Bri. Sai bala.m [Nursing Director, AIMS, Kochi ] Email: nd@aims.amrita.edu Self driven nursing professional equipped with clinical and managerial expertise enriched through multidisciplinary work exposure and experience. Passionate Nurse Leader who strategically views issues and solves problems with a balanced task and person oriented perspective on outcome resolution, upholding global views for long term success. KEY AREAS OF INTEREST Nursing Empowerment through education and capacity building Contributing to nursing knowledge through conducting, participating and guiding research Implementing administrative change to develop culture of quality and safety Enhancing image of nursing profession through initiating and participating in various collaborative projects and representations in forum of importance Contributing to work-life balance of nurses by personal involvement, counseling and provide opportunities of creative activities, thus retaining nursing force within the organization EXPERIENCE SUMMARY Outpatient department and radiology - Nursing recruitment and welfare activities Financial counseling Material store manager Departmental Manager in Digestive Disease Institute HOD Pharmacy In-service education coordinator, Nursing services Chief Nursing Officer Nursing Director Teaching Nursing assistant, GNM, BSc Nursing, MSc Nursing, and MHA students. Resource person in CME and CNE programs. Guided different research projects. 1
EDUCATION SUMMARY B.Sc Nursing from Govt. College of Nursing Trivandrum M.Sc in Psychiatric Nursing from Amrita College of Nursing, Amrita Vishwavidyapeetham Diploma In hospital Management,NIHFW, New Delhi Six Sigma- Green belt certification CONTINUING EDUCATION SUMMARY EVENTS PARTICIPATED REGIONAL 1. Best practices of peripheral vascular access, AIMS, Kochi, 11th April 2003. 2. Teaching Learning Workshop, Medical Education Department in AIMS, Kochi, December 16-2003 3. Best practice leader for peripheral vascular access, Kochi, 2004. 4. Prevention of hospital acquired infections in high risk areas operating room and critical care units, 19th and 20th Aug. 2004. 5. Foundation course in Palliative Nursing, AIMS, Kochi, March 21 23, 2005. 6. Faculty development and academic excellence, AIMS, Kochi, form 25th to 27th November 2005. 7. ACLS,Program, AIMS, Kochi 8. HOSMAN, AIMS, Kochi, 2007 9. Safety and quality in Health care, 18th March, 2007. 10. Rehabilitative Nursing in Psychiatric Set Up- 23rd Feb 2010, NIMHANS, Bangalore 11. Current concept and protocols in the management of internal Medicine and emergency medicine 12. on 13th and 14th Aug.2010. 13. Reviving BFHI Program in Kerala,15th Dec,2010 14. Workshop on Research Skills in Nursing Faculty,29 Nov 2012, 15. Workshop on " Global Health Network and Global Research Nurses Network" 23 Feb 2013 16. Presentation on Time Limited Dynamic Psychotherapy, 22 Feb 2018. 17. Dissemination of ICMR National ethical guidelines, 22 Feb 2018 NATIONAL 1. Sensitization of women scientists for societal program a DST initiative, Dec.7th and 8th 2004, Kochi 2. Nursing administration and supervision for effective patient care, TNAI, Feb.2 9, 2005.New Delhi 3. Management techniques and clinical updates for nursing administrators, from 4th July 2005 to 13th July 2005, Bangalore. 2
4. Nursing leaders meet, 28th and 29th October 2007.Bangalore 5. National workshop on Infection control, antibiotic therapy and hospital epidemiology, Jan 28th and 29th, 2011. 6. Novus 2012 National conference on Gen X Hospital Management Mantras April 2nd 2012 7. 3rd National Nursing Leaders Summit, September 2012 8. 12th annual National Conference of ISPN,25th-27thMarch 2013, Thrissur 9. North West ISHBT conference,5th October 2013, Ludhiana 10. 4th National IBD meet, 7th to 9th Feb 2014, Kochi 11. Enhancing Leadership in Infection Prevention 16th Nov 2014, Chennai 12. MIT open edx Workshop,7th December 2014, Kochi 13. AHPI Global Conclave 13th&14th Feb 2016, Mumbai 14. 