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ROLE OF REGULATORY BODIES ANDPROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS

ORGANIZATION

According to L. White, "Organization is the arrangement of

personnel for facilitating the accomplishment of some agreed

purpose though allocation of functions and responsibilities."

PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATION

Professional organization provides a mean through which

your own p ro fe ss iona l development can be channeled with

authority because of their representative character. It provides you

a n o pp ort un it y t o ex pres s y our v iew po int s, dev el op y ou r

leadership qualit ies and abili t ies and keep you well informed of

professional trends and news.All qual ified nurses must part icipate in their professional

state and national organisations to keep themselves informed of

new developments and for upgrading the profession.

Some of the organisation discussed below are recognized at

national and international level and have a great role in uplifting

the nursing profession.

INDIAN NURSING COUNCIL INC

The Indian Nursing Council is a statutory body constituted

under the Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947. It was established in

1949. The council is responsible for regulation and Maintenance of

a uniform standard of t raining for nurses, Midwives, Auxil iary

Nurses Midwives and Health visitors.


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Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947

Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947, provides for constitution

and composition of the Council consisting of the following: -

1. One nurse enrolled in a state register elected by each State

Council;

2. Two members elected from among themselves by the heads

of institutions recognised by the Council for the purpose of this

clause in which training is given: -

a. For obtaining a University degree in Nursing; or

b. In respect of a post-certificate course in teaching of nursing and

in nursing administration;

3. One member elected from among themselves by the heads of

institutions in which health visitors are trained;

4. One member elected by the Medical Council of India.

5. One member elected by the Central Council of the Indian

Medical Association.6. One member elected by the Council of the Trained Nurses

Association of India.

7. One midwife or auxiliary nurse-midwife enrolled in a State

Register, elected by each of the State Councils in the four groups

of Sta te mentioned below, each group of Sta tes being taken in

rotation in the following order namely: -

a. Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.

b. Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra and Rajasthan.

c. Karnataka, Punjab and West Bengal.

d. Assam, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Orissa ;

8. The Director General of Health Services, ex-officio;

9. The Chief Princ ipal Matron, Medical Direc tora te , Army

Headquarters.


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10. The Chief Nursing Super intendent , Office of the Director

General of Health Services.

11. The Director of Materni ty and Child Welfare , Indian Red

Cross Society.

12. The Chief Adminis trat ive Medical Off icer (by whatever

name called) of each State other than a Union Territory.

13. Four members nominated by the Central Government , of

whom at least two shal l be nurses, midwives or heal th vis i tors

enrol led in a S ta te r eg is te r and one sha ll be an exper ienced

educationalist.

AMENDMENTS IN I.N.C. ACT 1947

The Act was amended in November 1957 to provide for the

following things:

1. Foreign Qualification

a ) A c it izen o f Ind ia holding a qua li fi ca tion which

entitles him or her to be registered with any registering

body may, by the approval of the council, be enrolled

in any state register.

b) A person not being citizen of India, who is

employed a s a Nur se , Midwi fe , ANM, Teacher o r

Adminis trator in any hospi ta l or ins ti tu tion in any

s ta te , by the approva l of President of Counc il , be

enrol led temporari ly in s tate register . In such cases

foreign qualifications are recognized temporarily for a

period of 5 years. If one continues to practice in India,

an extension of recognition should be sort from INC.

2. Indian Nurses Register

a ) The counc il sha ll c ause to be ma in ta ined in the

prescribed manner a Register of Nurses, midwives,

ANM & Hea lth v is itor s to be known a s the Ind ian


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Nurses Register, which shall contain the names of all

persons who are for the time being enrolled on any

state register.

b) Such register shall be deemed to be a public

document within the meaning of the Indian Evidence

Act, 1872.

ORGANISATION CHART

COMMITTEES

1. Executive Committee of the Council to del iberate on the

issues related to maintenance of standards of nursing programs

2. The Nursing Education Committee - The commi tt ee i s

const ituted to del iberate on the i ssues concerned mainly with

nursing educa tion and pol icy mat te rs concerning the nursingeducation.


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3. Equivalence Committee to del iberate on the i ssues of

recognit ion of foreign qual ificat ions which is essentia l for the

purpose of registration of the Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947, as

amended.

