You learn on the wards of Prashant Memorial Charitable Hospital (PMCH), Muzaffarpur, the hospital that runs the college. What you study in the classroom and practise in the laboratory, you then carry out for real patients, under supervision. You learn to observe a patient’s condition, record care and report changes to the supervising team. These responsibilities help you understand how nursing care follows the patient’s needs throughout treatment.
How your clinical training builds up
- Classroom teaching and demonstrations.
- Practice of nursing skills in the nursing laboratories, alongside ward training.
- Simulated clinical scenarios in the virtual reality laboratory.
- Supervised ward postings at PMCH, according to your course, year of study and the prescribed nursing curriculum.
Departments where you are posted
Your postings at PMCH cover these eight departments, in the sequence your curriculum prescribes.
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General Medicine
- Monitoring vital signs and recording observations
- Giving prescribed medicines and caring for patients on long-term treatment
- Teaching patients and families about diet, medicines and follow-up
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General Surgery
- Preparing patients for surgery
- Caring for wounds, dressings and drains after the operation
- Monitoring recovery and pain, and guiding patients before discharge
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Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Antenatal checks and counselling for expectant mothers
- Assisting in labour and delivery
- Newborn and postnatal care
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Paediatrics
- Care of newborns, infants and children in the ward
- Growth, nutrition and immunisation
- Guiding parents on caring for the child at home
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Orthopaedics
- Care of patients with fractures, plasters and traction
- Positioning, mobilisation and rehabilitation after injury or surgery
- Preventing pressure sores in patients with limited movement
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Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
- Close monitoring and accurate recording for critically ill patients
- Oxygen therapy, infusions and medicine safety, under supervision
- Infection control in a high-dependency setting
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Emergency and Trauma Care
- Receiving and assessing patients on arrival
- First aid and basic life support
- Prioritising care and supporting the emergency team
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Operation Theatre
- Sterile technique, scrubbing and gowning
- Preparing instruments and the theatre for procedures
- Assisting the surgical team and positioning patients safely
Students also train in other specialised units of the hospital.
Supervision and travel
The college’s nursing faculty and the hospital’s doctors and healthcare staff supervise your clinical training, so the ward work matches what you are studying that year. The college’s own bus runs between the college, hostel, PMCH and other clinical sites. During postings, you ask for guidance on unfamiliar procedures and relate patient observations to classroom learning.
After you qualify
Graduates may apply for staff nurse posts at PMCH. Read From training to practice at PMCH. Appointments follow the hospital’s recruitment requirements.
The hospital
Visit the PMCH website for information about the hospital.
Prashant Memorial Charitable Hospital is NABH Entry Level certified.