Professional Organizations,

Unions

Ligi Xavier
M.Sc. Nursing
I year
“United we stand divided
we fail”
 Professional Organizations in
Nursing
Definition:
Professional associations have been defined as groups of
people who share a set of professional values and who
decide to join their colleagues to affect a change.
--Poder-Wise (2007)
The Professional Organization is the one that provides a
means through which efforts can be channeled with
authority because of the number it represents.
--Hunt
 Membership Benefits!
Personal benefits
• Socialization - Networking
• Travel – conferences
• Stay Connected to professional issues
• Scholarships
 Professional Benefits!
• Spring Board your Career!
• Political Influence
• Professional Standards
• Credentialing
• Quick Access to Staff experts on Practice
advocacy
• Professional Journals
International Professional
Organizations
International Council of Nurses (ICN)
American Nurses Association (ANA)
Sigma theta Tau International
National League for Nurses (NLN)
Commonwealth Nurses Federation
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
(AACN)
WHO
UNICEF
International Red Cross
NAINA
 International Council of Nurses
(ICN)
• World’s largest and widest reaching
International organization
• 130 National Nurses Organizations
• Represents 13 million International Nurses
• Founded 1899
The Three goals are:
• To bring nursing together worldwide
• To advance nurses and nursing worldwide
• To influence health policy.
Core Values:
• Visionary Leadership
• Inclusiveness
• Flexibility
• Partnership
• Achievement
Functions of ICN:
1. Professional Nursing Practice
Provides guidelines and policies for-
• International classification for Nursing Practice
• Education, Management & Research
2.Nursing Regulation:
• Code of ethics
• Continuing Education
• Regulation and credentialing
3.Socioeconomic welfare of Nurses
• Occupational Health
• HRM
• Career development
4. Partnerships and Alliances
 American Nurses Association
• The only full service professional organization
• Representing the RNs of USA
Functions:
•Policy development
•Organizations partnership
•Lobbying
•Publications and Newsletters
> The American Nurse
> American Nurse Today
 Sigma theta Tau International
• Honor society of Nursing – 1922
• Storgé, Tharsos and Timé meaning "love,"
"courage" and "honor
• Organizational Mission
“….support the learning, knowledge, and
professional development of nurses committed
to making a difference in health worldwide.”
 Membership
• By invitation
• Baccalaureate and graduate nursing students
who demonstrate excellence in scholarship
• Nurse leaders exhibiting exceptional
achievements in nursing.
Core Areas
• Education
• Leadership
• Career development
• Evidence-based nursing
• Research and scholarship
 Publications
• Journal of Nursing Scholarship
• Reflections on Nursing Leadership
• WORLD views on Evidence-Based Nursing
• Chapter Leader Emphasis
• STTI connect
• Scholarly books on a wide range of topics in
nursing
Virginia Henderson International Nursing
Library
NLN National League for
The Voice for Nursing

Nursing
Education

• Created in 1893 - The 1st Nursing

organization in USA..
• “the establishment and maintenance of a
universal standard of training” for
nursing
Mission
• “…..promotes excellence in nursing education
to build a strong and diverse nursing
workforce”
 Functions
Core Values • Leaders in nursing
• CARING Education
• INTEGRITY • Commitment to
• DIVERSITY members
• EXCELLENCE • Champion for nurse
educators
• Advancement of the
Science of Nursing
Education
Commonwealth Nurses Federation
• Organized in 1973, operates in
six regions of the
commonwealth countries

• Objectives:
• Influence health policy
throughout the commonwealth
• Develop nursing networks
• Enhance nursing education
• Improve nursing standards and
competence
• Strengthen nursing leadership
 Membership Office Bearers
• Full membership President: Ms. Susie Kong
• Affiliate (Singapore)
membership

Headquaters Vice President: Mr. Satish

London, UK Chawla (India)
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• “Serves the public interest by
setting standards, providing
resources, and developing the
leadership capacity of member
schools to advance nursing
education, research, and
practice”
 AACN ….
Programs
• Curriculum standards
• Government Advocacy
• Accreditation
• Research and Data Services
• Conferences and special Projects
• Publications
 International Red Cross
“Is an impartial, neutral, and independent
organization whose exclusively humanitarian
mission is to protect the lives and dignity of
victims of war and internal violence and to
provide them with assistance”
Principles … Headquaters
• Humanity Geneva, Switzerland
• Impartiality President
• Neutrality Jakob Kellenberger
• Independence Director-General
Angelo Gnaedinger
• Volunteerism
• Unity &
• Universality
 UNICEF

• “UNICEF is mandated by the United Nations

General Assembly to advocate for the
protection of children's rights, to help meet
their basic needs and to expand their
opportunities to reach their full potential”
• Headquarters – New York
 WHO
• Estb. 1948 specialized agency of
the UN.

