Post basic B.Sc. Nursing (P.B.B. Sc.) is a 2- year undergraduate program pursued for candidates interested in the field of Nursing. Nurses help doctors in treatments and surgeries. They’re trained healthcare specialists who take care of the patient. A certified registered nurse is able to presenting preventive, promotive, curative and rehabilitative services to patients and the entire community.
M.Sc. Nursing or Master of Science in Nursing is a two-year Postgraduate academic programme offered in different specialities. The purpose of the programme is to prepare post graduates to assume duties as nurse specialists, consultants, educators, administrators and researchers in a wide kind of professional settings. The programme is recognized by the Indian Nursing Council, Kerala Nurses' and Midwives’ Council and accredited by govt. of Kerala.
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.Sc. Nursing) is a 4 years undergraduate medical programme. Nursing education is monitored by the Indian Nursing Council (INC), the programme focus on developing critical care, advanced thinking skills, proficiency and values necessary for the practice of professional nursing and midwifery. The programme prepares students to become responsible citizens by following a code of moral values and conduct at all times while fulfilling personal, social and professional responsibilities. B. Sc. Nursing programme involves classroom study, projects and assignments that enable students to gain practical knowledge of their learning. After the completion of the course, the students compulsorily need to do a six-month internship to experience real-world clinical settings and learn from them.
Crescent Hospital was inaugurated on 1st of may 1997 under the auspices of Crescent Medical Centre Ltd. The birth of this Hospital marked the beginning of a new area of professional health care in the history of Alathur. The population of the thaluk, totalling around 4 Lakhs, had the opportunity, for the first time, to seek expert medical opinion and efficient treatment for their ailments in their own locality.
It was under these dismal circumastances that Crescent Medical Centre Ltd. Came forward and put forth the trend-setting path in health care by establishing a Centre capable of providing excellent and immediate modern treatment.
Considering the need of the locality to have a Nursing College that can keep up high standards in the nursing profession, and with its experience in establishing and administering the Crescent Hospital and the School of Nursing, Crescent Medical Centre decided to set up a Nursing College under its management. With the available infrastructure facilities and medical\paramedical personnel of the Hospital, it can provide advanced knowledge and training at degree level with ample clinical experience to the nursing students.
The College of Nursing which got approval from Govt. Of kerala, University of Calicut, kerala Nursing Council and Indian Nursing Council, was inaugurated on 2nd of January 2006. Of total strength of 50 students per year, 50% are given to Government quota. The management is collecting the Govt. Approved tuition and other fees only.
Crescent College of Nursing, Alathur, Palakkad, Pin - 678541
