Indian NC & State Nursing council 2.pptx

Indian Nursing Council & State Nursing council

1. NURSING ADMINISTRATION AND WARD MANAGEMENT INDIAN NURSING COUNCIL (INC) & STATE NURSING COUNCIL

2. QUALITY EVALUATION SYSTEMS IN HEALTH CARE Indian Nursing Council (INC) The Indian Nursing Council is an autonomous statutory body under the Government of India, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare was constituted by the Central Government under section 3(1) of the Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947(XLVIII of 1947), of parliament to establish uniform standard for nurses, midwives and health visitors.

3. Aims and Objectives of Indian Nursing Council • To regulate training policies and programmes in nursing. • To bring about standards of nursing training courses. • To prescribe minimum standards of education and training of various nursing programmes. • To regulate these standards in all training institutions uniformly throughout the country universities imparting Master’s/ Bachelor’s/PG diploma/Certificate courses in nursing. • To recognize degree/diploma/certificate awarded by foreign universities/institutions on reciprocal basis. • To promote research in nursing. • To maintain Indian nursing register for registration of nursing personnel and training programmes.

4. Main Purposes of INC • To set standards and regulate all types of nursing education. • To prescribe and specify minimum requirement for qualifying for a particular course in nursing. • Advisory role in the state nursing council. • To collaborate with state nursing councils, schools and colleges of nursing and examination board.

5. Functions of Indian Nursing Council • To establish and monitor a uniform standard of nursing education for nurses midwife, Auxiliary Nurse-Midwives and health visitors by doing inspection of the institutions. • To recognize the qualifications under section 10(2)(4) of the Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947 for the purpose of registration and employment in India and abroad. • To give approval for registration of Indian and Foreign Nurses possessing foreign qualification under section 11(2)(a) of the Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947. • To prescribe the syllabus & regulations for nursing programs.

6. • Power to withdraw the recognition of qualification under section 14 of the Act in case the institution fails to maintain its standards under Section 14 (1)(b) that an institution recognized by a State Council for training of nurses, midwives, auxiliary nurse midwives or health visitors does not satisfy the requirements of the Council. • To advise the State Nursing Councils, examining boards, State Governments and Central Government in various important items regarding nursing education in the country.

7. Organization Structure

8. Committees • Executive committee: 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.

9. • Equivalence committee: It is to deliberate on the issues of recognition of foreign qualifications which is essential for the purpose of registration under section 11(2)(a) or (b) of the Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947, as amended. • Finance committee: Finance Committee 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.

10. State Nursing Councils The state registration council is autonomous except they do not have power to prescribe the syllabi for courses to recognize examining bodies and to regulate reciprocity are now vested in the Indian Nursing Council. Functions •Inspect and accredit schools/ training institutes of nursing in their state • Conduct the examinations •Prescribe rules of conduct • Maintain registers of nurses, midwives, and ANM and health visitors in the state • Issue license (registration certificate) and to ensure the maintenance of standards as laid down by INC

11. Coordination with INC • INC is composed of representation of many sections including State Nursing Registration Council (SNRC) • If INC is to recognize any school/college of nursing, first recognition must be sought from the local registration council • To be affiliated to INC, SNRC must register person • SNRC must implement syllabus prescribed by INC • Time to time INC meetings of State Registrars to discuss various problems

12. • SNRC along with the help of INC checks the unethical practices that includes: dishonest use of certificates, getting registration by false or by unrecognized person, representation of registration as a medical practitioner, defect in character, bad conduct. If the rules of conduct are not followed the disciplinary action is taken. Examination Boards and Universities Recognized qualifications A . General Nursing–Certificates (including senior and junior certificates), B. Midwifery—certificates, diplomas or degrees in midwifery issued by any of the designated authorities namely: The respective state councils appoint the Examination Boards and the universities recognized by INC.