The document discusses various aspects of the nursing profession including definitions of nursing, basic nursing principles, objectives of nursing education, and characteristics that define nursing as a profession. It also describes the roles and functions of key regulatory bodies for nursing at international, national, and state levels including the International Council of Nurses, Indian Nursing Council, Uttarakhand Nurses & Midwives Council, Trained Nurses Association of India, and Student Nursing Association. These organizations work to standardize nursing education, maintain nursing registration and standards of practice, and advocate for the nursing profession.

1. NURSING PROFESSIONAL &
AGENCIES
Presented By:-
Ms. Shaila Panchal
(Assistant Professor)

2. NURSING DEFINITION
Virginia Henderson defined nursing in
functional terms: "The unique function of
the nurse is to assist the individual, sick or
well, in the performance of those activities
contributing to health or its recovery (or to
a peaceful death) that he would perform
unaided if he had the necessary strength,
will or knowledge.And to do this in such a
way as to help him gain independence as
rapidly as possible."

3. BASIC NURSING PRINCIPLES :
SAFETY
THERAPEUTIC EFFECTIVENESS
COMFORT
USE OF RESOURSES
GOOD WORKMANSHIP
INDIVIDUALITY

4. OBJECTIVES :
• Prepare nurses who will give expert bedside
nursing care
•Provide integration of health and social
aspects theory & practice
• Provide an adequate ,sound scientific
foundation to
understand the functioning of body &
mind in health & disease

5. •Prepare to work cooperatively, develop sense of
responsibility
•Provide opportunity to develop skills&
personality
•Upgrade nursing as a profession

6. • Profession – is a calling that requires
special knowledge, skill and
preparation.
• An occupation with ethical components , that is
devoted to the promotion of human & social
welfare.

7. A profession is “ an occupation or
calling requiring advanced training and
experience in some specific or
specialized body of knowledge which
provides service to societyin that special
field.”

8. Nursing as a profession:
• NURSING >is a disciplined involved in the
delivery of health care to the society.
• >is a helping profession
• >is service-oriented to maintain health
andwell- being of people.
• >is an art and a science.
• NURSE – originated from a Latin word
NUTRIX,to nourish.

9. • Characteristics of Nursing:
• Nursing is caring.
• Nursing involves close personal contact with the recipient of care.
• Nursing is concerned with services that take humans intoaccount as
physiological, psychological, and sociological organisms.
• Nursing is committed to promoting individual, family,community, and
national health goals in its best manner possible.
• Nursing is committed to personalized services for allpersons
without regard to color,creed, social or economic status.
• Nursing is committed to involvement in ethical, legal, andpolitical
issues in the delivery of health care.

10. Definition of Regulatory Body:-
“ A Regulatory body is a public authority or government
agency responsible for excercising autonomous authority
over some areas of human activity in a regulatory or
supervising capacity.”
OR
“ Regulatory body is the formal organization designated by a
statute or an authorized government agency to implement
the regulatory forms and process whereby order,
consistency and control are brought to the profession and its
practice.”

11. Vital Role Of Regulatory Body:-
 To ensure the public’s light to quality health care
service.
 To support and assist professional members.
 Set and enforce standards of nursing practice.
 Monitor and enforce standards for nursing education.
 Monitor and enforce standards of nursing practice.
 Set the requirements for registration of nursing
professionals.

12. Major Types Of Regulating Bodies:-
 International Council For Nurses.
 Indian Nursing Council.
 State Nursing Council.
 Trained Nurses Association of India
 Student NursingAssociation.
 Maharashtra University Of Health Sciences.
 National League For Nursing.

13. International Council For Nurses:-
 The International council of nurses, founded in
1899 by Mrs.Bedford Fenwick, is a federation of non-
nurses
Geneva,
political and self- governing national
association. The head quarters are in
Switzerland.
 The main purpose of the ICN is to provide a
mean through which the national associations can
share their interest in the promotion of health and care
of the sick.

14. Cont…
 World’s first largest
international
organization for health.
 Represents 16 million
international nurses.
 130 national nurses
organization.

15. Objectives Of ICN:-
SOUND HEALTH
POLICIES
ADVANCEMENT
OF NURSING
KNOWLEDGE
COMPETENT &
SATISFIED
WORKFORCE

16. Functions Of ICN:-
 To promote the development of strong national nurses
associations.
 To assist national nurses association to improve the
standards of nursing and the competencies of nurses.
 To assist national nurses associations to improve the
status of nurses within their countries.
 To serve as the authoritative voice for nurse and
nursing internationally.

