v.MEkku RkFkk fudksckj Izk’kklu Andaman and Nicobar Administration LokLF; lsok funs’kky; Directorate of Health Services IkskVZ Cys;j/Port Blair HEALTH WORKER (F)/ANM TRAINING SCHOOL Prospectus ANM/MPHW TRAINING SCHOOL Introduction Training of Auxiliary Nurse- Midwife started in A & N Islands in the year 1963 December as ANM Training Centre in G.B.Pant Hospital Complex with the intake capacity of 8 -10 students per year. Staffed by only one Sister Tutor till 1979. The duration of Training course was 2 years. Educational qualification is 8 Std. pass. During the period of 1979-82 the course was suspended for want of implementation Multipurpose Health Worker Scheme and to bring into force the revised ANM syllabus 1977 by INC. Meanwhile preparation for establishment of a full fledged ANM training school was under way. Finally the School was reopened on 7th February 1983. Philosophy: Health is a fundamental human right. It is the responsibility of individual and society to maintain optimum health. Community participation is mandatory to protect the health of all individuals. The institution believes that the Auxiliary Nurse-Midwives/Multipurpose Health Workers Female are pillars and backbone of the health services. She should be sensitive and accountable to meet the health needs of the community. She should be able to provide accessible, equitable, affordable and quality health care. She is a catalyst between the community and the health service department. PurposeI. To train Health Worker (Female) in order to provide comprehensive health services including Family Welfare to the Rural areas through a net work of Sub-Centres, PHCs and CHCs and to meet the shortage of Health Worker (Female) in these Islands especially in tribal areas. II. At the end of the Training programme the students of the Health Worker should demonstrate ability to plan and carry out job responsibilities assign to her under the multipurpose workers scheme. Objectives: The students Health Worker should demonstrate ability to: 1. Explain the principles of healthful living related to all age groups in the community. 2. Perform basic health care activities in community and institutional settings. 3. Plan and carry out nutrition and health education activities in the home, clinic and community. 4. Provide basic maternal and child health care including immunization services, family health care and family planning services. 5. (i) Perform basic Midwifery procedures and basic Nursing techniques with special emphasis on domiciliary and home nursing procedures (Health Worker, Female). 6. Provide First Aid and emergency Nursing care, elementary medical care including treatment of minor ailments. 7. Participate as a responsible member of the health team. 8. Identify community resources which could be utilized for health promotion, health maintenance and prevention of diseases. 9. Assist in the Training of community/village level health workers. 10. Promote community development activities. Teaching faculty: 1. 2. 3. 4. PNO – 1 Sister Tutor – 2 Public Health Nurse (PHN) – 3 Senior Sanitary Inspector -1 Non Teaching Staff: 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. HGC -1(Part Time) Now one full time HGC has been provided. Peon -1 Cook -1 Chowkidar –1 Safaikaramchari - 1 Physical facilities:- The school is situated at Atlanta Point near Andaman and Nicobar Institute of Medical Sciences having 2 class rooms, 1 demonstration laboratory, 1 Nutrition laboratory,1 Community health ;laboratory, 1 library, 1 room for principal, 1 Staff room, 1 Office room and separate washroom for students and staff. Teaching aids:- It has LCD projector, portable OHPs, models, charts, skeleton, mannequins/simulators, home visiting bags, delivery kits, slides etc. Transport:- 1 mini bus is provided by the Directorate of health services. Communication:- one independent telephone is provided. Annual Admission:- 25 students. Duration of the Course: 02 years (18 months + 06 months internship) Recognition and Affiliation:- The School has been granted recognition by the Indian Nursing Council, New Delhi and State Nursing Council i.e; Tamil Nadu Nurse’s and Midwives Council Chennai in April 1994. It is inspected by the State Nursing Council every two years. Examination Board: :The annual examination is conducted by the board of examination for Auxiliary Nurse-Midwives, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Principal Secretary (Health) and Director of Health Services being Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Board respectively. The Principal Nursing Officer is the Member Secretary and Convener of the examination Board. Administration of the School: 1. The Director of Health Services, Andaman and Nicobar Administration is the overall Administrative head. 2. The Principal Nursing Officer is the Administrative head of the School. Teaching Facilities: 1. Adequate class rooms, demonstration rooms, Models, Audio visual aids, Library, Books and Journals are available. Class Room Demonstration Room Students learning the skill Library Community lab Clinical: The G.B. Pant Hospital, Port Blair is the clinical teaching area for the students. Field/Community Health Nursing: The Primary Health Centre at Garacharama and Sub-Centre at Prothrapur are the Field Training Centre for trainees. Admission Requirement: The candidates are required to apply for the course in the prescribed proforma or online. The candidates should belong to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The criteria for selection of candidates are – 1. Selection of candidates for MPHW (F)/ANM done on the basis of the “Area wise merit” of class XII pass marks. “Area” wise includes Rural as well as Urban areas. AS such there is no separate seats reserved for candidates living below poverty line. 2. All other criteria laid down in the prescribed syllabus and regulations for ANM by the Indian Nursing Council, New Delhi. 