NURSING REGULATORY

MECHANISMS
JORRY POULOSE
2ND YEAR MSc NURSING
JIPMER, PONDICHERRY

REGULATION
Regulation

refers to the processes used to designate

that an individual, programme, institution or product

have met established standards set by an agent

(governmental or non-governmental) recognised as

qualified to carry out this task.- Styles & Affara, 1997,

GOALS OF REGULATION
Define

the profession and its members

Determine

the scope of practice

Set

standards of education

Set

standards of ethical and competent practice

Establish

systems of accountability

Establish

credentialing processes

REGULATORY BODY

Public

authority or Government agency

DEFINITION
Regulatory

designated

body

by

is

the

statute

formal

or

an

organization

authorized

governmental agency to implement the regulatory

forms and process whereby order, consistency and

control are brought to the profession and its practice.

- ICN,1997

IMPORTANCE OF REGULATORY BODIES

To

provide quality health care service to the public.

To

support and assist professional members.

Set

and enforce standards of nursing practice.

 Monitor
Set

and enforce standards for nursing education.

the requirements for registration of nursing

professionals.
To

exercise legal control over institution within their

respective area.

NURSING REGULATORY
MECHANISMS

Main functions
To

protect patient or society

To

define the scope of nursing practice

To

identify the minimum level of nursing care that must

be provided to clients

 The

regulatory bodies that define the laws

and regulations in nursing practice by the

nursing councils at the international, national

and state levels
International council of nurses
Indian nursing council
State nursing council

ACCREDITATION

Accreditation is the process whereby an organization

or agency recognizes a college of university of

programme

of

study

as

having

met

predetermined qualifications of standards

- Selden, 1962

certain

process of review and approval by which

an

institution,

service

is

recognition

programme

granted

of

having

or

specific

time-limited

met

certain

established standards beyond those that are

minimally acceptable.
-ICN

 Organization

or agency recognizes a college or

university or a program of study as having met certain

predetermined qualifications and standard
voluntary

review process of educational programs by a

professional organization

PURPOSES OF ACCREDITATION
For

the maintenance of adequate administration

requirement.
Maintaining

a uniform standard for nursing education

and nursing service.

Stimulation

of institutional self-improvement by

evaluation and inspection.

 It

safeguards the institution from social education and

political pressures.
It

helps in the registration of nurses.

It

prescribes the syllabus.

It

grants recognition to school and colleges.

It

guides the school/college of nursing, according to

recommendation and criteria.

It

also services to prepare the competent to serve the

public.

FUNCTIONS OF ACCREDITATION
It

aims to protect the autonomy of various health

service programmes.
It

preserves the quality of nursing education.

It

protects the public from ill prepared nurses.

It

protects the institutions unsound and unsafe political

pressure.
It

helps the practitioner for the broad scope of nursing

practice.

TYPES OF ACCREDITATION
AGENCIES

i. National accrediting agency

ii. National professional accrediting agency

iii. State accrediting bodies

NATIONAL AGENCIES
Concerned

with appraising the total activities of the

institutions of higher learning, and with safe guarding

the quality of liberal education, the foundation of
professional programs in colleges and universities.
Each

agency establishes criteria for the evaluation of

institutions in its region it reviews those institutions

periodically, and it publishes from time to time a list of
those agencies which it has accredited.

 Central

advisory board of education

All India council for Elementary education

All India council for secondary education

University grants commission

All India council for technical education

National assessment and Accreditation council

NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ACCREDITING

AGENCY
Aim

to foster research, to improve service to the

public and the number of individuals admitted to the

profession.

Medical Council of India

Indian Nursing Council

Dental council of India

Pharmacy council of India

Central council of Indian system of Medicine

Indian

nursing council, (INC) is the official accrediting

agency for all programs of nursing, which include

Diploma (GNM), Bsc Nursing (both basic and post

basic), Msc N /M.phil (Masters) and PhD (Doctoral

programs in Nursing)

INDIAN NURSING COUNCIL

AIMS

To

establish

uniform

standard

of

training

throughout the state

Prohibit training centre, which are inadequate

Prohibit practice of nursing by non qualified

nurses.

FUNCTIONS AND ROLE OF INC

Prescribing Syllabus

Inspection

NATURE OF INSPECTION BY INC

First Inspections

Re Inspection

Periodic Inspections

STATE ACCREDITING BODIES

A

state nursing councils, which is called reciprocity,

was possible only if uniform standards of nursing

education were maintained.
Providing

the registration to the nurses

Maintains

All

a register of names of professional nurses

degree holding nurses also have to get the

registration in state council.

