The department is providing quality nursing care for the critical ill, surgical, paediatric and other respiratory disease patients by using the assignment of patient method and functional method.

Organizing teaching and training programmes for B.Sc. and Nursing students from Raj Kumar Amrit Kaur College of Nursing. Every year more than 1,000 B.Sc., B.Sc. (P.C.) and M.Sc Nursing students attend classes at NITRD for their educational programmes. The department is fully responsible for infection control and waste management, pest control and Laundry services.

Department is engaged in nursing research activities and organising training progrmas in collabration with International Council of Nursing and Indian Nursing Council.