2nd National Conference CAHOCON 2016, 19th& 20th March 2016, Bengaluru. 15. CONCETTO 2016 Frugal Innovation in Health care 20th and 21st May 2016 INTERNATIONAL 1. 4th International Infection control Conference, Hong Kong, China, 27th to 29th Aug.2010. 2. 1st Asian Perioperative Nursing Conference 2010 and 3rd Asian Perioperative Nursing Leadership Forum, 26th to 28th Oct 2010. 3. Global IV Leaders Meet, Saint Paul, United States from 17th May to 21st May 2011. 4. Inter National Conference of Infusion Nurses Society, Louisville in United States from 22nd May to 26th may 2011. 5. Global Perioperative Summit in Ireland from 26thto 29thMay 2011. 6. Indo Sri Lankan Skin and Wound Care Nursing Leader Summit Colombo, Sri Lanka from September 22nd to September 25th, 2011 7. Nypunyam-International Skill Summit,20th -21st Jan 2014 8. Enhancing Leadership in Infection Prevention, JCI/ASP Leadership Event 16th November 2014 9. 5th National Nurses Leadership Summit,9th to11th October 2014 10. International Conference on Evidence Informed Practice: An Approach to Health Care Reform 24th and 25th January 2016 11. International symposium on Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship,4th Feb 2017 12. AHPI Global Conclave,11th and 12th Feb 2016 13. AHP Global conclave,10th and 11th Feb 2017 EVENTS PARTICIPATED AS RESOURCE PERSON REGIONAL 1. Cleaning and disinfection of G.I endoscopes, 8th July 2001. 2. Esophageal manometry,2000 3
3. Train the trainers program in critical care nursing,17th to 22nd Feb, 2005 4. ACLS and BLS, 2007. 5. Teacher training program,2007 6. Implementation of Hospital Information System in J.J Hospital,2007 7. Management of patient on mechanical ventilator, 30thJanuary 2008. 8. Nursing Documentation, 2008. 9. Teacher training program, 25th Feb to 3rd March 2008 10. Safe I initiative,2008 11. Safe injection Practices,2008 12. Teacher training program, 7th to 11th April, 2008. 13. Management Techniques for Nurse Managers, 25 Feb to 26th March.2009 14. Emergency Nursing, 16th to 25 March, 2009. 15. Emergency Nursing 26th Feb to 7th March 2009. 16. Management Techniques for nurse managers, 26th Feb to 7th March 2009. 17. Challenges on I.V Practices, July 2009. 18. Symposium on assurance of patient safety-pursuing CR-BSI, Zero tolerance 19th Sept 2010 19. State level Vocational Higher secondary Science and Career Expo 6th Jan 2011 20. Accreditation Enhancing Professionalism in Nursing,24th April 2015 21. State level workshop on Inter professional Collaboration for Better Care,27th May 2015 22. Invited member for round table conference HEAL-O-NOMICS- Bringing Health and Economics Together, 18th Feb 2016. 23. SWASTHI- Rejuvenate Your Mind Body And Soul, 19th Feb 2016 24. State level Conference -Patient Safety Assurance Through Nurse Empowerment, 9 July 2016 25. State level workshop- Safe Transfusion- Saves Lives, 9July 2016 26. GASTROCON 2017- State level conference 25th Feb 2017 27. State level conference on Hospital Infection Control INFECON 2017, 26thFeb 2017 28. State level workshop on Strengthening Nursing Competencies- Safe Injection Practices - 14th June 2017 29. State level conference on Reflections on Innovative Teaching- 26th July 2017. 30. HIC Awareness Program,26th Oct 2017,Coimbatore NATIONAL 1. 3M Skin and Wound Care,Nursing Key Opinion Leader Meeting 30th Sept to 3rdOct 2010 2. National Conference on Exploring means to Quality Patient care through Integrated Approach Coimbatore 17 March 2012 3. Infusion Nurses society First National Conference, Bengaluru 13 and 14 April 2012 4. National Conference on Innovations in Modern Nursing Profession 15th and 16thJune 2012 4
