PHILIPPINE

NURSING LAV
kA 9173
1he |mp|ement|ng ru|es and
regu|at|ons of the sa|d |aw was
passed through
a 8CN keso|ut|on 42Ss 2003
b 8CN keso|ut|on S24 s 2002
c 8CN reso|ut|on 4S9 s 2002
d 8CN keso|ut|on 9914 s 1999
1he h|| Nurs|ng |aw was
promu|gated |n 2002What
month?
A Ianuary
8 March
C Cctober
D December
TWO PREVIOUS NURSING
LAWS:
DMMAk DMMAk
CI CnANGL CI CnANGL
ueleLed provlslons of 8A 7164 ln ueleLed provlslons of 8A 7164 ln
8A 9173 8A 9173
1 Cne year of serv|ce |n the h|||pp|nes for tate
Co||eges' graduates
2 kefresher course
3 Dpper 40 of h|gh schoo| graduat|ng c|ass
4 pec|a| tra|n|ng requ|rement for IV therapy
S tandard pay for nurses e|ther |n pub||c or pr|vate
sector
Government sha||
1rotect and |mprove nurs|ng profess|on
2Inst|tute measures toward atta|n|ng
nurs|ng educat|on
humane work|ng cond|t|ons
better career prospects here and abroad
respectab|e ||festy|e
BOARD
OI
NIRSING
ANGLS IN TL ORGANIZATION OI TL BON
CnANGL
kA 9173 kA 7164 kA 877
NAML CI
1nL 8CAkD
kCILICNAL
kLGDLA1Ck
8CN
8CAkD CI
NDkING
8CAkD CI
LkAMINLk ICk
NDkL
CCMCI1ICN
7 members S members 3 members
NCMINA
1ING 8CD
NA
Nat|ona| Nurses
Assoc to the
kC
Cff|c|a||y
recogn|zed
Nat|ona| Assoc
of Nurses
RECOM-
MENDNG
BODY
kC
Not stated
C|v|| erv|ce
Comm|ss|on
PNAnominates 3 per
vacancy

PRC recommends
two

Appointment by the
PRESIDENT of the
PhiI.
BON: QuullIlcutlnnx: BON: QuullIlcutlnnx:
Be a naturaI born citizen and
resident
Of good standing in the PNA
At Ieast 10 years continuous
practice
Last 5 years shaII be in the
PhiIippines
RN with master's degree
Does not have conviction of any
offense (moraI turpitude)
1erm of Cff|ce 1erm of Cff|ce
1 term 3 years
Max|mum of two
terms
Dnexp|red port|on of
the term
8equlremenLs upon quallflcaLlon 8equlremenLs upon quallflcaLlon
RLIGN |mmed|ate|y
1 1each|ng
pos|t|on
*schoo|] rev|ew
center
2 Cff|ce or
emp|oyment
*pub||c] pr|vate
sector
- shall represenL 3 areas of -urslng - shall represenL 3 areas of -urslng
(Sec 4) (Sec 4)
CommunlLy PealLh
-urslng
Nurslng LducaLlon
Nurslng Servlce
orward gu|de||nes regu|at|ons and measures
ndertake hear|ngs |nvest|gat|ons (may |ssue
subpoena)
ecessary powers to enforce qua||ty standards
onduct L|censure exam|nat|on for nurses
o promu|gate CCDL CI L1nIC
ssue suspend revoke cert|f|cates of
reg|strat|on
bserve and Lnsure qua||ty educat|on
urs|ng pec|a|ty Crgan|zat|ons recogn|zed
ubm|t annua| reports to the Comm|ss|on
NURSING
SPECIALTY
ORGANIZATION
PHILIPPINE
NURSES
ASSOCIATION
( PNA)
C8ILC1IVL
work|ng for the
we|fare of ALL
member nurses
THE
NATIONAL
LEAGUE OF
GOVERNMENT
NURSES
( NLGN)
OB1ECTIVE:
participates in the
formulation of all
policies,guidelinespro
grams and laws
ASSOCIATION OF
NURSING
SERVICE
ADMINISTRATORS
OF THE PHIL
(ANSAP)
OB1ECTIVE:
acquisition of
knowledge and
techniques in
nursing
administration
ACCIA1ICN CI
DLAN CI
CCLLLGL CI
NDkING IN 1nL
nIL
