Saraswathy College of Nursing Karode, Thiruvananthapuram Kerala was established in the year 2007 as Private Educational Institute to provide higher education to build a career in the field of Paramedical. Saraswathy College of Nursing Karode is approved by the reputed INC and KNC, and is affiliated with KUHS, Thrissur.
Saraswathy College of Nursing is run by Saraswathy Educational Trust which was found in 2007 as a glowing tribute to the eternal memory of the late B. Saraswathy Amma, a teacher par excellence. Saraswathy Educational trust envisages promotion of nursing education, research activities, community outreach programmes and also to provide quality medical assistance to the needy. Having felt the need for the service to the society by health care, the College of Nursing was established in the year 2007, to promote Quality nursing education, which was an immediate and vital necessity in the field of health care settings .The institute was initially affiliated to the University of Kerala and later it came under the Kerala University of Health Science, Trissur. It is recognized and approved by the Kerala Nurses and Midwives Council and approved by the Indian Nursing Council.
Saraswathy College of Nursing is approved by INC(Indian Nursing Council), KNC, and accredited by Kerela University of Health Sciences.
Saraswathy College of Nursing offered Courses offered as BSc Degree in Nursing, M.Sc.(Nursing) ,Post Basic B.Sc. Degree in Nursing Course.
Class Room
The college has spacious, well-ventilated and well-furnished class rooms with LCD projectors, Overhead projectors, Public address system etc. The class rooms are tailored to meet the individual needs of the students and maximum utilization of there sources. The college is also provided with hygienic rest rooms and safe drinking water facilities.
Laboratory
The college houses all facilities for different labs catering to the needs of clinical experience and training. To facilitate students learning through simulation & demonstration, the college has the following labs equipped with all latest equipments and articles.
• Nursing Foundations Lab
• Medical Surgical Nursing Lab
• Pediatric Nursing Lab
• Obstetrics and Gynecological Nursing Lab
• Community Health Nursing Lab
• Nutrition Lab
• Biochemistry and Microbiology Lab
• Anatomy and Physiology Lab
• Audio visual aids room
Computer Lab
Our Computer lab is well equipped with 25 Computers and they are connected with a small network for the individual utilization of all resources. All the Students have the opportunity to practice on computer based e-Learning.
Library
The library in the college is a store house of knowledge. The college has a spacious, well-ventilated and well-furnished library with seating capacity to accommodate 150 students. We have good collection of books, Journals (National & International), Magazines CD’s, Newspapers and newsletters in order to promote reading habit among the students. It also widens its services through Medline, Meddlers, CINHAL, Medline and Internet facilities. We have a separatelabto promote E-Learning. The students are rendered with the guidance of a qualified librarian
Mess
Mess facilities are available with a well maintained dining hall adjacent to the hostel.Vegetarian/ Non-Vegetarian meals are prepared hygienically and served aesthetically. Students are provided with the mess timings and the mess remains open during that time.
Transport
The College has its own fleet of buses to help students in various areas like, field visits, clinical areas, community programmes, NSS programmes etc.
Auditorium
The college has spacious, well-ventilated and well-furnished Multipurpose Hall with seating capacity for 200 members to conduct Examinations, Conferences, and Seminars, Symposium, workshops and guest lectures. They are equipped with the latest audio-visual gadgets(LCD projector, Overhead projector and Public address system).
Promote the overall personality development of Nursing students through various curricular, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities. Inculcate qualities in the Nursing students to function optimally in the hospital and community settings and also in the field of nursing education and research. Equip students to exhibit leadership quality in multiple areas such as clinical specialty, nursing education, nursing administration and nursing research.
Raise the professional and personal standard of students by developing supreme virtues of life such as honesty, integrity, hard work, politeness and total dedication to the purpose.