5. Fourth National Conference on Emergency and Critical Care PACE 2012, Madurai, Sep 8th2012 6. Wound Care Nursing Education Program, New Delhi,April 3-7, 2013 7. Second National Conference Infusion Nurses society, Delhi 20th and 21st September 2013 8. Fourth National Nursing Leaders Summit,Udaipur, 24th to 27th October 2013 9. Infusion Nurses society Third National Conference, Kochi 21st and 22nd November 2014 10. Stepping Up Program Towards Successful Infection Prevention and Control,June 6th 2014 11. Third National Conference of Critical Care Nurses Society 6th and 7th Feb 2015 12. Health pulse India 2015, 1st Dec 2015, Gurgaon, New Delhi 13. Quality Improvement in Pediatric Cardiac Care: A Team Approach, Annual Conference of PCSI, 17th Oct 2015, Hyderabad, India 14. Nursing session of Annual Conference (Resource person and Scientific Committee member) of PCSI, 18th Oct 2015, Hyderabad 15. Nursing session of Annual Conference (Resource person and Scientific Committee member) of PCSI, 1and 2nd Oct 2016, Bangalore 16. Conference on Healthcare Associated Infections and Prevention CHIP 2016-22nd Oct 2016,TVPM 17. National conference on Recent Innovations in Nursing Care-Our contribution 12th Nov 2016,Kochi 18. 23rd Annual Conference of Indian Society of Critical care Medicine Preconference Workshop- Nursing Critical Care-1st Feb 2017,Kochi 19. Operation Theater Nurses Convention,17th and 18thFeb 2017,Vapi,Gujarat 20. Scientific committee chair and speaker in the National conference of Infusion Nurses society, India 6th National Conference 11th and 12th Aug 2017,Mumbai 21. MACOVA, First Multidisciplinary advanced course on venous acess,19thaug 2017,Delhi 22. Scientific committee member and speaker in the Nursing Track along with Pediatric cardiac society of India - National Conference,28th and 29th October 2017,Mumbai 23. CAHO, AHPI, in collaboration with ANEI Master Class Workshop on Nursing Documentation- 6th April 2018, Chennai. INTERNATIONAL 1. Indo Sri Lankan Skin and Wound Care Nursing Leader Summit Colombo, Sri Lanka from September 22nd to September 25th, 2011 2. Strengthening of Health Care Delivery and Improving Health Outcomes in India, Bengaluru 7th and 8th December 2012 3. Scientific Committee member and Resource person for 5th Asia Pacific Pediatric Cardiac Society Meeting, Nursing track, New Delhi 6th to 9th March 2014 4. Panelist- Nursing master class 6th International Patient Safety congress-21st October 2016, Chennai 5. 2nd international and 4th National conference Critical Care Nurses Society :Criticare Nursing 2017,28th and 29th Jan 2017, Mumbai 5
6. Association for Vascular Access, Annual scientific meeting September 2017,Phoenix USA 7. 7th International Patient Safety Congress,1st Dec 2017 Mumbai 8. International Conference on Obesity-A multifaceted approach- 2nd Dec 2017 Kochi 9. Solace- International Nursing Conference on Oncology- 19th and 20th January 2018, Kottayam 10. 4th International Conference of CAHO- 7th and 8th April 2018, Chennai EVENTS ORGANIZED 11. Workshop for GI Nurses and Associates, March, 2000. 12. GI Endoscopic Procedures-Care of Patient and Equipment 20th Jan 2001. 13. Recent Advances in Medical Management for the Elderly, 10th and 11th Feb, 2001. 14. Critical Care Nursing Update-Basic Concepts and Skills, 8th May 2004. (Teleconference). 15. Indo Australian Critical Care nursing Conference, Nov 15th and 16th 2006 16. TNAI State continuing education program Self Improvement on 26th and 27th of April 2006 17. Train the Trainers in Critical Care Nursing from 20th to 22nd of April 2006 18. First National Conference of Infusion Nurses Society of India, April 13-14,2012,Bengaluru 19. Facilitated formation of Infection Control Nurses Club, Kochi Chapter 10th November 2012 20. BLS for Student Police Cadets, 28th August 2013 21. Life skills for School Children, Sept 2013 22. Understanding Learning Disabilities for school teachers, Sept 2013 23. Second National Conference INS India September 20 & 21 2013, New Delhi 24. Stepping Up Program Towards Successful Infection Prevention and Control June 6th 2014 25. Third National Conference INS India,21st and 22nd November 2014, Kochi 26. NIRMAN- Building the Future, 3rd& 4th July 2015, Kochi 27. Fourth National Conference INS India 30th and 31st October 2015, Kolkata 28. Fifth National Conference Infusion Nurses society, Hyderabad 2nd and 3rd September 2016 29. INS India- Kerala Central Zone Chapter Launch, 22nd Jan 2016, Kochi. 