( ADCN)
OB1ECTIVES:
to promote, elevate
and maintain the
standards of clinical
instruction /
formulation of
legislations
CCCDA1ICNAL
nLAL1n NDkL
ACC CI 1nL
nIL
( CnNA)
DkCL
organ|ze nurses |n
|ndustr|a| and
commerc|a|
enterpr|ses |nto an
|ndustr|a| nurs|ng
un|t
OPERATING
ROOM
NURSES
ASSOC OF
THE PHILS
(ORNAP)
Objective:
Committed to the
improvement of
operating room
management
technique and
facilities
PSYCHIATRIC
NURSING
SPECIALISTS
FOUNDATION
OF THE
PHILS(PNSI)
OB1ECTIVES:
-to offer
educational
programs in
mental health-
psychiatric
nursing
PRIVATE
DUTY NURSES
ASSOCIATION
OF THE PHILS
OB1ECTIVES:
provision of
definite policies or
guidelines in
employment
uniformity in
rates of pay and
correct unprofessional
practices
MILITARY
NURSES
ASSOC OF
THE
PHILIPPINES
OB1ECTIVE:
establish and
maintain the highest
standard of military
nursing in the AFP
both in peace and in
war
THE
CATHOLIC
NURSES
GUILD
OB1ECTIVE:
promote
spiritual welfare of
the nurses and to aid
them in promoting
the spiritual welfare
of those under their
care
THE
INTERNATIONAL
COUNCIL OF
NURSES
Objective:
sharing of
common interest
by working
together
8emoval/suspenslon (-) 8emoval/suspenslon (-)
Incompetence] cont|nuous neg|ect of
duty
Comm|ss|on] to|erance of |rregu|ar|t|es
|n the board exam
Dnprofess|ona| |mmora| d|shonorab|e
conduct
EXAMINATION
AND
REGISTRATION
EXAMINATION &
REGISTRATION
n accordance wlLh kA 8981 (kC
Modern|zat|on Act of 2000)
lven 1WL a year
Schedule NC1 LAkLILk 1nAN CNL
MCN1n 8D1 NC1 LA1Lk 1nAN 1WC
MCN1n AI1Lk 1nL CLCING CI
1nL LML1Lk
;DALA1-S ;DALA1-S (Admlsslon Lo (Admlsslon Lo
Llcensure LxamlnaLlon) Llcensure LxamlnaLlon)
C|t|zen of the h|||pp|nes
erson of good mora|
character
8N ho|der (schoo| comp||es
w|th the standards of nurs|ng
educat|on)
C|t|zen of the h|||pp|nes
By birth
By eIection
:8 SoIi
:8 Sang:ini8
By nat:raIization
By Repatriation
ST OF DOCUMENTS
1kANCkI1 CI kLCCkD
Cert|f|cate of L|ve b|rth
Marr|age contract (for marr|ed)
4 pcs passport s|ze co|ored p|x
Current Commun|ty Cert|f|cate
kLL record (Ch|ef Nurse Dean)
AC1DAL CAL
To appIy for the Nurse Licensure
Examination, the appIicant must
meet the foIIowing requirements:
1 no|der of a 8N degree
2 C|t|zen of the h|||pp|nes
3 Cf good mora| character
4 At |east 21 years of age
a 1 2 and 4 c 1 3 and 4
b 2 3 and 4 d 1 2 and 3
RATING
Genera| Genera|
average average 7S 7S
No grade No grade
be|ow be|ow 60 60 |n |n
any sub[ect any sub[ect
In order to pass the Integrated
Comprehens|ve Nurse's L|censure
Lxam|nat|on the exam|nee must have
a a genera| rat|ng of 80 w|th no rat|ng
be|ow 7S |n any sub[ect
b a genera| rat|ng of 7S
c a genera| rat|ng of 7S w|th no rat|ng
be|ow 60 |n any sub[ect
d a genera| rat|ng of 7S w|th no rat|ng
be|ow 6S |n any sub[ect
ShouId the candidate faiI in one subject,
but obtained the required gen. Average,
which of the foIIowing shouId he do?