4. Finance Committee - This i s ano ther impor tant Sub-

Commi tt ee o f the Counc il which dec ides upon the mat te rs

pertaining to finance of the Council in terms of budget,

expenditure, implementation of Central Govt. orders with respect

to service conditions etc.

FUNCTIONS

To establi sh and monitor a uni form s tandard of nursing

educat ion for nurses, midwives, auxil iary nurse Midwives and

health visitors by doing inspections of the institutions.

T o recognize the qualifications for the purpose of

registration and employment in India and abroad. To give approva l for regis trat ion of Indian and Foreign

nurses possessing foreign qualification.

T o p ro sc ri be t he s yll ab us an d re gu lat io n fo r n urs in g

programme.

Power to withdraw the recognition of qualification standards,

tha t an ins t itut ion recognized by a s ta te counc il for the

training of nurses, midwives, auxiliary nurse midwives or

health visitors does not satisfy the requirements of council.

To advise the s tate Nursing Councils , examination board,

state government and central government in vrious important

items regarding nursing education in country.


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Guidelines for establishment of new nursing School/College in

India Approved by INC

1. Any organization under the centra l Government , State

Government, Local body o r a P riva te o r Pub li c Trust ,

Mission, Voluntarily registered under society Registration

Act wishes to open a school of nursing should obtain the no

objection /Essentiality certificate from the state Government.

2. The Indian Nursing Council on receipt of the proposal

f rom the ins ti tu tion to s ta rt nur sing p rogramme , wil l

under take the f ir st inspect ion to assess sui tabi li ty with

regard to Physica l Inf rast ructure, c linica l fac il ity and

teaching facul ty in order to g ive permiss ion to s ta rt the

programme.

3. After the receipt of the permission to s tar t the Nursing

programme from INC, the institution shall obtain that

approval f rom the State Nursing Council and examination

Board.

4. Ins ti tu tion wil l admit the s tudent s only af te r t ak ing

approval of state nursing council and examination board.

5. The INC will conduct inspection every year t i l l the f irst

batch completes the programme. Permission will be given

year by year till the first batch completes.

TYPE OF INSPECTION

1. First Inspection:

The first inspection is conducted on receipt of the proposal

received from the institute to start any Nursing programme

prescribed by INC.

2. Re-Inspection:

Re-inspections are conducted for those institutions, which

a re fo un d u ns ui ta bl e b y IN C. Th e i ns ti tu ti on an d t he


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government are informed about the deficiencies and advised

to improve upon them. Once the institution takes necessary

steps to rectify the deficiencies, institution should submit the

compliance report with documentary proof of the

deficiencies pointed out and re-inspection fees. On receipt of

the compliance report and fees from the institution, it will be

considered for re-inspection.

3. Periodic Inspection:

INC conducts periodical ( after 3 years) inspection of the

institution once the institution is found suitable by INC to

moniter the nursing educat ion standards and adherence of

norm prescribed by INC. Inst itutions are required to pay

annual affiliation fee every year. However, if the institution

d oe s n ot co mp ly to t he no rms p re scr ib ed b y I NC fo r

teaching, clinical and physical facility, the institution will be

declared unsuitable.

PROGRAMMES UNDER I.N.C

1. ANM

2. GNM

3. Post Basic B.Sc. Nursing

4. B.Sc. Nursing

5. M.Sc. Nursing

6. M.Phil

7. Doctorate in Nursing

RESOLUTIONS

I. Maximum period for students to complete revised ANM

and GNM course is 3 and 6 years respectively.


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II. INC resolved that maximum age for teaching faculty is 70

y ears s ub ject t o t he c on di ti on t ha t h e/ she sh ou ld b e

physically and mentally fit.

III. Admission to mar ri ed candida te for a ll t he nur sing

programme allowed subject to the conditions that they

should produce medical fitness certificate.

IV. Relaxation of norms to establish MSc (N) programme: As

per INC norm, only those institutions can start MSc

programme where at least one batch of students has qualified

BSc (N) programme.

I NC re so lv ed ap ar t fro m t hes e i ns ti tu ti on s t he s up er

specialty hospitals can also open the MSc (N) programme.

Even though the institution is not having BSC (N)

programme.

V. Relaxation of student patient ratio for clinical practice:

1:3 student patient ratio instead of 1:5 student patient ratio.

