ABHILASHI COLLEGE OF NURSING,

TANDA

SUBJECT: ADVANCE NURSING PRACTICE

ASSIGNMENT ON: PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATION IN

NURSING

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 PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATION IN NURSING
 INTRODUCTION:
 It has been rightly said that never underestimate the importance and power of
nursing professional associations. Whether you are a member or not,
professional associations are of value to curses and to profession. The
associations promote the development of leaders and advancement of nursing
practice. They provide valuable resources for both nurses and public and they
serve as forums of communication with consumers, business, industry and
government on matters affecting nursing and nursing practice.
 For many professionals, membership in their professional association is
meaningful. There is a dearth of information. however, about the numerous
professional nursing associations that exist today, what population they serve,
how their purposes overlap and differ, and what benefits result from the
memberships. One must question that whether professional associations in
nursing are more alike than different and what criteria separate one from
another.
 DEFINITION:
 Profession: R Louise, Mc Mannur in 1952, defined it as "an occupation based
on specialized intellectual study and training, the purpose of which is to supply
skilled service with ethical component to others for a definite fer or salary.
 Professional association: Reflects the natural tendency of people to join
together for a common purpose, the development of commerce and industry
and the political and social realities of achieving public recognition and prestige.
 Organization: According to L. White, organization is the arrangement of
personnel for facilitating the accomplishment of some agreed purposes through
the allocation of functions and responsibilities.
 Professional associations: Professional associations have been defined
as groups of people who share a set of professional values and who decide to
join their colleagues to affect a change. --Poder-Wise (2007)
 The Professional Organization is the one that provides a means through which
efforts can be channeled with authority because of the number it represents. –
Hunt
 OBJECTIVES OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING ASSOCIATIONS:
 To ensure the public's right to quality healthcare services.
 To support and assist professional members.
 Health professionals such as nurses, doctors, pharmacists and many others are
regulated and licenced by regulatory bodies as required by provincial/territorial
legislations. All nurses are required to be licenced to practice with their
designated provincial/territorial nursing regulatory body.

 MAJOR NURSING PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION:

 Trained Nurses Association of India (TNAI).
 Student Nurses Association.
 Health visitor’s league.
 Midwifery and Auxillary nurse midwives Association.
 Nursing research society of india.
 State nursing association.
 TRAINED NURSES ASSOCIATION OF INDIA (TNAI): The Association had
its beginning in the Association of Nursing Superintendents which was founded in 1905 They saw
the need to develop nursing as a profession and alus do provide a forum where professional nurses
mert and plan to achieve these ends. TNAI was registered under the Societies Registration Act. No
XXI of 1860, on June 16,1917.
o Milestones: In 1908, at the Annual Conference held in Bombay, a decision was taken to establish
Trained nursing association. In 1909, The Association was inaugurated. The first president was Miss
Allen Martian. First Secretary was Miss Burn In 1912, the TNAI got affiliated with the International
Council of Nunes (ICN) In 1922, the association of nursing superintendents and trained nurses
association was amalgamated and called the Trained Nurses Association of India.
o Nursing Abroad Programme under this scheme a number of TNAI members had been placed in
institutions abroad to obtain clinical experience on an "earn and learn" basis.
o In 1974, the TNAI became a member of the Commonwealth Nurses Federation (CNF). The
association with CNF has been fruitful in many ways. Mrs. Reena Bose, the first Vice President,
TNAI, taken over as President CNF as an uncontested candidate.
Since May 1995, Due to paucity of funds, it became difficult to pay the heavy subscription and TNAI
stands disaffiliated from ICN.
o OBJECTIVES:
 To promote high standards of health care and nursing practices.
 FUNCTIONS:
 To establish functions, standards and qualifications for nursing practice.
 To enunciate standards of nursing education and implement these through appropriate channels.
 To enunciate standards of nursing service and implement these through appropriate channels.
 To establish a code of ethical conduct for practitioners.
 To stimulate and promote research designed to increase the knowledge on which the practice of
nursing is based.
 THE HEADQUAETERS: The Headquarters were transferred from Madras and established in Delhi
in 1942. In 1956, the association purchased half an acre plot for building site in Green Park, New
Delhi. The foundation stone was laid by Dr Radhakrishnan, Vice President of India on Oct. 17, 1960.

The office moved to 1-16 and 1-17, Green Park, New Delhi, on July 31, 1961.

 Management the management of association constitutes:

 President.
 First Vice-President.
 Second Vice-President.
 Third Vice-President
 Honorary Treasurer.
 Secretary General.
 Assistant Secretary cum SNA Advisor.
 Assistant Secretaries.
 Editor.
 President or Vice-President, one from each State or Union Territory.
 Branch or joint secretaries.
 Co-opted members.
 Chairpersons of standing committees and interest sections.
 Ex-officio members.
 Meetings:
 General meetings: The general meetings of the members of the association shall be held
biennially at such time and place as council may decide.
 Special meetings: The President of the TNAI, may call a special meeting of the
council/executive/house of delegates at anytime he/she deems necessary.
 Membership: The membership consists of the following:
 Full membership: Fully qualified registered nurses.