a. Take the whoIe set of exam aII over
again
b. Take examination on the subject beIow
required average
c. Makes an appeaI to the board for
rechecking of paper
d. EnroII in a refresher course for one
year
CERTFCATE OF REGSTRATON CERTFCATE OF REGSTRATON
Iu|| name of the profess|ona|
er|a| number
|gnature of the cha|rperson of the
comm|ss|on members of the board
Cff|c|a| sea| of the comm|ss|on
canned p|cture
ProfcssionaI Idcntification Card ProfcssionaI Idcntification Card
Iu|| name of the profess|ona|
L|cense number
Date of reg|strat|on
Date of |ssuance and exp|rat|on
|gnature of the cha|rperson
8ar code
|cture of the kN
keg|strat|on keg|strat|on
by by
kec|proc|ty kec|proc|ty
Rcquircmcnts for
Rcgistration
substantiaIIy thc
samc;
e Samc priviIcgcs
givcn to
rcgistcrcd nurscs
of thc PhiIippincs
ract|ce 1hrough pec|a| erm|t ract|ce 1hrough pec|a| erm|t
Med|ca| m|ss|on
Outstand|ng Lxpert
Professors on exchange
emp|oyment
Peg|strat|aa saspeae, st|ll pract|c|ag
\|alat|aa af tl|s act, cae af etl|cs aa staaars
B|seres aaprafess|aaal aa aaetl|cal caaact
Baa|cte | f|aal jagmeat
A case af grass |acampeteace/ser|aas |gaaraace
!a |e af aasaaa m|a
|mmaral ar |slaaara|le caaact/ |llegal pract|ce
B|ta|a cert|f|cate tlraagl fraa ar ece|t
Negl|geace aa malpract|ce
Grounds for suspens|on and revocat|on
8e 8e lssuance of revoked cerLlflcaLes lssuance of revoked cerLlflcaLes
Lxp|rat|on of a m|n|mum of four
years from the date of revocat|on
1he CADL of revocat|on has
d|sappeared]corrected
roper app||cat|on
ayment of requ|red fees
INAC1IVL NDkL INAC1IVL NDkL
-urses who -urses who
have noL acLlvely have noL acLlvely
pracLlced Lhe pracLlced Lhe
professlon for professlon for
IIVL (S) IIVL (S)
consecut|ve consecut|ve
years years can reLurn can reLurn
Lo pracLlce afLer Lo pracLlce afLer
CNL MCN1n CNL MCN1n
d|dact|c tra|n|ng d|dact|c tra|n|ng
1nkLL MC 1nkLL MC
pract|cum pract|cum
NURSING
PRACTICE
S9L -D8S- 98A1L S9L -D8S- 98A1L
rov|des nurs|ng care d|fferent stages
of ||fe (from concept|on to o|d age)
ract|t|oner romot|on of hea|th
revent|on of |||nesses
erforms nurs|ng serv|cesIIC
Co||aborate w|th other hea|th care
prov|ders
L shall be Lhe duLy of Lhe nurse Lo (sec 28) L shall be Lhe duLy of Lhe nurse Lo (sec 28)
Do ut|||ze NDkING kCCL
Dndertake nurs|ng tra|n|ng research
1each gu|de superv|se nurs|ng students
Inter||nkages w|th commun|ty resources
hea|th care team
Lducate IIC
tr|ct observance of the CCDL CI L1nIC
CI1ICN CI1ICN
MA DALIIICA1ICN MA DALIIICA1ICN
k CI LkLkILNCL k CI LkLkILNCL
- -
,A (L-AS) ,A (L-AS)
10 yrs of cont 10 yrs of cont
pract|ce pract|ce
ADL1? ADL1? SA,L SA,L
1 LAk c||n|ca| 1 LAk c||n|ca|
pract|ce pract|ce
uLA- uLA-
,A ln -urslng only ,A ln -urslng only 3 yrs adm poslLlon 3 yrs adm poslLlon
PL -D8SL/-Su PL -D8SL/-Su SA,L SA,L SA,L SA,L
SD9L8vS8 SD9L8vS8
9 un|ts mgt and adm 9 un|ts mgt and adm
2 yrs adm poslLlon 2 yrs adm poslLlon
Dr|||s
|tuat|on 1he Nurs|ng Act of 2002 or kA 9173
has a prov|s|on that the nurse must cont|nue
|earn|ng
1 Wh|ch of the fo||ow|ng |s forma| cont|nu|ng
educat|on?
