GROUP REPORT

GROUP NO. 5 CLMMRH GROUP

History of the CMO
a.
b.
c.
d.

CHED
CHED
CHED
CHED

Memorandum
Memorandum
Memorandum
Memorandum

Order
Order
Order
Order

No.
No.
No.
No.

10
30
05
14

s.1998
s.2001
s.2008
s.2009

CHED Memorandum Order No. 14 s.2009

ARTICLE I. INTRODUCTION

Describes roles of a nurse:

o Health Promotion
o Disease Prevention
o Health Restoration
o Alleviation of Suffering
o Assisting patient towards peaceful death
Core values emphasized:
o Love of God
o Love of Country Patriotism, Nationalism
o Love of People - Respect
o Caring as the core of Nursing:
Compassion
Competence
Confidence
Conscience
Commitment

ARTICLE II. AUTOHORITY TO OPERATE

Bachelor of Science in Nursing program must be offered by an Higher

Education Institution (HEI) that has at least 6 baccalaureate programs
Bachelor of Science in Nursing program must be offered in strict
adherence to the provisions of its specific CMO

Article III. PROGRAM SPECIFICATIONS

Degree Name: Bachelor of Science In Nursing

Program length: 4 years; 2 summers
Program Description:

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Composed of General Education and Professional subjects

Objective: Produce a fully functioning nurse who is able to perform
the competencies under each of the Key Areas of Responsibility
(Core Competencies)
Career/Professions/Occupations
Clinical Nursing
Community Health Nursing
Private Duty Nursing
Occupational Health Nursing
School Nursing
Military Nursing
Health Education
Research
Entrepreneurship
Allied

Programs
Medicine
Dentistry
Optometry
Physical Therapy/Occupational Therapy
Pharmacy
Public Health
Medical Technology
Radiologic Technology
Respiratory Therapy
Nutrition and Dietetics
Midwifery
Speech pathology

Article IV. COMPETENCY STANDARDS

Safe and Quality Nursing Care

Management of Resources and Environment
Health Education
Legal responsibility
Ethico-Moral Responsibility
Personal and professional development
Quality improvement
Research
Record Management
Communication
Collaboration and Teamwork

ARTICLE V. CURRICULUM

The student shall be given opportunities to be exposed to the various

levels of health care (health promotion, disease prevention, risk reduction,

curative and restoration of health) with various client groups (individual,

family, population groups and community) in various settings (hospital,
community). These opportunities shall be given in graduated experiences
to ensure that the competencies per course, per level and for the whole
program are developed.
o Health Promotion
o Disease Prevention
o Health Restoration
Unit Outline
o General Education Subjects: 87 Units
o Professional Subjects: 115 Units
o Laboratory Hours: 540 hours
o RLE Hours: 2,346 Hours
Subject Distribution
Subject Title
CMO No. 5
CMO No. 14
2nd year 2nd semester

2nd year 1st semester

2nd year Summer

3rd year 1st semester

Elective 1

None

3rd year 2nd semester

Elective 2

None

4th year 1st semester

Health Economics

2nd year 1st semester

3rd year 1st semester

Intensive Nursing
Practicum

None

4th year 2nd semester

NCM 105

3rd year Summer

3rd year 2nd semester

NCM 107

4th year 2nd semester

4th year 1st and 2nd

semester

Rizal

4th year 1st semester

3rd year 1st semester

Sociology/Anthropolog
y

3rd year 1st semester

2nd year 2nd semester

Teaching Strategies

2nd year 2nd semester

2nd year - Summer

Bioethics
Biostatistics

ARTICLE VI. OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Program Administration
o Requirements to become a Dean; he/she must be:
a Filipino citizen;
a Registered Nurse in the Philippines with current and valid
PRC ID;
a holder of Masters degree in Nursing (MAN, MN, MSN)
conferred by a college or university duly recognized by the
Commission on Higher Education;

has at least one (1) year of clinical practice and a total of at

least five (5) years teaching, administrative and supervisory
experiences in nursing education;
should be physically and mentally fit;
must be of good moral character;
has no other teaching assignments or administrative
functions in other public/private institutions or higher
education institutions;
a member of good standing of accredited professional
nursing organization;
upon appointment, he/she must be an active member of
good standing of the Association of Deans of Philippine
College of Nursing (ADPCN); and,
Upon appointment, he/she should have a duly notarized
employment contract of at least one (1) academic year
renewable annually. The contract should specify academic
rank.
The dean shall have a teaching load not to exceed a total of six (6)
units of lecture in a semester.
Requirements to become faculty; he/she must be:
a Registered Nurse in the Philippines with current/valid PRC
ID;
a holder of Masters degree in Nursing (MAN, MN, MSN),
Education or other allied medical and health sciences
conferred by a college or university duly recognized by the
Commission on Higher Education;
shall have at least one (1) year of clinical practice
a member of good standing of accredited professional
nursing organization

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Library
o Library services shall provide the institutional and research needs of
the staff and students making it one of the most important service
units within a higher education institution.
o Library staff. The head librarian should be: a) registered librarian; b)
masters degree holder in library science; and c) possess
appropriate training.
o The library should be staffed with one full time registered librarian
for every 1,000 students and a ratio of 1 librarian to 2 staff/clerks.
o Library books, journals and other references in all subjects during
the recognition of the BS Nursing program shall double the book
collection.
o Internet access is encouraged in libraries, but should not be made a
substitute for book holdings.
o The library should be accessible to all and should be open to serve
the needs of users even beyond class hours. Users include
members of the faculty, students and employees of the institution.

