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RA No. 9173 RA No. 7164 Significant changes and

implication to Nursing
Practice,Education,Adm
inistration and Research

Article V Sec. 25 Nursing education Article V Sec. 27 Scope of The significant changes
(NURSING Program (NURSING Nursing- A person between RA No. 9173 and
EDUCATIO - The nursing education PRACTICE) shall be deemed to be RA No. 7164 is that in
N) program shall provide practicing nursing 9173 it focuses more on
sound general and within the meaning of the nursing education that
professional foundation this act when he, for provides sound general
for the practice of fee, salary or other and professional
nursing. reward or foundation of nursing and
Sec. 26 Requirement for compensation, singly in the 7164 it focuses
Inactive Nurses Returning to or in collaboration with more on the nursing
Practice another, initiates and practice that is for me it is
- Nurses who have not performs nursing better because in our
actively practiced the services to individuals, nursing field it should be
profession for 5 families and more focused on how to
consecutive years are communities in various implemented the nursing
required to undergo stages of development practice .
1month of didactic towards the promotion
training and 3 months of of health , prevention of
practicum. illness, restoration of
Sec. 27 Qualifications of health, and alleviation It has a great impact to
faculty of suffering through: the nursing practice, the
-A member of the faculty in a • Utilization of the development of the
college of nursing teaching nursing process, nursing profession. One
professional courses must be: including way to promote
• Registered nurse in the assessment, development is to clarify
Philippines planning the professional role. The
implementation role definition for nursing
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• Have atleast 1 year and evaluation is mostly transmitted

clinical practice in the of nursing care. through tacit knowledge.
field of specialization • Establishment of We consider that the
• Be a member of good linkages with professional development
standing in the community of the nursing profession
accredited professional resources and requires a clear and well-
of nurses coordination of defined nurse role.
• Be a holder of a the health team. Significant change in the
master’s degree in • Motivation of distribution of role-
nursing. individuals, conceptions which
families and occurred after the nurses
communities; had experienced their first
resources and year as registered nurses,
coordination of and which did not occur
services with during the educational
other member s process. This indicates
of the health that the conceptions of the
team need for a more clearly
Sec. 28 Qualifications defined nursing role are
of Nursing Service assimilated during work
Administrators experience. This confirms
-A person occupying the necessity and
supervisory or importance of role
managerial positions modeling, role repetition
requiring knowledge of and interactions with a
nursing must: professional group as part
• B e a Filipino of the educational
citizen or former process.
Filipino citizen
who has Another implication to the
officially nursing research is that it
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Article VI Sec. 28 Scope of Nursing
(NURSING -A person shall be deemed to
PRACTICE) be practicing nursing within the
meaning of this act when
he/she singly or in
collaboration with another,
initiates and performs nursing
services to individuals ,
families, communities in any
health care setting. It includes,
but not limited to, nursing care
during
conception,labor,infancy,deleiv
ery,childhood,
Toddler, pre-school, school
age, adolescence, adulthood
and old-age. As independent
practitioners, nurses are
primarily responsible for the
declared his/her will be able to lead and to
intention to have more development
reacquire studies in the nursing
Filipino field.
citizenship
• Registered
nurse in the
Philippines
Article VI Sec. 29 Studies for The significant changes
(HEALTH Nursing manpower here in both articles VI of
HUMAN needs, Ra No. 9173 and RA. No.
RESOURCE production,utilization 7164 is that primarily
DEVELOPMENT, and development focuses on the nursing
PRODUCTION - The nursing board practice which is good
AND shall undertake studies and in the 7164 is more
UTILIZATION) and initiate and or on the utilization of health
cooperate with resources and
appropriate development of nursing
government or private fields. it further improving
agencies in the conduct for the nursing practice in
of studies for health order to become more
human resource good and skillful enough
production, utilization to do the said practices.
and development.
It is very significant to the
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nursing profession since

promotion of health and in Article VI of RA 9173
prevention of illness. A (NURSING PRACTICE) it
member of the health team, is the actual provision of
nurses shall collaborate with nursing care. In providing
other health care providers for care, nurses are
the curative, preventive, and implementing the nursing
rehabilitative aspects of care, care plan which is based
restoration of health, on the client's initial
alleviation of suffering, and assessment. This is
when recovery is not possible, based around a specific
towards a peaceful death. It nursing theory which will
shall be the duty of the nurse be selected as
to: appropriate for the care
setting. In providing
(a) Provide nursing care nursing care the nurse
through the utilization of uses both nursing theory
the nursing process. and best practice derived
Nursing care includes, from nursing research.
but not limited to, And with the Article VI of
traditional and RA 7164( HEALTH
innovative approaches, HUMAN RESOURCE
therapeutic use of self, DEVELOPMENT,PRODU
executing health care CTION AND
techniques and UTILIZATION)
procedures, essential It is a professional
primary health care, medical information
comfort measures, research organization
health teachings, and whose expert medical
administration of written researchers are here to
prescription for help you and your loved
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ones learn about all the

