Rajkumari Amrit Kaur College of Nursing

The history of Rajkumari Amrit Kaur College of Nursing can be traced back to the School of Nursing Administration founded in 1943.

As a temporary campus, the college was allotted the vacated American Army Barracks and its Ccensor's block at, Jaswant Singh Road, and FEB Hostel at Curzon Road New Delhi walkable distance from India Gate.{{cite journal |last1=Craig |first1=Margaretta |title=The College of Nursing in New Delhi |journal=The American Journal of Nursing |date=April 1951 |volume=51 |issue=4 |pages=238–239 |pmid=14819106 |url=https://journals.lww.com/ajnonline/Citation/1951/04000/The_College_of_Nursing_in_New_Delhi.31.aspx }} College of Nursing, New Delhi since its inception is a constituent college of University of Delhi. In 1971, the President of India Shri. V.V. Giri laid the foundation stone for a new college campus consisting of Teaching & Administrative block, UG & PG hostels, Residential quarters/family accommodation for teachers, non-teaching staff and a playground. In July 1973 the college shifted to its permanent campus at Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi.{{fact|date=June 2023}}

The School of Nursing Administration amalgamated into the College of Nursing in 1946. In 1973, College of Nursing New Delhi was renamed as ‘Rajkumari Amrit Kaur College of Nursing’ after Rajkumari Amrit Kaur independent India's first Health Minister who was instrumental in the development of the college as well as the nursing profession in India.{{fact|date=June 2023}}

The campus is located in South Delhi, Lajpat Nagar, adjacent to Moolchand metro station and Central School, Andrewsganj, New Delhi.

The college offers Undergraduate and graduate programs in nursing.

• BSc.(Hons.) Nursing{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/rajkumari-amrit-kaur-college-of-nursing/story-o58yToWkq83Nperarj1rzH.html|title=Rajkumari Amrit Kaur College of Nursing|date=7 February 2014|website=Hindustan Times}}
• MSc. Nursing{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/education/edex/2015/jun/01/nursing-the-needy-749243.html|title=Nursing the Needy|website=The New Indian Express|date=28 May 2015 }}{{Cite web| title=Prospactus - M.Sc Nursing | url=http://rakcon.com/DataFiles/CMS/file/Prospectus%20M_Sc%20Nursing%202021-22.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612133116/http://rakcon.com/DataFiles/CMS/file/Prospectus%20M_Sc%20Nursing%202021-22.pdf | archive-date=2021-06-12}}
• M.Phil. in Nursing{{Cite web|url=https://www.delhieducation.net/universities/du/colleges/rajkumari-amrit-kaur-college-of-nursing.aspx|title=Rajkumari Amrit Kaur College of Nursing New Delhi | RAKCN Delhi University|website=www.delhieducation.net}}
• Ph.D. in Nursing

Apart from the regular academic programs, the college also serves as a study center for Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU).{{Cite web|url=https://ignou.cc/centers/delhi-1/rak-college-of-nursing-0700/|title=RAK College of Nursing – Ignou Study Center}} The college is also designated as regional center for Ph.D. in Nursing program of Indian Nursing Council, a World Health Organization (WHO) supported initiative.

• Nursing Arts
• Medical & Surgical Nursing
• Pediatric Nursing
• Obstetrics & Obstetrical Nursing
• Psychiatric Nursing
• Nursing Research
• Community Health Nursing
• Continuing Education
• Child Guidance Clinic
• Rural Field Teaching Centre Chhawla

Students from almost every state & UT of India are on the rolls, international students are mainly from SAARC countries, Sub-Saharan African countries and the Middle-East. International students have to apply through the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India.

• Margaretta Craig OBE (1946–1958){{Cite web|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results/1950-01-01/1959-12-31?basicsearch=nightingale+nurses&somesearch=nightingale+nurses&retrievecountrycounts=false&newspapertitle=belfast+telegraph&sortorder=score|title=Results for 'nightingale nurses' | Between 1st Jan 1950 and 31st Dec 1959 | Belfast Telegraph | Publication | British Newspaper Archive|via=British Newspaper Archive}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NsGENpjR9EkC&dq=margaretta+craig+florence+nightingale+medal+red+cross&pg=PA150|title=Our Shared Legacy: Nursing Education at Johns Hopkins, 1889–2006|first=Mame|last=Warren|date=9 June 2006|publisher=JHU Press|isbn=9780801884733 |via=Google Books}}
• Edith Buchanan (1958-1964){{Cite web| title=Revue internationale de la Croix-Rouge | url=https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ll/llmlp/65002328_RC_Supp-May-1960/65002328_RC_Supp-May-1960.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111154832/https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ll/llmlp/65002328_RC_Supp-May-1960/65002328_RC_Supp-May-1960.pdf | archive-date=2023-11-11}}
• Sulochana Krishnan{{cite web|url=http://www.princess-srinagarindraaward.org/news/20 |title=Dr. (Mrs.) Sulochana Krishnan, Laureate2003 |publisher=Princess-srinagarindraaward.org |date= |access-date=2022-06-21}}
• Anna Gupta (née Mathews){{Cite web | url=https://www.uwindsor.ca/nursing/sites/uwindsor.ca.nursing/files/tribute_to_anna_gupta.pdf | title=A tribute to professor Anna Gupta | website=www.uwindsor.ca}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/windsor-on/anna-gupta-8044929|title=Anna Gupta Obituary - Windsor, ON|website=Dignity Memorial}}
• Aparna Bhaduri {{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/nursing-care-contributes-to-hospitals-reputation-says-mahe-pro-chancellor/articleshow/62999833.cms|title=Nursing care contributes to hospital's reputation, says MAHE Pro-Chancellor - Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=20 February 2018 }}{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=neolAQAAMAAJ|title=Health Research: A Community-based Approach|first=Aparna|last=Bhaduri|date=24 June 1981|publisher=Regional Office for South-East Asia, World Health Organization|via=Google Books}}
• Bandana Bhattacharya
• Asha Sharma
• Kalpana Madal
• Santosh Mehta
• Harinderjeet Goyal

• Dr. Anice George
• Dr. Aparna Bhaduri{{cite web | url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Bhaduri+A&cauthor_id=6569537 | title=Bhaduri A - Search Results - PubMed }}

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