Classroom Requirements
o For regular lecture class, the class size shall have a maximum of 50
students.
o For science laboratory class, the class size shall have a maximum of
25 students.
o For special lectures, a class of 45 students is recommended.

Nursing Skills Laboratory

o Nursing skills laboratory must be well lighted and well ventilated.
o The Nursing skills laboratory simulates major areas in the hospital
setting and equipped with basic instruments, equipment and
supplies, to aid in the development of the competencies of the
nursing students in performing nursing procedures.

Clinical Facilities and Resources

Classroom Requirements
o A nursing school must have a base hospital or a health facility to
offer a primary source of related learning experiences for nursing
students.

Article VII. INSTRUCTIONAL STANDARDS

Standards of Instruction
o Offering of professional nursing subjects with the corresponding
RLEs must be strictly adhered to.
o Credit for the completion of the course is based on the fulfillment of
curricular requirements.
o The ratio of faculty to student in science laboratory class is 1:25
while regular classroom is 1:50.
o A system of academic evaluation shall be instituted and
implemented for monitoring and evaluating students and teacher
performance.
o There shall be a regular academic audit of instructional resources
such as syllabi, textbooks, modules, audiovisual materials and
others such as software.
o Academic records of faculty members must be properly kept and be
maintained in the college of nursing.
o The competency standards for nursing practice in the Philippines
must be an integral part of the nursing education process.

RLE Standards
o Related Learning Experiences (Clinicals) shall be offered
simultaneously or immediately after the lecture.
o Faculty teaching the lecture shall supervise students in their RLE.
o A documented RLE rotation plan showing distribution of students
and faculty supervision in each clinical area of base hospital and
affiliation agencies shall be made available.

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Faculty compensation shall be based on the computation that one

(1) hour RLE is equivalent to one (1) lecture hour.
Effectiveness and efficiency of the related learning experience, shall
consider the following factors:
Quality of supervision of clinical instructors and teachinglearning process
Readiness and capability of the learner
Quality of the learning resources both in institutions and
communities
Adequate number and variety of clientele
Utilization of appropriate feedback mechanism
Adequate number of qualified nursing staff and other
personnel
Quality of nursing care services
Compliance with the required equivalence of fifty one (51)
hours to one (1) unit RLE
Ratio of student to clientele depends upon the objectives and
the capacity of the student.

Article VIII. RESEARCH REQUIRMENTS

All students shall complete a research project during the course of study.
Faculty research outputs and publications shall be considered in faculty
promotions and academic ranking. Strict adherence to ethics in research
must be observed.

Article IX. ADMISSION, SELECTION AND RETENTION OF STUDENTS

The college shall administer entrance examination for incoming freshmen

students covering the following areas:
o English
o Science
o Mathematics
o Inductive Reasoning
The number of students admitted to the college of Nursing shall be based
on the following:
o Qualified faculty
o Teaching/Learning resources
o Resrouces of the base hospital/affiliation agencies based on:
Clientele
Staffing
Facilities/Services
Number of Student affiliates
Records and evidences of actual implementation of these policies must be
made available.
A student is allowed to enroll a course after he/she has satisfactorily
passed all its pre-requisite courses.

A student shall be allowed to carry only the regular semestral load.

However, academic load for graduating students must be guided by
appropriate CHED issuances.
All students in the BS Nursing program shall strictly adhere to the regular
rotation of RLE and schedule of classes. The Special BS Nursing program
provided in CMO No. 9 s. 2004 shall no longer be allowed.

Article X. RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS

To be a candidate for graduation, the student should have taken the last
curricular level in college

Article XI. SANCTIONS

Non-compliance = revoke government permit/recognition or deny

issuance of authority to operate the program
Gradual Phase-out (average below 30%)
o Initial implementation (SY 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13)
o Guidelines:
Basis: official result of NLE of the PRC
Performance of the School: average rating obtained within
the school year (June/July and December)
Duration: average result for the past 3 years
Examinees rating: first time takers

Example:
School
School
School
School
School
School
School

A
B
C
D
E
F

July 2011
80.26%
81.40%
25.73%
60.00%
30.00%
33.33%

School
School A
School B
School C
School D
School E
School F
Article XI. SANCTIONS

December
2011
37.28%
69.31%
26.67%
43.80%
64.49%
69.47%

2011
50.77%
75.36%
26.20%
51.90%
47.25%
51.40%

June 2012
73.08%
88.74%
17.72%
16.67%
50.00%
--2012
60.02%
82.83%
28.23%
43.94%
61.93%
83.13%

December
2012
46.95%
76.92%
38.74%
71.21%
73.85%
83.13%
2013
74.51%
81.40%
17.23%
50.00%
66.67%
69.23%

June2013
74.51%
81.40%
17.65%
50.00%
66.67%
69.23%

Compliance period: within 3 years after the date of effectivity

Close monitoring of the program