Introduction :

Introduction Professional organizations provide a mean through which own professional development can
be carried with authority because of their representatives characters. It provides an oppurtunity to express
view point,develop leadership qualities & abilities of professional trends. All qualified nurses must
participate in their professional state & national organizationsfor new development & upgrading the
profession.

Definition:
Definition Professional nursing organizations function as groups composed of organizational members to
promote the quality of health care for all & support the needs of nurses. The effectiveness of professional
nursing organizations is related to the commitment & effectiveness of their members.

NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Indian nursing council: The Indian Nursing Council is a
statutory body constituted under the Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947. It was established in 1949. The
council is responsible for regulation and Maintenance of a uniform standard of training for nurses,
Midwives, Auxiliary Nurses Midwives and Health visitors.

OBJECTIVES OF INDIAN NURSING COUNCIL:

OBJECTIVES OF INDIAN NURSING COUNCIL The Council is responsible for regulation and maintenance
of a uniform standard of training for Nurses, Midwives, Auxiliary Nurse-Midwives and Health Visitors.
Prescribes the standard curricula for the training of nurses, midwives and health visitors; and for training
courses for teachers of nurses, midwives and health visitors, and for training in nursing administration;
Prescribes conditions for admission to above courses Prescribes standard of examination and other
requirements to be satisfied for securing recognization.

Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947:

Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947 Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947, provides for constitution and
composition of the Council consisting of the following: One nurse enrolled in a state register elected by
each State Council; Two members elected from among themselves by the heads of institutions recognized
by the Council for the purpose of this clause in which training is given: - For obtaining a University degree
in Nursing; or In respect of a post-certificate course in teaching of nursing and in nursing administration;
One member elected from among themselves by the heads of institutions in which health visitors are
trained;

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One member elected by the Medical Council of India. One member elected by the Central Council of the
Indian Medical Association. One member elected by the Council of the Trained Nurses Association of India.

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One midwife or auxiliary nurse-midwife enrolled in a State Register, elected by each of the State Councils
in the four groups of State mentioned below, each group of States being taken in rotation in the following
order namely: - Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. Andhra Pradesh, Bihar,
Maharashtra and Rajasthan. Karnataka, Punjab and West Bengal. Assam, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Orissa
; The Director General of Health Services, ex-officio;

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The Chief Principal Matron, Medical Directorate, Army Headquarters. The Chief Nursing Superintendent,
Office of the Director General of Health Services. The Director of Maternity and Child Welfare, Indian Red
Cross Society. The Chief Administrative Medical Officer (by whatever name called) of each State other
than a Union Territory. Four members nominated by the Central Government, of whom at least two shall be
nurses, midwives or health visitors enrolled in a State register and one shall be an experienced
educationalist .

Amendments in I.N.C. Act 1947:

Amendments in I.N.C. Act 1947 The Act was amended in November 1957 to provide for the following
things: Foreign Qualification A citizen of India holding a qualification which entitles him or her to be
registered with any registering body may, by the approval of the council, be enrolled in any state register. A
person not being citizen of India, who is employed as a Nurse, Midwife, ANM, Teacher or Administrator in
any hospital or institution in any state, by the approval of President of Council, is enrolled temporarily in
state register. In such cases foreign qualifications are recognized temporarily for a period of 5 years. If one
continues to practice in India, an extension of recognition should be sort from INC.

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Indian Nurses Register The council shall cause to be maintained in the prescribed manner a Register of
Nurses, midwives, ANM & Health visitors to be known as the Indian Nurses Register, which shall contain
the names of all persons who are for the time being enrolled on any state register. Such register shall be
deemed to be a public document within the meaning of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872.

Organisation Chart:
Organisation Chart

COMMITTEES:
COMMITTEES Executive Committee of the Council to deliberate on the issues related to maintenance of
standards of nursing programs The Nursing Education Committee - The committee is constituted to
deliberate on the issues concerned mainly with nursing education and policy matters concerning the
nursing education. Equivalence Committee – to deliberate on the issues of recognition of foreign
qualifications which is essential for the purpose of registration of the Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947, as
amended? Finance Committee - This is another important Sub-Committee of the Council which decides
upon the matters pertaining to finance of the Council in terms of budget, expenditure, implementation of
Central Govt. orders with respect to service conditions etc.

