standards and accredation

1. DEVELOPMENT AND
MAINTENANCE OF STANDARD AND
ACCREDITATION IN NURSING
EDUCATION PROGRAME
 Presented to: Presented
by:Anoopjit kaur Meenakshi
Nursing tutor Msc Nursing
DMCH Roll no 13

2. INTRODUCTION
 All professionals have
concern for the quality of
their services, which is
ensured by developing
and enforcing the
standards. Accreditation
is a nongovernmental
process conducted by
professional groups in
which, accreditation
focuses on the quality of
institutions and
educational programs
within institutions.

3.  The program of action of the national
policy on education (NPE) 1986, has
proposed the establishment of an
Accreditation and Assessment
Council(AAC) for maintaining and raising
the quality of the institution of higher
education.

4. Accreditation
Institutional
accreditatio
n
professional
accreditatio
n

5.  Institutional accreditation concerns itself total
institution,assessing the achievement of the
institution in meeting its own stated mission, goals
and expected outcomes.
 Professional or specialized accreditation is
concerned with programs of study in professional
or occupational fields.

6. DEFINITION
 Acc to Selden,1962 “
Accreditation is the process
whereby an organization or
agency recognize a college or
university or programme
of study as having met certain
pre determined qualifications
or standards ”.
OR
Accrediting is carried on mainly
by voluntary organizations.
Although these organization
are advisory in nature and do
not have legal power to control
institutions of higher education.

7. PURPOSE
 Maintenance of adequate administration
requirement.
 Maintain a uniform standard for nursing
education and nursing service .
 Stimulation of institutional self –improvement by
evaluation and inspection.
 Protection of institutions of higher education
against educationally and socially harmful
pressures.
 It help in the registration of nurses.
 It prescribe the syllabus.
 It grants recognizition to school and colleges.
 It guides the school/college of nursing,
according to recommendation and criteria.

8. FUNCTION OF ACCREDITATION:
 It aims to protect the autonomy of
various health service programmes.
eg:Nursing education and medical
education.
 It preserves the quality of nursing
education.
 It protects the institutions unsound
and unsafe political pressure.
 It helps the practitioner for the
broad scope of nursing practice.

9. PRINCIPLE AREAS TO BE
ASSESSED FOR
ACCREDIATION
 Student services
 Library and learning resources
 Physical resources
 Financial resources
 Advertising and publication

10. TYPES OF ACCREDITATION
:
National
agencies
National
professional
accreditating
agencies
State
accreditin
g bodies.

11.  National accrediting agencies
are concerned with as
institution as a whole.
 They are concerned with total
activities of the institution of
higher learning and with
safeguard the quality of
education and foundation of
professional programmes in
colleges and universities.
 Each agency establishes
criteria for the evaluation of
institutions.
NATIONAL ACCREDITATION AGENCIES:

12.  Central advisory board of education
 All India counsil for elementary education
 All India counsil for secondary education
 University grant commission
 All India counsil for technical education
 National assessment and accreditation
counsil
All India educational counsils.

13. NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL
ACCREDITING AGENCY:
 Professional accreditating is
supported by state licensure laws.
 Individuals who have a desire to attain
high vocational status tends to form
professional organization .
 These professional organization aim
to improve service to the public and
the number of individuals admitted to
the profession.

14. CONTD…
 In India ,particularly in the field of
health, national professional
accrediting agencies, have existed:
 Medical Council of India.
 India nursing counsil.
 Dental counsil of India.
 Pharmacy counsil of India.
 Central counsil of India system of
India.

15. STATE ACCREDITATING AGENCIES:
 state universities commissions and
other agency are authorized in some
state to evaluate college, to give initial
approval to institutions to higher
learning to formulate standards, to
issue licenses and to have various
other responsibilities.

16. ACCREDITATION IN
NURSING EDUCATION
PROGRAMME:

17. ACCREDIATION IN
NURSING EDUCATION
PROGRAMME
ADMISSION OF
THE
STUDEENTS
INITIAL
DEVELOPMENT
OF THE
NURSING
PROGRAMME

18. A BOARD APPROVAL OF THE
INITIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE
NURSING PROGRAM:
 Letter of intention should be submitted to
the board, describing the reasons for
establishing the school and the predicted
timetable of development.

19. CONTD…
2 Qualification forms to be submitted to the
board ,by the full time person responsible
for the programe,who is qualified with the
master degree in nursing and with
appropriate preparation for administration
in nursing education.
3.The nursing director or chairman of the
department nursing will be employed on a
full time basis for one academic year
before the admission of students to the
nursing programs this period is known as
the “Planning year”.

20. BOARD APPROVAL FOR THE
ADMISSION OF STUDENTS:
1. A statement describing the philosophy,
objectives nature of organization and
administration should be submitted to the
board, at least three weeks prior to the board
meeting:
2 The statement should contain description of
the following as well:
 Student body: (number of students to be
admitted to the first batch )
 Faculty: number to be employed, dates of
appointment, for faculty recruitment,
qualification members.

