INTERNATIONA

L COUNCIL OF
NURSES
 OBJECTIVES OF ICN
 DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
.PRIMARY OBJECTVE
.PLANNED BY THE MEMBERS
.SET GOALS FOR NURSING
EDUCATION,PRACTICE&RESEARCH
 EDUCATION AND PRACTICE
.ESTABLISH & UPDATE NURSING STANDRADS
.CONDUCT SEMINARS
.PUBLICATIONS
 SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC WELFARE OF NURSES
.IDENTIFY INFORMATION AND DATA
.PROVIDE INFORMATION ,EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAMMES,CONSULTATION
.DETERMINE PRESENT STATUS
 A UNIFIED VOICE FOR NURSING
.PROVIDE UNIQUE OPPURTUNITY (128 MEMBERS
ASSOCIATION)
.SERVE AS A AUTHORITATIVE VOICE
 ACTIVITES
 PUBLICATION OF THE CODE FOR
NURSES

 WORLD – WIDE ACCEPTED DEFINITION

OF NURSES AND NURSES DILEMMA

 MAKING POLICY STATEMENTS ON

HEALTH AND SOCIAL ISSUE
ICN AUTHORITIES
International Council of Nurses

Founded 1899

Members 128

Country International
Hiroko Minami,
Key people
president
Office location Geneva, Switzerland
Website www.icn.ch
 INDIAN
NURSING COUNCIL
THE INDIAN NURSING COUNCIL
 PURPOSE

PROVIDE UNIFORM STANDRADS

IN NURSING EDUCATION AND
RECIPROCITY IN NURSING REGISTRATION
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
 RESOLUTIONS
I. Upgradation of School of Nursing to college of nursing is kept
in abeyance in order to meet the demand of nurses and under the
National Rural health mission.

II. Maximum period for students to complete revised ANM and

GNM course is 3 and 6 years respectively

III.Indian Nursing Council resolved that maximum age for

teaching faculty is 70 years subject to the condition that he/she
should be physically and mentally fit.

IV.Admission to married candidates for all the nursing

programmes allowed subject to the condition that they should
produce medical fitness certificate.
 V.      Relaxation of Norms to establish M.Sc(N) programme: As per
the INC norm, only those institution can start M.Sc(N) program
where in the atleast one batch of students has qualified B.Sc(N)
programme. INC resolved apart from these institutions the super
speciality hospitals can also open the M.Sc(N) programme even
though the institution is not having B.Sc(N) programme.

  VI.    Relaxation of student patient ratio for clinical practice:

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

VII.a Relaxation of teaching faculty qualification to start a B.Sc(N)

programme. Atleast 2 M.Sc(N) qualified teaching faculty to be
available to sart B.ScN) programme

VIII.     To maintain quality of post graduate in nursing INC resolved

not to have M.Sc(N) programme through distance education.

IX .ANM/GNM/B.Sc. (N)/P.B.B.Sc. (N)/M.Sc. (N) has to pass both

internal candidate and external examination separately in each of the
paper.
 X. Minimum pass marks shall be 50% in each of the theory and
practical papers separately. 

XI . Maximum number of 60 seats can be sanctioned to those

institutions which are having less than 500 bedded Parent /
affiliated hospital, provided that they are having physical and
teaching facilities as per Indian Nursing Council norms.
 
   XII. Maximum number of 100 seats can be sanctioned to those
institutions which are having 500 bedded Parent
Hospital/Parent Medical College, provided that they have
Physical and Teaching facilities as per Indian Nursing Council
norms.

XIII.Institution should have its own (School/College & hostel)

building within 2 years of establishment. 

XIV. Stay of students in the hostel: Provision of having hostel

accommodation is compulsory for the institution.
 Revision of TNAI Membership Fee (All Rates Applicable w.e.f April 1st, 2007)
As per the decision of combined Executive/Council TNAI (meeting held on November 14-15, 2007 at the
TNAI Headquarters, ) vide Minute No. CL/2007/27(c) following TNAI Membership has been revised.

S. No.
Category Existing Fee Revised Fee (w.e.f.)
(Rs.) 1.04.2007 (Rs.)

Life Memberships Fee

1.
Trained Nurses Life Membership 1600 2500
2.
Retired Nurses 1000 1000
3.
Religious Sisters (drawing no salary) 1000 1000
4.
HVL/ANM/MPHW with journal 1000 1500
5.
HVL/ANM/MPHW without journal 700 Abolished
6.
SNA to TNAI 1300 1500

* SNA General Body approved for Rs. 1500/- suggested to raise if after March 2009.

Annual Membership Fee (with NJI)

1.
Trained Nurses 300 1000
2.
ANM/MPHW 200 500

Membership Fee (Foeign)

1.
Trained Nurses Life Membership $100 $250
2.
Trained Nurses Annual Membership $40 $150
THE TAMILNADU NURSES
AND MIDWIVES COUNCIL
 CURRENT INVOLVEMENT.
 Computerization of all the Council datas from the
inception
 Upgrade the Software to expedite the function of the
council
 Action has been taken to issue the Registration
Certificate made ready at the earliest within 6 weeks
 Streamlining the recognition process of the
institutions
 Co-ordinating in preparation of live register by
taking the Nurses Census in Tamil Nadu in
coloboration with INC & WHO
 GNM New Syllabus (Revised) orientation
programme planned and to be organized after the
approval from the Government.
 GOVERNING MEMBERS

REGISTRAR PRESIDENT
PAST AND PRESENT
PRESENT
1 .MR. HENRY H. THEODORE  DR.G.BAVA
2.SELVANATHAN FATHURUDIN
3.MR. G. PALANIRATNAM
4.MR. T.N. VENKATARAMAN
5.MR. S. JOHN
DEVASAHAYAM
6.MRS. KAMALA
KRISHNASWAMY RAO
7.MR. R. SRINIVASAN
8.MR. S.V. PONNURAJ
9.MRS. G. JOSEPHINE
DR.M.G.R. MEDICAL
UNIVERSITY
Authorities of Dr.M.G.R. Medical university

    1. The Senate

    2. The Governing Council

    3. The Finance Committee

    4. The Standing Academic Board

    5. The Faculties

    6. The Boards of Studies

    7. The Ethical Committee

    8. The Research Committee

STUDENT NURSES
ASSOCIATION
 THE COMMON
NURSES FEDERATION
 THE CHRISTIAN
MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION OF
INDIA
THE NURSES’ LEAGUE
OF THE CMAI
 OTHER
ORGANISATIONS
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