VI. Relaxation of teaching faculty qualification to start a BSC

(N) programme. At least 2 MSC (N) qua li fied teaching

faculty to be available to start BSC (N) programme for next

4 years in order to combat acute shor tage of nursing and

teachers t il l the pos it ion of MSC (N) qua li fied teaching

faculty improves.

VII. To maintain quality of post graduate in nursing, INC

resolved not to have MSC (N) programme through distance

education.

VIII. Inst i tut ion should have i ts own building within 2

years of establishments.

IX. Maximum No. of 60 sea ts can be sanct ioned to those

institutions which are having less than 500 bedded hospital.

And 100 seats can be sanctioned to those having 500 bedded

hospitals.


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X. Registration of additional qualification.

INITIATIVES BY I .N.C.1. Teaching material for Quality Assurance Model(QAM)

prepared

QAM in nursing is the se t of e lements that are re la ted to

each other and comprise of planning for quality,

development of objectives setting and actively

communicat ing standards, developing indicators , se tt ing

thresholds, collecting data to monitor compliance with set

s tandards for nursing pract ice and applying solut ions to

improve care

INC has developed a Quali ty assurance programme for

nurses in India. The project was implemented in 2 hospitals

in New Delhi and PGI, Chandigarh for 3 months durat ion.

The impact of QAM model adopted in Chandigarh can be

seen in the paper cutting which was published in Tribune on

April 19th, 2004

2. Princes Srinagarindra award

Mrs. Sulochana Krishnan, Ex- Principal of RAK College of

nursing was awarded Princes Srinagarindra, Thailand, award

which is an international award to individual(s) registered

nur se (s ) in honor o f p rincess S rinaga rindra , her royal

highness and in recognition of her exemplary contribution

towards progress and advancement in the filed of nursing and

social services Mrs. Sulochana Krishnan name was proposed

by INC from India.


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3. Development of Curriculum for HIV/AIDS and training

for nurses

Indian Nursing Council in collaborat ion with NACO and

Clinton foundation is developing a curriculum for training of

nur se s in HIV/AIDS a reas . I t w il l be a 6 day t ra in ing

programme. The pilot study was conducted in Mumbai and

Hyderabad.

4. National Consortium for Ph.D. in Nursing constituted 6

study centres recognized under National consortium for

Ph.D in nursing.

MOU has been s igned between INC, WHO and RGUHS

National consortium for Ph.D. in Nursing has been

constituted by Indian Nursing Council (INC) in collaboration

with Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences and W.H.O,

under the Faculty of Nursing to promote doctoral education

in various f ields of Nursing. Applications for enrolment in

PhD in nursing were invi ted f rom el igible candidates by

advertising in the national leading dailies from all over the

country by the RGUHS. 125 appeared for the entrance test

conducted on 07th January 2007.

5. MOU(Memorandum of Understanding) signed between

INC and Sir Edward Dunlop Hospita ls Ltd for advancingstandards of nursing education and practices in India to meet

challenges currently faced by Nursing.

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is entered a t New

Delhi on 11th April 2006 between Indian Nursing Council

and Sir Edward Dunlop Hospitals (I) Ltd. for developing the

strategic framework for advance standards and investment


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plan for advancing standards of nursing education and

practices in India with the following objectives.

1. Provide training

2. Graduate, Post-graduate, and Ph.D courses.

3. Organizing Research Activities.

4. To help fill gaps in India and internationally benchmarked

s tandards of nursing education and practice, including

credentialing etc., so that Indian nurses can directly be accepted to

meet international standards.

5. Train the faculty so as to provide high quality teaching staff

to training institutes in the country.

6. Steps taken up to enter into MRA under the

Comprehens ive Economic Cooperat ion Agreement

(CECA) between India and Singapore which was signed in

June 2005 and has come into force from 1st August 2005. In

that, it has been agreed that India and Singapore would enter

into mutual recognit ion agreements (MRAs) in Medical ,

dental and nursing services in the healthcare sector

7 . All S tate Regis trar s were invi ted to at tend the two days

meeting. The objective was to ensure the uniformity and to

maintain the quality of nursing education in the country. I t

was a lso a imed to understand the problem/issues of each

state nursing councils and evolve consensus between INC

and SNRC.

