About Us
 
 


The Princess Durru Shehvar Medical Aid Society (PDSCMAS) endowed from the main stream of H.E.H. the Nizam’s Charitable Trust was founded on 19th January 1983 to cater to the health and educational needs of the people of the local community.  To fulfill these goals, the Princess Durru Shehvar Children's and General Hospital (PDSC&GH) was established on 16th March 1989.  Since there was an acute shortage of trained and qualified medical, paramedical and nursing personnel - courses in these disciplines were started by the PDSCMAS.

The recent boom in global job opportunities for trained and qualified nurses saw a mass exodus of nurses for better job opportunities abroad.

The resulting acute shortage of nurses was sorely felt.
Hence PDSCMAS started a College of Nursing in November, 2003.  A four storeyed building with a state of art infrastructure accommodates the Princess Durru Shehvar College of Nursing (PDSCON) in the premises of the PDSC&GH at Purani Haveli, Hyderabad.  

 
 
 
 
The Princess Durru Shehvar College of Nursing (PDSCON) offers the 4 year degree course in nursing recognized by the A.P. State Nursing Council vide G.O. Ms.No. 381 and the Indian Nursing Council  (INC) New Delhi, vide File No. 18-937/2002-INC respectively.  It is affiliated to the Dr.NTR University of Health Sciences, A.P. vide proceedings. No.8268/A5/Nsg/99.
 
  • B.Sc (Nsg) is an integral part of higher education with a unique responsibility to provide comprehensive health care to the community, the nation and to the world. The PDSCON is committed to providing nursing education and maintaining a Centre of excellence for the pursuit of higher education in nursing.
  • Nursing is an art and a science.  The practice of nursing requires a wide knowledge, appropriate skills, dedication and compassion.  The PDSCON utilizes principles from basic sciences, medical sciences and behavioral sciences in imparting training to its students for providing comprehensive nursing care to clients.
  • The practice of modern nursing employs a holistic and humane approach in identifying, understanding and meeting the medical sciences and behavioral sciences in imparting training to its students for providing comprehensive nursing care to clients.
  • The development of professional skills in a nurse must be reinforced with character building. Accordingly, the PDSCON believes in inculcating positive social values in a student nurse to help her to live an effective life in the society.
  • The education of a nurse should transform her into a useful professional with leadership qualities to bring about positive changes in nursing.   The PDSCON therefore aims for an all round and wholesome development of the nursing student.

  • In order to achieve these goals, the PDSCON trains students through the 4 years B.Sc. Nursing course prescribed by the INC, New Delhi covering 5080 hours of theory, practical and supervised clinical work.