BNS (Community Health Nursing)

BNS (Community Health Nursing) at Birgunj Nursing Campus, Parsa (TU IOM)

If you want your nursing degree to centre on families, primary care, and population health in Nepal, Bachelor of Nursing Science (BNS)–Community Health Nursing at BNC offers that direction.

The program runs for three years under TU IOM and admits through MECEE-BL, with BNC allocating part of its 40 BNS seats to this track. 

Overview

This track prepares nurses for outreach clinics, immunisation drives, school health programs, surveillance, and referral coordination. BNC supports the track with lab practice, community postings, and collaborations across district and sub-regional facilities for field learning.

Highlights

• Affiliation: TU IOM

• Duration: 3 academic years

• Seats: Part of BNC’s 40 BNS seats are allocated to Community Health Nursing

• Admission: National MECEE-BL with matching

• Field learning integrated with campus and hospital rotations

Curriculum Details

Here’s what you’ll study over three years.

• Community health nursing theory and practicals across all years, including home visits, school health, and community diagnosis.

• Public health nutrition, environmental health, and health education methods.

• Adult, child, midwifery, and psychiatric nursing components to support comprehensive community roles.

• Final-year management, education, and research with a practicum linked to community projects. Ponc

Objectives

• Prepare nurses who can plan, implement, and evaluate community health activities.

• Strengthen disease prevention and health promotion at ward/municipality levels.

• Build capability to coordinate with health posts, PHCCs, and hospitals for referrals.

Scope

Graduates work as staff nurses in public health programs, municipal/ward clinics, NGOs/INGOs, school health services, and outreach units. With experience, they can coordinate immunisation or NCD programs at district level.

Learning Outcomes

By graduation, you will be able to:

• Conduct community diagnosis and prepare action plans.

• Run group education sessions and evaluate outcomes.

• Manage home-based care and follow-up for chronic conditions.

• Document and report to local health authorities.

Skill Development Modules

Students practise assessment, teaching, and screening skills in labs and during field postings. Exposure includes PHC centres, school programs, and specialty observation visits (e.g., blood bank, rehabilitation).

Teaching Methodology

Learning methods include demonstrations, community surveys, case studies, seminars, simulations, and guided fieldwork, alongside hospital rotations and classroom instruction with multimedia support.

Admission Requirements

• Eligibility: PCL Nursing with minimum 50% aggregate (or GPA equivalent), valid NNC registration, and at least one year of work experience as per TU norms for BNS.

• Entrance & Selection: MECEE-BL, MEC matching, and admission at TU IOM/BNC. Not sure about documents? Keep NNC registration and work experience letters handy.

Career Opportunities

Positions include community/public health nurse, school health nurse, program assistant/officer in NGOs, and coordinator roles in immunisation, nutrition, or NCD programs after experience.

Scholarships and Financial Aid

MEC allocates scholarship and paying seats within the BNS pool; reserved clusters and open categories apply. Monitor annual MEC notices for intake-year specifics.

Why Choose This Course?

Birgunj’s field network and clinical partners make community rotations practical and relevant. The campus combines labs, library resources, and hostel facilities to support focused study and field assignments.

Conclusion

BNS–Community Health Nursing equips you for frontline roles in Nepal’s health system—where screening, early referral, and health education change outcomes across wards and municipalities.