Functions of INC:
Functions of INC To establish and monitor a uniform standard of nursing education for nurses, midwives,
auxiliary nurse Midwives and health visitors by doing inspections of the institutions. To recognize the
qualifications for the purpose of registration and employment in India and abroad. To give approval for
registration of Indian and Foreign nurses possessing foreign qualification. To proscribe the syllabus and
regulation for nursing programme. Power to withdraw the recognition of qualification standards, that an
institution recognized by a state council for the training of nurses, midwives, auxiliary nurse midwives or
health visitors does not satisfy the requirements of council. To advise the state Nursing Councils,
examination board, state government and central government in various important items regarding nursing
education in country.

TRAINED NURSES ASSOCIATION OF INDIA::

TRAINED NURSES ASSOCIATION OF INDIA: The trained nurses association of India is the national
professional organization of India. The association of nursing superitendents founded at Lucknow in 1905,
first of its President was Miss Allen & first secretary was Miss Burn.

Objectives: :
Objectives: Uphold the dignity & honour of the nursing profession. Promote a sense of espirit de corps
among all nurses & Enabling members to take counsel together on matters relating to their profession. To
promote high standards of health care and nursing practice. To advance professional, educational,
economic and general welfare of nurses.

Membership::
Membership: Membership in TNAI is obtained by submission of a copy of own state registration certificate.
Membership can also be transferred from SNA by transferring a certificate from the institution within 6
months of completing the courses. It consists of full members, those who are fully qualified. Associate
member are health visitors,midwives, ANM, student nurses and members of affliated organization. The
membership of TNAI with ICN offers many opportunities of extending our professional horizon to newer
ideas. ICN opens up many possibities for nurses of India. Its nursing abroad programmes assists Indian
nurses as those in other parts of the world in their or study outside their countries

Activities performed by TNAI::

Activities performed by TNAI: Conferences : The TNAI holds its national conferences biannually. It was
planned in 1972 to hold these conferences quadernnially, but was felt in 1980 that the 4 year gap between
conferences was too long and again back to biannually. Continuing education programme Publications
Socioeconomic welfare Nursing regulation project: The objective of the association is to raise the standards
of nursing education and practice through necessary legislation. Scholarship

Functions::
Functions: To establish functions,standards and qualifications for nursing practice. To enunciates
standards of nursing education and implement these through appropriate channels. To enunciates
standard of nursing services and inplement these through appropriate channel. To establish c code of
ethical conduct for practitioners. To stimulate and promote research designed to increase the knowledge
on which the practice of nursing is based. To prommte legislation and to speak for nurses in regard to
legislative action. To promote and protect the economic welfare for nurses. To provide professional
counselling and placement services. To promote the general health and welfare of the public through all
association program relationship and activities.

Benefits ::
Benefits : Feeling of belongingness. Different conferences and workship are held which may be held at the
national level and state level. Continuing educational programme and upgrade knowldege on relevant
topics at regular interval. Wwelfare funds are the annual given to state branches to sustain activity. Railway
concession is given 25% to the members. Scholarship given to the TNAI and SNA members. Guest room
facilities for guest and headquarter in Delhi and some other state.

Achievements ::
Achievements : Raising the standard of nursing training of both general and midwives. Estblishment of
colleges of nursing in New Delhi. Establishment of nurses registration council in many states. Promotion of
health.

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: :
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: These agencies are for the improvement of nursing education and
profession and include Red cross society, WHO, UNICEF. These are voluntary organization. These have
helped in the promotion of health, prevention of illness and disabilities and promote education of medical
and nursing professional.

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION::

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION: WHO is a specialized, non political international health agency of the
United Nations. Its head quarters is in Geneva, Switzerland. The constitution of WHO came into force on 7
th April,1948 which is celebrated every year as”World health day”

Objective: :
Objective: The objective of WHO is “ the attainment by all peoples of the highest level of health.” Health is
defined as ,”a state of complete physical, mental, social well being and not being merely the absence of
disease or infirmity.” The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental
rights of every huma being without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic and social
condition. The main social target of WHO was attainment by all citizens of the world by the year 2000 of a
level of health that will permit them to lead a socially and economically productive life.

Structure::
Structure: The world health assembly: This is the supreme governing body of the WHO. It is composed of
delegates representing each member state. The world health assembly meets once a year approves the
budget and health politics. The executive board: The executive board consists of 31 members, all
technically qualified. One third of the membership is renewed every year. The executive board meets twicw
a year. The main work of the board is to give effects to the decisions and policies approved by the world
health assembly. The board has also power to take action in emergencies like epidemics.

