Philippine Nursing

Act of 2002
RA 9173
 As a registered nurse, you are covered by the
law regulating the practice of nursing in the
Phils. Which is:
a. RA 4704
b. RA 7164
c. RA 877
d. RA 9173
 The implementing rules and regulations of
the said law was passed through:
a. BON Resolution 425,s 2003
b. BON Resolution 524, s 2002
c. BON resolution 459, s 2002
d. BON Resolution 99-14, s 1999
 The Phil Nursing Act was promulgated in
2002. What month?
 A. January
 B. March
 C. October
 D. December
 BOARD OF NURSING
 Composition: Chairperson &
6 members
 APPOINTMENT
? Vacancy
PNA nominates 3 per vacancy

PRC recommends two

Appointment by the PRESIDENT of the Phil

Term of office:
a. Appointed for 3 years
 reappointment for one term only

b. Appointment to vacancy shall be for

the unexpired portion of the term
c. proper oath of office
 Types of appointment:

1. Regular appointment
2. Ad interim appointment
3. Doctrine of Hold- over
 BON: Qualifications:
Natural born citizen and resident
Member of good standing of PNA
RN with master’s degree
At least 10 years continuous practice of the
profession prior to appointment
 Last 5 years shall be in the Phil.

 Not convicted of any offense (moral

turpitude)
 BON shall represent 3 areas of
Nursing (Sec. 4)
Community Health Nursing
Nursing Education

Nursing Service
 BON: powers, duties, functions
Conduct Licensure examination for nurses
Issue, suspend, revoke certificates of registration
Monitor & enforce quality standards of nursing
practice in the Phil.
Ensure quality education
Conduct hearings & investigations (may issue
subpoena)
Promulgate CODE OF ETHICS
Prescribe, adopt, issue regulations for the
improvement of the profession
 Removal/suspension (BON)
 I Incompetence/ continuous neglect of
duty
 C commission/ tolerance of irregularities
in the board exam
 U unprofessional, immoral & dishonorable
conduct
Who among the ff has the power to appoint
or remove members of the BON?
❧ Chairperson of PRC
❧ The president of the republic
❧ President of the Philippine Nurses
Association
❧ The chairman of the Board of Nursing
 The major responsibility of the BON is to ensure
that RA 9173 is properly implemented. Which of
the following is not within the jurisdiction of the
BON?
a. Setting minimum standards of practice
b. Establishing the implementing rules and
regulations
c. Disciplining those unfit to practice nursing
d. Approving nursing education program
 Qualifications of FACULTY
 Holder of master’s degree in nursing/ education/
allied health sciences
 At least one year clinical practice
 RN
 Member with Good standing in the accredited
professional organization

(Sec. 27)
 Position Ma Qualification Yrs of Exp
BON MA in Nursing, Educ, 10
allied courses
CI/ Faculty 1
Dean MA in Nursing only 5
CN/ NsgDirector

Supervisor 9 units in mgt & 2

adm
CN primary Hosp

Staff Nurse 0 0
 Q: For a faculty member to be
promoted as a dean, she/he must
meet the ff except:
a) At least five years experience in nursing
b) With masters degree in any allied health
profession
c) Member of good standing of PNA
d) With MAN
SCOPE OF NURSING PRACTICE
 Provides nursing care: different stages
of life (from conception to old age)
 Promotion of health & Prevention of
illnesses – independent practitioner
 Initiates & performs nursing services
in any health care setting - IFC
 Collaborate with other health care
providers for the preventive, curative &
rehabilitative aspects of care
It shall be the duty of the nurse to: (sec 28)
 Do utilize NURSING PROCESS in providing
nursing care
 Undertake nursing & health human resource
development training & research
 Teach, guide, supervise nursing students
 Interrelationship/ linkages with community
resources & health care team
 Educate individual,families, community on
health
 Strict/ duty-bound observance of the CODE
OF ETHICS
The practice of Nursing includes following
activities, EXCEPT:
a. Supervision and teaching of capillary
workers
b. Observation and care of clients
c. Judging the nature of disease or injury
d. Safeguarding public health the and welfare
 INACTIVE NURSES
 Nurses who have not
actively practiced the
profession for FIVE
(5) consecutive years
can return to practice:
 ONE MONTH
didactic training
 THREE
MONTHS
practicum
 SPECIAL OR TEMPORARY PERMIT TO
PRACTICE FOR LICENSED FOREIGN
NURSES:
Medical mission
Outstanding expert or specialist
Professors on exchange employment
 permit valid for the duration of the

project, mission or employment contract.

