College of Nursing

Mental Health Nursing

Mental Health Nursing includes Psychiatric nursing, is a specialized field of nursing practice that involves the care of individuals with a mental health disorder to help them recover and improve their quality of life. The students are posted for training in Parent Hospital- inpatient and outpatient areas of P.I.M.S such as Psychiatry ward OPD, Occupational therapy ECT Child guidance clinic and counseling. Students also visit other Hospitals to fulfill their learning needs.

Students also participate in the important health days like World Autism Day, World Mental health awareness day, Suicide Alzheimer's day and World Occupational day, by performing Role play, Rally, Poster presentation, Quiz Competition and mass health education, etc. to create awareness to the patients and public. Periodical Continuing Nursing Education Programmes are conducted relevant to Mental health Nursing.

VISION

This is to bring excellence in mental health nursing education, practice and research by equipping the nursing students with excellent knowledge and skills in providing evidence-based care in varied fields of practice including institutional and community settings.

MISSION

To provide an outstanding experience, excellence in mental health education and multidisciplinary training to the nursing students. We are also committed to conduct research that deepens the understanding of various mental health disorders, treatment and preventive aspects to deliver more effective evidence-based nursing care.

PHILOSOPHY

It is believed that the mental health nursing department would prepare to encourage the nursing students practice in therapeutic use of self understanding about the normal and abnormal conditions/disorders to gain knowledge about the mental illness to provide nursing care to the patients and families.

PSYCHIATRY LAB

📅DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITIES/EVENT FOR THE YEAR 2026

📁 World No Tobacco Day Awareness Programme Guest Speaker Dr. Pinkutty Sager Assistant Professor, Dept. of Respiratory Medicine. P.I.M.S 30-05-2026

📁 Clinical Posting of M.Sc(N) I and II Year Students at Institute of Mental Health, Kelpauk, Chennai 30-05-2026

📁 Dr. Lalitha. R. Nodal Officer, attended the Sensitized Training for Anti Narcotic Club Nodal Officer Organized by Tobacco Control Cell 28-04-2026

📁 Educational visit to Juvenile Justice Board Observation Home and Special School, Ariyankuppam, Puducherry 25-03-2026

📁 Staff Development Programme on Strategies on Mental Well Being: Dr. Santeep Venu, Asst. Professor, Department of Psychiatry, P.I.M.S 19-03-2026

📁 Mental Health Camp at Shri Kamala Sai Baba Temple, Kalapet 26-02-2026

📁 Mr. Vinodh Selvan Vincent, Resource Person, Topic “Conceptual Framework Medical, Behavioural Model and “Model Designing patient Centred Spiritual Care Plans” at Sri Manakula Vinayakar Nursing College, Puducherry 21-02-2026

📁 Observation visit to Deaddiction Centre: Mother Care Foundation, Vanur 20-02-2026

📁 Observation visit to Old Age Home: Anbu Nilayam, Reddiyarpalayam 18-02-2026

📁 Observation visit to Day Care Centre: Satya Special School, Kuyilapalayam 10-02-2026

📁 Dr. Jakkulin LillyPriya. C, Asst. Professor completed Diploma in Community Mental Health, 20th Batch from NIMHANS, Bengaluru 31-01-2026

📁 Dr. Lalitha. R., Guest Speaker, Dte. GHSMental Health Champion ECHO Program for Nurses & CHOs in Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh”, organized by Directorate General of Health Services, MoHFW, GOI in collaboration with ECHO India 31-01-2026

📁 Delegate & Paper Presentation by Dr. Lalitha. R at 25th year Silver Jubliee, 4th InternationaL ISPN Annual Conference - 2026 on 23rd to 25th February 2026 at Sharda School of Nursing Science and Research Sharda University, Delhi 31-01-2026

📅DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITIES/EVENT FOR THE YEAR 2025

📁 Staff Development Programe Effective communication by Dr.Lalitha. R, HOD, Dept of MHN 12-12-2025

📁 TOBACCCO FREE YOUTH 17-10-2025

📁 World Mental Health Day 10-10-2025

📁 National Seminar 26-09-2025

📁 Elective module Addiction Psychiatry 25-09-2025

📁 Mental Health Camp 11-09-2025

📁 World Suicide Prevention Day 10-09-2025

📁 Laughter Therapy at CON, PIMS 14-08-2025

📁 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking 04-06-2025

📁 TOBACCO DAY 31-05-2025

📁 World bipolar Day 07-04-2025

📅DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITIES/EVENT FOR THE YEAR 2024

S.No	Date	Topic	Activity
1	13.04.24	World Autism Day	Poster Competition
2	26/6/24	International Day Against Drug Abuse Illicit Trafficking	Role Play
3	25/9/ 24	World Alzheimer’s Day	Intellectual activity, brain storming
4	10/10/24	World Mental Health Day	Mental Health Awareness program
5	28.10.24	World Occupational therapy Day	Importance of Occupation Therapy for different Psychiatric Patient