College of Nursing

Medical Surgical Nursing

Medical Surgical Nursing is a Nursing specialty area concerned with the care of Adult and Geriatric Patients in a broad range of settings. The students are posted for training in Parent Hospital- inpatient and outpatient areas of P.I.M.S such as Medical, Surgical, Ortho, Neuro, ENT, Derm, Plastic Surgery & Burns, Chest medicine, Ophthalmic wards, OPD’s, Operation theatres, Emergency, ICU and other Critical care areas. Students also visit other Hospitals to fulfill their learning needs.

Students also participate in the important health days like World Cancer Day, Eye donation Fortnight, World Asthma day, AIDS awareness day, TB awareness day, World Hypertension day, Kidney day, by performing Role play, Rally, Poster presentation, mass health education, etc. to create awareness to the patients and public. Periodical Continuing Nursing Education Programmes are conducted relevant to Medical Surgical Nursing.

VISION

The Medical Surgical Nursing department will deliver the best possible care by focusing on changing nursing practice to improve patient health through innovation in Clinical Practice, Research, and Academics.

MISSION

The Mission of Medical Surgical Nursing is to teach the students about the importance of intellectual skills and foster critical thinking abilities so that they can render quality nursing care to the patients in medical and surgical units and encourage learning as a life-long commitment.

PHILOSOPHY

It is believed that the medical surgical nursing department would prepare a critical thinking nurse who will continue to take charge of their own professional and personal growth after completing the program by demonstrating professional competencies.

ADULT HEALTH NURSING AND ADVANCED SKILL LABORATORY

📅DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITIES/EVENT FOR THE YEAR 2026

📁 Dr.Sheela.J Presented on Diabetic Otopathy and color therapy during journal club presentation on 19/6/26 at CON, Conference hall,PIMS 19-06-2026

📁 Dr.Malarvizhi.S, Professor delivered Guest talk on Acute Hepatic Emergencies on 12/6/26 at GEM Hospital, Puducherry 12-06-2026

📁 Dr.Malarvizhi.S., Professor- Guest speaker -Experiential learning strategies in Nursing Education organized by Teerthankar Mahaveer University, Nursing College, Uttar Pradesh 18-03-2026

📁 Dr.Malarvizhi.S., Professor- Guest speaker-‘Scientific Writing Skills, organized by Government College of Nursing, Surat with ECHO India 07-03-2026

📁 Staff Development Program 27-02-2026

📁 Faculty Development Program - Mrs.Maghida 11-02-2026

📁 Parents Teachers Meeting 07-02-2026

📁 Observation of World Cancer Day 07-02-2026

📁 Workshop on BLS Module 05-02-2026

📅DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITIES/EVENT FOR THE YEAR 2025

📁 Mrs.Rajalskhmi.R, Asst. Prof attended seven days CNE on Empowering Nurses for better Health care from at JIPMER, Puducherry 15.12.2025 to 21.12.2025. 15-12-2025 to 21-12-2025

📁 Dr.Malarvizhi.S, Professor as Resource person at National Conference, VMCON, Karaikal - 15.12.2025 15-12-2025

📁 World Elderly day celebration at PIMS: Quiz, slogan competition, Helpage Home interaction with Elders. - 03.12.2025. 03-12-2025

📁 World AIDS Day Observation: Poster competition, Rally at Kalapet – 01.12.2025. 01-12-2025

📁 Journal Club Presentation 28-10-2025

📁 PICNIC-KODAIKANALB.Sc N-2023 Batch 19-09-2025

📁 Parents Teachers Meeting B.Sc -N-IV Sem 2023 Batch 10-09-2025

📁 Best practice -CPR Training for Bystanders 04-09-2025

📁 Fundamentals of Prescribtion 29-08-2025

📁 Eye donation 25-08-2025

📁 Staff Development Programme by Ms. Guilly Burn, Palliative Care Nurse, Founder of Cancer Relief, India Palliative Care 21-08-2025

📁 PROJECT EXHIBITION 18-08-2025

📁 CNE 13-06-2025

📁 Faculty developement program 05-06-2025

📁 Simulation training at SGT University Gurgaon 21-04-2025 to 26-04-2025

📁 Mrs.Rajalakshmi.R, Asst.Prof Journal Club Presentation 25-04-2025

📁 PARENTS TEACHERS MEETING B.Sc-N IIISem 2023 Batch 15-04-2025

📁 Dr.Malarvizhi.S, Professor, Resource Person - National Conference Tamilnadu 01-03-2025

📁 Dr.Amirthasanthi.S - State Level Workshop Hosur 12-02-2025

📁 Exit Exam for B.Sc N 2020 Batch 07-02-2025

📁 PROJECT EXHIBITION 06-02-2025

📁 WORLD CANCER DAY 06-02-2025

📁 Field Visit - Aravind Eye Hospital Puducherry 30-01-2025

📅DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITIES/EVENT FOR THE YEAR 2024

S.No	Date	Topic	Activity
1	04.02.2024	World Cancer Day	Seminar
2	07.05.2024	World Asthma Day	Rally, Posters display
3	10.06.2024	World Hypertension day	Mass Health Check up
4	19.06.2024	Exhibition	Projects on selected medical surgical procedures
5	01.08.2024	Annual Picnic	Kodaikanal
6	25.08.2024 to 08.09.2024	Eye Donation Fortnight	Poster display, Rally, Quiz, Fun Games, Video show, Pledge card, Old Spex donation, Role play
7	28.10.24 to 30.10.24	Palliative Care Nursing	Workshop
8	13.11.2024 & 14.11.2024	Diabetes Mellitus	Seminar
9	19.11.2024	Parents Teachers Meeting	-
10	01.12.2024	World AIDS Day	Role play/CNE