning emphasizes application of theory into actual nursing practice.

Programme Outcomes

  • Appreciate the trends and issues in the field of psychiatric and psychiatric nursing.
  • Explain the dynamics of personality development and human behaviour.
  • Describe the concepts of psychobiology in mental disorders and its implications for psychiatric nursing
  • Demonstrate therapeutic communications skills in all interactions
  • Demonstrate the role of psychiatric nurse practitioner in various therapeutic modalities
  • Establish and maintain therapeutic relationship with individual and groups
  • Uses assertive technique in personal and professional actions
  • Promotes self-esteem of clients , others and self
  • Apply the nursing process approach in caring for patients with mental disorders
  • Describe the psychopharmacological agents ,their effects and nurses role
  • Recognize the role of psychiatric nurse practitioner and as a member of the psychiatric and mental health team
  • Describe various types of alternative system of medicines used in psychiatric settings
  • Incorporate evidence based nursing practice and identify the areas of research in the field of psychiatric nursing

Differentiators

  • Unique Feature

    K J Somaiya School/College of Nursing is one of the most popular and first private nursing college in Mumbai which is attached to a Medical College.

  • Expert Faculties

    We have a vast pool of talented and highly qualified teachers/faculties with a good students-teachers ratio.

  • Placement

    The institute boasts of 100% placement to the students in major corporate and Municipal Hospitals , Factories and Health industry.

  • Experiential Learning

    The institute strives to prepare the professionals by ensuring that each student is exposed to real case scenarios, field trips, demonstrations & return demonstrations & experience in major Hospitals.

  • Best clinical Experience

    Our college is affiliated to renowned private & Municipal Hospitals in Mumbai city. The clinical Exposure provided to the students ensures that the institute prepares professional, competent Nurse professionals who provide quality care with the right attitude.

  • Personality Development

    Our College has registered student nursing council which is part of SNA (Student Nurses Association) that ensures a overall development of the students. Various competitions, programmes are organized to facilitate student development in areas such as literary, dramatics, art, sports, creativity , public speaking etc. The institute also provides soft skill development classes which are embedded in the curriculum. The students are also sponsored for attending and presenting in various state and National Level competitions and conferences.

Milestones

 
2020

Applied for affiliation to MUHS and DMER for M.Sc Nursing Programe

2019

Completed glorious 25 years of nursing school

2011

Commenced Basic B.Sc Nursing affiliated with Maharashtra University of Health Sconces (MUHS)

2010

Affiliation for Basic B.Sc. Nursing program by Indian Nursing Council

1994

Commenced Diploma in General Nursing and Midwifery Affiliated to Maharashtra Nursing council(MNC)

Curriculum

 
 
Subject Theory (Hours) Practical (Hours)
Bio Science Anatomy & Physiology Microbiology 120 90 30  
Behavioral Science Psychology Sociology 60 40 20  
Nursing Foundation Fundamentals of Nursing First aid 210 190 20 200 - Lab 680 - Clinic 22 -Weeks
Community Health Nursing – I CHN-I Environment Hygiene Health Education &Communication Skil 180 80 30 40 30 320 8 - Weeks
English 30  
Computer Education 15 15
Co-curricular activities 10  
Total hours 625 - 16 Weeks 1215 - 30 Weeks