Akal College of Nursing is the 1st nursing college established in the year 2008 by the ‘KALGIDHAR TRUST’, in the valley of divine peace ‘BARU SAHIB’ situated in the shadows of the great Himalaya in the Northern part of India the well-known land of Gods and Goddess, thus called “Dev-Bhoomi” Himachal Pradesh. The Akal College of Nursing offers B. Sc. Nursing course and M. Sc. Nursing Course/programme approved/ affiliated by Himachal Pradesh Nursing Registration Council (HPNRC) and Indian Nursing Council (INC).

The college admits 65 and 25 nursing students annually for Bachelors and Masters in nursing. For Master’s programme in nursing the college have seats in Medical Surgical Nursing, Obstetric & Gynaecological Nursing, Psychiatric Nursing and Community Health Nursing with super speciality in Oncology, Critical Care and Cardiothoracic Nursing. The college has its goal to train and prepare professionally competent and dedicated nurses, imbued with the spirit of service to humanity at large and capable of facing various challenges while rendering nursing care at primary, secondary and tertiary levels. The journey of students in Akal College of Nursing is shaped by a variety of experiences, including academic studies, volunteer work, extracurricular activities and value based education.

Aim

1. To inculcate the qualities of:
2. Disciplined living
3. Honesty
4. Integrity
5. Hard work
6. Dedication
7. We strive to help students become outstanding nurses and global citizens with nerves of steel and compassionate heart
8. We also strive to make our students spiritually awakened to help them believe in universal brotherhood and peace

Mission

To train and prepare professionally competent and dedicated nurses, embedded with the spirit of service to humanity and capable of facing various challenges while rendering nursing care at primary, secondary and tertiary levels.

Objectives

1. Academic Excellence
2. Strong communication skills
3. Value based education
4. Spiritual nursing
5. Global standards in Nursing

Infrastructure unique features

1. Huge lush green university campus spread over 200 acres of land
2. Well-equipped and spacious laboratories for various departments
3. Class rooms with all modern amenities required for effective teaching and learning process
4. Library with 2500 books of National and International authors, 38 journals, magazines, National and Regional dailies.
5. E-journals introduced this year
6. Safe and secure, well-furnished Hostel with modern kitchen serving, variety of cuisine and attached canteen.
7. Fully powered semi-automatic laundry available
8. Gym, Playground and Auditorium
9. Drug free, smoking free and liquor free environment
10. Shopping arena, Banking, ATM and Postal facility available on the campus
11. No ragging zone

Why ACN

1. Rich academic environment
2. 100% academic result with distinctions
3. Well qualified and experienced faculty
4. Week recalling session: Monday MCQs tests
5. Platform for exchange of innovative practices and pedagogical skills
6. Learning Management System: Flipped Classroom
7. Peer Review and student feedback on teaching and learning process on daily basis
8. Career Counselling Guidance
9. Research and Development
10. Nursing professionals beyond borders (Global Nursing)
11. Evaluation is based on Bloom’s taxonomy

2. Faculty Collaboration with Drexel University, Philadelphia (USA)

Various sessions for teachers and students in collaboration with Drexel Faculty on topics as follows:

1. Simulations
2. Evidence Based Practices and Critical thinking
3. Faculty teaching
4. Conferences

3. Enriched clinical experience for students
4. Akal Charitable hospital (parent hospital) is a 120 bedded Hospital providing health care services round the clock to the ailing humanity.
5. Multi-specialty medical-surgical camps four times a year by voluntary team of medical fraternity across the globe
6. Enriched clinical experience from different Hospitals

• IGMC, Shimla (H.P.)
• Vidhya Sagar Mental Institute, Amritsar (Punjab)
• Columbia Asia Hospital (New Delhi)
• Ivy Hospital, Mohali
• Shri Balaji Hospital (New Delhi)
• KNH (Shimla)
• Akal De-Addiction Cum Rehabilitation centre and personality services, Cheema sahib, Sangrur (P.B)

4. Curricular and Co-Curricular Activities
5. Florence Nightingale annual quiz competition (Inter-college) during Nurses week in May
6. Faculty development programme
7. Students are exposed and encouraged to hone their presentation skills in the form of group discussions, debates, seminars, extempore and panel discussion etc. in Saturday events through clubs

• Peace and harmony club
• Literary club
• Creativity club
• Eco friendly club

4. Regular co-curricular and curricular activities
5. Community Arena / outreach programmes
6. Students participate in the health promotion of the area in the form of

• Awareness rallies
• Street plays
• Health projects
• Exhibition
• Door to door surveys

1. Students are inculcated with the spirit of service to community
2. Community Connect
3. Health awareness camps for community people
4. International conferences hosted every year:

2011: Nursing Informatics

2012: Global Nursing

2013: Community Nursing

2014: Gynaecology and obstetrical Nursing “New insight into research, diagnosis and clinical care”

2015: Innovations in Nursing Education and Practice

2016: Bridging the Gap between Theory and Practice in Nursing

2017: Family Nursing, A futuristic approach to health care