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The WHO secretariate: The WHO secretariate is in Geneva. It is headed by the Director General, WHO.
The secretariate has 14 divisions: South east asia region: The WHO has established 6 regions. India is a
member of the South East Asia Region whose headquarter is located at New delhi. The members of the
south east region are: India Indonesia Malsive island Myanmar Sri lanka Korea Bhutan Nepal Thailand
Bangladesh

Membership ::
Membership : Membership in WHO is open to all countries. In 1948, there were 56 members by 1996, the
membership rose to 190. Each member state contributes yearly to the funds of the WHO , and each
obtains the services and aids according to its needs which the organization can provide.

Functions::
Functions: The WHO is the world’s directing and co-ordinating authority on all international health work.
Through the WHO, the nations help each other in raising health standards. The WHO’s most important
function is to help countries strengthen and improve their own health services. The WHO provides advisory
services. The WHO provide central technical services. These are : Epidemic warning and disease
surveillance . Administration of international health regulations. Health statistics on a global scale.
Technical publications, publication of experts committee reports, monthly journals, periodicals and
magazines. Supporting research on health problem.

Health contribution in India::

Health contribution in India: The control of communicable diseases such as smallpox, leprosy, cholera,
malaria, tuberculosis. Assist in biomedical research programme in India, including research in family
planning methods. Education and training of all professional and auxillary health worker e.g post
certificates programme at college of nursing chennai and at chandigarh were initiated by WHO.
Strengthening the public health adminstration. Improving environmental sanitation.

UNICEF (UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN EMERGENCY FUND): :

UNICEF (UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN EMERGENCY FUND): UNICEF is one of the
specialized agencies of the United Nations. It was established in 1946. Formerly known as UNICEF & now
it is called U.N Children Fund. The head quarter of UNICEF is in New york ; it has a regional office in New
Delhi. UNICEF works in close collaboration with WHO, and other specialized agencies of United Nations.
The main concern of UNICEF is to improve the health of mothers and children and to assist programme
which would directly or indirectly benefits child health.

UNICEF in India::
UNICEF in India: UNICEF is giving aid to India for programme benefiting children in the following spheres:
1) education 2) health 3 ) nutrition 4) water supply and 5) social welfare.

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GOBI Strategy: currently UNICEF engagged in affecting child health revolution through GOBI compaign: G
– growth monitoring O – oral rehydration therapy B – breast feeding I – universal immunization. In recent
years UNICEF has provided leadership in the following campaigns: Primary health care. Health for all.
Universal child immunization Promotion of growth charts. Breast feeding

UNESCO ( UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CUTURAL ORGANIZATION) :

UNESCO ( UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CUTURAL ORGANIZATION) It is
united nations educational scientific and cultural organization. It contributes to peace and security by
promoting collaboration among nations through education, science and culture. It is sometimes believed to
have originated from the international institution of intellectual cooperation. 1 st Aug, 1945, the govt of
britian.

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It is an inter governmental organization with membership of 158 countries and is associates members. The
first session of the general conference was first concieved as UNESCO without the “s”. The first person
who successfully promoted “S” was the US poet Archibal Macleish. It took possession of its new head
quarter at a place de fontenoy in paris in a Sept 1958. As against only 26 members in 1946, the
membership at present and at 158 nations , this has mean considerable increase in the responsibility and
resources of the organization on 4 th nv. 1986. Unesco completed 40 years of its existence.

Activities ::
Activities : Broad health education Natural sciences Social sciences Culture Community Cooperation with
non governmental organization and publications. Standardization of documents and procedures.
Assistance to the non governmental organization and publications. Establishment of international
agreement

Indian national commission for co-operation with UNESCO: :

Indian national commission for co-operation with UNESCO: The main function are to serve with UNESCO
especially in the field of education, science and culture to advise the govt of India and to promote
understanding of the aims and policies of UNESCO among the people of India.

USAID (UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT) :

USAID (UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT) It was started in 1961.It
provide grants and loans for a number of projects. These are designed to improve the health of the people.

USAID on health education in India::

USAID on health education in India: Malaria eraddication programme Medical education Nursing education
Water supply and sanitation Control of communicable diseases Health education Nutrition Family planning

UNDP (UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME): :

UNDP (UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME): It was established in 1966 contributes
toward increasing the pace of development in developing countries.it support socioeconomic development
including agriculture, industries, education, health and social welfare. It is main source of funds for
technical assistance. The basic objective is to help portions develop their human and natural resources.

FAO( FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION)::

FAO( FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION): It was found formed in 1945 with head quarters in
Rome. The first agency created to wlook after several areas of world co-operation. Its primary aim to
increase agriculture production to keep pace with growing population in the world..