Nursing in the WHO:

Chief Scientist for Nursing –
Hirschfield (Israel)
Professional Organizations at
the National and State level
Trained Nurses Association of India (TNAI)
Student Nurses Association (SNA)
CMAI – Nurses League
Indian Nursing Council
Evangelical Nurses Fellowship of India
Society of Indian Neuroscience Nurses
Oncology Nurses Association of India
Nursing Research Society of India
Indian Society of Psychiatry Nurses
Society of Midwives India
Indian Confederation for Health Care
Accreditation (ICHA)
 Trained Nurses Association of
India (TNAI)
• Established in 1922, dates back to 1905

• Sections within the TNAI

• Nursing Service
• Nursing education
• Nursing Research
• Socio - Economic welfare
• Clinical Speciality
 Functions of the TNAI
• Nurses Charter
• Standardization of Nursing Education
• Service Condition for Nurses
• Continuing Education Programme
• Socio – Economic Welfare programmes
• Scholarships
• Nurse’s welfare Funds
• Relationship with the Government
• International Affiliations
• Projects
 Publications:
• The Nursing Journal of India
• Indian Nursing Year Book
• TNAI handbook
• Basic principles of Nursing Care
• Simplified Microbiology
• Nursing Administration
• History and trends of Nursing in India
• Fundamentals of Nursing Procedure
manual
 Board of Directors
• President – Mr. A.B Kulkarni
• Vice President – Sr. (Prof) Gilbert
• Secretary General – Mrs. Sheila Seda
 Student Nurses Association
Organized in 1920 - Under the TNAI.

Activities of the SNA

1. Organization of meetings and Conferences
2. Maintenance of SNA diary
3. Exibition
4. Public speaking
5. Propagation of Nursing as a profession
6. Fund Raising
7. Socio – Cultural and recreational activities
 Indian Nursing Council
Established in 1947 under the Indian Nursing
Council Act of 1947
Aims, Objectives and Functions of INC:
1. Uniform standard of nursing education
through inspection.
2. Recognition of qualifications for
registration and employment
3. Approval of foreign qualification
4. Syllabus and regulations for nursing
programs
5. Withdraw recognition
6. Advice State Nursing Councils,
examining boards, state and federal
government.
7. Approval of registration of Indian and
Foreign educated Nurses
 Committees:
1.Executive committee of the Council-
maintenance of standards of nursing programs
2. The Nursing Education Committee- nursing
education and policy matters
3. Equivalence committee- issues of recognition of
foreign qualifications
Publications:
1.Teaching material for quality assurance model
2. Practice standards for nursing
 Headquarters
• New Delhi

Board of Directors
• President – Shri. Dileep Kumar
• Vice President – Dr. Asha Sharma
• Asst. Secretary – Mrs. K.S. Bharathi
 CMAI – Nurses League
Founded in 1930 as the Nurses Auxilliary of CMAI
Objectives
• Promote cooperation and encouragement
• Efficiency in nursing education and services
• Highest quality of candidates
• Secure highest standards of education
• Consider special work and problems of
• Implementing schemes of comprehensive
healthcare
• Help in calamities and disasters
Activities:
• Mentoring leaders
• Health and development
• Consultancy services
• Policy advocacy
• Dialogue with church on health and wholeness
• Supporting new health and development
initiatives
• Dissemination of information
• Publications..
• Scholarships…
 Nurses Christian Fellowship
Objectives:
• Good news of Jesus Christ to nursing practice
and education
• Foster growth of Christian community
• Practice nursing from Christian worldview
• Mentor students to view nursing as ministry
• Leaders for ongoing Christians influence on
nursing
• Equip nurses for worldwide mission through
nursing
 Oncology Nurses Association of
India
Formed in November 1994 at Tata
Memorial Hospital
Aims and Objectives:
1.To bring together the disciplines
of Oncology nurses towards the
betterment of Cancer care.
2.To standardize the current
practice of Oncology nursing in
the country.
3.To encourage the advancement of
education in Cancer nursing.
4.To serve as a link for other regional and
local organizations that influence the
development of Oncology nursing.
• Awards…
• Cancer awareness Campaigns
• ONAI is affiliated to the
• International Society of Nurses in Cancer
Care &
• Australian Cancer Nursing Association
The Society of Indian Neuroscience
Nurses
• Dedicated to the development and promotion of
neuroscience Nursing activities

• Aims and objectives:

• Highest standard in the ethics and practice
• Maintain close association and cooperation
• Adequate opportunities to those qualified
• Promote research in neurological nursing
• To receive donations…..to further the aims and
objectives

• Disciplinary committee…
 Nursing Research Society of India
Established in 1986 “ to promote research within
and around nursing environment
Aims and Objectives:
1. Development of nursing research activities
2. Platform to nurse scientists to exchange views
3. Sponsor scientific meets, seminars and
conferences
4. Create public interest in contribution of nursing
to health and family welfare
5. Establish nursing research journal of India
Indian Society of Psychiatry Nurses
• Registered under cooperative Society Act
in 1991 with a motive of….

1. Enhancing advanced knowledge and

skills in Psychiatric nursing
2. Provide platform for discussion and
deliberation On EBP
3. Create awareness and translate research
findings
 Society of Midwives India
Obtained membership with ICM in 2003.

Objectives:
1. Mainstreaming midwifery practice in clinical
and public health
2. Women’s awareness, choices and decisions for
safe motherhood
3. Improving standards of maternal and newborn
care
4. Enabling midwifery practices through better
education, training and research
 Indian Confederation for Health
Care Accreditation (ICHA)
ICHA is a National non-profit organisation

Mission:
“Establish validated excellence in healthcare
through collaborative team effort to achieve
ever-higher optimal levels of quality, access,
cost and risk minimisation “
 Values / Guiding Principles
1. Balance of rights and responsibilities
2. Credibility through integrity and quality
3. Failure mode redressals
– Withdrawal of accreditation
– Action by ICHA on redressal of complaints
– Support to the right practices.
4. Integration rather than division
5. Innovation encouraged
6. Choice of Adaptation and adoption in implementation
7. Trust- Transparency- Transactions as core operative
framework.
8. Work through Volunteering – Negotiation - Conciliation