17. Indian Nursing Council:-
 The Indian Nursing Council was authorized by the
Indian Nursing Act of 1947.
 It was established in 1949 to providing uniform
standards in nursing education and reciprocity in
nursing registration through out the country.
 Nurses registered in one stat were not necessarily
recognized for registration in another state before
this time.

18. Cont…
AIM – To establish a
uniform standard of training
for nurses midwives and
health visitors.
 INC is a regulatory body
for nurses and nursing
education in India.
 It is an autonomous body
under the Government of
India, Ministry of Health
and FamilyAffairs.

19. Purposes Of INC:-
UNIFORM
STANDARDSOF
EDUCATION
NURSES
REGISTRATION
REGISTRATION
OF FOREIGN
NURSES
INDIAN
NURSING
REGISTER

20. Functions of INC:-
 It provide uniform standards 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.

21. Cont…
 To provide the Registration of foreign nurses and
for the maintenance of the Indian Nurses Register.
 The INC authorizes State Nurses Registration
Council and Examining Board to issue qualifying
certificates.

22. Trained Nurses Association Of India:-
 Formed in 1908 at
Delhi, India.
 It is a National body
of practitioners of
nursing at various
levels.
 It is a professional
association of nurses.

23. Cont…
 The level of organization moves to the district,
state and national levels.
 Members of TNAI are usually most active on
the level of the local unit.
 Activities and conference however are planned
regularly by the state branches and provide
opportunities for valuable professional
participation and development of the individual
member.

24. AIMS Of TNAI:-
UPGRADING,
DEVELOPMENT
AND
STANDARDIZATIO
N OF NURSING
EDUCATION
IMPROVEMENT OF LIVING
AND WORKING
CONDITIONS OF NURSES IN
INDIA
REGISTRATION FOR
QUALIFIED NURSES

25. Functions Of TNAI:-
 Up grading development and standardization of
nursing education.
 Improvement of living and working condition for
nurses in India.
 Registration for qualified nurses.
 It has promoted the development of courses in higher
education for nurses.
 It gives scholarships for nurses who wish to go on for
advanced study.
 Helped to organize the state nurse and midwives
Registration Council.

26. Cont…
 Helps to develop leadership ability.
 Helps to share and solve professional problems.
 Helped to remove discrimination against male
nurses.
 Helped to improve economic conditions for
nurses.
 The official organ of TNAI is the Nursing journal
of India which is published monthly.

27. Student NursingAssociation:-
Student nurses Association was established in
1929 at the annual conference of Trained
Nurses Association Of India.

28. ORGANISATION
OF MEETINGS
AND
CONFERENCES
MAINTENANCE
OF SNADIARY
SOCIO
CULTURAL AND
RECREATIONAL
ACTIVITIES
PROFESSIONL
ACTIVITY
EXHIBITION
FUND
RAISING
PUBLIC
SPEAKING
AND
WRITING

29. Objectives Of SNA:-
ideals of the
 To uphold the dignity and
profession.
 Promote a corporative spirit.
 Furnish nurses.
 Encourage leadership ability.
social contacts &
 Increase the students
knowledge.
 Provide a special section.

30. Committees Of SNA:-
Committees of SNAare-
1. Hostel committees.
2. Mess committees.
3. Counseling committees.
4. Health committees.
5. Culture committees.
6. Recreation and sport committees.
7. Gardening committees.

31. UttarakhandNurses & Midwives Council
 Uttarakhand Nursing Council came into existence on 7th
November 2002 on the same lines as the UP Nursing Council.
The new council re-registered the trained nurses from other
parts of India who were working in the State at the time of
division.

32. Functions Of Uttarakhand Nurses &
Midwives Council:-
 To make provision to enable conducted and
affi1iated colleges and recognized institutions to
undertake specialized studies.
 To establish, maintain and manage University
departments, laboratories, libraries, museums and
equipments for leaching or research.
 To organize maintain and manage colleges
institutions, hostels, he , centres, auditoria and
gymnasiums.

33. Cont…
 To create posts of directors, principals, teachers and
non teaching staffs in the colleges or institutions.
 To control and regulate admission of students for
various courses or study in University departments,
conducted and affiliated college, institutions.
 To monitor and evaluate the academic performance of
affiliated colleges.
 To provide for periodical assessment of the
performance of teachers and non-teaching employees
of the colleges.