a refresher course
b enro|ment |n graduate schoo|
c attendance |n conferences
d sem|nars
2 Wh|ch of the fo||ow|ng |s the
requ|red qua||f|cat|on of a dean?
a masters degree |n re|ated f|e|ds
b 9 un|ts |n nurs|ng
adm|n|strat|on
c doctora| degree
d masters degree |n nurs|ng
3 1he facu|ty of a Co||ege of
Nurs|ng must have a master's
degree wh|ch |s
a psycho|ogy
b pub||c hea|th
c nurs|ng on|y
d nurs|ng or re|ated f|e|d
4 Nurses |n the Nurs|ng erv|ce must
a|so be qua||f|ed 1he Nurs|ng serv|ce
d|rector must have
a MA |n any f|e|d of nurs|ng
b MA |n nea|th c|ences
c MA |n ub||c Adm|n|strat|on
d MA |n Nurs|ng ma[or |n
Adm|n|strat|on] management
S 1o be qua||f|ed the nurse
superv|sors |n the hosp|ta| must at
|east have
a Masters of arts |n nurs|ng
b 9 un|ts |n mgt and adm|n|strat|on
course |n graduate |eve|
c masters of pub||c hea|th
d 9 un|ts masters degree |n nurs|ng
6 Among the |mportant prov|s|ons was the
compos|t|on of the 8oard Wh|ch of the
fo||ow|ng |s NC1 prov|ded for |n kA 9173?
a have at |east 10 years of cont|nuous pract|ce
of the profess|on
b 1he 8CN sha|| be composed of 7 members
c 1he qua||fy|ng age shou|d not be more than
70 years of age
d 1he academe qua||f|cat|on of the members
sha|| be a ho|der of MA |n Nurs|ng or re|ated
f|e|d
7 Wh|ch of the fo||ow|ng |s an add|t|ona|
funct|on of the board wh|ch |s a departure from
kA 7164?
a descr|be sub[ects |n the ||censure
exam|nat|on
b recommends the open|ng and c|osure of
Co||eges of Nurs|ng
c promu|gate dec|s|on for the |mprovement of
nurs|ng
d |ssue suspend revoke cert of reg|strat|on
8 Wh|ch of the fo||ow|ng act|v|t|es |s
cons|dered to be an expanded scope
of the nurs|ng pract|ce?
a advance nurs|ng pract|ce
b teach|ng |n co||eges of nurs|ng
c conduct|ng hea|th educat|on
c|asses
d counse||ng and do|ng research
9 1he fo||ow|ng pos|t|ons requ|re that the
nurse must be a ho|der of MA |n
Nurs|ng
1 Dean of the Co||ege of Nurs|ng
2 Ch|ef nurse of a hosp|ta|
3 Instructors |n co||ege of nurs|ng
4 uperv|sors of a genera| hosp|ta|
a 2 and 3 b 1 and 3
c 2 and 4 d 1 and 2
10 Who among the fo||ow|ng |s not qua||f|ed to
pract|ce nurs|ng |n the h|||pp|nes under the
pec|a| or temporary perm|t?
