FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK

Inside this issue:

International Con-

ference

2

Convocation Cere-

mony

4

Student achieve-

ments

5

Faculty publica-

tions

6

Faculty Achieve-

ments

9

Teacher Student

Projects

10

Conference attend-

ed by Students

11

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July - December 2017

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International Conference on Obesity– A Multifaceted Approach

was held on 1st and 2nd of December 2017. About 600 delegates

attended the conference.

Greetings from Amrita College of Nursing…...

As we come to the close of yet another year of vibrant activities,

Amrita College of Nursing witnessed a handful of commendable

achievements. The International Conference on “Obesity - A Multi-

faceted Approach” was one among them. More than twenty two

eminent speakers, both national and international, enlightened the

delegates from far and near during these two days conference. Two

distinguished faculty members Ms. Catherine Mc Dougall and Aleena

Hunter from Plymouth University, UK visited the college and had a

fruitful interaction with our students and faculty. The college has

also celebrated it’s fifteenth anniversary with a variety of educational

programmes for the students. The number of publications by the

faculty and students in the Scopus indexed journals also increased

substantially during the second half of this year.

Student Exchange

Programmes 3

N EW S L E T T E R

A M R I T A C O L L E G E O F N U R S I N G

AMRITA VISHWA VIDYAPEETHAM

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GLIMPSES OF INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE : Obesity - A Multifaceted Approach

Dr. Sudheer O V, Consultant – G I & Hepatobiliary Surgery, AIMS, Kochi.

Dr. Varsha Vaidya, Medical Director - Total Wellness Psychiatrist, University

of Maryland

Dr. K Lalitha, Dean, Dept of Nursing (Retd), NIMHANS, Bangalore

Sharing of ‘Lived in’ Experience of Bariatric Surgery Patients along with

the team of doctors

The two days International conference “ Obesity-A Multi Faceted Approach” was a fruitful experience for

the six hundred odd delegates from different walks of life. Apart from the deliberations by the eminent

resource persons, many scientific papers and posters related to the topic were also presented in the con-

ference. Prof. K T Moly, Principal, Amrita College of Nursing, AIMS, Kochi won the second prize for sci-

entific paper presentation and first prize for scientific poster presentation . The third prize for scientific

paper presentation was shared by Prof. Sunil M and Ms. Jerly P Thomas . The third prize for the scientific

poster presentation was shared by Prof. Anila K P, Prof. Sunil M and Mr. Arunkumar S. K.

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Amrita college of nursing

conducted a Student Ex-

change Programme with sev-

en MBBS students from Lee

Kong Chian School of Medi-

cine, Singapore from

18/12/2017 to 24/12/2017.

It was coordinated by De-

partment of Community

Health Nursing, ACON.

The students visited Urban community health centre, Kaloor and Rural community health centre Nja-

rackal, along with fourth year B.Sc Nursing students. There was a discussion between medical students

from Singapore and fourth year B.Sc Nursing students from Amrita College of Nursing regarding health

problems in India and Singapore. They conducted home visits along with fourth year B.Sc Nursing stu-

dents and participated in geriatric clinic. They have also conducted cultural programmes for the public.

Before the close of the exchange programme, they paid a visit to the departments of Dermatology, Hae-

matology and Peadiatric Neurology at AIMS and had discussions with the doctors over there.

STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAMMES

As part of student exchange programme, nine

nursing students from Ryerson University, Canada

visited Amrita College of Nursing during 05/08/17

to 08/08/17. Ms.Sheeba S and Mr.Arunkumar S K,

Asst. Professors participated in the preparation of

health education modules along with these stu-

dents in association with Department of Commu-

nity Medicine AIMS, Kochi. The modules were

on “Diet, Nutrition & Physical Activity”, “Hygiene and Sanitation”, “Mental Health-substance use, addic-

tion and life skills” and Reproductive and Child Health.

