Rossie Mae N.

Digdigan
BSN IV

Give five laws in the Philippines affecting the nursing profession and the
nurse.

1. Article 7164 phi. Nursing act of 1991 by senator heherson

Alvarez.
 This act describe declaration policy to the health worker and
organization board. Nurses must know the right obligation of nurses
in interaction with patient families of patient other nurses and other
health care team. It’s also describe the roles and obligation in this act
qualification of the faculty that it should be Filipino and registered
nurse, learning experiences in the hospital and rules and regulation in
this policy.

2. Article 1082 RHU law

 Its all about rural health unit. The rural health units created of two
classes: one of category one or senior rural health consisting of one
municipal health officer as head of the unit, one public health nurse
and one midwife and one sanitary inspector. It’s also tackle in this
article the minimum and maximum rates of their salaries.

3. Article 1136 TB law

 This article talk about division in TB in the dept. of health and the
division shall have the following functions to coordinate directly and
implement, to established and maintain at least thirty fully equipped,
fully manned provincial TB center, to cooperate and supervise wards
for TB patient, to established maintain at least six village rest
settlement, to pool all information on tuberculosis and to cooperate
with all agencies.

4. Article 4226 hospital law

 Hospital law has been enforced for over 20years the measure
increases the fine imposed on person or associations who operate
hospital or health service establishment without first obtaining license
or who violate this act.
5. Article 1891 an amend section two, three, four, seven and eight
of republic act number one thousand eighty two titled “an act
strengthening health and dental services in the rural areas.
 This article describe or explain in that their shall be created rural
health unit of eight different categories or staff personnel
corresponding to eight population groups of municipalities to be
served based a more equitable and scientific distribution on the ration
personnel to population.