The Indian Nursing Council on October 21, 2024, issued the Indian Nursing Council (Post Basic Diploma in Cardiothoracic Specialty Nursing - Residency Program) Regulations, 2023.
These shall come into force on October 21, 2024.
The following highlights are as stated:
• The National Health Policy document (NHP, 2017) emphasizes the need to expand tertiary care services, prepare specialist nurses and standardization of clinical training for nurses. Responding to this, the Council planned to redesign the existing specialist nursing programs making it as a one-year post basic diploma residency programs utilizing competency-based training approach.
• Post Basic Diploma in Cardiothoracic Nursing Residency Program includes revised guidelines that aim to prepare specialist nurses who can provide competent care to patients with cardiothoracic disorders whose diagnostic, treatment and care needs are complex and intensive.
• The foundations to cardiothoracic specialty nursing practice such as professionalism, communication patient education and counselling, clinical leadership and resource management, and evidence based applied research are short courses that aim to provide the students with the knowledge, attitude are competencies essential to function as accountable, safe and competent specialist nurses. The major special courses are organized under Cardiothoracic Specialty Nursing I and Cardiothoracic Specialty Nursing II include context/introduction to cardiothoracic nursing, basic sciences applied to cardiothoracic nursing (application of basic science knowledge in the diagnosis and treatment of clinical conditions und cardiothoracic specialty nursing), nursing management including assessment, diagnosis, treatment an specialized interventions (in management of specific clinical conditions) and patient safety and quality including specialty/illness considerations.
• The program is designed to prepare nurses with specialized skills, knowledge and attitude in providing quality care to patients with cardiothoracic disorders. It further aims to prepare technically qualified and trained specialist nurses who will function effectively and optimally at cardiothoracic centres of tertiary/quaternary hospitals providing high standards of care.
[File No. 11-1/2024-INC (I)]