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The unique tribal health posting was from 20/11/17 to

25/11/17. Twenty five fourth year B.Sc Nursing students and

two faculty members participated in the programme. They con-

ducted tribal health survey and screening of non communicable

diseases at adopted tribal colonies in Wayanad. Dr. Sanjeev and

Dr. Ajitha from Amrita Kripa Charity Hospital were also actively

participated in the programmes.

TRIBAL COMMUNITY HEALTH EXPERIENCE

The inauguration of 16th batch B.Sc Nurs-

ing was held on 17th August 2017. Sam-

poojya Swami Purnamrithananda Puri

blessed the occasion. Bri. Saibala, Nurs-

ing Director, AIMS, Prof. K.T.Moly,

Principal, ACON, Col. Dr. Vishal

Marwaha, Principal Amrita School of

Medicine and Dr. Ganpathi Rao were pre-

sent during the occasion.

tor General, Nursing Division, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India was the Guest of Hon-

or. Dr. B. A Yathikumara Swamy Gowda, Dean, Faculty of Nursing, RGUHS Principal, Alva’s College of

Nursing, Mangalore and Prof.M.Thomas Mathew Rtd. Professor, Maharaja’s College, Ernakulam were al-

so present during the occasion. The graduates received degree certificates from Dr. R. Dhandapani Control-

ler of Examinations, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.

The Convocation ceremony of 12th batch

B.Sc. Nursing, 7th batch M.Sc. Nursing and

5th batch Post Basic B.Sc Nursing was held

on 19th of August 2017 in the B Block Audi-

torium, AIMS. Sampoojya Swami Pur-

namrithananda Puri blessed the occasion.

Prof. Valsa K Panicker Registrar, Kerala

Nurses and Midwives Council inaugurated

the programme. Dr. Rathi Balachandran Asst.

CONVOCATION CEREMONY

COMMENCEMENT OF COURCES

2017-18

ONAM CELEBRATION

SNA, AIMS unit celebrated Onam on 26th Au-

gust 2017. Various cultural programmes and

competitions were conducted by the students

like Maveli Mannan, Thiruvathira, Pulikkali,

Onappattu and Flower decoration, which was

followed by Ona sadhya.

Department of Community Health Nursing

In keeping with Amma’s vision of community service, the Fourth Year B. Sc Nursing students conducted

various programmes for different age groups.

School Health Programme at St. Augustine H.S. Kaloor on 13/10/2017

Under five clinic at Anganwadi, Nayarambalam on 21/10/2017

Geriatric Clinic and Family welfare clinic at Nayarambalam on 11/11/2017

DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITIES

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Department of Child Health Nursing

Children’s day was celebrated with colorful activities on 14-11-2017. The activities included various com-

petitions for the children and spot Caricature drawing of children by Prof. Sunil Moothedath.

Department of Mental Health Nursing

As part of Alzheimer’s day observation, the students of third year B.Sc Nursing took part in the memory

walk conducted by ARDSI and won second prize.

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS

1.Ms Crislin Leen Mathew, Chithritha P J, Bhagya Santhosh and Anagha Eldhose won the first prize and

Athulya, Aswathy S Nair and Ashly Siby won the second prize in the Poster Competition in connection

with Diabetic day observation organized by Community Health Centre, Njarackal on 08-08-2017.

2. Ms. Aiswarya N C, Nezra Joseph (II BSc Nursing) secured the first position in Inter Amrita Basket Ball

Competition, Kochi on 13th to 15th October 2017

3.Veena Venugopal (II BSc Nursing) won the first prize for the Shotput in the Inter Amrita Athletic Cham-

pionship at Ettimadai Campus on 4th and 5th November 2017

4.Ms Aiswarya N C (II BSc Nursing) bagged the second prize in 800 meter race in the Inter Amrita Athlet-

ic Championship at Ettimadai Campus on 4th and 5th November 2017

5.Ms Anu Sujathan (III BSc Nursing) won the third prize for the 200 meter race in the Inter Amrita Athlet-

ic Championship at Ettimadai Campus on 4th and 5th November 2017

6.Selected students from the College of Nursing participated in group dance competition in Amrita Ka-

lolsavam 2017 (Common Arts Fest) and secured second position on 25th October 2017.

