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Title
Republic Act No. 9173 This Act shall be known as the
"Philippine Nursing Act of 2002."
ARTICLE I ARTICLE II
THE PHILIPPINE
NURSING ACT
Title Declaration of Policy
OF 2002
It is hereby declared the policy of the The State hereby guarantees the delivery There shall be created a Professional
State to assume responsibility for the of quality basic health services through an Regulatory Board of Nursing, hereinafter
protection and improvement of the adequate nursing personnel system referred to as the Board, to be composed
nursing profession by instituting measures throughout the country. ARTICLE III of a Chairperson and six (6) members.
that will result in relevant nursing
education, humane working conditions,
Organization of the Board of
better career prospects and a dignified Nursing
existence for our nurses.
Section 9. Powers and Duties of d) Ensure quality nursing education by e) Conduct hearings and investigations to
the Board examining the prescribed facilities of resolve complaints against nurse
universities or colleges of nursing or practitioners for unethical and
departments of nursing education and unprofessional conduct and violations of
a) Conduct the licensure examination for c) Monitor and enforce quality standards of
those seeking permission to open this Act, or its rules and regulations and
nurses. nursing practice in the Philippines and nursing courses to ensure that standards in connection therewith, issue subpoena
b) Issue, suspend or revoke certificates of exercise the powers necessary to ensure of nursing education are properly ad testificandum and subpoena duces
registration for the practice of nursing. the maintenance of efficient, ethical and complied with and maintained at all tecum to secure the appearance of
technical, moral and professional times. The authority to open and close respondents and witnesses and the
standards in the practice of nursing colleges of nursing and/or nursing production of documents and punish
taking into account the health needs of education programs shall be vested on with contempt persons obstructing,
the nation. the Commission on Higher Education impeding and/or otherwise interfeming
upon the written recommendation of the with the conduct of such proceedings,
Board upon application with the court
Section 18. Fees for Examination Section 19. Automatic Registration Section 20. Registration by
and Registration of Nurses Reciprocity
A professional identification card, duly Applicants for licensure and for All nurses whose names appear at the A certificate of registration/professional
signed by the Chairperson of the registration shall pay the prescribed fees roster of nurses shall be automatically license may be issued without
Commission, bearing the date of set by Commission. or ipso facto registered as nurses under examination to nurses registered under
registration, license number, and the date this Act upon its effectivity. the laws of a foreign state or country:
of issuance and expiration thereof shall
likewise be issued to every registrant
upon payment of the required fees.
a) For any of the causes mentioned in the e) For the use of fraud, deceit, or false Section 24. Re-issuance of
preceding section; statements in obtaining a certificate of
registration/professional license or a
Revoked Certificates and
b) For unprofessional and unethical
conduct; temporary/special permit; Provided, however, That the suspension of Replacement of Lost
c) For gross incompetence or serious
f) For violation of this Act, the rules and the certificate of registration/professional Certificates
regulations, Code of Ethics for nurses license shall be for a period not to exceed
ignorance; and technical standards for nursing
d) For malpractice or negligence in the
four (4) years.
practice, policies of the Board and the
practice of nursing; Commission, or the conditions and
limitations for the issuance of the
temporarily/special permit; or
g) For practicing his/her profession during
his/her suspension from such practice;
The Board may, after the expiration of a Section 25. Nursing Education
maximum of four (4) years from the date Program
of revocation of a certificate, for reasons
of equity and justice and when the cause A new certificate of The nursing education program shall
for revocation has disappeared or has registration/professional license to replace provide sound general and professional
been cured and corrected, upon proper the certificate that has been lost, foundation for the practice of nursing.
application therefore and the payment of destroyed or mutilated may be issued, ARTICLE V The learning experiences shall adhere
the required fees, issue another copy of subject to the rules of the Board. strictly to specific requirements embodied
Nursing Education
the certificate of registration/professional in the prescribed curriculum as
license. promulgated by the CHED's policies and
standards of nursing education.
Section 26. Requirement for Section 27. Qualifications of the (d) Be a holder of a master's degree in
Inactive Nurses Returning to Faculty nursing, education, or other allied medical
Practice and health sciences conferred by a college
(a) Be a RN in the Philippines; or university duly recognized by the
Nurses who have not actively practiced (b) Have at least 1 year of clinical practice Government of the Republic of the
the profession for 5 consecutive years are in a field of specialization; Philippines.
required to undergo 1 month of didactic (c) Be a member of good standing in the The dean of a college must have a
ARTICLE VI
training and 3 months of practicum. The accredited professional organization of
Board shall accredit hospitals to conduct
master's degree in nursing. He/she must Nursing Practice
nurses; and have at least five (5) years of experience
the said training program. in nursing.