8. The Indian Nursing Council (INC) initiated the live register

in the s ta te of Tamil Nadu. The pr imary object ive of the

project is to conduct nurses census i.e., to collect the data

regarding number of working nurses as defined by INC. INC

decided to conduct the pilot study in the Sivaganga Distr ict


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of Tamil Nadu. 266 were found trained registered nurses out

of 841 nurses.

STATE NURSING COUNCILSRegistration in state Nursing council is very necessary for

every nurse. I t is necessary to be registered in order to function

off ic ia lly as a profess iona l nurse . Regis trat ion counc il s a re

funct ioning in a l l the s ta tes of India and they are aff i l ia ted to

I.N.C.

A register of names of professional nurses is maintained by

each state nurses Registration Council . These names are also put

into the Indian Nurses Register maintained by the Indian Nursing

Council . Nurses, midwives, auxillary nurse midwives and health

visitors are registered. All degree holding nurses also have to get

the registration in state council.

The present funct ions of the S ta te Nurses Regis trat ion

Council are:

1 . Recognize Off ic ia lly and inspec t schools of nursing in

their states.

2. Conduct examinat ions.

3. Prescribe rules of conduct, take disciplinary actions, etc.

4 . Maintain regis te rs of Graduate nurses, nurses holding

degrees in nur sing , m idwives r ev ised aux il ia ry nur se

midwives or multi-purpose workers and health visitors.

The State Nursing Council is an independent body. Though

the State Nursing Council functions independently; it has to obtain

approval from state government for all the By-Laws passed by it

and decisions taken.


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The State Nursing Councils are administratively headed by

the Registrar who usually is a nurse. There is deputy registrar who

also is a nurse. There is a staff oncsisting Accountant and other

staff as clerks and peons to help him in his day to day work and

functions.

The President and Vice-President is e lected by members

from amongst themselves. The e lect ions procedures for a l l the

categories are laid down by statutory provisions in By-Laws of the

Councils. Some of the members on the council are still nominated

by the Government whereas majority are elected by following the

electoral procedures.

Functions of the Registrar of the State Nursing Council

1 . T o dr aw a p ro gramm e for e xa mi na ti ons o f v ari ou s ty pes o f

educational programmes at all centres at the same time.

2. To prepare a time schedule for written and practical

examinations, to prepare Roll number sheets of students and

send them to various examination centres.

3 . After examine rs have drawn the ques tion paper s, to ge t them

printed under strict confidential atmosphere and keep up the

secrecy regarding them.

4 . To p repa re examina tion r esul ts and communica te the r esul ts

to concerned institutions.

5. To prepare the diploma certificates and registration

certificates of nurses who have been qualified for both.

6 . To ar range fo r inspec tions to asce rt ain that the ins ti tu tions

are carrying out the educational programmes as per syllabus,

condi tions and rules and regulat ions laid down by S ta te

Council.


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TRAINED NURSES ASSOCATION OF INDIA (TNAI)The T.N.A.I . i s the nat iona l profess iona l assoc ia tion of

nurses. The associa t ion had i ts beginning in the associa t ion of

nursing superintendents which was founded in 1905 at Lucknow.

T he o rg an is at io n co mp os ed o f 9 E uro pea n N ur ses h old in g

administrative post in hospital.

They saw the need to develop nursing as a profession and

also do provide a forum where professional nurses meet and plan

to achieve these ends.

The first president was Miss Allen Martian.

First Secretary: Miss Burn.

Objectives:

a. Uphold the dignity and honor of nursing profession.

b. Promote a sense of espirit de-corps among all the nurses.

c. Enabl ing member to t ake counsel togethe r on mat te rs

relating to their profession.

The association of nursing superintendents therefore sought

the help and co operation of nurses through out the country.

A decision was made in 1908 to establ ish a t ra ined nurses

association at the annual conference at Bombay and accordingly

association was inaugurated in 1909.

These two organisations operated under the same leadership

until 1910, when TNA elected its own officers. In 1922, the two

organisat ions were brought together as the Trained Nurses

Association of India.

The aims of TNAI are similar to those of original

organisation. These aims centre on the needs of the individual and

the problems of the nursing profession as a whole.


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These aims include the following:

1. T o s ta nd ard ize, u pg rad e, dev el op n urs in g

education and to elevate nursing education.

Development of various colleges of nursing in the different

sta tes of India is a resul t of this funct ion of the nat ional

organization of nursing that is, the TNAI. Thus the TNAI has

contributed greatly to meet this aim.