7.Ms Akshaya Lalu and Ms Vishnupriya secured the first prize in quiz competition on “Regional Language

and Kerala History” on the occasion of Kerala Piravi on 1st November 2017.

8.Ms Ashly M and Aiswarya N C (II year B Sc Nursing) won the first prize and Ms. Chithritha P. J and

Chrislin Leen Mathew (IV year B Sc Nursing) won the second prize in the poster competition in the Obser-

vation of International Obesity Day on 23rd Nov 2017

9. Chrislin Leen Mathew, Chithritha P J and Sivakami B (IV Year B Sc Nursing) got the second prize in

Thematic Poster competition conducted in the International Conference on Obesity– A multifaceted ap-

proach on December 1st and 2nd 2017.

10. Mr. Binoop Pushkaran won the overall first prize in the Intra Amrita Power lifting championship 2017

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FACULTY PUBLICATIONS

1. Sumathy, Senthilvel, Vasudevan, Sureshbabu. Study on risk factors associated with diabe,c re,nopathy

among the pa,ents with type 2 diabetes mellitus in South India Interna,onal Eye Science, 8 September

2017, 17(9).

AIM: To find the severi�es status of diabe�c re�nopathy (DR) among the pa�ents with type 2 diabetes melli-

tus and to determine the associa�on of the severi�es of diabe�c re�nopathy with dura�on of DR, HbA1C

levels, history of hypertension, age and gender in the study popula�on. METHODS: Hospital based cross-

sec�onal studies with sample of 100 pa�ents with DR were selected by using simple random sampling tech-

nique with a structured ques�onnaire was conducted in May to June 2012. The study par�cipants those who

with DR aged ≥35 years were included in this study and an oral consent was also collected from the study

par�cipants. Descrip�ve sta�s�cs, univariate and mul�variate ordinal logis�c regression analysis were per-

formed. MS Excel spread sheet was used for data entry and data analysis was done by using SPSS 21.0 ver-

sion. Sta�s�cal significance was taken as P <0.05. RESULTS: Out of 100 pa�ents, mean age of the pa�ent was

found as 53.16±10.81 (range 35-78)y. By univariate analysis, there was a posi�ve rela�onship between dia-

be�c re�nopathy severity and age (P <0.01), dura�on of DM (P <0.001), HbA1C levels (P <0.001), history of

hypertension, family history of DM (P <0.05) were highly significant, high density lipoprotein (HDL) (mmol/L)

and age were not significant with P >0.05 by Mann Whitney u-test. All these factors were found as inde-

pendent risk factors with the severity of DR except the factor age. CONCLUSION: This study was concluded

that the dura�on of DM, HbA1C levels, family history of DM, History of hypertension and gender were inde-

pendently associated with severity of DR. However, the factors like age and HDL weren't significant with se-

verity of DR in mul�variate analysis. Therefore, by using the availability of the exis�ng treatments and con-

trolling in �me, which can prevent and free from the vision threatening diseases or delay the occurrence of

DR in their life.

2. Linda V, Bency B. Knowledge and a8tude of antenatal mothers regarding cord blood dona,on, AIMS,

Kochi. Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development, July-September 2017, 8(3).

Background: Stem cell research is one of the most important and at the �me, the most controversial topics

of science today. Blood stem cells have been used to treat certain cancer, blood and metabolic and immune

disease. Methodology: The aim was to assess the knowledge and a@tude of antenatal mothers about cord

blood dona�on and to associate between knowledge score and selected demographic variables. It was a de-

scrip�ve study conducted among 70 antenatal mothers at Amrita Ins�tute of Medical Sciences, Kochi. The

sample selected by Non Probability convenience sampling technique and data collected by semi structured

knowledge ques�onnaire including socio-demographic variables. Inves�gator developed five point Likert

scale to assess the a@tude of antenatal mothers regarding cord blood dona�on. Result: Majority of the an-

tenatal mothers (61%) had poor knowledge, 29% of the mothers had average knowledge and only 10% of

them had good knowledge regarding cord blood dona�on. The mean knowledge of antenatal mothers was

4.17 with a Standard Devia�on of 1.802.Out of total subjects 41.4% mothers had posi�ve a@tude, 48.6%

mothers had average a@tude and 10% of the mothers had nega�ve a@tude towards cord blood dona�on.