3. Candidates possessing higher qualification do not get any extra weightage for determining the status of merit for selection in the MPHW (F)/ANM course. Eligibility: 1. Female candidates only. 2. The minimum age for admission shall be 17 years on 31st Dec. of the year in which admission shall be sought. 3. The maximum age shall be 30 years. Educational Qualification 1. The minimum qualification requirements shall be the passing of 12 years of schooling (10+2 year course) recognized by CBSE/ICSE/SSSCE/HSCE or a recognized equivalent examination. Grading and Certification Distinction shall be in aggregate First Division Second division Third division = = = = 75% 70% & above 60% - 69% 50% - 59% Certificate will be issued on successful completion of Training requirement. The Principal of the ANM School should certify for each student that she has under gone successfully the internship program, 100% clinical requirements and acquired the requisite competencies as listed in the syllabus before the award of the certificate/diploma by the state Nursing Councils/examination boards. Qualified ANMs have to be registered by the State Nursing Councils under the provision of the State Nursing Councils and Indian Nursing Council Act as ANMs, before joining services as a qualified Female Health worker and to practice as ANM. Working Hours: 8.30 am to 4.30 PM with 1 hour lunch break. Holidays: Students are entitled for 3 national holidays, all gazetted holidays, 30 days of vacation and 10 days sick leave on medical certificate per year. These 30 days vacation is given in two spell of 15 days during October and December every year. Attendance: 100% attendance is desirable. A candidate must have minimum of 80% attendance in theory and practical in each subject to be able to appear in the final examination. Absence from classes and clinical and field will disqualify the trainee for appearing the examination. However such absence with justify reason will be considered provided the candidate makes up the same after completion of the course. School Discipline: The trainees should maintain discipline/conduct within and outside the premises of the institute. They should also abide by the disciplinary rules of the institution laid down from time to time. The institute reserve the rights to take disciplinary action against the trainees for its violation. School / HOSTEL Disciplines: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. The institute expects a high degree of discipline and decorum from their Trainees. The trainees admitted in the institute have to abide by the rules and regulations strictly. The institute reserves the right to take disciplinary action against a trainees if found indulged in any acts of indiscipline. A student of the school shall attempt to the best ability to prove herself worthy of the status in word thought& deed. She shall always endeavor to be punctual and regular in attending to her lectures and any work assigned to her. She/ he shall observe the rules of country and civil behavior in her relationship with her teachers, officers, fellow students, and others including class IV employees. She shall handle all school properties with care and do every thing in her power to preserve her own personal cleanliness and that of her surroundings and also shall see to it that no damage is done to the building, furniture’s, and other properties of the school. No student is allowed to take part in any activity that is considered undesirable or subversive of orderly academic life. Students in the school are not granted leave for social events in the family or remain in the home to nurse sick relatives. Any leave other than vacation or holidays is counted as absent with permission. One day absent will be counted as Two days lost and will have to be made up at the end of the course. No student will be allowed to leave clinical area or school premises in between without permission from concerned authorities. Rules of library should be followed. In case if availing leave due to sickness the Principal should be intimated on the same day. Ragging is prohibited. Disciplinary action will be taken against those indulging in such practices. When in uniform students are not permitted to wear any form of jewellery (except small ear rings for girls). Hair must be tidy and put up. While in classroom & Field Training students should wear Blue Saree and White Blouse with black shoes and during Hospital experience students should wear white Saree, white blouse and white shoes. Students must enthusiastically participate in all activities of the school and extend their cooperation. Students should be punctual in attending classes/Clinical/Field etc. Use of