2. To improve the living and working conditions of

the nurses and a lso develop the educa tional condi tions

available for nursing. To improve the economic standards of

the nurses in India.

The sta te government in every s ta te has been directed by

TNAI to appoint a nurse as the nursing director.

3. To provide registration for qualif ied nurses and

to provide reciprocity of registration within different state in

the country and within different countries. The TNAI has

established the following organization

The association has established the following organizations:

a. Health visitor league (1922)

b. M id wi ves an d a ux il ia ry n ur se s: Mi dw ives

Association (1925)

c. Student Nurses Association (1929-30)

Membership :

The membership consists of:

Full Members : Fully qualified Registered Nurses

Associate Members: Heal th visi tors , midwives

and A.N.Ms.

Affiliate Members : Student nurses and members

of the affiliated organizations e.g. Christian nurses league.


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M emb ers hi p of T NA I is o bt ai ned by a ppl icat io n a nd

submission of copy of ones state registration certificate. One can

apply for a life membership.

BENEFIT FROM T.N.A.I. MEMBERSHIP

1. Various professional issues like

representation to central pay commission.

2. Holding National level conferences,

scientific and business sessions.

3. Low cost publications for members and

students.

4. Co nt in ui ng ed uc ati on p ro gram me fo r

updating knowledge on various topics at regular interval.

5. Socio-economic welfa re programme for

destitute members.

6. Research studies conducted regularly for

the benefit of the members.

7. At home with patron of TNAI member a t

Rashstarlpati Bhawan every year on nurses day celebrations.

8. Scholarship for TNAI member and students

nurses.

9. Annual grant to state branches to hold

activities.

10. One fourth railway concession for TNAI

members.

11. The guest room facilities at the

headquarters and also in some states.

PUBLICATION

o Hand Book of T.N.A.I. , published in1913

o Nursing Journal of India published monthly.


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WHO Day, Interna tional Nursing Day and Interna tional

Womens Day and other related activities are celebrated with the

initiative of T.N.A.I. in all states of country.

STUDENTS NURSES ASSOCIATIONS (SNA)The student nurses associa t ions were established in 1929

which is a nation wide organisation. In 1954, SNA celebrated the

silver jubilee and number of unit was 117. Now SNA have more

than 506 units. SNA having separate biennial conference. There is

a full time secretary for SNA at national level.

OBJECTIVES OF S.N.A.

1. To help s tudent to uphold the dignity and ideals of the

profession for which they are qualifying.

2 . To p romote a corpora te spi ri t among s tudent for the

common good.

3. To furnish nurses in training with advice in their case of

study leading to professional qualification.

4. To encourage leadership ability and help students to gain

a w id e k no wled ge o f t he n urs in g p ro fe ss io n i n al l i ts

different branches and aspects.

5. To help the student to increase their social contacts and

general knowledge in order to assists them to take their place

in the world when they have furnished their training.

6. T o i nc rea se p ro fe ss io na l, s oci al a nd recre at io nal

developments and arranging meetings, games and sports.

7. To provide a special section in the Nursing Journal of

India for the benefit of students.

8. To encourage student to compete for prizes in the student

nur sing exh ib it ion and to a tt end nat iona l and r eg iona lconferences.


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The whole organization of SNA is similar to that of TNAI.

Local units are established in the institution. The Diary of various

events is kept by SNA Secretary. The diary for all the students are

presented at the time of national conferences, the diaries from all

the uni ts a re presented . Later on, the SNA uni t moves to the

national level as the TNAI.

MANAGEMENT OF S .N.A.The governing body of the association shall be the council of

TNAI which will receive the recommendations of the General

Committee of the SNA for consideration.

The General Committee of SNA shall consist of:

1. President of TNAI or one of the Vice-President if

President wishes to delegate this responsibility.

2 . Vice Pres iden ts o f SNA State Branches, Hony. Treasurer

o f TNAI, Nat iona l SNA Advisor who mus t be a ful lmember of TNAI, State Branch SNA Advisors, Secretaries

of SNA State Branches, Secretary General of TNAI.

The General Committee shall meet once in a year a the time

of TNAI council meeting.