There was no significant associa�on between knowledge score and selected demographic variables. Conclu-

sion: From the study, inves�gator observed that antenatal mothers had very liIle knowledge regarding the

concept of cord blood dona�on, one the other hand majority of them have average a@tude to cord blood

dona�on.

3. Kanmani J, Antony A. Psychosocial level of pa,ents undergoing solid organ transplanta,on. Indian Jour-

nal of Public Health Research and Development, July-September 2017, 8(3).

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Introduc,on: Organ transplanta�on has been developed over past 100 years. It is a process which is chal-

lenging for pa�ents and his/her family members. It requires lifelong commitment which results in psycho

social distress. Hence along with the clinical evalua�on of the pa�ent psychosocial assessment is also im-

portant. Purpose: The objec�ves of the study were to iden�fy the psychosocial level of pa�ents undergo-

ing solid organ transplanta�on. Materials and method: A quan�ta�ve descrip�ve study was done among

50 pa�ents who were planned for undergoing solid organ transplanta�on at AIMS, Kochi. A standardized

ques�onnaire, Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment Tool was used for assessing the psychosocial

level along with the ques�onnaire for socio demographic and clinical variables. Results: The study results

shows that among 50 subjects 36(72%) were males and 14(28%) were females. Majority 47(94%) of them

had good social support. Out of 50 subjects 37(74%) are wai�ng for kidney transplanta�on and 13 (26%)

are wai�ng for liver transplanta�on. With regard to psychosocial levels 68% were belongs to category of

good candidates. The mean score of the study was 16.14. There was sta�s�cally significant associa�on

were found between educa�on and monthly income (p<0.005) Conclusion: The pa�ents who are under-

going organ transplanta�on or on transplanta�on treatment are connected with long term emo�onal ten-

sion, experiencing strong anxiety, depressive disorders and so on. Hence the psychosocial assessment is

very essen�al for transplant pa�ents to cope up with the life aKer transplanta�on.

4. Kanmani J, Thomas DS. Explore the mo,ves of organ dona,on. Indian Journal of Public Health Re-

search and Development, July-September 2017, 8(3).

Introduc,on: The transplant wai�ng list has increased seven fold during the last 20 years with increasing

number of pa�ent’s death in need of an organ abruptly. The mo�ves and decision making of living donors

are cri�cal areas for transplant, yet these topics remain rela�vely unstudied. The objec�ve of the study

was to examine the mo�ves for organ dona�on as experienced by the donors. Materials and method: A

qualita�ve descrip�ve phenomenological study was conducted among living donors in AIMS, Kochi. Ten

living donors voluntarily par�cipated in two staged unstructured in-depth interview. The interviews were

tape recorded and transcribed and analyzed to facilitate the development of themes. Results: The major

themes iden�fied were the real mo�ves core to the decision to donate, the factors influenced which had

the controlling power over the decision to donate, the concerns before the dona�on, responding about

the feeling of dona�on, categorizing the live donors. Based on the content analysis, the units iden�fied

and evolved into subthemes which were u�lized to generate main themes. Majority of the donors were

rela�onship oriented donor, whose major mo�ves were desires to relieve the suffering and save the life

of their loving ones. Conclusion: The donor mo�ves are complicated and influenced by mul�ple factors.

This study helps us to iden�fy the donor mo�ves and factors affec�ng their mo�ve and decision making.

By deriving the mo�ves many more interven�on to improve the willingness to be a living organ donor can

be evolved.