The chief aims are::

The chief aims are: To increase the efficency of farming, fisheries & forestery. To help nations raise their
living standard. To better the conditions of rural people. To ensure that the food is consumed by the people
who need it is sufficient quantities and in right proportions. To develop and maintain a better state of
nutrition throghout the world.

Objectives: :
Objectives: It has organized a World Freedom from Hunger Campaign ( FFHC) in 1960. The primary
objective is toward ensuring that the food is consumed by the people who need it in sufficient quantities
and in right proportions to develop and maintain a better state of nutrition throughout the world.

CARE ( CO-OPERATIVE FOR AMERICAN RELIEF EVERYWHERE): :

CARE ( CO-OPERATIVE FOR AMERICAN RELIEF EVERYWHERE): It is non governmental organization
which was started in 1946. It began working in India 1950. It was found in North America in the wake of the
second world war in the year 1945. It is one of the world’s largest independent, non profit, non sectarian,
international relief and development organization.

Objective of care in India: :

Objective of care in India: India was to provide supplimentary food for children in the age group of 6-11
years. From mid 1980’s CARE India focused its food support in the ICDS programme and in development
of programme in the areas of health.

CARE –India and projects;:

CARE –India and projects; ICDS Better health and nutrition projects. Anemia control project. Improving
women’s health project. Improved health care for adolescent girl project. Child survival projects. Improving
women’s reproductive health and family spacing project. It has been helping with the school mid day meal
scheme. It also provides help in the field of medicine literacy,vocational training and agriculture.

ROCKFELLER’S FOUNDATION::
ROCKFELLER’S FOUNDATION: It was started in 1913 by Mr. John D. Rockfeller. Its purpose is to
promote the well being . it is non governmental agency started functioning in India from 1920 for
implementation of public health programmes and advancement of social and agricultural sciences. The
main area of interest was in medical education and research. Activities: Training of competent training and
research workers. Sponsoring of visits of a large number of medical specialists from the USA. Providing
grants in aid to select the institutions. Development of medical colleges libraries. Population studies.
Assistance to research projects and institutions.

FORD FOUNDATION: :
FORD FOUNDATION: It was started as a comtemporary of the Rockfeller foundation. It is an organization
which is dedicated to the field of rural health services and family planning. Activities: It provides helps in
short term training programme in community health. Pilot project of health services. RCA projects and
research programme in family planning. The ford foundation has provided help in the in the water supply
and draining of sewage system in Kolkatta and the establishment of National Health and Family welfare
institute in Delhi.

COLOMBO PLAN::
COLOMBO PLAN: It is a cooperative unique kind plan was inagurated in 1950 by 20 governmental of
common wealth countries to provide economic development in South and South East Asian countries e.g
Australia, Candana, Japan, Newzealand, Brilain, America are its members. Objectives: It is attempt to raise
the living standard by co-operating and reviewing the development programme. It is attempting to raise the
living standard, aims at preparing a model of development plan together. It help in providing for industrial &
agricultural development, but some spport given to health promotion through fellowship. AIIMS, New Delhi
was made under this plan with financial support from Newzealand.

WORLD BANK::
WORLD BANK: It is a specialized agency of the united nations. It was established with purpose helping
less developed countries & to raise their living standard. It provides finanicial and technical support for
projects of economics development. Objectives: World health bank’s primary objective to help in raising the
standards of living in comparatively poor or under developed countries Functions: World bank collaborates
with WHO in supporting public health programme on water supply. Good production and population control.
AIDS control. Generally concerned with projects involving energy, transport, railway, industries, education,
agricultural, family planning, health and environment etc.

NATIONAL SOCIAL AND HEALTH VOLUNTARY AGENCIES: :

NATIONAL SOCIAL AND HEALTH VOLUNTARY AGENCIES: Matru seva sangh: This institution was
established in 1921. This instutition specially works for the women who need to self supportive. Hind khust
nivaran sangh: This agency provides financial help to leprosy programmes. It was established in 1950 and
its head quarter is at Delhi. Bharat sevak samaj: This organization established in 1952 aim to help people
to attain health through own efforts. Kasturba mamorial fund: It was created in 194 after her death to
improve the welfare of women. The central social welfare board: It was founded in 1953. Aims of vocial
training & social welfare activities. All India women’s conferences: It started in 1926, services for MCH ,
teaching mother craft, balwadi’s adult education. All india blind relief society: Welfare of blind organizes
camps for eye relief & other facilities.