REGULATORY BODIES

SUBMITTED TO: SUBMITTED BY:

ASSO. PROF CHRISTY ABISH NANDINI VERMA
MENTAL HEALTH NURSING M.SC(N)2ND YEAR
DEFINITION

A regulatory body is a public authority or government

agency responsible for exercising autonomous authority
over some area of human activity in a regulatory or
supervisor capacity.
TYPES

International regulatory bodies

National level regulatory bodies

State level regulatory bodies

Local level regulatory bodies

 AIM AND OBJECTIVE

Define the regulatory body

To understand about the purpose, types and role of

regulatory body and apply this knowledge in
clinical field with positive attitude.
VITAL ROLE OF REGULATORY
BODY
 To support and assist professional members

 Set and enforce standards of nursing practice

 Monitor and enforce standards of nursing practice

 To ensure the publics right to quality health care service

 Monitor and enforce standards for nursing education

 Set the requirement for registration of nursing professionals

REGULATING BODIES IN NURSING

 International council for nurses(ICN)

 American nurse association (ANA)
 Indian nursing council (INC)
 State nursing council (SNC)
 Trained nurse association of India (TNAI)
 Student nursing association (SNA)
 INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR
NURSES(ICN)

 The international council of nurse founded in 1899. Current

president is ANNETTE KENNEDY.
 It is a federation of non political and self-governing national
nurses association the head quarters are in Geneva Switzerland.
 The main purpose of the ICN is to provide a mean through which
the national association can share their interest in the promotion
of health and care of the sick.
 World's first largest international organization for health
OBJECTIVE OF ICN

Quality nursing care for all. Sound health

policies("decisions, plans, and actions that are undertaken
to achieve specific healthcare goals within a
society)advancement of nursing knowledge competent&
satisfied work force
FUNCTION OF ICN
 To promote the development of strong national nurses
association.
 To assist national nurse association to improve the
standards of nursing and the competencies of nurses.
 To assist national nurses association to improve the
status of nurses with in their countries.
 To serve as the authoritative voice for nurseand
nursing internationally
THE American Nurses Association
(ANA)
 The American Nurses Association (ANA) is a
professional organization to advance and protect the
profession of nursing. It started in 1896 as the Nurses
Associated Alumnae and was renamed the American
Nurses Association in 1911. It is based in SILVER
SPRING, Maryland and PAMELA F. CIPRIANO is the
current president
INDIAN NURSING COUNCIL(ICN)

 The Indian Nursing Council is a national regulatory

body for nurses and nurse education in India. It is an
autonomous body under the Government of India,
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, constituted by the
Central Government under section 3(1) of the Indian
Nursing Council Act, 1947 of Indian parliament.
 FOUNDED: 31st December 1947
 SECTOR: nursing, nurse education
 HEADQUARTERS: New Delhi agency executive: Asha
Sharma (vice president). .T Dileep Kumar
(president)parent agency: ministry of health and family
welfare
AIM OF INC

 To establish a uniform standard of training for nurse

midwives and health visitors.
 INC is a regulatory body for nurse and nursing
education in India.
 To upgrade and develop the nursing education
 Uniform Registration Indian
Purposes of Nurses
standards of of foreign nursing
INC registration
education nurses register
FUNCTION OF INC
 It provide uniform standard of in nursing education and reciprocity in
nursing registration.
 It has authority to prescribe curriculum for nursing education in all
states.
 It has authority to recognize programme for nursing education or to
refuse recognition of a programme if it did not meet the standards
required by the council.
 To provide the registration of foreign nurse and for the
maintenance of the Indian nurses register.
 The INC authorizes state nurse registration council and
examining board to issue qualifying certificates.
STATE NURSING COUNCIL

 The state nurses and midwives council was established in

1948 under the provision of nurse and midwives act with the
purpose of better training for nurses, midwives and health
visitors.
 It work as autonomous body under the government of
respective state, department of health and family welfare.
FUNCTION OF SNC

 Registration and granting certificate to qualified persons to

practice there profession.

 Regulation of training programme of the diploma, graduate

and post graduate Granting recognition to the training
institution and periodical inspection.

 Conduct all the nursing courses

TRAINED NURSES ASSOCIATION OF
NURSES
 It is national association of nurses Formed in 1905 at
LUCKNOW at the annual conference held in MUMBAI in
1908a decision was taken to establish
 TNAI the association was inaugurated in 1909 in 1912 the
TNAI got affiliated with the ICN.
 The level of organization moves to the district state and
national level
 Member of TNAI are usually most active on the level of the
local unit
 Activities and conference are planned regularly by the state
branches and provide opportunity for valuable professional
participation and development of the individual member.
AIMS OF TNAI

Upgrading development and standardization of nursing

education

Improvement of living and working condition of nurse

Registration for qualified nurse

FUNCTION OF TNAI
 Upgrading development and standardization of nursing
education
 Improvement of living and working condition for nurse in India
 Registration for qualified nurse
 It has promoted the development of courses in higher education
for nurses
 It gives scholarship for nurses who wish to go on for
advanced study
 Helped to organize the state nurse and midwives registration
council
 Helps to develop leadership ability
 Helps to share and solve professional problem
 STUDENT NURSING
ASSOCIATION
 Student nurse association was established in 1929 at the
annual conference of trained nurses association of India
Ms. L.N. Jean, the nursing superintendent of General
hospital, madras was instrumental in forming
this association.
OBJECTIVE

 To uphold the dignity and ideals of the profession.

 Encourage leadership ability
 Increase the student social contact & knowledge.
 Provide a special section
 PURPOSE AND FUNCTION

 To Help Student Nurses Learn How

 The Professional Organization Serve.
 To Promote A Close Rapport
 To Encourage Leadership Ability
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY

Organization of meeting conferences

Maintainence of SNA diary

Exhibition

Fund raising

Public speaking and writing

 MADHYA PRADESH MEDICAL
SCIENCE UNIVERSITY

 It was established in 2011 by the

Government of Madhya Pradesh and has jurisdiction
over all medical, dental, nursing, paramedical, Ayurveda
, homeopathic, Unani, and Yoga colleges in Madhya
Pradesh. It has about 300 affiliated colleges and a yearly
intake of 80,000 students.
CONCLUSION

 Regulatory bodies oversee, with almost all covering

health care quality and safety and others encompassing
issues related to reputation, respect and trust. These
inconsistencies have significant implications for
professional mobility, patient safety and quality of care.