Laws Affecting the

Nursing Practice
MAN 211
Legal Problems in Nursing
 Objective:
Appraise the laws affecting the nursing practice.
 Definition and Meaning of
Law
set of rules established by a governing power to guide actions, regulate conduct od the
people and impose sanctions for violation or non-compliance thereof.

the word “law” may be defined as a rule of conduct pronounced by controlling authority,
which may be enforced.
 Sources of Law
Source of law

The Treaties and Judicial

Statutes
Constitution conventions Decisions

Nursing
Practice Act
 Classification of
Law

Criminal Law – regulates the Civil Law – regulate relations

public conduct and set out duties between individuals or group of
owed to the society individuals.

Felonies Misdemeanors Tort

Penalty is more Penalty is less

than one year of than a year of Unintentional Intentional
imprisonment imprisonment

Assault
Negligence
Battery

Malpractice
 Functions of Law in Nursing
 Provides a framework for establishing what nursing
actions in the care of patients are legal.

Delineates the nurse’s responsibilities from those of other

professionals.

Helps establish the boundaries of independent nursing

actions.

Assists in maintaining a standard of nursing practice by

making nurses accountable to the law.
 Brief History of the Philippine Nursing
Law
Early Philippines
 beliefs of mysticisms and supernatural
 no medical professionals but men are known to practice magic and
the supernatural which are called “Herbicheros”.
Filipinos who became sick were care by their female family members or friends at
home

Spanish Colonial
 Offering of unequal opportunities
(1521-1898) for Filipinos based on gender.
 Many specialized hospitals were
established to care for Spanish
king’s soldiers and civilians.
 MERCURY

Philippine  Melchora Aquino – Mother

of Philippine Revolution

Revolution 


American Colonial Rule
 Iloilo Mission Hospital
(1901)

 Union Hospital Training

School for Nurses (1906)
Post Colonial Philippines
 Manuel Roxas assumed the Presidency of
the Republic of the Philippines (July 4,
1946).

 His first attempt is to balance the

Philippine budget including the
collection of unpaid taxes, reducing
expenses and promoting foreign trade
which includes the exportation of
Filipino Nurses.
Early 1900
 First School f fNursing was
established.
1915
 First law that had to do with
nursing was contained in RA
2493 which amends the Medical
Law.
 This act provided for the
examination and registration of
nurses in the Philippine Island.
1919
 Act 2808 is considered as the
“First True Nursing Law”.
 First Board examiners was
created composing of 3
members.
 Board Exam will be every 2nd
Monday of June and December
every year.
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 WHAT ABOUT FOUR COLUMNS?
1920
 First Board Exam for
nurses were given
 Theoretical and Practical
Exam
1921
 Filipino Nurses Association
was established
 Rosario Delgado – 1st
President
 Anastacia Giron Tupaz -
Founder
1922
 Act 3025
 Amplification of the definition of nursing
profession
 Change of date for the Board exam – 2nd
Monday of April and October
1932
 Act No. 4007
 Reorganization law of 1932
 Conduct of examination
was under the Bureau of
Civil Service
1950
 RA 546

 Enacted placing the Board

under the office of the president.
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 SOMETIMES, REVIEWING
CONCEPTS IS A GOOD IDEA

MERCURY VENUS MARS

Mercury is the closest Venus has a beautiful Despite being red,
planet name Mars is a cold place

JUPITER SATURN NEPTUNE

Jupiter is the biggest Saturn is the ringed Neptune is the farthest
planet one and a gas giant planet
MARKET TRENDS

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JUPITER
VENUS

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PERCENTAGES OF SALES GROWTH

60% 35% 75%

VENUS MERCURY MARS

Venus has a Mercury is the Mars is actually a
beautiful name closest planet cold place
INFOGRAPHICS MAKE YOUR IDEA
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VENUS
Venus has a
beautiful name
MERCURY
Mercury is the
closest planet
MARS
Mars is actually a
cold place
...AND THE SAME GOES FOR TABLES

MARS 4,59 3,15 0,02

VENUS 2,45 6,53 0,05

JUPITER 2,35 4,56 0,03

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Venus has a beautiful
name and is the
second one
PRODUCTION
Mercury is the
closest planet to the
Sun CUSTOMERS
Despite being red,
Mars is a cold place
full of iron
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MARS
JUPITER
VENUS

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SATURN
Saturn is composed of JUPITER
hydrogen
Jupiter is the biggest
planet

MARS
Despite being red, 25%
Mars is a cold place 25%
25%
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Mercury is the Saturn is the

closest planet ringed one

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Jupiter is the biggest Neptune is the

planet farthest planet
 CALENDAR INFOGRAPHICS

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FEBRUARY

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Mercury is the Saturn is the

closest planet ringed one

Jupiter is the biggest Neptune is the

planet farthest planet
4,498,300,000
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 333,000.00
earths is the Sun’s mass

24h 37m 23s

is Jupiter’s rotation period

386,000 km
is the distance between the Earth and the Moon
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