MASTER ROTATION PLAN

DEFINITION The master rotation plan is an overall plan of rotation of all students in a particular educational institution, showing the placements of the students belonging to total programme Includes both theory and practice denoting the study block partial block placement of students in clinical blocks, Team Nursing, examination, Vacations, Co-Curricular activities etc. ….K.P. Neeraja A general plan of showing the placement of subject matter and clinical experience at a glance. …B.T. Basavantappa

PURPOSE To make an advance plan of curricular activities To know placement of students in clinical fields. To help students & teachers to prepare them to work. To coordinate between theory and practical To plan for leaves / vacation of faculty & staff For effective evaluation of the programme.

BENEFITS Provide planned learning experience in all clinical & community area. Complete the theory and clinical learning of students in a systematic way and avoid confusions and clashes in the planning. Better coordination of various clinical experiences for all groups of students. Evaluation and supervision is early and more effective.

PRINCIPLES OF MASTER ROTATION PLAN Correlate with learning needs and adhere to the curriculum plan. Based on the principles of learning & maxims of teaching, (continuity, sequence, integration) Objective of each block must be clarified. Based on recommendation of I.N.C./R.N.C/ Uni. Provide each clinical experience of same duration to the all students & rotate each student. There should be no omission, repetition and over lapping of experience of students.

FEATURES OF MASTER ROTATION PLAN Prepared on advanced for the whole year It follows the I.N.C. syllabus as a guideline for preparing. It shows relationship between teaching and clinical experience. The teaching and clinical experiences in curriculum are organized into a block in the entire programme. Each area is indicated by a code.

Requirement stated by statutory bodies FACTORS Requirement stated by statutory bodies Co-ordination with the nursing services Infrastructure of clinical area. Need of the learners

GUIDELINES FOR PREPARING M.R.P. I.N.C. / University Guidelines / Syllabus Programme (Total duration) Theory (Total Time) Subject Hours/ Week/Month Practical (Total Time) Areas Hours/Week/Month

MASTER ROTATION PLAN FOR POST BASIC BSC NURSING FIRST YEAR BATCH-2014-15

SCHEDULE FOR 1ST YEAR POST BASIC B SC. NURSING S.N. Subject Theory Practical 1 Nursing Foundation 45   2 Nutrition & Dietetics 30 15 3 Biochemistry & Biophysics 60 4 Psychology 5 Microbiology 6 Maternal Nursing 240 7 Child Health Nursing 8 Medical & Surgical Nursing 90 270 9 English (Qualifying) Total 525 810

FIRST INTERNAL ASSESSMENT WEEKS   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 SUBJECTS THEORY Req. Hrs. Allot. Hrs 18- 24 25-31 01-07 08- 14 15- 21 22- 28 29- 05 06- 12 13- 19 20- 26 27- 02 Nursing Foundation 45 3 hrs. x 9 weeks = 27 hrs FIRST INTERNAL ASSESSMENT WINTER VACATION Nutrition & Dietetics 30 2 hrs. x 9 weeks = 18 hrs Biochemistry & Biophysics 60 4 hrs. x 9 weeks = 36 hrs Psychology Maternal Nursing Child Health Nursing Microbiology Medical & Surgical Nursing 90 6 hrs. x 9 weeks = 54 hrs English TOTAL 525 36 hrs. x 9 weeks = 324 hrs CLINICAL 15 Nutrition Micro 270 240 810

SCHEDULE MONTH FEB DEC OCT NOV JAN WEEKS DATES 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11   WEEKS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 DATES 18-24 25-31 01.-07 08.-14 15.-21 22.-28 29.-05 06.-12 13.-19 20.-26 27.-02 03.-09 10.-16 17.-23 24.-30 31.-06 07.-13 14.-20 21.-27 SCHEDULE KEYS: TEACHING INTERNAL ASSESSMENT MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING VACATION