Admissions 2025
Student Centered Approach
Quality Nursing Education
Professional Development
Patient Safety and Innovative Healthcare Solutions

Welcome Message From Principal Altamash College of Nursing (ACON)

I am delighted to extend a warm welcome to the inaugural cohort of students at Altamash College of Nursing (ACON) for the academic session 2025. At ACON, we are committed to delivering quality education that not only meets but exceeds the evolving standards of nursing excellence. Our focus is on fostering innovation, critical thinking, and holistic personal and professional development among our students, faculty, and staff.

As we embark on this journey together, the administrative and academic teams at ACON are eager to cultivate a collaborative, dynamic, and forward-thinking educational environment. We aim to empower you to thrive in an increasingly complex healthcare landscape.

The prospectus has been meticulously crafted to provide you with clear, comprehensive guidelines that will serve as a roadmap throughout your academic journey. We believe it will help build a strong foundation, enabling you to grow into compassionate, competent, and responsible professionals who will contribute significantly to the nursing field.

Please be reminded that ACON reserves the right to amend policies and procedure as per the regulations of the Pakistan Nursing & Midwifery Council (PNMC) and the affiliated Degree Awarding University (JSMU), with changes implemented as necessary and without prior notice.

Ms. Rozina Jalaluddin
PhD Scholar, MSN, BSN, RN, RM
Principal & Associate Professor
Altamash College of Nursing

Vision of ACON

Altamash College of Nursing aspires to become apinnacle of excellence in nursing education, dedicated to nurturing dedicated,proficient, and empathetic healthcare professionals who exhibit a world-classstandard in nursing education, research, and patient care

Mission of ACON

The mission of Altamash College of Nursing is to realize ourvision through:

Empowering and nurturing the future nursing professionalsthrough compassionate, inter-professional education, innovative and advancedresearch, and holistic culturally effective patient care, while fostering acustom of accountability, respect, collaboration, and lifelong learning.

Core Values:

  • Care & Compassion
  • Competence
  • Commitment to quality of care
  • Confident and strong communication
  • Equity
  • Integrity
  • Respect and dignity

Objectives Of ACON:

  • To produce competent nurses by offering CNA Diploma (2 years) and Generic BSN program (4 years) Degree Program.
  • To improve the quality of care by decreasing the acute shortage of qualified and skilled nurses globally.
  • To enhance standards of nursing education by incorporating evidence-based practices and emerging technologies.
  • To promote faculty development and collaboration with national nursing institutions.
  • To promote research in the field of nursing through training, research opportunities, and research collaborations with national research institutions.

Program Offered at ACON:

  • Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) 04-Years Degree Program
  • Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) 02-Years Diploma Program
  • Community Midwife (CMW) 02-Years Diploma Program (Coming Soon)
  • Paramedical Technician Courses 01-Year Certificate Course (Coming Soon)

AFFILIATION, RECOGNITION & COLLABORATION

Jinnah Sindh Medical University

Pakistan Nursing & Midwifery Council

Higher Education Commission

Sindh Nurses Examination Board Karachi

Department of Health, Government of Sindh

Karolinska Institute

Pakistan Centre for Autism

Association for Children with Emotional & Learning Problems