"Celebrating excellence: Proud to achieve A+ NAAC accreditation
and set new standards in education
About Us
Adichunchanagiri College of Nursing(ACN) is one of the leading institutions in the country, offering Nursing education at the undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral level.
Adichunchanagiri College of Nursing was started in the year 1995, Five years after the commencement of Diploma in Nursing Course (1991), Basic B.Sc.(Nursing)course was started in 1995, P.B.B.Sc. Nursing) started in the year 2008 and M.Sc.(Nursing) in Community Health Nursing started in the year 2011 and other M.Sc Nursing Specialities started in the year 2015. PhD was started in the year 2019-2020 to meet the increasing demands for nursing Graduates in Hospitals, Nursing educational Institutions, Clinics, Industrial Nursing etc
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Recognized by Karnataka State Nursing Council Bengaluru
Sri Sri Sri Dr. Balagangadharanatha Mahaswamiji, "Founder - SAST"
Sri Sri Sri Dr. Balagangadharanatha Mahaswamiji assumed the holy chair of Sri Adichunchanagiri Mahasamsthana Math in 1974.
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Sri Dr. Nirmalanandanatha Mahaswamiji, Chancellor, ACU "Guiding Force"
Poojya Mahaswamiji, unlike many other youngsters, had an inclination towards Spirituality, Science and Service rather than Materialism.
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Achieve excellence by fostering value-based education to develop competent nurses and leaders with a global outlook
Provide high quality nursing education with a broad theoretical base and diverse clinical experience that enhancas the individual to become a good nurse in professional practice.
Advance health care through excellence in nursing and inter disciplinary teaching, research, practice and service
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Our Core Competencies
Core Competencies For Nursing Practice By B.sc. Graduate
Patient centered care
Provide holistic care recognizing individual patient ‘s preferences, values and needs, that is compassionate, coordinated, age and culturally appropriate safe and effective care
Professionalism
Demonstrate accountability for the delivery of standard-based nursing care as per the Council standards that is consistent with moral, altruistic, legal, ethical, regulatory and humanistic principles.
Teaching & Leadership
Influence the behavior of individuals and groups within their environment and facilitate establishment of shared goals through teaching and leadership.
System-based practice
Demonstrate awareness and responsiveness to the context of healthcare system and ability to manage resources essential to provide optimal quality of care.
Health informatics and Technology
Use technology and synthesize information and collaborate to make critical decisions that optimize patient outcomes.
Communication
Interact effectively with patients, families and colleagues fostering mutual respect and shared decision making to enhance patient satisfaction and health outcomes.
Teamwork and Collaboration
Function effectively within nursing and interdisciplinary teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, shared decision making, team learning and development.
Safety
Minimize risk of harm to patients and providers through both system effectiveness and individual performance.
Quality improvement
Use data to monitor the outcomes of care processes and utilize improvement methods to design and test changes to continuously improve the quality and safety of healthcare system.
Evidence based practice
Identify, evaluate and use the best current evidence coupled with clinical expertise and consideration of patient ‘s preferences, experience and values to make practical decisions.