Nursing training is training in theory and practical practice. Specialists nurses work in hospitals which render specialist medical services. Qualified nurses may opt for other work arrangements, example private duty nurses work as resident nurses for private patients, in nursing homes, daycare centers, public health agencies or in hospitals. The entry points are of many kinds:

After Class X:

• 18 month auxiliary nurse midwife/multi-purpose health worker courses.

After Class XII/ or work experience:

• 3 year diploma in general nursing, preferably in science.
• 4 year B.Sc nursing required pass in class XII with PCB.
• After general nursing/ midwife training 2 years B.Sc nursing post basic/certificate is for those who have completed XII or equivalent in science with work experience of 3-5 years after general nursing/ midwife training.
• Post graduate training/education is of 2 years master’s degree, M.Phil and Ph.D courses.

All India Admission Test For Graduate Courses:

All India Admissoin Test is conducted for admission into following institutions:
• AIIMS, new delhi
• Rajkumari amrit kaur college of nursing, new delhi
• Jamia hamdard, new delhi
• College of nursing, CMC, Ludhiana
• College of nursing, post graduate institute of medical education and research, Chandigarh
• Nizam’s institute of medical science, hydrabad
• College of nursing, kasturba medical college, manipal
• CMC, vellore
• AFMC, pune
• College of nursing, SMS Medical college, jaipur

Specialisatoin

Specializations are available either as part of master’s degree or a post of diploma course in areas such as medical surgical nursing in:
• Operation theatre nursing
• Cardio thoracic/vascular
• Neuromedical
• Neurosurgical
• Cancer
• Nephrology
• Urology
• Pediatric
• Psychiatric
• Geriatric
• Obstetrical