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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 asWorld 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 worlds directing and co-ordinating authority on all international
health work. Through the WHO, the nations help each other in raising health standards. The
WHOs 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 worlds 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 1980s 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 womens health project. Improved health care for adolescent girl project. Child
survival projects. Improving womens 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.

ROCKFELLERS FOUNDATION::
ROCKFELLERS 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 banks
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 womens conferences: It started in 1926, services for MCH , teaching
mother craft, balwadis adult education. All india blind relief society: Welfare of blind organizes
camps for eye relief & other facilities.