21. BENEFITS OF A NURSING
DEGREE FROM ACCREDIATED
SCHOOL OR PROGRAM
FINANCIAL AID
TRANSFER CREDITS
GRADUATE EDUCATION

22. FINANCIAL AIDS
 Students studying at accredited
schools and programs are eligible for
state and federal financial and
programs.
 Government grants , student loans
and work-study funds cannot be used
to pay for unaccredited nursing
programs.
 Private foundations and companies
that offer scholarships may also
requires that applicants attend an
accredited school or programs to be

23. TRANSFER CREDITS
 Students moving from an accredited
nursing school to a different associate
or bachelor’s degree program does
not face many problems as most of
colleges and universities will only
accept transfer hours from accredited
nursing program.

24. GRADUATE EDUCATION
 Nurses must have bachelor’s degree
from an accredited school in order to
apply to a master degree program
otherwise in healthcare field without
accreditation the course is
unaccepted.

25. STANDARD
INTRODUCTION
 The standards, along with the
accreditation procedures, serve as the
basis to evaluate the quality of the
educational program. offered and to
hold the program accountable to , the
nursing profession, and the public.

26. DEFINITION
Standards are the set of documents that
provide rules or guidelines to achieve
order in a given context.
OR
Standards are the levels which give a
level of quality or attainment for
comparison.

27. PURPOSE
 Serve as a guide for the development of
new nursing education programs.
 Provide criteria for the evaluation and
approval of new and established nursing
education program.
 Foster the continued improvement of
established nursing education programs.
 Ensure that graduates of nursing
education programs are prepared for
safe nursing practice.
 Assure eligibility for admission to the
licensure examination for nurses.

28. STANDARD 1
MISSION AND GOVERNANCE
STANDARD 2
CURRICULUM AND TEACHING
LEARNING PRACTICES
STANDARD 3
INSTITUTIONAL COMMITMENT AND
RESOURCES
STANDARD 4
PROGRAMME EFFECTIVENESS STUDENT
PERFORMANCE AND FACULTY

29. STANDARD I.
 PROGRAM QUALITY:
 MISSION AND GOVERNANCE
The mission, goals, and expected
outcomes are similar with those of the
parent institution, reflect professional
nursing standards and consider the
needs and expectation, of the
community of interest and continuing
advancement and improvement of the
program.

30. CONTD…
 Policies of the parent institution and
nursing program clearly support the
program’s mission, goals, and
expected outcomes.
 The faculty and students of the
program are involved in the
governance are clearly defined and
enable meaningful participation

31. STANDARD II.
INSTITUTIONAL COMMITMENT AND
RESOURCES
 The parent institution demonstrates
ongoing commitment and support.
 The institution makes available resources
to enable the program to achieve its
mission, goals, and expected outcomes.
 The faculty, as a resource of the program,
enables the achievement of the mission,
goals, and expected outcomes of the
programme.

32. STANDARD III.
CURRICULUM AND TEACHING-LEARNING
PRACTICES
 The curriculum is developed in accordance
with the mission, goals, and expected
outcomes of the program and reflects
professional nursing standards and
guidelines and the needs and expectations of
the community of interest.
 There is similar between teaching-learning
experiences and expected outcomes.
 The environment for teaching, learning and
evaluation of student performance foster

33. STANDARD IV.
PROGRAME EFFECTIVENESS: STUDENT
PERFORMANCE AND FACULTY
 The program is effective in fulfilling its
mission, goals, and expected outcomes.
 Actual student learning outcomes are
consistent with the mission, goals, and
expected outcomes of the program.

34. CONTD…
 Alumni satisfaction and the
accomplishments of graduates of the
program at test to the effectiveness of
the program.
 Data on program effectiveness are
used to foster ongoing improvement.

35. We have a responsibility
to create the future
for our patients,
for our profession,
and for the health of the public

36. SUMARIZATION
 INTRODUCTION
 DEFINTION
 PURPOSE
 FUNCTION
 TYPES
 ACCREDITATION IN NURSING
EDUCATION
 STANDARD
 INTRODUCTION
 DEFINITION
 PURPOSE
 TYPES OF STANDARD

37. BIBLIOGRAPHY
Text book of nursing
education,1edition,published by
D.Bhasker nima raj bhaskeara
elakkuvana
http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Accreditation/N
ew Standards.htm

38. RECAPTUALIZATION TRUE /FALSE
a) Accreditation maintain the uniform standard
for nursing education
b)National accreditation agencies not
concerned with institution.
c) Standard are helpful to achieve the pre
determined goals.
d)Accreditation is governmental agency.
e) Enlist the types of accreditation?
?

39. ASSIGNMENT
 Write down about the role of
accreditation agencies in nursing
education .

40. THANKS