NURSING EDUCATION
(Art.V)
 The Nursing Education
Program shall provide sound
general & professional
foundation for the practice of
nursing
Resolved the controversy on:
 “Upper 40 percent (40%)” by
deleting the provision on General
Entrance Requirements found in Sec 23 Art
IV of RA 7164
 “Applicants desiring to enroll in a nursing
course must belong to the upper forty
percent of the graduating class of the
general secondary course, as certified by the
school”
 IMPACT:
 Led to a new round of proliferation of nursing
schools
 There are more than 400 nursing schools in the
country today
 Greater challenge: QUALITY NURSING
EDUCATION
 NURSING EXPERIENCES

Learning experiences: settings
 CLASSROOM
 HOSPITAL
 HOME
 COMMUNITY
 OTHER HEALTH AGENCIES
 Learning experiences shall not be less than
six (6) units or its equivalent.
Sec. 25
 (Art IV): EXAMINATION &
REGISTRATION
 In accordance with RA 8981 (PRC
Modernization Act of 2000)
 Given TWICE a year
 Schedule: NOT EARLIER THAN ONE
MONTH BUT NOT LATER THAN TWO
MONTHS AFTER THE CLOSING OF
THE SEMESTER
You just passed the Board Exam and is waiting for your
certificate. Whose responsibility is the issuance of the
Cert of Registration?
 A. PNA
 B. Board of Nursing
 C. PRC
 D. Pres of the Phil
QUALIFICATIONS (Admission to
Licensure Examination)
 Citizen of the Philippines
 Person of good moral character

 BSN holder (recognized school:

complies with the standards of

nursing education)
 List of documents
 TRANSCRIPT OF
RECORDS
 Special order number
 Date of graduation

 Seal of the school

 Scanned picture
 List of documents

 Marriage contract (for married)

 4 pcs passport size colored pix;

 Current Community Certificate

 RLE record (Chief Nurse & Dean)

 Certificate of Live birth

List of documents
 ACTUAL CASES
 Operating room
 Deliveries assisted

 Signed:

 Chief nurse
 Dean

 Clinical instructors
To apply for the Nurse Licensure
Examination, the applicant must
meet the following requirements:
1. 1. Holder of a BSN degree
2. 2. Citizen of the Philippines
3. 3. Of good moral character
4. 4. At least 21 years of age
a. 1, 2, and 3. c. 1, 3, and 4
b. 2, 3, and 4 d. 1, 2, and 4
 ratings
 General average:
75%
 No grade below
60% in any subject
 *removal exam
within two years
after last failed
exam
 Of the following concepts on Nursing
Education and Nursing Licensure
Examination, which is correct?
A.) Applicants to a nursing school must be
high school graduate who belong to the upper
forty (40) percent of the graduating class
B.) The college of nursing must be accredited
C.) To pass the examination, a general
weighted average of 75% with no grade below
sixty (60) percent in any subject must be
obtained
D.) A refresher course for those who failed the
examination for the third time may be offered
by any college of nursing
Should the candidate fail in one subject, but
obtained the required gen. Average, which of the
following should he do?
a. Take the whole set of exam all over again
b. Take examination on the subject below required
average
c. Makes an appeal to the board for rechecking of
paper
d. Enroll in a refresher course for one year
RECONSIDERATION OF RATINGS
Grounds:
mechanical, clerical or clear error or
malfeasance in the rating of paper
* Request filed within 90 days from date of
official release of exam results
CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION

