standards & accreditation of the organization.ppt

�Accreditation�
Accreditation refers to a voluntary review process of educational programs by a professional organization. The organization called an “accrediting agency”, is invited to compare the educational quality of the program with established standards and criteria.
Purposes�
Maintenance of adequate admission requirement.
Helps in registration of nurses
Maintenance uniform academic standards.
Stimulation of instructional self improvements.


Protection of institution of higher education against educationally and socially harmful pressures.
Prescribes syllabus.
Grants recognition to school/college of nursing.

Functions of accreditation �
Protects the autonomy of various health services programmes.
Preserves the quality of nursing education.
Protects public from ill prepared nurses.
Protects the institution from unsafe and unsound political pressure.
Helps the practitioner for broad scope of nursing practice.
�Regional accreditation agencies�
They are concerned with the institution as a whole. They are general in nature. They are concerned with appraising the institution and safeguarding quality of education.


Each agency establishes criteria for evaluation of the institution in its region. It receives those institutions periodically & publishes from time to time of those institutions which it has accreditated.
State accrediting agencies�
State universities and commissions and other agencies 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.

National Accrediting Agency�
National accrediting agencies are concerned with appraising the total activities of the institution of higher learning and with safeguarding the quality of liberal education, the foundation of professional programs in colleges and universities.

The University Grants Commission (UGC) of India is a statutory organization set up by Union government in 1956, for the coordination, determination and maintenance of standards of university education. It provides recognition for universities in India, and provides funds for government-recognized universities and colleges.

The NATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION COUNCIL (NAAC) is an autonomous body established by the University Grants Commission (UGC) of India to assess and accredit institutions of higher education in the country.

Criteria for Assessment �
Curricular Aspects
Teaching-Learning and Evaluation Research,
Consultancy and Extension
Infrastructure and Learning Resources
Student Support and Progression
Governance and Leadership
Innovative practices

Standards of Accreditation�
Standard 1: Mission, Goals, and Objectives
Standard 2: Planning, Resource Allocation, and Institutional Renewal
Standard 3: Institutional Resources
Standard 4: Leadership and Governance
Standard 5: Administration
Standard 6: Integrity
Standard 7:

1. Development & Maintenance Of
Standards & Accreditation In
Nursing Education Programme.
Prepared By:-
Mr. Abhinav Bhatt

2. Accreditation
Accreditation refers to a voluntary review
process of educational programs by a
professional organization. The
organization called an “accrediting
agency”, is invited to compare the
educational quality of the program with
established standards and criteria.

3. Purposes
•Maintenance of adequate admission
requirement.
•Helps in registration of nurses
•Maintenance uniform academic standards.
•Stimulation of instructional self
improvements.

4. •Protection of institution of higher education
against educationally and socially harmful
pressures.
•Prescribes syllabus.
•Grants recognition to school/college of
nursing.

5. Functions of accreditation
•Protects the autonomy of various health
services programmes.
•Preserves the quality of nursing education.
•Protects public from ill prepared nurses.
•Protects the institution from unsafe and
unsound political pressure.
•Helps the practitioner for broad scope of
nursing practice.

6. Regional accreditation
agencies
They are concerned with the institution as
a whole. They are general in nature. They
are concerned with appraising the
institution and safeguarding quality of
education.

7. Each agency establishes criteria for
evaluation of the institution in its region. It
receives those institutions periodically &
publishes from time to time of those
institutions which it has accreditated.

8. State accrediting agencies
State universities and commissions and
other agencies 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.

9. National Accrediting Agency
•National accrediting agencies are
concerned with appraising the total
activities of the institution of higher
learning and with safeguarding the quality
of liberal education, the foundation of
professional programs in colleges and
universities.

10. The University Grants Commission
(UGC) of India is a statutory organization
set up by Union government in 1956, for
the coordination, determination and
maintenance of standards of university
education. It provides recognition for
universities in India, and provides funds
for government-recognized universities
and colleges.