It includes, but not limited to, nursing As independent practitioners, nurses are It shall be the duty of the nurse to:
Section 28. Scope of Nursing care during primarily responsible for the promotion of (a) Provide nursing care through the
◦ conception, health and prevention of illness. utilization of the nursing process. Nursing
A person shall be deemed to be practicing ◦ labor, As member of the health team, nurses care includes:
nursing within the meaning of this Act ◦ delivery, shall collaborate with other health care traditional and innovative approaches,
when he/she singly or in collaboration ◦ infancy, providers for the curative, preventive, and therapeutic use of self,
with another, initiates and performs ◦ childhood, rehabilitative aspects of care, restoration executing health care techniques and
nursing services to individuals, families ◦ toddler,
of health, alleviation of suffering, and procedures,
and communities in any health care ◦ preschool,
when recovery is not possible, towards a essential primary health care,
setting. ◦ school age,
peaceful death.
◦ adolescence, comfort measures,
◦ adulthood, and health teachings, and
◦ old age.
This section shall not apply to nursing The nurse is required to maintain Section 29. Qualification of Provided, That a person occupying the
students who perform nursing functions competence by continual learning through Nursing Service Administrators position of chief nurse or director of
under the direct supervision of a qualified continuing professional education to be nursing service shall, in addition to the
faculty. a) Be a RN in the Philippines; foregoing qualifications, possess:
provided by the accredited professional
b) Have at 2 years experience in general
In the practice of nursing in all settings, organization or any recognized nursing service administration;
the nurse is duty-bound to observe the professional nursing c) Possess a degree of Bachelors of Science in ◦ (1) At least 5 years of experience in a
Code of Ethics for nurses and uphold the organization: Provided, That the program Nursing, with at least nine (9) units in supervisory or managerial position in
standards of safe nursing practice. and activity for the continuing management and administration courses at nursing; and
professional education shall be submitted the graduate level; and ◦ (2) A master's degree major in nursing;
to and approved by the Board. d) Be a member of good standing of the
accredited professional organization of
nurses;
Provided, further, That for primary Provided, furthermore, That for chief
hospitals, the maximum academic nurses in the public health nursing shall
qualifications and experiences for a chief be given priority.
nurse shall be as specified in subsections Provided, even further, That for chief
Provided, finally, That those occupying
(a), (b), and (c) of this section: nurses in military hospitals, priority shall such positions before the effectivity of this
be given to those who have finished a Act shall be given a period of five (5)
master's degree in nursing and the years within which to qualify. ARTICLE VII
completion of the General Staff Course Health Human Resources
(GSC):
Production, Utilization and
Development
Section 30. Studies for Nursing Section 31. Comprehensive
Manpower Needs, Production, Nursing Specialty Program Section 32. Salary
Utilization and Development The Board in coordination with the The beneficiaries of this program are The minimum base pay of nurses working
accredited professional organization, obliged to serve in any Philippine hospital in the public health institutions shall not
The Board, in coordination with the
recognized specialty organizations and the for a period of at least 2 years and be lower than salary grade 15 prescribes
accredited professional organization and DOH is mandated to formulate and
appropriate government or private continuous service. under Republic Act No. 6758, otherwise
develop a comprehensive nursing
agencies shall initiate undertake and specialty program that would upgrade the known as the "Compensation and
conduct studies on health human level of skill and competence of specialty Classification Act of 1989":
resources production, utilization and nurse clinicians in the country, such as to Provided, That for nurses working in local
development. the areas of critical care, oncology, renal government units, adjustments to their
and such other areas as may be salaries shall be in accordance with
determined by the Board. Section 10 of the said law.
Section 33. Funding for the Section 34. Incentives and In the form of:
Comprehensive Nursing Benefits ◦ free hospital care for nurses and their
dependents,
Specialty Program The BON, in coordination with the DOH ◦ scholarship grants and
The annual financial requirement needed to and other government agencies, ◦ other non-cash benefits.
train at least 10% of the nursing staff of the association of hospitals and the accredited
participating government hospital shall be professional organization shall establish
The government and private hospitals are
ARTICLE VIII
chargeable against the income of the PCSO an incentive and benefit system.
and PAGCOR, which shall equally share in the
hereby mandated to maintain the Penal and Miscellaneous
standard nurse-patient ratio set by the Provisions
costs and shall be released to the DOH
DOH.
subject to accounting and auditing
procedures: Provided, That the DOH shall set
the criteria for the availment of this program.
