1. MASTER ROTATION PLAN

2. 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

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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

8. 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

9. MASTER ROTATION PLAN FOR POST BASIC BSC NURSING FIRST YEAR
BATCH

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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