11. •The NATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND
ACCREDITATION COUNCIL (NAAC) is
an autonomous body established by the
University Grants Commission (UGC) of
India to assess and accredit institutions of
higher education in the country.

12. Criteria for Assessment
•Curricular Aspects
•Teaching-Learning and Evaluation
Research,
•Consultancy and Extension
•Infrastructure and Learning Resources
• Student Support and Progression
• Governance and Leadership
Innovative practices

13. Standards of Accreditation
•Standard 1: Mission, Goals, and
Objectives
•Standard 2: Planning, Resource Allocation,
and Institutional Renewal
•Standard 3: Institutional Resources
•Standard 4: Leadership and Governance
•Standard 5: Administration
•Standard 6: Integrity
•Standard 7: Institutional Assessment

14. •Standard 8: Student Admissions
•Standard 9: Student Support Services
•Standard 10: Faculty
•Standard 11: Educational Offerings
•Standard 12: General Education
•Standard 13: Related Educational
Activities
•Standard 14: Assessment of Student
Learning

15. Process for Accreditation
•In the first step of Assessment and
Accreditation, “Institutional Eligibility for
Quality Assessment” (IEQA) is required to
be obtained by an applicant institution at
the beginning.
•Preparation of the Self-Study Report by
the institution, its submission to NAAC and
in-house analysis of the report by NAAC

16. •Peer Team Visit to the institution for
validation of the Self-Study Report.
•Preparing the report.
•Report made along with the institutional
report is sent to the review board of
council.
•Grading, Certification and Accreditation
based on the evaluation report by the peer
team, the final decision given by the
Executive Committee of the NAAC.

17. Benefits of Accreditation
•Helps the institution to know its strengths,
weaknesses and opportunities through an
informed review process.
•To identify internal areas of planning and
resource allocation.
•Initiates institutions into innovative and
modern methods of pedagogy.

18. •Gives institutions a new sense of direction
and identity. Provides society with reliable
information on quality of education offered.
•Promotes intra and inter-institutional
interactions

19. National Professional
Accrediting Agency
Indian nursing council (INC) is the official
accrediting agency for all programs of
nursing.
The Indian Nursing Council is a statutory
body constituted under the Indian Nursing
Council Act, 1947.

20. The Council is responsible for regulation
and maintenance of a uniform standard of
training for Nurses, Midwives, Auxillary
Nurse-Midwives and Health Visitors.
–Prescribes the standard curricula
–Prescribes conditions for admission to above
courses.
–Prescribes standard of examination.

21. INC seen following criteria during
inspection and for accreditation
Building – School/College of Nursing
Admission criteria
Stay of students in the Hostel
Teaching faculty
Clinical facilities
Number of seats
Up gradation of School of Nursing to College
of Nursing

22. National Accreditation Board for
Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH)
•National Accreditation Board for Hospitals
& Healthcare Providers (NABH) is a
constituent board of Quality Council of
India. Currently it accredits Hospitals &
Nursing homes.

23. NABH Standards for Hospitals
Patient Centered Standards
–Access, Assessment and Continuity of Care
(AAC)
–Care of Patients (COP)
–Management of Medication (MOM)
–Patient Rights and Education (PRE)
–Hospital Infection Control (HIC)

24. Organization Centred Standards
–Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)
–Responsibilities of Management (ROM)
–Facility Management and Safety (FMS)
–Human Resource Management (HRM)
–Information Management System (IMS)

25. Benefits of NABH Accreditation
•Benefits for Patients
•Benefits for Hospitals
•Benefits for Hospital Staff

26. Standards of professional
performance
•Quality of care
•Performance appraisal
•Education
•Ethics
•Research
•Collaboration

27. Standards of nursing education
•STANDARD I: Mission and Governance
•STANDARD II : Institutional commitment
and resources
•STANDARD III : Curriculum & teaching
learning practices
•STANDARD IV : Assessment &
achievement of programme outcomes