30. Udhyan IV Nurse Leaders Summit,7th May 2016,Kochi 31. International Seminar on Nursing Leadership,8th September 2016 32. SAMYOG- National Consensus Forum for Prevention and Management of Acute and Chronic Wounds Dec 10th and 11th 2016 33. Nursing Track- Systems Oncology 2017, 12th March 2017 34. Organizing committee Member,3rdInternational conference of CAHO,14th and15th April 2017 35. Visicon, Nursing Track in association with National conference of Vascular Society of India COLLABORATIONS 1. Implementation of Nursing Assistant course- JSS Idukki Unit- 2004 2. Assisted in HIS implementation in J J Hospital Mumbai- 2008 6
3. Children s Heart Link- For various projects in Pediatric Cardiology. 4. BLS training for student police cadets- 28th Aug 2013 5. Jnanyagnam- Knowledge sharing program, organized 60 workshops on different topics -2013 6. Life skills training for high school students and teacher s role in personality development of children for school teachers - 7th Sept 2013 7. Amrita Vidyalayam- various educational and counseling programs. 8. Workshop for preparations CSSD course syllabus validation with CAHO and 3M 20th Aug 2016 Bangalore 9. Workshop on Preparation of Academic Course Material for first year students for Kerala University of Health Sciences,21st and22nd Aug 2017 10. Workshop for syllabus preparation of CPHIC program with CAHO 24th Sep 2017 PAPERS PRESENTED PRIMARY AND CO AUTHORED ORAL PRESENTATION 1. Sai Bala.M, Sowmya M N, Jidhun P, Sreeja Mohan : The Impact of Nurse Turnover on Nursing Sensitive Quality Indicators In Pediatric Surgical Intensive Care Unit; Oral presentation, Annual conference Pediatric Cardiac Society, Hyderabad India 2015 2. Akhilesh Raj T N, Sai Bala. M :Infusion standards and patient safety : a decade of learning experience; Infusion Nurses Society 5th National conference, Hyderabad (2nd prize) 2nd and 3 rd Sep 2016 3. Ms. Kanakamma Sasi, Ms. Sai Bala. M, Nurse led PICC line team A QI Initiative Infusion Nurses Society 5th National conference, Hyderabad 2nd and 3rdsep 2016 4. Ms Jeenu K M, Ms Sai Bala M : Continuity of Care; A Nursing Quality Indicator among Pediatric CVTS ICU at AIMS, Kochi: PCSI National conference 1st October 2016 Bangalore(2nd Prize) 5. Ms Lakshmipriya Ravi, Ms Sai Bala.M: Effectiveness of IV Cannulation Training with Simulation and Its Impact,6th International Patient Safety Congress,21st October 2016(2nd runner up) 6. Ms Anju P Thampi, Ms Sai Bala. M, High risk identification and care giver education a strategy to prevent pressure ulcer,6th International Patient Safety Congress,21st October 2016 7. Ms. Radhika Mohandas, Ms. Sowmya M N,, Ms. Sai Bala.M: Impact of IV team in our organization. 1st prize, INS India 6th National Conference 11th and 12th Aug 2017. 8. Ms. Sowmya M N, Ms.Radhika Mohandas, Ms Jeenu K M, Mr Akhilesh Raj T N, Ms Anisree C P, Ms Sai Bala M: Impact of RN Turnover on Incidence of Peripheral IV Complications among patients admitted in a tertiary care hospital, 1st prize, INS India 6th National Conference 11th and 12th Aug 2017. 9. Mr. Vaisakh G, Ms. Shinu S J, Ms. Sai Bala M, Dr, HariSankar, Dr. Pragnatha K: Modified paediatric early warning sign (PEWS) scoring system for early identification of clinical deterioration. 2nd prize, PCSI, 28th and 29th October 2017.Mumbai 7