 Associate membership: Health visitors and midwives and auxiliary nurse midwives.
 Affiliate membership: Student nurses and members of affiliated organizations, e.g. Christian
Nurses' League and Catholic Nurses' Guild.
 Institutional membership: Any organization with similar objectives and philosophy as that of
TNAL.
 Honorary fellows. The council shall select members of the association who have rendered
service of a very high order to the cause of nursing and confer on them honorary fellowship of
INAL. All have voting rights except institutional members and honorary fellows.
 BENEFITS FROM TNAI MEMBERSHIP:
 It gives you a feeling of belonging and security because of the number of nurses who are united
through the organization.
 Professional activities give ample opportunity to develop leadership ability and professional poise.
 Keeps abreast of changes.
 Shares and solves professional problems.
 The member could present various professional issues like representation to central pay
commission.
 It holds national level conferences, scientific and business sessions.
 Low cost publications for members and students.
 The journal helps to be informed of current events in nursing and offers opportunities to publish
articles and voice opinions.
 Socioeconomic welfare program for destitute members.
 Research studies conducted regularly for the benefit of the members.
 Continuing education program for updating knowledge on various topics at regular intervals.
 It also helps economically by providing scholarships for the advanced study, railway concessions
for nursing students and staff nurses.
 At home with patron of TNAI members at Rashtrapati Bhavan, every year on nurses day
celebrations.
 Annual grant to state branches to hold activities. Also offers limited income for welfare aid when
necessary.
 STUDENTS NURSES ASSOCIATION (SNA):

 History : The Student Nurses Association (SNA) is a nationwide organization. It was

established in 1929 at the time of annual conference of the TNAI. The TNAI and SNA used to have
combined annual conference but due to increase in number of delegates, it was felt in 1960 to hold
a separate conference for the student nurses. Since 1961, student nurses are having biennial
conferences. The students are being more and more responsible to manage their affairs both at
state and national levels. In 1975, it was agreed by the TNAI council that one student representative
 be included in the state branch executive committee on trial basis before the student are included
in the TNAI council as representative of SNA.
 OBJECTIVES:
 To help students to uphold the dignity and the ideals of the profession for which they are qualifying.
 To promote a corporate spirit among students for common good.
 To encourage both professional.
 To encourage students to compete for prizes in the students nurses competitions.
 MANAGEMENT:
 President of TNAI or one of the Vice presidents.
 Vice-presidents of SNA advisor who must be a full member of TNAI.
 State branches SNA advisor.
 Secretaries of SNA state branches.
 Secretary-general TNAI.
 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE:
 At unit level:
o SNA advisor
o President
o Vice-president
o Secretory
o Treasurer
 At state level:
o State TNAI President
o SNA advisor
o Student vice president
o Secretory
o Treasurer
o Chairperson
o Representatives of unit
 SNA GENERAL BODY:
 At national level comprises:
 Members of SNA General Committee.
 Three representatives from each unit, i.e. SNA Vice-President, SNA Secretary and SNA Advisor.
 All SNA delegates attending the conference.
 SNA UNITS: Each SNA units should elect as own members of Executive Committee in its GBM
(General Body Meeting) and these members are SNA Unit Advisor, Vice President, Secretary and
Program Chairperson. The SNA General Body Meetings should be held at regular intervals. The
agenda for these meetings will be according to the needs of unit members and objectives of SNA.
 SNA unit advisor is responsible to see that as soon as a nurse has graduated, she is given an SNA to
TNAI form for membership in TNAI This form must be signed by the Nursing Head of the Institution
and sent to Secretary General of TNAI.
 Membership: Student mases of general nursing and midwifery, basic BSc nursing, multipurpose
health worker (female)/auxiliary nurse midwives, from the training institutions recognized by Indian
nursing council, in which a student nurses unit has been established.
 HEALTH VISITOR LEAGUE: The name of this organization of TNAI shall be the health
visitor’s league.
 OBJECTIVES:
o To uphold in every way the dignity and honor of health visitors.
o To promote, among all health visitors, esprit de corps.
o To enable members to take council together on matters affecting their profession.
o To raise the standards of education and practice of health visitor.

 President: The president of TNAI shall be the president of health league.