Section 35. Prohibitions in the A. any person practicing nursing in the 2. who uses as his/her own certificate of 4. who gives any false evidence to the
Practice of Nursing Philippines within the meaning of this registration/professional license and Board in order to obtain a certificate of
Act: professional identification card or registration/professional license, a
A fine of not less than P50,000 nor more 1. without a certificate of special temporary permit of another; professional identification card or
than P100,000 or imprisonment of not registration/professional license and or special permit; or
less than 1 year nor more than six 6 professional identification card or 3. who uses an invalid certificate of 5. who falsely poses or advertises as a
years, or both, upon the discretion of the special temporary permit or without registration/professional license, a registered and licensed nurse or uses
court, shall be imposed upon: having been declared exempt from suspended or revoked certificate of any other means that tend to convey
examination in accordance with the registration/professional license, or an the impression that he/she is a
provision of this Act; or expired or cancelled special/temporary registered and licensed nurse; or
permits; or
6. who appends B.S.N./R.N. or any B. any person or the chief executive officer
similar appendage to his/her name of a judicial entity who undertakes in-
without having been coferred said service educational programs or who
degree or registration; or conducts review classes for both local D. any person or the chief executive officer
7. who, as a registered and licensed and foreign examination without of a juridical entity violating any
nurse, abets or assists the illegal permit/clearance from the Board and the provision of this Act and its rules and
practice of a person who is not lawfully Commission; or regulations. ARTICLE IX
qualified to practice nursing. C. any person or employer of nurses who Final Provisions
violate the minimum base pay of nurses
and the incentives and benefits that
should be accorded them as specified in
Sections 32 and 34; or
Section 36. Enforcement of this
Act Section 37. Appropriations Section 38. Rules and Regulations. Section 39. Reparability Clause
It shall be the primary duty of the The Chairperson of the Professional The Board and the Commission, in If any part of this Act is declared
Commission and the Board to effectively Regulation Commission shall immediately coordination with the accredited unconstitutional, the remaining parts not
implement this Act. Any duly law include in its program and issue such professional organization, the DOH, the affected thereby shall continue to be valid
enforcement agencies and officers of rules and regulations to implement the Department of Budget and Management and operational.
national, provincial, city or municipal and other concerned government
provisions of this Act, the funding of agencies, shall formulate such rules and
governments shall, upon the call or which shall be included in the Annual regulations necessary to carry out the
request of the Commission or the Board, General Appropriations Act. provisions of this Act. The implementing
render assistance in enforcing the rules and regulations shall be published in
provisions of this Act and to prosecute the Official Gazette or in any newspaper
any persons violating the same. of general circulation.
The educational qualification for beginning The nurses function involve assessment of
Hospital or institutional Nursing practitioner is a Bachelor of Science in the patient needs for nursing and
nursing degree. The nurse perform planning for giving or providing the care
Nursing in hospital and related health nursing measure that will meet the indicated whether this be personal care,
facilities such as extended care facilities, patient’s physical, emotional , social and rehabilitation measure or health Advantages of Staff Nursing in
nursing homes and neighbourhood clinics,
compromises the entire basic component
spiritual health needs while in the instruction. Hospital
of comprehensive patient care and family institution and helps him and family plan
health. The concept of the modern for his further health care needs when he
hospital as a community health center returns homes.
where in-patient and out-patient care are
continuous describe the goal of medical
care in most general hospital.
1. There is always a supervisor whom one 4. They have an eight –hour day and a 6. Salary increase are given periodically
can consult if problems exist. forty- hour week duty which provide for acc. To merit system thereby increasing
2. Nurses are updated with new trends in two days of rest away from duty. They their initiative and best efforts.
medicine and in the nursing care of have provisions for sick leaves, holidays 7. They are considered an important
patient. and vacations with pay acc.. to member of the health team in providing Disadvantages of Staff Nursing
3. They undergo rotation to different units personnel policies of the institution. care to the pt. in Hospital
and have a chance to determine their 5. They have the chance to get promoted 8. More staff development programs are
special area of choice before they are to higher positions if they are qualified. available in hospitals.
assigned permanently in one area such
as medicine, paediatrics, surgery , ICU-
CCU, Obstetrics, Operating Room,
Delivery Room.etc
1. There is a great possibility of 3. Administrative problems and overworks Qualifications of Nursing
understaffing w/c may require nurses to may tend to dissatisfy the staff nurse
Service Administration
put in overtime work and sacrifice some
of their plans. This is especially true in Section 29 of RA 9173 specifies that a ◦ Possess a degree of Bachelor of Science in
hospitals where budget for personnel is Nursing, with at least nine (9) units in
person occupying supervisory or
management and administration courses at the
limited managerial positions requiring knowledge graduate level; and
2. Because of the bulk of works, some staff of nursing must: ◦ Be a member of good standing of the
nurses do not find time to improve their ◦ Be a registered nurse in the Philippines accredited professional organization of nurses
skills through continuing education ◦ Have at least two (2) years of experience in
program. Or, if the hospitals are far- general nursing service administration
flung, no continuing education programs
are provided.
