The Indian Nursing Council vide notification dated 24th June, 2022 has issued the Indian Nursing Council (Post Basic Diploma in Critical Care Specialty Nursing – Residency Program) Regulations, 2022. The council seeks to expand roles of nurses and advances in critical care alongside technology necessitates additional training to prepare nurses with specialized skills and knowledge to deliver competent, intelligent and appropriate care to critically ill patients.
The program is designed to prepare nurses with specialized skills, knowledge, and attitude in providing high
quality and standards of care to critically ill patients in tertiary/quaternary hospitals. It further aims to prepare
technically qualified and trained critical care specialist nurses who will manage and supervise care of critically ill
patients and involve in the education of health care team members and in research to produce evidence for better care.