10. Ms. Sowmya M N, Ms. Radhika Mohandas, Ms Sai Bala.M: It is 96 hours!!! Do I remove the peripheral Intra Venous Catheter (PIVC)???.2nd Prize at 14th International Nurses Conference held at SRMC 10th and 11th January 2018, Chennai. 11. Ms. Divya I, Ms Sai Bala M: Hypoglycemia: Simple to manage but important to look for. One of best 5 at 14th International Nurses Conference held at SRMC 10th and 11th January 2018, Chennai. 12. Mr. Jidhun P, Ms. Sowmya M N, Ms Kavitha S Nair, Ms. Sai Bala M: Think and Plan before Handoff, 1st Prize, CAHOCON 2018, 7th and 8th April 2018. Chennai POSTER PRESENTATION 1. Ms Sai Bala.M : Sharing best practices -Improving peripheral IV line care - IV Global Leadership Summit St.Paul MN,USA 2011 2. Ms Sai Bala.M, Ms Arya Krishna, Ms Vijaya Lakshmi : Impact Of Nurse Education Program On Incident Reporting of Phlebitis -An Indian Experience: Poster presentation, 38th Annual Congress of Infusion Nurses Society,US,Louisville, Kentucky 2011 3. Ms Sai Bala.M, Ms Erica Susan Mathew, Ms Meenu : CNE on Peripheral IV cannulation necessity, mandate or unavoidable?: Poster presentation, 2nd Annual Conference infusion Nurses Society, New Delhi India 2013 4. Ms Sai Bala.M (MSN), Ms Lakshmi Priya Ravi N (MSN), Ms Sreeja Mohan (RN) :Best Practices in Peripheral IV Cannulation : Challenges and Impact : Poster presentation, Annual Conference Pediatric Cardiac Society, Hyderabad India 2015 5. Mr. Akhilesh Raj T N, Mr Vaisakh G, Ms. Radhika Mohandas, Ms Jeenu K M, Ms. Sowmya M N, Ms Sai Bala M:Study to explore the relationship between RN Turnover and Incidence of Patient Fall: CAHOCON 2017, 14th and 15th April 2017, New Delhi. 6. Ms. Kavitha S Nair, Ms. Sowmya M N, Ms. Sai Bala M, Dr Neeraj Sidharthan: CLABSI step down strategy: A Multidisciplinary Collaborative Quality Improvement Project using PDSA cycle. 7. Mr. Visa V, Ms.Radhika Mohandas, Ms, Jeenu K M, Mr Akhilesh Raj T N, Ms Sowmya M N, Ms Sai Bala M. Pediatric Infiltration: A March to Best Outcome through Best Practices. 2nd prize at 6th National Conference of Infusion Nurses Society- India 11th and 12th Aug 2017 Mumbai 8. Ms. Sowmya M N, Ms. SaiBala M, Mr. Senthilvel Vasudevan: Effectiveness of Electronic Medication Administration Record (emar) in reducing selected types of medication errors among Pediatric patient care units in a tertiary care hospital in Kochi, Kerala. 2nd Annual Patient Safety Conference, 2nd Prize, 22nd and 23rd September 2017, New Delhi 9. Mr. Ratheesh V N, Mr.Akhilesh Raj T N, Ms. Sai Bala M, Hospital Acquired Skin Injury (HASI): Identification, Categorization and Reporting A Nurse Led QI Improvement Program, 2nd Annual Patient Safety Conference, 2nd Prize, 22nd and 23rd September 2017, New Delhi 8
10. Mr. Jidhun P,, Ms.Kavitha K C,Ms. Sowmya M N, Sai Bala.M,Safety Skills Fair for Nurses Roadmap for Changing Safety Culture, 7th International Patient Safety Conference Dec 1st and 2nd 2017, Mumbai PROJECTS GUIDED Evaluation of existing nursing sensitive quality indicators in AIMS Study of effectiveness of the staff development programs for nursing staff in AIMS. Effectiveness of a standardized training program on knowledge and practices of nurses regarding infection control. Protocol development for prevention of needle sticks injury and blood and body fluid exposure. Analysis of incident report format of nursing sensitive quality indicators in AIMS. Training need assessment of staff nurses and nursing assistants in ICU and Wards of AIMS. Workload assessment of nurses in selected intensive care units using TISS 28 scoring system. Workload assessment of registered nurses of a selective ward using standardized scoring system. Study on incidents of thrombophlebitis and contributing factors in AIMS. Effectiveness of newly formed 5 level triaging system in categorizing patients in the emergency department of AIMS Comparison of standard Vs existing practices related to time duration of blood and blood transfusions. Assessment of job satisfaction among staff nurses in a tertiary level hospital in Kerala. Assessment of prophylactic antibiotic administration in surgical patients in AIMS. A study to assess the skin integrity issues other than bed sore and its reporting in AIMS. A Study to assess the knowledge level about defibrillation and cardioversion among registered nurses of AIMS. A study to assess knowledge and practice on incident reporting among registered nurses in AIMS. Assessment of knowledge about the chemotherapeutic drug administration among registered nurses in AIMS. Clinical Pharmacist s intervention in improving the administration of antibiotic infusion in in-patients by nurses PUBLICATIONS Sai Bala M, 2001,Handbook for GI endoscopy Nurses and Associates, Kollam, Amrita Printing Press Sai Bala M, 2010 and 2011, Be A Best Practice Leader In Peripheral IV Cannulation, Kollam, Amrita Printing Press Contributing author of Infusion Nursing standards of practice,2014,new Delhi, Infusion Nurses Society India Peer Reviewer for Annu Koushik; Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN Examination, South Asian Edition 9