5. Sreedevi PA, Sreejamol MG, Joy FE. Exploratory study on tobacco use among adolescents.

Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development, July-September 2017, 8(3).

Background of the study: The increasing burden of tobacco-related diseases, par�cularly oral cancer, in

India bears a direct associa�on to the increase in consump�on of a wide range of tobacco products. Ado-

lescents are the most vulnerable sec�on of the popula�on exposed to tobacco use. Objec�ve: to explore

the extent of use of tobacco use among adolescents, knowledge and a@tude of adolescents towards

smoking. Materials and method: A descrip�ve survey design was used for the study. The sample consisted

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where family members smoke in their presence and nearly half of the students (44%) are around

others who smoke in places outside their home. Majority of them 137(68%) have average level of

knowledge and 38(19%) have good level of knowledge regarding smoking. More than half of the

ever smokers (57.1%) reported that they want to stop the tobacco use but 42.9% said that they

don’t want to stop tobacco use. Conclusion: The findings of the study show that tobacco addic-

�on is emerging as a big threat among adolescents. There is urgent need for implementa�on of

the comprehensive tobacco control program.

6.Mathew RM, Anju PhilipT, Sreejamol MG Perceived postpartum stress and coping strategies

among postnatal mothers at aims, Kochi. Asian Journal of Pharmaceu,cal and Clinical Research,

2017,10(12).

Objec,ves: The present study aimed to iden�fy the perceived postpartum stress among postnatal mothers,

iden�fy coping strategies adopted by postnatal mothers, find out correla�on between the level of per-

ceived

postpartum stress and coping strategies among postnatal mothers and find out the associa�on between

the

level of perceived postpartum stress and demographic variables. Methods: A quan�ta�ve descrip�ve study

was conducted among 100 postnatal mothers. Convenience sampling technique was used. Hung postpar-

tum

stress scale and coping strategies inventory short form were used for the assessment of postpartum stress

and

coping strategies. Results: Among the 100 par�cipants, 63% of the postnatal mothers had mild stress, 33%

had moderate stress, and only 4% had severe stress. Majority of the mothers were used problem-focused

engagement as a coping strategy. There was a posi�ve correla�on found between the level of perceived

postpartum stress and coping strategies such as emo�on-focused engagement and emo�on-focused

disengagement. There was significant associa�on found between the level of perceived postpartum

stress and demographic variables such as age, educa�on, length of marriage, status of pregnancy,

method of baby feeding, pregnancy events, intrapartum events, birth weight of baby, child birth experi-

ence,

status of newborn, and postpartum events. Conclusion: The high propor�on and severity of postpartum

stress observed among this study group proves that postpartum stress is common and cannot be

ignored.

7. Moly KT, Dharan DR. Factors influencing compliance to therapeu,c regimen among pa,ents

with hypertension.Asian Journal of Pharmaceu,cal and Clinical Research, 2017,10(12).

Objec,ves: The objec�ves of the study were to iden�fy the level of compliance to therapeu�c

regimen, assess the factors promo�ng and interfering compliance, and to find the associa�on be-

tween level of compliance and factors influencing it in pa�ents with hypertension in a Ter�ary

Care Hospital, Kochi, with a view to develop an informa�on booklet. Methods: Non proba

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pa�ent-prescriber rela�onship 146 (97.3%), family support 133 (88.7%), mo�va�on 125

(83.3%), communica�on with healthcare providers 122 (81.3%), health literacy 104 (69.3%),

and pa�ent sa�sfac�on 75 (50%). The factors interfering with compliance were lack of self-

esteem 136 (90.7%), long-term adherence 129 (86%), misconcep�ons and erroneous beliefs

122 (81.3%), cost of therapy and income 100 (80%), forgeOulness 107 (71.3%), difficulty in ad-

justment to dietary change 82 (54.7%), and fear of side effects 70 (50%). A significant associa-

�on between the level of compliance and factors promo�ng and interfering with compliance to

therapeu�c regimen (p<0.01) was noted. Level of compliance with therapeu�c regimen was

found to be lower in pa�ents with associated comorbidi�es such as diabetes mellitus (χ2=9.52,

p<0.01) and coronary artery disease (χ2=6.737, p<0.05). Conclusion: The study concludes the

significance of developing systems to tackle and ensure compliance to therapy among hyper-

tensives with a focus on factors promo�ng compliance not only from the pa�ent perspec�ve

but also from the perspec�ve of family and society.