Mobile phone is totally banned during working hours in the campus, any trainee found using mobile phones, strict disciplinary action will be initiated and the mobile phone will be seized immediately. Stipend: Stipend is paid @ Rs. 1000/- per month per trainee with respect to attendance. Uniform: Students are required to wear proper uniform as prescribe: i). In Clinical/Hospital - White Saree & White Blouse, white belt with white Pam Shoes. ii). In Community Health and Class room - Sky Blue Saree and White Blouse with Black Pam Shoes. Hostel :- There is a double storied 25 bedded hostel attached to the School near the Directorate of Health Services. There is a mess facility. The students are provided tea, break fast, Lunch, evening tea and Dinner. Mess is being managed by students themselves, which is part of curriculum in dietary planning, under the supervision of Warden and the Principal. There are certain rules of the hostel which is to be followed by all inmates. These rules are given to them at the time of admission. Reverse osmosis plant has been installed in hostel as well as school to provide safe drinking water. Hostel timings:Tea & Breakfast ----------------- 5.30 – 5.45 AM Lunch -----------------------------12.30 – 1.30 PM Evening Tea --------------------- 4.00 – 4.30 PM Gardening & Cleaning---------- 4.30 – 5.00 PM Roll call ----------------------- 5. 00 PM Study Hour ------------------------5.00 – 7.30 PM Dinner - ------------------------- 7.30 – 830 PM Study Hour ----------------------- 8.30 – 10.00 PM Rest & Sleep --------------------- 10.00 PM – 4.30 AM Visiting Time:- 3-5 pm on all Saturdays and Sundays Every second Saturdays the students are permitted to stay over night at their homes. ANM Hostel COURSE OF STUDY First Year Sl. No. I. II. III. IV. Nursing Courses Course title and description Community Health Nursing Health Promotion A. Nutrition B. Human body and Hygiene C. Environmental Sanitation D. Mental Health Primary Health Care Nursing A. Infection and Immunization B. Communicable disease C. Community Health Problems D. Primary Medical Care E. First Aid and referral Child Health Nursing Total hours Total = 1720 hours Class room hours Demons Theory Total tration Experience Comm Hospital unity Total 120 50 170 10 100 110 120 35 75 30 195 65 20 - 180 - 200 - 35 20 55 - - - 20 15 35 - - - 30 10 40 - - - 130 150 280 90 300 400 25 20 45 - - - 40 25 65 - - - 30 50 80 - - - 20 20 40 - - - 25 35 60 - - - 75 110 185 80 100 180 450 385 835 200 680 880 Experience Comm Hospital unity 220 160 Total Second Year (First six months) Sl. No. V. VI Nursing Courses Course title and description Midwifery Health Center Management Total Hours Total = 880 hours. Class room hours Demons Theory Total tration 200 160 360 380 40 40 80 - 60 60 240 200 440 220 220 440 Second Year (Internship – Six Months) Sl. No. i. ii. iii. Nursing Courses Course title and description Midwifery Antenatal ward Intranatal/labour room Postnatal ward Neonatal care unit Chil;d Health Community health and Health Center Management Total hours Hospital 240 40 120 40 40 80 Experience Community Total 240 480 160 160 240 160 880 Total = 880 hours in the internship period Grand Total – 1760 Hours. Guidelines for internship: a. The ANM students (in a group of 4-5) should be posted in the Sub-Centre/Primary Health Centre with a regular ANM for one month/4 weeks for supervised independent practice in the community which should be residential.. b. The students should participate in all National Health and Family Welfare programs during their clinical experience. c. At least 80% of all the clinical requirements should be completed before appearing for the final (second year) examination. d. The Principal of the ANM School should certify for each student that she has undergone successfully the internship program, completed 100% of the clinical requirements and acquired the requisite competencies as listed in the syllabus before the award of the certificate/diploma by the state Nursing council/examination board. e. The casebook and competency record book should be completed and signed by the competent authority of the school before appearing for the second year practical examination. Scheme of examination Theory and practical examinations at the end of the first year Paper Theory Paper – I Theory Paper – II Theory Paper – III Theory Paper – IV Practical – I Practical – II Course Community Health Nursing Health Promotion Primary Health Care Nursing Child Health Nursing Community Health Nursing and health promotion Child Health Nursing Total External Assessment Internal Assessment Duration 75 25 3 hrs. 75 25 3 hrs. 75 25 3 hrs. 75 25 3 hrs. 100 100 - 100 500 100 300 - Grand Total for first year 800 hours. Theory and practical examinations at the end of the course. (Second year) External Internal Paper Course Duration Assessment Assessment Theory Midwifery 75 25 3 hrs. Paper – V Theory Health Center 75 25 3 hrs. Paper – VI Management Practical – III Midwifery 100 100 Primary Health Care Practical – IV Nursing and Health 100 100 3 hrs. Center Management Total 350 250 Grand total for second year 600 marks. Note: This prospectus is only for information and guidance to the candidates seeking admission. The contents are likely to change without prior notice. (THIS IS NOT LEGAL DOCUMENT)