a a ||censed nurse from Canada who |s |n a
med|ca| m|ss|on |n the Lk of Gn
b A cert|f|ed nurse spec|a||st from 1exas |nv|ted
as a guest |ecturer
c A I|| Am nurse who |s part of the med|ca|
team of a bra|n surgeon who |s |n the country
upon |nv|tat|on to operate on a we|| known
o||garch
d An Amer|can kN who |s part of the med|ca|
team |nv|ted by the 8as||an governor to
perform c|eft pa|ate operat|on |n the prov|nce
for free
Salary for nurses ln publlc secLor
Not |ower than a|ary Not |ower than a|ary
grade 1S grade 1S 1330000 1330000
( kA 67S8 ( kA 67S8 Compensat|on and Compensat|on and
C|ass|f|cat|on Act of 1989) C|ass|f|cat|on Act of 1989)
kCnI8I1ICN kCnI8I1ICN |n the pract|ce of Nurs|ng |n the pract|ce of Nurs|ng
W|thout cert|f|cate or ||cense
Dse of other's |dent|f|cat|on card
(m|sdemeanor)
Dse of |nva||d]revoked]suspended
cert|f|cate
Dse of fa|se ev|dence to obta|n cert|f|cate ]
||cense
Ia|se|y poses]advert|ses as a kN
Ia|se|y Append|ng 8N]kN to h|s]her name
Ass|st|ng |n |||ega| pract|ce
kA 9173
Fine : Fine :
a fine of not Ie88 a fine of not Ie88
than P50,000. than P50,000.
Nor more than Nor more than
P100,000. P100,000.
Fine:
Not Ie88 than
P10,000. nor more
than P40,000.
kA 7164
Or imprisonment of not Iess Or imprisonment of not Iess
than 1 year nor more than six than 1 year nor more than six
years, or both, upon the years, or both, upon the
discretion of the court. discretion of the court.
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|tuat|on okwang a new 8N graduate
|s very exc|ted to pract|ce her profess|on
1In order to take the exam|nat|on |n
Man||a she must app|y to the kC and
subm|t |ega| documents now many
days before the schedu|ed exam|nat|on?
a1S days b 20 days
c 10 days d 2S days
2 Dpon pass|ng the 8oard Lxam|nat|on
she w||| be qua||f|ed to get her
profess|ona| ||cense 1he ||cense |s
renewab|e every three years upon
subm|ss|on of requ|red CL un|ts wh|ch |s
equ|va|ent to how many contact hours
a 20 b 40 c60 d 80
3 he must be a member of an
accred|ted profess|ona| organ|zat|on
upon pass|ng the board Wh|ch
organ|zat|on makes membersh|p
mandatory for a|| nurses?
a ANA b ADCN
c NA d CkNA
4 1he ||cense |s renewab|e every three
years dur|ng wh|ch of the fo||ow|ng
per|od?
a every Apr|| 1S of each year
b Cn or before one's b|rth date
c every Ianuary 20 of each year
d Cn or before one's b|rth month
6 Wh|ch of the fo||ow|ng are the dut|es
of a nurse?
1 essent|a| pr|mary hea|th care
2 nurs|ng research
3 co||aborates w|th members of the
hea|th team
4 er|nea| sutur|ng after spec|a| tra|n|ng
a 123 b 234 c a|| d 134
7 Who may be |ssued a spec|a| or
temporary perm|t?
a nurs|ng graduates from fore|gn countr|es
who |ntend to |nvest |n the country
b fore|gn nurses connected w|th |oca| rev|ew
centers
c reg|stered nurses from fore|gn countr|es on
med|ca| m|ss|on
d reg|stered nurses from fore|gn countr|es
who w||| put up rev|ew centers
8 What are the prov|s|ons of the |aw
that ensures safety of nurs|ng
pract|ce?
a requ|r|ng ||censure exams
b Code of standards of nurs|ng
c cont|nu|ng profess|ona| educat|on
d a|| of the above
9 What |s]are prerequ|s|tes for
reg|strat|on by rec|proc|ty?
a former I|||p|no c|t|zen
b I|||p|nos are granted the same
benef|ts as the c|t|zen's of the app||cant
country
c reg|stered |n the country of or|g|n and
the requ|rements for reg|strat|on are
substant|a||y the same
d a|| of the above
10 What are the grounds for the
revocat|on of cert|f|cate of
reg|strat|on?
1 psych|atr|c prob|em
2 d|shonesty
3 gross neg||gence
4 neg||gence
a 123 b 234 c 14 d a||