8. Padmasree SR, Linda V, Aswathy S Krishnan. Effec�veness of prenatal teaching on preven�on

of breast engorgement. Interna�onal Journal of Reproduc�on, Contracep�on, Obstetrics and Gynecol-

ogy, September 2017, 6(9), Page 3927 .

9. Anooja A, Sheela P. Taste altera�on and quality of life of pa�ents receiving chemothera-

py. Asian Journal of Pharmaceu�cal and Clinical Research. 2017, 10(12), 380-383.

10. Sheeba S, Sneha AK, Veena B. Knowledge and self-care prac�ces among diabe�cs. Asian

Journal of Pharmaceu�cal and Clinical Research, 2017, 10(12), 234-237.

11. Linda V, Manju M. Vision related quality of life in pa�ents aKer Corneal transplanta�on in

AIMS, Kochi, Indian Journal of Public health Research and Development; R.K Sharma, Oct-

December 2017, 8(4).

12. Greeshma G N, Linda V, Kanmani J, Effec�veness of Structured Teaching Programme on

knowledge regarding preven�ve measures of Uterine Prolapse among mothers, journal of Clini-

cal Diagnos�c Research, December

FACULTY ACHIEVEMENTS

Mr. Rajeesh R Nair secured first prize and best paper

award for Scien�fic Paper Presenta�on on “ Aggressive

behavior among children of alcoholics and non alcoholics

– A compara�ve study from a south Indian rural Village”

presented at Akal College of Nursing – HP as part of In-

terna�onal conference on Family Nursing on 26/10/2017.

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ONGOING/ PROPOSED TEACHER-STUDENT RESEARCH PROJECTS

1. Ms. Linda Varghese (Asst. Professor), Ms. Bency Bhasy (Lecturer), Ms. Meenu Pradeep, Ms.Mena Boby

- Assess the effect of maternal weight gain on perinatal outcome among pregnant women in a tertiary care

hospital, Kochi

2. Ms. Aswathy Krishnan S (Lecturer), Ms. Anju Philip T (Asst. Professor), Ms.Anjaly R Prasad,

Ms.Anjana Nirmala Devi- A study to assess the effects of the placental weight and birth weight ratio on

perinatal outcome among mothers admitted in AIMS, Kochi.

3. Ms. Anju Philip T (Asst. Professor), Ms. Aswathy Krishnan S (Lecturer), Ms.Athira Saju, Ms.Athulya N-

Study to assess the level of mobile phone dependance and quality of sleep among undergraduate students in

selected colleges of Kochi.

4. Ms. Nisha B S (Asst. Professor), Ms.Devika Shaji, Ms.Dhanyamol K S- A study to assess the effects of

strength training exercise on physical parameters and quality of life among older adults at selected old age

homes in Ernakulam.

5. Prof. Anila K P (Professor) Ms. Sarika T K (Asst. Professor), Ms. Surabhi Surendran, Ms. Suja Vani-

Assess the pschosocial distress and coping in mothers of children with Type I Diabetes Mellitus in a ter-

tiary hospital, Kochi.

6. Prof. K T Moly (Principal), Dr. Ravishankaran, Ms. Linette Roy, Ms. Maya J Nair- A study to explore

the trends in hyperbaric oxygen therapy among patients of a tertiary care hospital.

IAM PROGRAMME

As per the directive from our beloved Chancellor Am-

ma, IAM programme was organized for all the first

year students from 28-08-2017 to 31-08-2017. All the

100 students of the first year have attended the pro-

gramme.

