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Service, Education, and Research at their best shine in the department of Medical Surgical
Nursing Speciality II which includes Cardiovascular and Thoracic sciences, Radiation and Oncology, Palliative care, and Gastro and Hepatic services.
The health care team continues to pioneer and serves as trusted leaders in the country with Nurse specialists trained alongside and competent efficiently address the fast-expanding services.

Services
Chest Pain Unit
The Chest pain unit run by nurses is the only one of its kind in the region which attends to patients with designated staff and provides immediate care. The palliative care nurse, another unique service in CMC attends to the palliative care need of patients in OPD, inpatient care areas, and also at home. The gastric motility and IBD nurse dispatches her responsibilities with a commitment to the rising population with IBD.

Cardiac Rehabilitation
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Cardiothoracic Nurse in OPD teaching Anticoagulant therapy
Cardiothoracic Nurse

Hepatic Education
Hepatic Education

IBD - Counselling
IBD Counselling

Counseling – Palliative care
Counselling - Palliative care

Palliative Educator
Palliative Educator

Exhibition on Organ Donation
Exhibition on Organ Donation

Workshop-Liver Transplantation
Workshop-Liver Transplantation

Extended and expanded roles
- Cardiac rehabilitation nurse
- Palliative care nurse
- Liver nurse educator
- IBD nurse educator

Days of importance observed by the department
1. World Heart Day - 29th September
2. World Cancer Day - 4th February
3. Hepatitis Awareness Day - 28th July
4. World Rose Day - 22nd September
5. World Transplant Day - 13th August

Training
Post Basic Diploma in Cardiothoracic Nursing is a one-year course. The course provides intensive knowledge and clinical training in Cardiology and Cardiothoracic nursing. Registered nurses with GNM /B.Sc Nursing qualification can apply for this course. The purpose of this course is to train nurses, to manage patients with Cardiology and Cardiothoracic emergencies, critically ill patients, and disease conditions, and supervise and provide quality care to them.

Contact Us
Name of the HOD/HOU: Mrs. Roselin.V.Rhenius
Department Address: Specialty Nursing II department, CON,
Christian medical college Vellore,632004
Department Email ID: specialitynursing2@gmail.com
Department Landline No. (College): 0416-2287036