This document discusses the roles and functions of regulatory bodies, professional organizations, and unions in nursing. It defines regulatory bodies as government agencies that enforce standards and safety in a given profession. Professional organizations aim to improve nursing education and practice standards. Unions help nurses communicate issues to management and ensure legal rights are respected. The document outlines several key regulatory bodies like the International Council of Nurses, Indian Nursing Council, and State Nursing Councils. It also describes professional associations like the Trained Nurses Association of India and Student Nurses Association of India.

1. “ROLEOFREGULATORYBODIES,PROFESSIONAL
ORGANIZATIONSANDUNIONSELFDEFENCE”
PRESENTED BY:
MS. MAHIMA BANKAR
1ST YEAR M.SC
SYMBIOSIS COLLEGE OF NURSING, PUNE
ADVANCE NURSING PRACTICE

2. Introduction
Define the regulatory bodies, professional
organization and union self defence
To understand the role of regulatory
bodies, its types, purposes, goals and
functions.
OBJECTIVES

3. INTRODUCTION TO REGULATORY
BODIES
 Regulatory agencies are usually a part of the
executive branch of the government of they
have statutory authority.
 Regulatory authorities are commonly set up to
enforce standards and safely.

4. DEFINITION OF REGULATORY
BODY
“Regulatory body is a public organization or
government agency responsible for excersing
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”

5. 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.

6. PROFESSIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS
 The professional organization provides a
means through which united efforts can be
made to elevate standards of nursing
education and practice.

7. GOALS OF PROFESSIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS
 To bring nursing organizations together in a
world wide body.
 To advance the socio economic status of the
nurses and the profession of nursing world
wide.
 To influence domestic health policy.
 To focus for a better carrier for nurses.

8. MAJOR TYPES OF REGULATING
BODIES AT CENTRE AND STATE LEVEL
International Council Of Nurses
(ICN)
American Nurses Association
(ANA)
Indian Nursing Council (INC)
State Nursing Council (SNC)
Trained Nurses Association Of
India (TNAI)
Student nurses association (SNA)

9. INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF
NURSES (ICN)
 Founded in 1899, 135 members.
 Headquarters in Geneva,
Switzerland.
 Worlds first largest international
organization for health.
 Represents 16 million international nurses
 130 national nurses organization.
 The main purpose of the ICN is to provide a mean
through which the national association can share
their interest in the promotion of heath and care of
the sick.

10. OBJECTIVE OF ICN
 Quality nursing care for all.
 Sound health policies.
 Advancement of nursing knowledge.
 Competent and satisfied workforce.

11. FUNCTIONS OF ICN
 To ensure quality nursing care for all.
 To improve the advancement of nursing
knowledge.
 To formulate the code of ethics of nurses.
 Promote the development of strong national
nurses association.
 To improve the standard and status of nursing
and competence of nurses.
 To serve as authoritative voice for nurses and
nursing internationally.

12. AMERICAN NURSES
ASSOCIATION
 Founded in 1896, based in Silver Spring,
Maryland, USA.
 Represents RN’s of USA.
 Professional organization to advance and
protect nursing profession.

13. FUNCTIONS OF ANA
Establish standards of practice, nursing
education and services
Establish a ethical code of conduct
Ensure a system of credentialing
Support systematic study, evaluation
and research in nursing
Conduct an affirmative action program

14. INDIAN NURSING COUNCIL
(INC)
 The Indian Nursing Council is
an Autonomous Body, under
the Government of India,
Ministry of Health and Family
welfare, Constituted by the
central government under
section 3(1) of the Indian
Nursing Council Act, 1947 of
parliament to establish a
uniform standard of training for
nurses, midwives and health
visitors.

15. CONT…
 Founded: 31st December 1947
 Sector: Nursing, Nurse Education
 Headquarters: New Delhi
 Parent Agency: Ministry Of Health And Family
Welfare

16. AIMS OF INC
 To establish a uniform standard of training for
nurse midwives and health visitors.
 To be the regulatory body for nurse and
nursing education in India.
 To upgrade and develop the nursing
education.

17. PURPOSES OF INC
PURPOSES
OF INC
Uniform
standards
for
education
Nurses
registration
Registration
of foreign
nurses
Indian
nursing
register

18. FUNCTIONS OF INC
FUNCTIONS
OFINC
Prescribe
syllabus/curriculum
Implement syllabus
Inspection of exam
centers
Inspection of nursing
schools and colleges
Maintain Indian nurses
register
Withdrawal of
recognition

19. STATE NURSING COUNCIL
(SNC)
 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 works as an Autonomous
body under the government
of respective state,
department of health and
family welfare.

20. FUNCTIONS OF SNC
Registration and granting certificate to
qualified person.
Regulation of training program
Granting recognition to training institutes
Conduct all the nursing courses and
periodical inspection

21. TRAINED NURSES
ASSOSIATION OF INDIA (TNAI)
 It is national association of
nurses.
 Formed in 1905 at Lucknow.
 At the annual conference
held in Mumbai in 1908, a
decision was taken to
establish Trained Nurses
association and was
inaugurated in 1909, and
was affiliated by INC in
1912.

22. AIMS OF TNAI
Upgrading development and
standardization of nursing education
Improvement of living and working
conditions of nurse in India
Registration of qualified nurse

23. FUNCTIONS OF TNAI
To publish Nursing
Journal of India
To raise funds
Scholarship for
educationWelfare Funds
Professional
visits

24. ORGANIZATION OF TNAI
President
Vice President
Treasurer
Secretary

25. STUDENT NURSES
ASSOCIATION OF INDIA (SNA)
 SNA is a nation-wide
organization of nursing
students.
 It was established in 1929
at the annual conference
of TNAI in Madras.

26. OBJECTIVE OF SNA
 To uphold the dignity and ideals of the
profession.
 Encourage leadership ability.
 Increase the student social contact and
knowledge.
 Provide a special session.
 Promote a corporative spirit.
 Furnish nurses.

27. PURPOSE AND FUNCTION
To help student nurses learn how the
professional organization serve.
To promote a close rapport.
To encourage leadership ability.

28. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
Organization
of Meeting
and
Conferences
Maintenance
of SNA Dairy
Exhibition
and Fund
Raising
Public
Speaking
and Writing

29. COMMITTEES OF SNA
1. Hostel committee and Mess committee
2. Treasurer committee
3. Counseling committee
4. Health committee
5. Cultural committee
6. Discipline committee
7. Editorial committee
8. Sports committee

30. UNIONS SELF DEFENCE
 “ An union is a formal group that works through
a collective bargaining agent to present
desires to management formally, through the
legal context of the National Labor Relations
Board (NLRB)”

31. OBJECTIVES OF UNIONS
WAGES PROMOTIONS LAYOFFS
DISCIPLINE GRIEVANCES
PROCEDURES
FRINGE
BENIFITS

32. PURPOSES OF UNIONS
 Satisfied in workplace
 Feeling powerless
 Job stress
 Increased physical demands
 Need for communicating
 Issues related to jobs

33. Role of unions
 To know the legal rights and rights of the
manager
 To act clearly within the law
 To report to NLRB if a manager acts unlawfully
 To have information of regular meetings
 To set meetings time conveniently

34. ADVANTAGES OF UNIONS
 Improving work environment
 Promoting legislation
 Better work contracts
 Supporting mentoring programs

35. DISADVANTAGES OF UNIONS
 Restricted membership
 Lack of authority
 Management conflicts
 Divided loyalty
 Possibility of not accepting nurses
advancement

36. CONCLUSION
 Regulatory bodies, professional organization
and union self defence 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.

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