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India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
, the Kerala Nurses and Midwives Council was established in 1953 under the provisions of Nurses and Midwives Act and works as an autonomous body under the Government of Kerala, Department of Health and Family Welfare. It is a regulatory body for nurses and education in nursing in Kerala and It is monitored by
Indian Nursing Council
Indian Nursing Council is a national regulatory body for nurses and nurse education in India. It is an autonomous body under the Government of India, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, constituted by the Central Government under section 3(1) ...
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India Nursing Council, retrieved on 29, October 2011.
Main functions
''The Hindu'', retrieved 29 October 2011
* To establish and maintain a uniform standard of nursing education for Nurses,
Auxiliary Nurse Midwives and Health Visitors by doing periodical inspection of the institution.
* To give registration to Nurses and Midwives who had undergone their training from recognized institutions.
* To conduct undergraduate courses and to issue diploma and registration certificate.
* To conduct examinations for GNM, ANM, Post Basic Diploma Courses and Health Supervisor Courses.
* Power to withdraw the recognition of qualification in case the institution fails to maintain its standards.
See also
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Nursing in India
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Florence Nightingale
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Indian Nursing Council
Indian Nursing Council is a national regulatory body for nurses and nurse education in India. It is an autonomous body under the Government of India, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, constituted by the Central Government under section 3(1) ...
References
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Nursing in India
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Organisations based in Thiruvananthapuram
Organizations established in 1953
1953 establishments in India
Maternity in India