Academics

Though India's nursing institutions are producing a large pool of nurses in the world but there is no denying the fact that there is a need to impart quality nursing education. The future of the country in the health sector lies in the quality of its nursing education and it should be directed towards creating a globally excellent nursing programme.

Academic Divisions

The different departments have been set up as per the requirements of the specialization areas.

The Director Principal of SION is the Head of Nursing Institution. The other members of the faculty have been allocated additional administrative and teaching responsibilities like training, admissions, examinations etc as per the need of the institution.

Academic Objectives

To create a quality learning institute with high efficacy in playing a role in Planning, Coordinating and Organizing health care services at all levels of health care, in enhancing Nursing profession thereby providing most dedicated and professionally qualified Nursing & supporting staff to the global health care industry and corporate hospitals.

• - To develop corporate training facility in nursing education.
• - To maintain total quality management.
• - To establish virtual center for nursing education
• - To establish center of excellence in nursing education and training.
• - To have tie-ups with public and corporate hospitals, industry and other organizing in India and abroad for the benefit of students.

APPROVALS
All courses are approved by

• - Indian Nursing council New Delhi
• - Punjab Nurses Registration Council (P.N.R.C),
• - Punjab Govt.

Affilated to Baba Farid University of Health Science Faridkot Punjab India.

• Faculty appointments as per INC requirements and norms.
• Teacher Student Ratio = 1: 10

  Courses
  Programme	No of Seats	Duration	Eligibility
  GNM	50	3.5 years	10+2 with 45% (all streams)
  B.Sc Nursing	50	4 years	10+2 with 45% (Medical stream)
  B.Sc Nursing Post Basic	30	2 years	GNM

Clinical Facility

The institute of nursing shall have a 120-150 bedded Hospital of its own for 50 annual intake in its B.Sc (Nursing) programme to be developed in 2 years period of time. In order to accommodate the students at the outset attachment has been obtained from Government Rajindra Hospital, Patiala and Gian Sagar Hospital, Banur.

The proposed hospital at the SION will have the following facilities:

1. Distribution of beds in different areas
   

   Medical	30
   Surgical	30
   Obst. & Gynaecology	30
   Pediatrics	20
   Ortho	10

2. - Other Specialities/Facilities for clinical experience:
3. - Major OT Minor OT Community Health Nursing Cardiology Dental Oncology Eye/ENT Burns & Plastic Neurology/Neurosurgery Nephrology etc. ICU/ICCU Neonatology with Communicable disease Nursery
4. - The Hospital give student status to the candidates of the nursing programme.
5. - The hospital will be in the campus of nursing institution.
6. - 1:3 student patient ratio will be maintained.

Academics Values

The whole program is designed in such a way to help the students to develop them into a sound professionals, a pivot for excellence in health care sector and in corporate and public hospitals.