SNA General Body

At National Level Comprises

i) Members of SNA General Committee

i i) 3 r epresen ta tive f rom each uni t i .e . SNA Vice Pres iden t,

SNA Secretary and SNA Advisor

i ii ) All SNA de lega tes at tending the conference

SNA General Body at State Level

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i ) St at e SN A Ex ec ut iv e Co mmi tt ee M em bers ( St at e Bra nch

President, Vice President, Advisor, Secretary, Treasurer

and Programme Chairperson)

i i) SNA Uni t representa tive (Vice President , Secre ta ry , SNA

Advisor)

SNA Units

Each SNA Unit should elect i ts own members of Executive

Committee in its GBM (General Body Meeting) and these members

are SNA Unit Advisor , Vice President , Secretary, Programme

Chairperson. The SNA General Body Meetings should be held at

regular intervals The agenda for these meetings will be according

to the needs of uni t members and object ives of SNA. SNA unit

advisor is responsible to see that as soon as a nurse has graduated,

she is given an SNA to TNAI form for membership in TNAI. This

form must be s igned by the Nursing Head of the Inst i tut ion and

sent to Secretary General of TNAI.

Membership

The student nurse can obtain membership of student nurses

Association during their training period and SNA membership can

be transferred to TNAI membership.

The membership fee in SNA is quite less, which is easily met

by the nursing student.

They can take membership in TNAI after completion of basic

education by obtaining a certif icate from the institution in which

they have studied within 6 month after completion of studies.

ACTIVITIES OF SNA

A wide variety of activities are incouraged for SNA keeping

in view the objectives of association and to strengthen curricular

and co-curricular components as follows.

A. ORGANISATION OF MEETINGS & CONFERENES:


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At the TNAI conference two representa t ives of SNA from

each state are invited as observer and these students representative

are vice-president and secretary of the state branches. They are

invited to attend business meetings as observer.

Three to four days conference i s held for SNA members

biennially. Member discuss and find solution for various problem

faced by the s tudents . These conferences are held biennial ly a t

state level. At the units usually the meeting is held monthly or bi-

monthly.

B. MAINTENANCE OF DIARY

This is a biennial record book drawn up for the use of unit

secretaries. The diaries are assessed annually by the state, SNA

advisers and two best diaries are sent by state to the national SNA

advisor for biennial evaluation and awards.

These diar ies are assessed for professional, educational ,

extra- curricular, social, cultural and recreational aspects.

C. EXHIBITION

Exhibi t ion is very useful and very popular act ivi ty of the

association. All categories of students are eligible to participate

either individually or in groups. They can prepare models, charts

& posters on the subjects taught in their course of studies. Now,

their act ivi ty is competed a t the s ta te level and one best entry

under each category and section is entertained at national level.

D. PUBLIC SPEAKING AND WRITING

Public Speaking and writing are encouraged to increase self

conf idence and help them gain skil l in communicat ion through

debates, panel discussions, seminar on the theme of conference.

Students are also encouraged to write for nursing general of India

on professional topic.

E. PROJECT UNDERTAKING


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At the t ime o f celeb ra tion o f interna tional nur ses day

students are given project work on health related topics. Regular

project work is also given by institution to students.

F. PROPAGAT ION OF NURSING PROFE SSI ON

Other professional and general public should be invited to

celebration of professional and non professional activities such as

nurses week, WHO day. The o ther act iv it ies such as var ie ty

enterta inment programme, game, spor ts e tc. are organized by

nurses to acquaint general public with nursing profession.

G. FUND RAISING

To meet the expenses a t head quar ter and SNA sta te level

unit, it is necessary to raise the fund through voluntary donations.

H. SOCIO CULTURAL AND RECREATION ACTIVITIES

To Channelise your student energy, f ine arts activities such

as drama, dance, music and painting are arranged and competitions

a re a lso held a t s ta te and nat iona l l evel . Sport s and games

competitions are also held.

OTHER ACTIVITIES

These can be in the form of quiz on general knowledge and

professional topics, article writing, poetry writing, smile

competitions etc. Hobbies such as sewing, sti tching, knitt ing etc.

should also be arranged.


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INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONSINTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF NURSES (ICN)

MISSION

To represent nursing worldwide, advancing the profession

and influencing Health policy.

INTRODUCTION

The ICN is federation of national nurses association (NNAs),

representing nurses in more than 128 countries. Founded in 1899,

ICN is the worlds first and widest reach international organization

for health professionals.