 Membership: Health visitors holding a certificate from any health visitor’s training school
recognized by INC, or in case of foreign qualifications recognized by the government of the country
concerned, shall be eligible for membership.
 MANAGEMENT: The governing body of the league shall be council of the TNAI. There shall be a
committee to deal with the business of the league consisting of:
o Honorary Secretary of Health Visitors League Convener.
o Representatives of the Health Visitors League on state branch committee.
o Secretary-General of the TNAL Ex-Officio.
o Honorary- Treasurer of TNAI-Ex Officio.
o The committee shall deal with all matters affecting the league, but no change shall be made in the
policy of TNAI on the subscription or privilege of membership, without the approval of TNAI
council.
 MIDWIVES AND AUXILLARY NURSE – MIDWIVES ASSOCIATION: The name of the
associate organization of TNAI shall be the midwives and auxillary nurse midwives association.
 OBJECTIVES:
o To uphold, in every way, the dignity and honor of midwives and auxiliary nurse midwives.
o To promote, among all midwives and auxiliary nurse midwives, esprit de corp.
o To enable members to take council together on matters affecting their profession.
o To raise the standards of education and practice of health visitor.
 PRESIDENT: The President of TNAI shall be the President of Midwives and Auxiliary Nurse Midwives
Association.
 MEMBERSHIP: Midwives and Auxiliary Nurse Midwives holding a certificate from any
midwifery/auxiliary nurse midwifery training school recognized by Indian nursing council, or in case
of foreign qualifications recognized by the government of the country concerned shall be eligible for
membership.
 MANAGEMENT: The governing body of the association shall be the council of the TNAI. There shall
be a committee to deal with the business of the association, consisting of :
 Honorary secretary of the midwives and auxiliary nurse midwives association-Convener.
 Representatives of the midwives and auxiliary nurse midwives association on state branch
committee.
 Secretary-General of the TNAI-Ex-Officio.
 Honorary Treasurer of TNAI Ex-Officio.
 The committee shall deal with all matters affecting the association, but no change shall be made in
the policy of TNAL or the subscription or privilege of membership, without the approval of TNAI
council.
 MEETINGS: A meeting of the committee and of the members of the association shall be held at the
time of the general meetings of TNAI and at such other time as desired.
 ELECTION: Election of the honorary secretary shall be held at the meeting of midwive and auxiliary
nurse midwives association at the time of general meeting of TNAI. Election procedure is same as
that of TNAI. The term of office shall be of 4 years.
 NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR NURSING:

 INTRODUCTION: The National League for Nursing (NLN) is the preferred membership
organization for nurse faculty and leaders in nursing education. The NLN offers faculty development
programs, networking opportunities, testing and assessment, nursing research grants, and public
policy initiatives to its 28.000 individual and 1,200 institutional members.
o Founded in 1893 as the American Society of Superintendents of Training Schools for Nurses, the
National Leaguae for Nursing was the first nursing organization in the United States.
o HEADQUARTERS: Newyork-city.
 MILESTONES:
o 1893- The American Society of Superintendents of Training Schools for Nurses is created.
o 1912- The society is renamed the National League for Nursing Education (NLNE).
o 1917- NLNE releases the first Standard Curriculum for Schools of Nursing.
o 1952- NLNE, the National Organization for Public Health Nursing, and Association for Collegiate
Schools of Nursing combine to establish the National League for Nursing (NLN).
o 1993- NLN celebrates a century of commitment to quality nursing education.
o 1997- The National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) is established and
responsibility for all accrediting activities is transferred to this independent new subsidiary.
o 1998- The Board of Governors reaffirms its mission "to promote quality nursing education to
prepare the workforce to meet the needs of diverse populations in an ever changing health care
environment."
o 2002 and beyond- Meeting the challenges of bridging the gap between nursing education and
practice in the new millennium, the NLN sets in motion a Strategic Plan.
 AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION: It was established in 1911.
 PURPOSE: To improve quality of nursing care.
 ACTIVITIES:
o To provide high quality care to patients for early recovery.
o Performance appraisal: Performance appraisals of employees are necessary to understand ties,
competencies and relative merit and worth for the organization. Performance appraisal rates the
employees in terms of their performance.
o Quality education: It is to develop basic learning skills, reading, writing, arithmetic and life skills,
necessary for the nurses to survive and improve the quality of life. The competencies represent
levels of learning in a particular subject comprising basic knowledge, understanding, abilities,
interests, attitudes and values. The competencies are essentially to be acquired by the end of a
particular stage or standard of education.
o Collegiality: Collegiality is the relationship between colleagues. Colleagues are those explicity
united in a common purpose and respecting each other's abilities to work towards that purpose.
o Ethics: It involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong
behavior.
o Collaboration: It is working together to achieve a goal. It is a process where two or more people or
organizations work together to realize shared goal.
 RESEARCH STUDIES BY ANA: ANA has conducted several data based studies as well as several
literature reviews (patient classification systems, relationship between nurse staffing and patient
outcomes, etc.). The conduct of empirical studies is based upon the needs of the Association as
related to emerging nursing issues.
 ORGANIZATION OF ANA:
o American Academy of Nursing: To serve the public and nursing profession by advancing health
policy and practice through the generation, synthesis, and dissemination of nursing knowledge.
o American Nurses Foundation, the charitable and philanthropic arm.
o American Nurses Credentialing Center, which credentials nurses in their specialty and credentials
facilities that exhibit nursing excellence.
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