LICENSURE/REGISTRATION

Licensure is defined as the process by which an

agency of state government grant permission to an
individual to engage in a given profession upon
finding that the applicant has attained
essential

degree

of

competency

necessary

the
to

perform a unique scope of practice(NCSBN,2004).

A document issued by a body charged with the

exclusive right to determine eligibility for practice in a

specified profession, or field in the profession. It is

generally used within a regulatory system that prohibits
practice without a license.
-ICN

PURPOSE:

Licensure offers protection to the public

It ensure minimum competency among

professional.

It ensures minimum standard among the

professionals.

It help to prevent malpractice.

It helps to regulate the professional conduct.

Licensing permits a person to offer special skills and

knowledge to the public in a particular jurisdiction
when such practice would otherwise be unlawful. A
particular jurisdiction or area is covered by the
license.

In India all nurses are required to be licensed to

work in any part of the country, for that they have

to be registered in any of the state nursing

council. All over India each state running their
own nursing council.

Registration councils are functioning in all states

of India and they are affiliated to INC.

NURSING LICENSURE

The process, sanctioned by the law, of granting

exclusive power or privilege to persons meeting

established standards, which allows them to

engage in a given occupation or profession, and to

use a specific title.-ICN

CURRENT LICENSURE
ACTIVITIES

Nurses are required to apply for licensure in

each state in which they practice

Nurses will be responsible for following the laws

and regulations of those states

COMPONENTS OF NURSING
PRACTICE ACTS

Two essential components

1.

To protecting the health and safety of the public

2.

Protection of the title of RN

Nursing practice act describes the requirements

for licensure

Registered nurse, is reserved for those meeting

the requirements to practice nursing in the state.

PROCESS OF REGISTRATION

It is the process by which individuals are assessed

and given status on a registry attesting to

individuals ability and current competency. Its

purpose is to keep a continuous record of the past

and current achievements of an individual.

TNMC REGISTRATION

Process

of

Providing

Authority

to

use

an

Exclusive Title to those persons to enter in the

"State Register" Maintained under the Law of the

State.

TAMILNADU CANDIDATES (PRIMARY)

Register the Qualification in the concern State.

Primary Registration means the candidates who
obtain Recognized Qualification

within

Tamil

Nadu and Registering the same Qualification in

Tamil Nadu Nurses and Midwives Council as per
the Act.

1) Candidates may apply in person or by Postal

with the required documents to this Council for

Registration

2) Bulk Registration may be done through the

Head of the Institution for all the Candidates

TAMILNADU CANDIDATES (PRIMARY)

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATION

Registration of Additional Qualification done by

this

Council

for

the

Candidates

who

has

Obtained Nursing Qualification after Registering

their Basic Qualification in Tamilnadu Nursing

Council.

OTHER STATE CANDIDATES (SECONDARY)

Register the Qualification in the concern State

where you have trained. Subsequently Registering
the same Qualification once again in Other State

within India where you would like to practice

nursing/do
Registration.

higher

education

is

Secondary

After surrendering your parental Registration

Certificate at your Council and should obtain a

NOC from the Parental Council to Registration

in Tamilnadu to practise the profession within

Tamilndau.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

(1) For Bulk Registration, along with the above

procedure, Candidate's Colour Photo (Passport
Size) to be submitted & write the Candidate Name

behind the photo. One photo to be fixed in the

Application form and Do Not Staple. And also CD
to be submitted with Scaned Photo and it has been

Saved in file name as Candidate Name (Photo file

size 20 to 40 kb in .JPG format only).

(2) Other State Trained Candidates should

surrender their Concerned State Nursing
Councils Registered Nurse & Midwife Certificates
to the parent Council where ever they have
Registered.

(3) Two Xerox copies of parent Council's RN and

RM Certificates should be enclosed.

(4) Other State Candidates after surrendering their

parent Council's RN, RM certificates they should

obtain NOC from the parent Council to Register in

TNNMC.

(5)

For

Dispatching

the

Bulk

Registration

Certificate, Self addressed Envelope along with

Necessary Stamp to be sent.