Sandra L. Staveski, V. P. Parveen, Sai B. Madathil, Susan Kools and Linda S. Franck: 2015(11): Parent education discharge instruction program for care of children at home after cardiac surgery in Southern India: Cardiology In Young: ISSN: 1047-9511 EISSN: 1467-1107,1-8 Sandra L. Staveski, V. P. Parveen, Sai B. Madathil, Susan Kools and Linda S. Franck :2015(10): Nurse and parent perceptions associated with the parent education discharge instruction program in Southern India: Cardiology In Young : ISSN: 1047-9511 EISSN: 1467-1107,1-8 PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATION ACTIVITIES Trained Nurses Association of India. TNAI -Zonal Program Chairperson,Central Zone, Kerala State Branch 2002-2007 Infusion nurses society US Infusion Nurses Society India- Member of Governing Council and education chair Education Committee Chairperson for 2010-2016,Infusion Nurses Society India Indian Society of Psychiatric Nurses Association from 2012 Associate Member, CAHO, India and Regional Co-Coordinator South Zone 2016 Critical Care Nurses Society,India Association of Nurse Executives of India- Founding and Executive member Association for Vascular Access, US from 2017 ACHIEVEMENTS SUMMARY Represented India 4th International Infection Control conference, Hong Kong2010 Represented India in the First Asian Peri operative Nurses Association (ASIORNA) Conference: 'Collaboration of all Perioperative Nurses' - Malaysia 2010 The first person from India to receive the Scholarship to attend 38th Annual Convention of the Infusion Nurses Society (INS), Louisville, KY 2011 First Indian scientific paper to win the most valuable Paper in the International category 38th Annual Convention of the Infusion Nurses Society (INS), Louisville, KY 2011 Represented India in 4th Annual I.V. Global Leadership Summit in Saint Paul, Minnesota 2011 Only Indian representative in 2nd Annual Global Summit on Perioperative Nursing, Dublin 2011 Founder member, General Council Member and Educational committee Chairman - Infusion Nurses Society, India 2010 onwards International Collaborative Research with Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, part of Stanford University 2012 Scientific Committee Member for Nursing track in the 5th Congress of Asia Pacific Pediatric Cardiology 2013 Core team in formulating Infusion Nursing Standards of practice the first Nursing standards ever in India 2014 10
Ethical Committee member in Kerala University of Health and Allied Sciences 2014 Organizer & Contributor of NIRMAN Building the future, National Working group on Nursing Quality Indicators for Pediatric Cardiac Nursing Care held at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi 2015 Scientific Committee Member in Nursing track Annual Conference of Pediatric Cardiac Society of India 2015 onwards Organizer & Contributor of SAMYOG National Consensus Working group on Guidelines on Prevention and Management of Hospital Acquired Skin Injuries in collaboration with 3M 2016 Contributor to the CSSD technician training course curriculum development with CAHO and 3M Contributor to the curriculum and content CPHIC program for CAHO One of the two Indian Speakers in Annual Conference of Association for Vascular Access held in Phoenix, US 2017 PERSONAL DETAILS Bri Sai Bala M Nursing Director Amrita Institute of medical sciences Amrita lane, Ponekkara, Kochi 41 Phone :0484-2851234- extn1841 Email: nd@aims.amrita.edu Website: http://www.amritahospitals.org/subpages/nursing-services 11