Advantages of Public Health It maximizes effort to improvise where there Disadvantages of Public Health Sometimes claim that public health
Nursing are no sufficient facilities, supplies, and Nursing nursing is not exciting or as glamorous as
equipment. hospital work.
The focus of nursing care is only on family It enables the nurses to utilize various Cases found in public health nursing are
community resources and maximize
Facilities for care of the sick are limited so
and community health rather than on limited mostly to chronic and/or that practice or skills may also limit.
coordination with other member of the health
individual basis. Here, the nurse will be able team. communicable diseases. The public health nurse may not be
to see the total picture of family and Focus of care is more on educational and There are more hazards in public health than
immediately aware of changes or trends
community health. preventive aspects. Thus, nurses have the in hospital nursing, such as exposure to
in the field of medicine or nursing.
It gives burse better perspective of the privileges of contributing to the program for elements (inclement weather, heat of sun
health conditions of the community and the healthy citizenry especially among the rural rain), dog or snake bites, accidents, etc. Public health nursing is not a place for
health programs conceived and implemented poor. There are no fixed hours of work. the nurse introverts. a nurse has to be outgoing to
by the government, and to appreciate the Individuals, families and communities are maybe called upon any time of the day or meet people
nurse’s role in nation building. motivated to assume responsibility for their night There is no immediate supervisor to
own health care. consult in case of emergency.
understanding of and skill in the use of
NURSES IN THIS FIELD NEED: problem solving approach to solve Private Duty Nursing
everyday problems in the practice of
Skills in nursing practice, therefore they must nursing and in service education in the Understanding or self and other involved A private nurse is a registered nurse who
have experience of at least two years basic in in-service education within the various undertakes to give comprehensive nursing
nursing practice. areas of concern
understanding of the role and function of agencies in nursing; and care to a client on a one on one ratio,
Understanding of skills in teaching
supervision and consultation. there revising personnel in this area of in Ability to plan and implement programs she/he is an independent contractor. The
Understanding of the relationship of this service education for different kinds of nursing personnel patient may be provided care in the
person to the process of administration and hospital or in the home.
research.
understanding of the broad problem and
desirable practices in patient care planning
Private duty nurse practitioner are 1. General Private Duty Nurse- it has
grouped into two categories the capability for providing basic nursing
care at any type of patient, among which
1. General Private Duty Nurse are; ◦ Working with pts. Family so that they ◦ knowledge and recognition of
2. Private Duty nurse specialist ◦ Assessment of the physical conditions gain understanding of his/her illness and pharmacological effects of drugs and
and interpretation of the significance of cooperate toward promoting early medication, their implication for nursing
hi/her findings as basis for planning the recovery of the pt. actions as needed
nursing care. ◦ utilization of laboratory ad diagnostic ◦ interpretation of doctor’s orders
◦ Identification of emotional and social test in promoting progress of care and concerning medicines and treatment and
factors and relating these to sign and enhancing his/her own usefulness as a communicating at the same effectively
symptoms observed. health teacher and counsellor to the patient and carrying them out
◦ Application of scientific principles in the
performance of nursing techniques.
Qualifications for Call to Active Qualifications for General Duty Benefits and privilege of a military 2. Glamour and prestige of the uniform, rank and position
Duty (CAD) Nurse nurse: 3. Free hospitalization and medical benefits for parents,
dependents, authorized relatives with specialists’ care.
Must be commissioned Must have rank of 2nd lieutenant 1. Highly salary rate and allowances according 4. Military schooling and basic training at the Armed
At least 1 year nursing experience in a reputable Have adequate knowledge of general nursing to rank: Forces Medical Service School at V. Luna Medical
health agency a. 2nd Lieutenant- initially receives the same base Center (VLMC).
theory and practice, including about
Cleared by appropriate security agency pay as officers of equivalent ranks. 5. Opportunity to meet people who hold key positions in
biological, social, and medical science and
Passed the physical and mental exam b.Flight pay for flight nurses- 50% of base pay the AFP and in government
their application 6. Opportunity to attend gala, social functions and parade
c. Hazard pay- 20% of base pay
Knowledge on latest development in nursing 7. Opportunities to travel abroad
d.Cold weather clothing allowance
field e. Overseas pay
Perform comprehensive nursing care
2. The amount of health care will be more 4. Improvement of health services will
increased and accessible to people. help prevent serious illnesses and
3. The nurse’s involvement in the client’s maintain positive community health
family or community will increase the programs.
nurse’s sensitivity and response to their 5. It will provide data for nursing THE END
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client’s needs. education, to validate and legitimize
extended role practices for nurses.