Operated by nurse for nurses, ICN works to ensure quality

nurs ing care for all, sound health policies globally, the

advancement of nursing knowledge and the presence world wide of

a respected nursing profess ion and a competent and sat is fied

nursing workforce.

ICN GOALS

1. To influence nursing, health and social policies,

professional and socio economics standards world wide.

2. To assist national nurses associations (NNAs) to

improve the s tandard of nursing and the competence of

nurses.

3. To promote the development of strong national

nurses associations.

4. To represent nurses and nursing internationally.

5. To establish, receive and manage funds and trust

which contribute to the advancement of nursing and of ICN.

IN SHORTS 3 MAIN GOALS


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- To bring nursing together world wide.

- To advance nurses and nursing world wide.

- To influence health policy

CORE VALUES:

Visionary leadership

Inclusiveness

Flexibility

Partnership

Achievement

The ICN code for nurses is the foundation for ethical nursing

practices through out the world.

ICN standard, guidelines and policies for nursing practices,

educat ion, management, are globally accepted as per basis of

nurses policy.

ICN advances nursing, nurses and health through its policies,

partnership, advocacy and leadership development, ICN is

particularly active in:

PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE

- Advanced nursing practice

- HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria

- Womens health

- Primary health care

- Family health

- Safe Water

NURSING REGULATIONS

- Code of ethics , standards and competencies.

- Continuing Education


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SOCIO ECONOMIC WELFARE FOR NURSES

- Occupational health and safety

- Human resources planning and policies

- Carrier development

- International trade in professional services

GOVERNANCE OF ICNMeetings

ICN meets every 4 years . The quadrennial mee tings a re

c alle d as " Co ng res ses " an d wh en th ey a re i n se ss io n, t he

organisation is called as the International Congress of Nurses.

The ICN board of directors numbers15 and is comprised of

the president, three vice president and 11 members elected on the

basis of ICN voting area.

FUNCTION

1. To provide policy di rect ions to fu lf il l the object ives of ICN

2. To establish categories of membership and determine

their rights and obligations.


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3. To act upon recommendations of the board of directors

relating to admission and readmission of member

associations into ICN.

4. To receive and consider information from the board

regarding ICN activities.

5. To receive nominees for the board and to e lect the

board.

6. To act upon proposed amendments to ICN constitution.

7. To act upon recommendation of the board of directors

for the amount of NNAs dues.

8. To act through mail or any written communication on

ICN business that requires immediate attention.

PUBLICATION- International Nursing Review

AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION (ANA)ESTABLISH: 1911

PURPOSE: To improve quality of nursing care

ACTIVITIES

- Establish standards for nursing care

- Develop educational standard

- Promote nursing research

- Establish a professional code of ethics.

- Oversee a credentialing system.

- Influence Registration affecting health care.

- Pr ot ect the ec ono mi c an d ge ne ral we lfa re of reg is te re d

nurses.

- Assist with professional development of nurses by

providing continuing education programme.

MEMBERSHIPFederation of state nurses association


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- Individual registered nurses can participate in ANA by

joining their respective state nurses association.

PUBLICATION

American general of nursing

American Nurses

CONCUSIONI t is to conclude that the knowledge of all above discussed

organizat ion i s must for every nursing personnel . So tha t by

uti l iz ing this knowledge we can update our knowledge and can

advance the nursing practices, taking this profession to the higher

standards.


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REFERANCES Mr s. Sw in der K au rs , "P ro fes si ona l ad jus tmen t, wa rd

management and trends in nursing". Edition 1 s t , published by

lotus publications. Pp. 37-52.

Ann. J . Zwemers, "Professional Adjustment and e thics for

nurses in India," Edition 6 t h , published by B.I Publications.Pp

232-249.

Mr . K am al S. J ogl ekar s , " Hos pi tal wa rd ma na ge me nt ,

professional adjustments and trends in nursing", Edition 12T H ,

Published by vora medical publications, Pp 132-153.

Sue C. Delaune and Patr icia K. Ladners, "Fundamentals of

nursing s tandards and pract ice" , Edi tion 7 t h , pub li shed by

Delmar publishers, Pp-216-217.

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ROLE OF REGULATORY BODIES ANDPROFESSIONAL ORGANISATION


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Documents

3.1 Rol of Regulatory Bodies