 Full name of the professional

 Serial number

 Signature of the chairperson of the

commission & members of the

board
 Official seal of the commission

 Scanned picture
Professional Identification Card
 Full name of the
professional
 License number
 Date of registration
 Date of issuance and
expiration
 Signature of the
chairperson
 Bar code
 Picture of the RN
 An institution or an organization
that is responsible for approving
the certificate to operate as a
nursing
 a.
school
Board in the Philippines.
of Nursing
 c. PNA
 b. Commission on Higher Education
 d. PRC
Upon passing the licensure exam, which is a
priority action for the passer?
a. take an oath of profession before the board
b. apply for registration with PRC
c. apply for membership to the PNA
d. prepare credentials for job hunting
 The nurse should renew her license
when?
 A. third year on her birth date
 B. third year on her birth month
 C. anytime after one year
 D. no need to renew
 Attendance in mandatory continuing
professional education programs is
recommended annually for:
a. 20 contact hours
b. 10 contact hours
c. 60 contact hours
d. 25 contact hours
 SUSPENSION/REVOCATION of
certificate of registration/license
 Gross incompetence/serious ignorance
 Unprofessional/unethical conduct
 Malpractice/negligence
 Fraud/deceit in obtaining certificate of
registration/license
 Practice of profession during suspension from the
practice
 Conviction of any criminal offense involving
moral turpitude
 Re-issuance of revoked certificates
 Expiration of a minimum of four
years from the date of revocation
 The CAUSE of revocation has

disappeared/corrected
 Proper application

 Payment of required fees

Q: A nurse will lose his/her professional
license for the following reasons EXCEPT:
a.) used deceit and fraud in obtaining the
license
b.) accused of gross incompetence
c.) guilty of immoral and dishonorable
conduct
d.) practicing with an invalid certificate of
registration
 PROHIBITIONS in the practice of
Nursing
 Without certificate of registration/ professional
license
 Use of other’s identification card (misdemeanor)
 Use of invalid/revoked/suspended certificate of
registration
 Use of false evidence to the BON to obtain certificate
of registration/ professional license
 Falsely poses/advertises as a registered licensed
nurse
 Falsely Appending BSN/RN to his/her name
 Assisting in illegal practice
Penalties:
 a fine of not less than P50000. Nor

more than P100,000. Or

imprisonment of not less than 1
year nor more than six years, or
both, upon the discretion of the
court.
Situation: The Nursing Act of 2002 or RA 9173 has a
provision that the nurse must continue learning.
1. Which of the following is formal continuing
education?
a. refresher course
b. enrolment in graduate school
c. attendance in conferences
d. seminars
2. Which of the following is the required
qualification of a dean?
a. masters degree in related fields
b. 9 units in nursing administration
c. doctoral degree
d. masters degree in nursing
3. The faculty of a College of Nursing must
have a master’s degree which is
a. psychology b. public health
c. nursing only d. nursing or related field
4. Nurses in the Nursing Service must also be
qualified. The Nursing service director must
have
a. MA in any field of nursing
b. MA in Health Sciences
c. MA in Public Administration
d. MA in Nursing major in Administration/
management
5. To be qualified, the nurse supervisors in the
hospital must at least have
a. Masters of arts in nursing
b. 9 units in mgt and administration course in
graduate level
c. masters of public health
d. 9 units masters degree in nursing
Situation: The Nurse Practice Act of 2002 or RA
9173 was passed and signed in Oct 2002.
1. Among the important provisions was the composition of
the Board. Which of the following is NOT provided for in
RA 9173?
a. have at least 10 years of continuous practice of the
profession
b. The BON shall be composed of 7 members
c. The qualifying age should not be more than 70 years of age
d. The academe qualification of the members shall be a
holder of MA in Nursing or related field
2. Which of the following is an additional function of
the board which is a departure from RA 7164?
a. describe subjects in the licensure examination
b. recommends the opening and closure of Colleges
of Nursing
c. promulgate decision for the improvement of
nursing
d. issue, suspend, revoke cert of registration
3. Which of the following activities is considered
to be an expanded scope of the nursing
practice?
a. advance nursing practice
b. teaching in colleges of nursing
c. conducting health education classes
d. counseling and doing research
4. The following positions require that the nurse
must be a holder of MA in Nursing.
1. Dean of the College of Nursing
2. Chief nurse of a hospital
3. Instructors in college of nursing
4. Supervisors of a general hospital
 a. 2 and 3 b. 1 and 3 c. 2 and 4 d. 1 and 2
5. Who among the following is not qualified to
practice nursing in the Philippines under the
Special or temporary permit?
a. a licensed nurse from Canada who is in a medical mission
to work as a volunteer nurse in the ER of PGH for one
month
b. A certified nurse specialist from Texas invited by a local
university as a guest lecturer in the training of organ
donation and transplant team
c. A Fil- Am nurse who is part of the medical team of a brain
surgeon who is in the country upon invitation to operate on
a well known oligarch
d. An American RN who is part of the medical team invited
by the Basilan governor to perform cleft palate operation
in the province for free