SARVAISHWARYA POOJA

Sarvaishwarya pooja was conducted on

26.09.2017 for the prosperity of this temple of

wisdom. Sampoojya Swami Poornamritanandapu-

ri lead the prayers and pooja. All the students and

faculty members both teaching and non teaching

participated in the event.

AYUDH INDIA NATIONAL CAMP

The AYUDH India National Camp was organized in Amritapuri from 24.12.2017 to 31.12.2017. Eleven

BSc Nursing students and two teachers participated in the camp. They got a chance to participate in a host

of exciting activities and workshops along with Amma’s darshan everyday.

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SAARANG 2017– STUDENT NURSES ARTS

FESTIVAL

1.Ms.Litty.V.Lalu and Ms. Elizabeth Jacob, 2nd Year M.Sc. Nursing Students attended State lev-

el conference on Neurosurgical Nursing – Cognizant-2017 at Sree Chithra Tirunal Institute of

Medical Sciences And Technology. Trivandrum on 12/08/2017

2. Ms.Ann B Sam, Ms.Angel B Samuel, Ms.Krishna S Kumar, Ms.Sruthy KS, Ms.Rakhi Raj, and

Ms.Salini R Nair, 3rd year B.Sc Nursing students attended State level workshop on Continuing

nursing education for nurses in Oncology in Lakeshore hospital on 24/08/2017.

3. Ms.Ambina K, Ms. Neenu Merin and Ms. Elizabeth Jacob, 2nd Year M.Sc. Nursing Students

attended National level conference on Hospica En Masse 2017- Health care Advances in Digital

Era in Dr. John Mathai Centre, Thrissur (University of Calicut) on 14/09/2017.

4. Ms. Amala Shaji, Ms. Padma Prabha 3rd year B.Sc.Nursing students attended State level work-

shop on Intensive care Nursing – Journey towards clinical excellence in Rajagiri hospital Chu-

nangamvely, Aluva 21/10/2017

5. Ms.Litty.V.Lalu and Ms. Elizabeth Jacob, 2nd Year M.Sc. Nursing Students attended State

level conference on Comprehensive Nursing Management in Stroke -2017 at Sree Chithra Ti-

runal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology. Trivandrum on 29/10/2017

CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS ATTENDED BY STUDENTS

ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS

The 15th anniversary of Amrita College of Nurs-

ing was celebrated on November 1st 2017. A Ses-

sion on "Be Positive" by Ms.Sujamol Jose

(Colomnist, Mathrubhumi ), a motivational talk by

Bri. Saibala (Nursing Director, AIMS) and a quiz

programme on “Keralam and Malayala Bhazha” by

Prof. Sunil Moothedath were the main highlights

of the day.

Saarang 2017 was conducted during 26th and

27th of October 2017. The common Arts Festi-

val AMRITAKALOTSAV 2017 was inaugurated

by , Cine Artist Ms Shamna Kasim in the B

block auditorium on 25th October 2017. The

student representatives of the colleges in the

Health Sciences campus, Kochi, introduced

themselves & presented video related to arts

performance. Various competitions like Bha-

ratanatyam, Folk Dance, Mohiniyattom were

conducted.

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“WE CANNOT CHANGE SITUATIONS IN LIFE, BUT WE CAN CHANGE OUR ATTITUDE TOWARDS THEM”

- AMMA

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AMRITA RANKED NUMERO UNO PRIVATE UNIVERSITY IN INDIA!

MEMBERS Prof. Sreedevi P A Ms. Nila K. M Ms. Thanu K M Ms. Jerly P Thomas

EDITOR

Prof. Sunil M

EDITORIAL BOARD

NEW ACADEMIC PROGRAMME

Nurse Practitioner Course in Critical Care (NPCC)*

in the academic year 2018-19.

*Subject to INC and KNMC approval

Interested in MSc Nursing ?

For M.Sc Nursing seat registration for the academic

year 2018-19 contact Prof. Anila K P (P.G. Co-

ordinator) / Admission Office.

Tel: 0484-2858200 or 0484-2858373/74