General Nursing and Midwifery

What is General Nursing and Midwifery

General Nursing and Midwifery, also called the GNM course, is for the applicants who want to work in clinical nursing. The aspirant learns and gets expertise to deal with the sick and women during their pregnancy. The medical group requires qualified caretakers, and that's what the GNM course prepares them to be. The educational plan structure of the General Nursing and Midwifery course may vary from one university to another. However, the course is mostly intended to get the candidates ready to address the needs of a patient and to have a clinical methodology while dealing with sick persons.

Eligibility Criteria (UG & PG) of General Nursing and Midwifery

Before applying for the selection test, the applicant needs to fulfill some criteria if he or she is keen on pursuing the GNM nursing course. The candidate who finished 10+2 level from a perceived educational board and has a total base score of 50% in the science subjects (Physics, Biology, and Chemistry) can apply for the GNM nursing course.

Entrance Tests for General Nursing and Midwifery Course

Numerous colleges offer the GNM course according to the performance of the student in an applicable entrance test. The procedure of admission into the General Nursing and Midwifery course is commonly different among the colleges. Some universities also give direct admission based upon the aspirant's performance at the 10+2 level. One of the foundations that offer direct admission to candidates is Indira Gandhi National Open University also called IGNOU. A portion of the entrance exams conducted for admission to the GNM course is listed beneath:

1)  AIIMS Nursing Entrance Exam - Admissions to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) BSc Nursing programs involves a set of procedures. It includes the registration, and the release of the admit cards then appearing for the national level entrance test and attending the counselling rounds post the declaration of the result if the candidates get selected.

2) JIPMER Nursing Entrance Exam - JIPMER Nursing Entrance Exam - Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research directs this entrance test. The method of assessment is online, and the complete number of multiple-choice questions is 100. Those who have cleared class 10+2 tests from a perceived board with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English subjects and have attained at least 55 percent marks in total in class 10+2 level and those belonging to SC/ST category, need to have at least 50 percent in total to be able to apply for this test.

3) PGIMER Nursing- Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) situated in Chandigarh conducts this test. The span of the nursing course in this school is 3 years. Candidates here and there get confused between applying for NEET-UG and other nursing selection tests. So, to be clear, NEET-UG is not conducted for nursing programs, and the candidate has to apply separately for this nursing test.

4)  IGNOU OPENNET - This test is conducted by the Indira Gandhi National Open University, which is situated in New Delhi. The test comprises 120 multiple-choice questions, and the duration of this test is 2 hours and 30 minutes. The test is taken through offline mode.

5)  UHS Nursing Entrance Exam - This test is led by Rajasthan University of Health Sciences. This test opens the way for the possibility to get admission in different nursing courses in affiliated nursing universities in Rajasthan. The method of test is online, and the applicants with 45% total in 10+2 level from a perceived board with all science subjects (Physics, Chemistry, and Biology) are qualified to apply for this entrance test. The applicants belonging to reserved categories are required to have 40% percent in the 10+2 level.

6)  Uttarakhand Nursing Admission - Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Medical Education University (HNBUMU) located in Dehradun, Uttarakhand conducts this nursing entrance test for confirmation in different nursing courses. The test paper has 100 multiple-choice questions. The language of the exam is in English and Hindi, and it is led through offline mode.

7)  BHU Nursing Entrance Exam - This test is directed by the Institute of Medical Sciences (IMS), Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi. It is a national level test, and the method of evaluation is offline. For additional information, the candidate can visit the official site of BHU.

Required Skillset for General Nursing and Midwifery

As the responsibilities of a medical caretaker incorporate evaluating the nursing need of patients, applying critical thinking methods in nursing work, aiding research exercises, conveying about the patient's necessities, observing the state of patients, and so on, a candidate does require certain inherent skills to succeed in it. Listed below are some of the most needed skillsets for a GNM aspiring candidate –

• Patience
• Readiness of psyche 
• Enthusiasm
• Thoughtfulness
• Punctuality
• Good Team Spirit
• Physical Fitness