treatment, therapies, treatment options for your
oral topical and other medical condition.
parenteral medications, The implication of this
internal examination In the nursing research it
during labor in the would be able develop
absence of antenatal more knowledge and skills
bleeding and delivery. that will help us gain more
In case of suturing of to have better future in our
perineal laceration, nursing career
special training shall be
provided according to
protocol established;

(b) establish linkages

with community
resources and
coordination with the
health team;

(c) Provide health

education to individuals,
families and
communities;

(d) Teach, guide and

supervise students in
nursing education
programs including the
administration of
nursing services in
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varied settings such as

hospitals and clinics;
undertake consultation
services; engage in
such activities that
require the utilization of
knowledge and
decision-making skills of
a registered nurse; and

(e) Undertake nursing

and health human
resource development
training and research,
which shall include, but
not limited to, the
development of
advance nursing
practice;

Provided, That this section

shall not apply to nursing
students who perform nursing
functions under the direct
supervision of a qualified
faculty: Provided, further, That
in the practice of nursing in all
settings, the nurse is duty-
bound to observe the Code of
Ethics for nurses and uphold
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the standards of safe nursing

practice. The nurse is required
to maintain competence by
continual learning through
continuing professional
education to be provided by
the accredited professional
organization or any recognized
professional nursing
organization: Provided, finally,
That the program and activity
for the continuing professional
education shall be submitted to
and approved by the Board.

Sec. 29 Qualifications of
Nursing Services
Administrators
-A person occupying
supervisory or managerial
positions requiring knowledge
of nursing must:
• Registered nurse in the
Philippines
• Have atleast 2 years
experience in general
nursing service
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administration
• Possess a degree of
bachelor of Science in
Nursing with atleast 9
units in management
and administration
courses at the graduate
level
• Be a member of good
standing of the
accredited professional
organization of nurses

Article VII Section 30. Studies for
(HEALTH Nursing Manpower Needs,
HUMAN Production, Utilization and
RESOURCE Development. - The Board, in
PRODUCTI coordination with the
ON, accredited professional
UTILIZATIO organization and appropriate
N AND government or private
DEVELOPM agencies shall initiate
ENT) undertake and conduct studies
on health human resources
production, utilization and
development.
Section 31. Comprehensive
Nursing Specialty Program. -
Within ninety (90) days from
the effectivity of this Act, the
Article VII Sec. 30 Prohibitions In this article VII of RA No.
(PENAL AND in the Practice of 7164 and RA no. 9173 the
MISCELLANEOU Nursing significant changes is that
S PROVISIONS) - A fine of not less in 9173 it focuses on the
than Php. human resources which it
10,000 nor more was already had in the
than Php. previous article and in the
40,000 or 7164 it is more on the
imprisonment of penal and miscellaneous
not less than 1 provisions which is good
year nor more also to our field. Because
than 6 years or if we do not have enough
both, in the standard and policy, we
discretion of the cannot say that we have
court, shall be our best and we will do
imposed upon: the right thing because
*Any person practicing there will be no
nursing in the punishment allocated for
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Philippineswithin the us.