REQUIREMENT FOR REGISTRATION BASIC

B.SC., NURSING
REGISTRATION PARTICULARS OF B.SC(N) - ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE
1
2

Filled Application form (Application can be downloaded from Council Website

www.tamilnadunursingcouncil.com)
Xerox copy of 12th Mark sheet (1 No.) or its Equivalent

Xerox copy of Transfer of Certificate (1 No.)

B.Sc(N) Provisional / Original Certificate

Xerox copy B.Sc(N) Provisional / Original Certificate (1 No.)

Original Certificate of Course Completion Certificate

Xerox copy of Course Completion Certificate (1 No.)

Final year Mark Sheet - Original (1 no.) Xerox Copy

Rs.2000/- Demand Draft Drawn in favour of The Registrar, Tamilnadu Nurses and Midwives
Council, Chennai payable at Chennai Branch and also.

10 CD to be Submitted with Scanned Photo to be Saved the file name as Candidate name (Photo
file size 20 to 40 kb in jpg format only).

REQUIREMENT FOR REGISTRATION M.SC.,

NURSING
REGISTRATION PARTICULARS OF M.SC(N) - ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE
1
2

Filled Application form (Application can be downloaded from Council Website

www.tamilnadunursingcouncil.com)
Xerox copy of 12th Mark Sheet (1 No.) or its Equivalent

Xerox copy of Transfer of Certificate (1 No.)

M.Sc(N) Provisional / Original Certificate

Xerox copy M.Sc(N) Provisional / Original Certificate (1 No.)

Original Certificate of Course Completion Certificate

Xerox Copy of Course Completion Certificate (1 No.)

Final year Mark Sheet - Original (1 no.) Xerox Copy

Xerox Copy of Registered Nurse & Midwife of this Council (Each 1 No.)

10 Rs.1000/- Demand Draft Drawn in favour of The Registrar, Tamilnadu Nurses and
Midwives Council, Chennai Payable at Chennai Branch and also.
11 CD to be Submitted with Scanned Photo to be saved the file name as Candidate
Name (Photo file size 20 to 40 kb in jpg format only).

RENEWAL OF LICENSURE

The process for periodic reissuing of the legal

authority to practice.

Renewal system in a proper way it will help to

improve the professional competencies in nursing.

In TNMC instructed that all the nurses renew

their registration every 5 years for that they need
a specific(150) credit hours.

JOURNAL REVIEW

The attitude of health care professionals towards

accreditation: A systematic review of the
literature

Done by:- Abdullah Alkhenizan and Charles Shaw1

Retrieved from Journal of Family Community

Med. 2012 May-Aug; 19(2): 7480.

Aim:- To systematically review the literature of the

attitude of health care professionals towards
professional accreditation.

 Study

design:-

This

was

systematic

qualitative review of the literature of the

attitude of health care professionals towards

accreditation.

search

of

four

comprehensive

electronic

updated

bibliographic

databases including Medline from 1996January 2011, Cinhal, from 1982-January

2011, Embase from 1980-January 2011, and
Health Star from 1980-January 2011 was

done. Here included the physicians, nurses

and allied health personnel.

ATTITUDE OF PHYSICIANS
In a qualitative Australian study (n = 72)
doctors were generally unaware of accreditation and
skeptical of it. Their concern was on how quality of
care was to be measured. Doctors felt accountable
within a professional framework, to themselves, the

patient

and

family,

their

peers

and

to

their

profession; but not to accreditation bodies.In a crosssectional questionnaire of consultant radiologists,

87% of radiologists favored accreditation for virtual

colonoscopy.

ATTITUDE OF NURSES
In the large randomized controlled trial,
the (QAP) nurses overall perceptions of care
(n = 1048), at the accredited hospitals
increased significantly (59% to 61%),
compared to the control hospitals (declined
from 61% to 57.In a large rigorous survey
conducted in Lebanon (n = 1048), nurses
perceived a significant improvement of
results in quality in hospitals as an outcome
of accreditation.

CONCLUSION

Several studies have shown that health care

professionals were skeptical about accreditation
because of concerns about its impact on the
quality of health care services. Concerns raised
about the cost of accreditation programs by
health care professionals especially in developing
countries
were
consistent.
Healthcare
professionals (especially physicians) have to be
educated
on
the
potential
benefits
of
accreditation. It is also necessary to conduct a
rigorous, independent evaluation of the costbenefit analysis of accreditation of health
services.

THEORY APPLICATION

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