About Akal College of Nursing

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. Akal College of Nursing, the first college in Himachal Pradesh was accredited by the Indian Nursing council, New Delhi vide Resolution No. 138/02/August/2008 of Dated 14th October 2008 & approved by H.P. Registration Council. The Akal College of Nursing offers B. Sc. Nursing course (2008), M. Sc. Nursing (2015) & P. hD. (2021) Course/programme approved/ affiliated by Himachal Pradesh Nursing Registration Council (HPNRC) and Indian Nursing Council (INC).

The college admits 60 students annually for Bachelors and 25 students for Masters in Nursing and 5 P.hD. scholars. 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 hearts.
• 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. Classrooms 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 a 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 a 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
• 12. Faculty Collaboration with Drexel University, Philadelphia (USA)
• 13. Various sessions for teachers and students in collaboration with Drexel Faculty on topics such as:
• Simulations
• Evidence-Based Practices and Critical Thinking
• Faculty Teaching
• Conferences
• Enriched clinical experience for students

Clinical Experience

Akal Charitable Hospital (parent hospital) is a 120-bedded hospital providing health care services round the clock to the ailing humanity.

Multi-specialty medical-surgical camps are conducted four times a year by a voluntary team of the medical fraternity across the globe.

Enriched clinical experience from different Hospitals includes:

• 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)

Curricular and Co-Curricular Activities

• Florence Nightingale annual quiz competition (Inter-college) during Nurses week in May
• Faculty development programme
• Students are exposed and encouraged to hone their presentation skills through group discussions, debates, seminars, extempore, and panel discussions in Saturday events through clubs
• Peace and Harmony Club
• Literary Club
• Creativity Club
• Eco-Friendly Club
• Regular co-curricular and curricular activities
• Community Arena / Outreach programmes
• Health promotion activities in the form of awareness rallies, street plays, health projects, exhibitions, and 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

International Conferences Hosted

• 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