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PROFESSIONAL NURSING
IN THE PHILIPPINES
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
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LICENSE TO PRACTICE NURSING
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A. Definition of License
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B. Need for License
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C. Definition of Registration
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D. Registration Required
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E. Registration by Reciprocity
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F. Registration by Examination
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G. Examination and Registration
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H. Requirements for Examination
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I. Fees for Examination and Registration
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J. Scope of Examination
K. Citizenship Requirements
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
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LICENSE TO PRACTICE NURSING
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L. Rating of the Nursing Licensure Examination
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M. Oath Taking of Nurses
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N. Annual Registration
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O. Renewal of Nurse’s License
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P. Revocation or Suspension of Certificates of Registration
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Q. Re-Issuance of Revoked Certificates
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R. Due Process of Law
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S. Fundamental Requirement of Due Process
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
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THE LICENSING BOARD
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A. Power to Regulate the Profession
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B. Organization and Composition
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C. Qualifications of Members to Nursing Board
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D. Term of Office
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E. Compensation
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F. Removal or Suspension of Board Members
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G. Powers, Functions, and Responsibilities of Various Boards
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LICENSE TO PRACTICE
2 NURSING
DECENT EMPLOYMENT AND TRANSCULTURAL NURSING
DEFINITION OF
LICENSE
DECENT EMPLOYMENT AND TRANSCULTURAL NURSING
LICENSE
is a legal document that permits a person to offer to the public
his/her skills & knowledge in a particular jurisdiction.
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Licensure examination.
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All applicants for registration as a nurse and
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issuance of certificate of registration and
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professional identification card to practice
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nursing shall be required to pass a written
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examination which shall be given by the
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Board in such places and dates as maybe
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designated by the Commission. Such
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examination must be in accordance with
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and fully compliant with R.A. 8981.
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ARTICLE IV
Examination and Registration
Section 13. Qualifications for Admission to the Licensure
Examination
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Qualifications for admission to the
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licensure examinations.
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Is a citizen of the Philippines, or a citizen or subject of
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a country which permits Filipino nurses to practice
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within its territorial limits on the same basis as the
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subject or citizen of such country
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2 Is of good moral character
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Is a holder of a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from a
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3 college or university that complies with the standards of
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nursing education duly recognized by the proper
government agency
REQUIREMENTS FOR
EXAMINATION
DECENT EMPLOYMENT AND TRANSCULTURAL NURSING
Educational Requirements: Applicants must have
completed a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
degree program from a recognized institution in the
Philippines or abroad.
Transcript of Records: Applicants must provide a
certified true copy of their transcript of records from
their BSN program.
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Section 1:
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Those who are citizens of the Philippines at the time
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of the adoption of this constitution.
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Those who elect Philippine citizenship pursuant to
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the provisions of the constitution.
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Citizenship Requirements
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Section 2
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A female citizen of the Philippines who marries an alien
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shall retain her Philippine citizenship, unless by her act or
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omission she is deemed under the law, to have renounced
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her citizenship.
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Section 3
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The citizenship may be lost or re-acquired in the manner
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provided by law.
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Citizenship Requirements
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Section 4
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A natural-born citizen who is a citizen of the
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Philippines from birth without having to perform
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any act to acquire or perfect the Philippine
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citizenship.
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In jus sanguinis doctrine, the nationality of a
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person is determined by the law of his descent or
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parentage; the child follows the citizenship of his
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father.
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In Jus soli doctrine, the nationality of a person is
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determined by the law of the place of his birth; the
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child born in a foreign country, whatever may be
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the citizenship of the father, is a citizen of that
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country.
Naturalization is the act of adopting a foreigner
and giving him the privileges of a native citizen.
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Citizenship Requirements
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SECTION 4
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A natural-born citizen who is a citizen of the Philippines from
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birth without having to perform any act to acquire or perfect the
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Philippine citizenship.
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In jus sanguinis doctrine, the nationality of a person is
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determined by the law of his descent or parentage; the child
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follows the citizenship of his father.
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In Jus soli doctrine, the nationality of a person is determined by
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the law of the place of his birth; the child born in a foreign
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country, whatever may be the citizenship of the father, is a
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citizen of that country.
Naturalization is the act of adopting a foreigner and giving him
the privileges of a native citizen.
RATING OF NURSING
LICENSURE
EXAMINATION
DECENT EMPLOYMENT AND TRANSCULTURAL NURSING
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The Philippine Nurse Licensure Examination is a
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500-item multiple choice exam to test basic
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nursing level competency which considers the
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objectives of the nursing curriculum, the broad
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areas of nursing and other related disciplines
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and competencies. It is held every June and
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December annually in various public schools
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throughout the Philippines.
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Qualifications
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a. Be a citizen of the Philippines, or a citizen or a
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subject of a country which permits Filipino
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nurses to practice within its territorial limits on
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the same basis of the subject or citizen of such
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country.
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b. Be of good moral character
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c. Holder of a bachelor's degree in Nursing from
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a college or university.
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Ratings of Board Exam
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In order to pass the examination, an examinee
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must obtain a general average of at least seventy
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five percent (75%) with a rating of not below sixty
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percent (60%) in any of five test subjects.
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Maternal and child nursing
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Fundamentals of nursing including professional
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adjustments
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Community health and communicable disease
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nursing
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Nursing of adolescents, adults, and aged
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Psychiatric nursing, and mental health
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OATH-TAKING OF
NURSES
PROFESSIONAL
LICENSE
DECENT EMPLOYMENT AND TRANSCULTURAL NURSING
SEC. 23 Revocation and suspension of Certificate of
Registration/Professional License and Cancellation of
Special/Temporary Permit.
a. For any of the causes mentioned in the preceding section;
b.For unprofessional and unethical conduct;
c.For gross incompetence or serious ignorance;
d.For malpractice or negligence in the practice of nursing;
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Section 4. Composition of the Board. -
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Chairperson and six (6) members, representing
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the three(3) areas of Nursing:
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1. Nursing education
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2. Nursing Service
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3. Community Health Nursing
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The Board shall be under the administrative
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supervision and control of the Commission, and as
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such:
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a. All records of the Board, including applications for
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examinations, administrative and other investigative
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cases conducted by the Board shall be under the
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custody of the Commission;
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b.The Commission shall designate the Secretary of
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the Board and shall provide the secretariat and other
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support services needed by the Board to implement
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the provisions of the said Nursing Act
QUALIFICATIONS OF
MEMBERS TO
NURSING
BOARD
DECENT EMPLOYMENT AND TRANSCULTURAL NURSING
Qualifications of the chairperson &
members of the board
The Chairperson and Members of the Board shall, at the time of their
appointment, possess the following qualifications:
PROFESSIONAL NURSING
IN THE PHILIPPINES