Board in coordination with the meaning of this act ;
accredited professional • Without a
organization recognized certificate of It is very significant also to
specialty organizations and the registration or the nursing profession
Department of Health is w/o having been because simple by having
hereby mandated to formulate declared exempt this kind of punishment by
and develop a comprehensive from breaking the law, we
nursing specialty program that examination in could avoid different kinds
would upgrade the level of skill accordance with of negligence to our
and competence of specialty the provision of profession skills and
nurse clinicians in the country, this act knowledge. It could help
such as but not limited to the • Who uses as us nurses to become
areas of critical care, oncology, his/her own more productive and be
renal and such other areas as certificate of able to gain more
may be determined by the registration of knowledge for us to be
Board. another effective health advocator
• Who uses an to other people. In the
The beneficiaries of this expired, nursing education we
program are obliged to serve suspended or would be able to have our
in any Philippine hospital for a revoked own standards that will
period of at least two (2) years certificate of help us to be a better and
and continuous service. registration good professionals. And
• Who gives false for the nursing research it
Section 32. Salary. - In order evidence of the would be able to have
to enhance the general Board of Nursing more learning’s and to
welfare, commitment to service in order to obtain continue seeking more
and professionalism of nurses a certificate of and more knowledge for
the minimum base pay of registration us to have a good
nurses working in the public Sec. 31 Standard profession
health institutions shall not be basic pay
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lower than salary grade 15
prescribes under Republic Act
No. 6758, otherwise known as
the "Compensation and
Classification Act of
1989": Provided, That for
nurses working in local
government units, adjustments
to their salaries shall be in
accordance with Section 10 of
the said law.
Section 33. Funding for the
Comprehensive Nursing
Specialty Program. - The
annual financial requirement
needed to train at least ten
percent (10%) of the nursing
staff of the participating
government hospital shall be
chargeable against the income
of the Philippine Charity
Sweepstakes Office and the
Philippine Amusement and
Gaming Corporation, which
shall equally share in the costs
and shall be released to the
Department of Health subject
to accounting and auditing
procedures: Provided, That the
-based on current
National economic and
development authority
(NEDA) figures, the
proper government
office or agency shall
fix a standard pay for
all nurses working in
either public or private
health agencies
Sec. 32 Enforcement
of this Act
-it shall be the duty of
all duly constituted
law-enforcement
agencies and officers
of national, provincial,
city or municipal
governments to enforce
the provisions of this
act and to prosecute
any person violating
the same.
Sec. 33 Repealing
Clause
-All laws , decrees,
orders, circulars, rules
and regulations and
other issuances which
are inconsistent with
this act are hereby
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repealed,amended or
department of Health shall set modified accordingly.
the criteria for the availment of Sec. 34 Separability
this program. Clause
-if any part of this act is
Section 34. Incentives and declared
Benefits. - The Board of unconstitutional, the
Nursing, in coordination with remaining parts not
the Department of Health and affected thereby shall
other concerned government continue to be valid
agencies, association of and operational.
hospitals and the accredited Sec. 35 Effectivity
professional organization shall - This act shall
establish an incentive and take effect 1
benefit system in the form of month after its
free hospital care for nurses publication in
and their dependents, any newspaper
scholarship grants and other of general
non-cash benefits. The circulation in the
government and private Philippines.
hospitals are hereby mandated
to maintain the standard
nurse-patient ratio set by the
Department of Health.

ARTICLE VIII

Penal and Miscellaneous

Provisions

Section 35. Prohibitions in the

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Practice of Nursing. - A fine of

not less than Fifty thousand
pesos (P50,000.00) nor more
than One hundred thousand
pesos (P100,000.00) or
imprisonment of not less than
one (1) year nor more than six
(6) years, or both, upon the
discretion of the court, shall be
imposed upon:

(a) any person

practicing nursing in the
Philippines within the
meaning of this Act:

(1) without a
certificate of
registration/profe
ssional license
and professional
identification card
or special
temporary permit
or without having
been declared
exempt from
examination in
accordance with
the provision of
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this Act; or

(2) who uses as

his/her own
certificate of
registration/profe
ssional license
and professional
identification card
or special
temporary permit
of another; or

(3) who uses an

invalid certificate
of
registration/profe
ssional license, a
suspended or
revoked
certificate of
registration/profe
ssional license,
or an expired or
cancelled
special/temporar
y permits; or

(4) who gives

any false
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evidence to the
Board in order to
obtain a
certificate of
registration/profe
ssional license, a
professional
identification card
or special permit;
or

(5) who falsely

poses or
advertises as a
registered and
licensed nurse or
uses any other
means that tend
to convey the
impression that
he/she is a
registered and
licensed nurse;
or

(6) who appends

B.S.N./R.N.
(Bachelor of
Science in
Nursing/Register
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ed Nurse) or any
similar
appendage to
his/her name
without having
been coferred
said degree or
registration; or

(7) who, as a
registered and
licensed nurse,
abets or assists
the illegal
practice of a
person who is
not lawfully
qualified to
practice nursing.

(b) any person or the

chief executive officer of
a judicial entity who
undertakes in-service
educational programs or
who conducts review
classes for both local
and foreign examination
without
permit/clearance from
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the Board and the

Commission; or

(c) any person or

employer of nurses who
violate the minimum
base pay of nurses and
the incentives and
benefits that should be
accorded them as
specified in Sections 32
and 34; or

(d) any person or the

chief executive officer of
a juridical entity
violating any provision
of this Act and its rules
and regulations.