Nursing Education Services 

After being established in 2004, Tabba Heart Institute (THI) established the “Nursing Services” and under that umbrella “Nursing Education Services” in 2005 with the support of Higher Management. The basic aim of the institution is to provide quality education and hands-on nursing skills especially in the field of cardiovascular health care. 

Tabba Heart Institute has a strong commitment to providing quality healthcare. With this notion in mind, THI is involved in training its staff members, giving them early access to new technologies that in turn gives them the edge to treat the patients with greater expertise. The THI team consists of experts from the fields of cardiovascular and health care. 

The Mission of the NES:

The mission of the NES is for faculty and students to be an excellent discipline in cardiovascular nursing care through innovative and impactful nursing education, research, practice, and service to the community at large.

Vision of Nursing Education Services (NES):

The vision of Tabba Heart Institute ‘Nursing Education Services’ is to provide quality learning experience and quality training for Nurses and health care professionals not only  in the field of cardiovascular diseases but to develop skills for patient centered care.

Core Values:

The nursing faculty embraces the following core values:

1. Culture of Caring: Respect, kindness, collaboration, diversity
2. Culture of Scholarship: Student engagement, evidence-based practice, life-long learning, competence.
3. Culture of Integrity:  Ethics, social responsibility, stewardship.
4. Culture of Service – Citizenship, leadership, altruism.

NES Objectives: 

To sustain the nursing mission and values and maintain quality services.To provide nurses with up-to-date knowledge and skills in order to promote a learning culture and improve work efficiency and effectiveness through in-service programTo facilitate the provision of holistic care by cultivating insights and clarifying with Nursestheir responsibilities and commitments and skills in their expanding roles through education and supervision.To build a culture of continuous learning, nurses are encouraged to attend formal courses or conferences/seminars/workshops to keep themselves abreast with the latest developments and disseminate that information.

Academics’ Program offered by NES:

Tabba Heart Institute Nursing Education Services offers the following academics’ programs: 

Nursing Assistance Course (Internal):

• Duration of the program is six months.  
• Discipline body is THI.
• Academic Period/ session are January to June.

 Eligibility Criteria:

• Matric Science, Arts, Commerce with minimum 50% marks.
• Preferably Science Group.
• Age not more than 28 years.

Certified Cardiac Critical Care Technicians Course:

• • Duration of the program is one year.  

• Discipline bodies are Sindh Medical Faculty (SMF) & THI

• Academic Period/ session are January to December.

Eligibility Criteria:

As per licensing Body: (Sindh Medical Faculty)

https://www.admissionpk.com/sindh-medical-faculty-karachi-admission/

Post RN Diploma in Cardiac Nursing:

• Duration of the program is one year.  
• Discipline body is Pakistan Nursing Council (PNC)
•  Academic Period/ session are March to February.

Eligibility Criteria:

As per licensing Body (PNC)

https://www.pnc.org.pk/Admission_Criteria_.htm

Other Courses offered by Nursing Education Services:

Orientation Program for New Hiring: 

1. The Orientation Program is designed to prepare/enhance the knowledge and skills of newly hired registered nurses (RNs), critical care technicians (CCTs) to function effectively in providing quality care to all patients. 
2. To provide nurses with up to date knowledge and skills in order to promote a learning culture and to improve work efficiency through this program.

Main Subjects of Orientation Program:

• Anatomy & Physiology of Heart
• IV Cannulation
• Medication Administration
• Basic & Advance ECG
• ABG’s interpretation
• Pharmacology (Cardiac Medicine)
• Integrated patient care 
• Invasive & Non invasive procedures
• Pacemaker Management
• Hemodynamic Monitoring
• Crash Cart handling 
• Management of Defibrillator 
• Head to Toe Assessment
• Foley’s Catheterization  
• Drug Dosage calculations 
• Nurses Documentation

On Board Staff Training:

• In-House Sessions(Continuous Process) 
• Critical care workshops
• Mock drills (blue code management)
• Telemetry Training for Central Monitoring  

American Heart Association (AHA)

• BLS & ACLS Provider Course for Health care and 
• Heartsaver for Non health care providers
• AHA BLS Instructor Course 

CertificationProgram 

• IV Cannulation
• Medication Administration
• Basic & Advance ECG
• Pacemaker Handling
• Pharmacology (Cardiac Medicine)
• Bioethics for Nurses.

Continuous Nursing Education

Tabba Heart Institute (THI) is the leading Cardiac Hospital of the City. One of the functional scope of the hospital includes Teaching and Training of the healthcare providers both in-house as well as   community at large. Keeping with the objectives of the institute and to sustain the vision of THI, Nursing Education Services has conceived the notion of continuous nursing education (CNEs). CNE (Workshop/s) is one of the steps towards quality education. Collaboration with nurses of other institutes can interchange best practice techniques, thoughts and ideas, this will help health care workers to ensure the delivery of safe, evidence-based, care for patients.

Mechanism of Workshops:

• Nursing Education Services of THI will offer one workshop every month.
• Yearly workshops schedule will be shared to the relevant people in the month of December.  
• Registration of every workshop will be mandatory.
• Registration charges of each workshop will be PKR. / 1000.
• Certificates and refreshment will be served.
• It will be a 2 – 3 hours’ workshop.
• Date, Time & Venue will be shared before each workshop. 
• Topics of workshops are attached.

For further enquiry please contact the following

Between 09:00 AM – 04:00 PM (Monday to Saturday) Department of Nursing Services: UAN 111-844-844, or 36811841-50 (Ext: 1417 / 1401)

Workshops Planner

For the year 2024 – 25

July 2024	Cardiac & Respiratory Assessment	January  2025	ECG Interpretation
August  2024	IABP Management	February  2025	Modified Early Warning Signs / X-Ray Interpretation
September 2024	Heart Failure Management	March  2025	Mechanical ventilation
October  2024	Neurological assessment	April 2025	ABGs interpretations
November  2024	International Patient Safety Goals (IPSG)	May  2025	Hemodynamic Monitoring
December 2024	Team Building / Team Management	June  2025	Pacemaker handling