Philippine Nursing

Act of 2002
RA 9173
 Republic Act No. 9173
October 21, 2002
On October 21, 2002, it was signed into law by Pres. Gloria Macapagal
Arroyo as Republic Act No 9173

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A MORE RESPONSIVE

NURSINGPROFESSION, REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE
REPUBLIC ACT NO.7164, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "THE
PHILIPPINE NURSING ACT OF
1991" AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
 Parts of RA 9173
◼ RA 9173 is divided into 9 articles and 41 sections and these are as
follows:
◼ Article I – Title
◼ Section 1 – Title
◼ Article II – Declaration of Policy
◼ Section 2 – Declaration of Policy
◼ Article III – Organization of the Board of Nursing
◼ Section 3 – Creation and Composition of the Board
◼ Section 4 - Qualifications of the Chairperson and Members of the Board
◼ Section 5 – Requirements upon Qualification as Member of the Board of Nursing
◼ Section 6 – Term of Office
◼ Section 7 – Compensation of Board Members
◼ Section 8 – Administrative Supervision of the Board, Custodian of its Records,
Secretariat and Support Services
◼ Section 9 – Powers and Duties of the Board
◼ Section 10 – Annual Report
◼ Section 11 – Removal and Suspension of Board Members
 Parts of RA 9173
◼ Article IV – Examination and Registration
◼ Section 12 – Licensure Examination
◼ Section 13 – Qualifications for Admission to the Licensure Examination
◼ Section 14 – Scope of Examination
◼ Section 15 – Ratings
◼ Section 16 – Oath
◼ Section 17 – Issuance of Certificate of Registration or Professional License
and Professional Identification Card
◼ Section 18 – Fees for Examination and Registration
◼ Section 19 – Automatic Registration of Nurses
◼ Section 20 – Registration by Reciprocity
◼ Section 21 – Practice through Special/ Temporary Permit
◼ Section 22 – Non Registration and Non Issuance of COR or Professional
License or Special/Temporary Permit
◼ Section 23 – Revocation and Suspension of COR or Professional License
or Special/ Temporary Permit
◼ Section 24 – Re Issuance of Revoked Certificates and Replacement of
Lost Certificates
 Parts of RA 9173
◼ Article V – Nursing Education
◼ Section 25 – Nursing Education Program
◼ Section 26 – Requirement for Inactive Nurses
Returning to Practice
◼ Section 27 – Qualifications of the Faculty

◼ Article VI – Nursing Practice

◼ Section 28 – Scope of Nursing
◼ Section 29 – Qualifications of Nursing Service
Administrators
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◼ Article VII – Health Human Resource

Production, Utilization and Development
◼ Section 30 – Studies for Nursing Manpower Needs,
Production, Utilization and Development
◼ Section 31 – Comprehensive Nursing Specialty
Program
◼ Section 32 – Salary
◼ Section 33 – Funding for the Comprehensive
Nursing Specialty Program
◼ Section 34 – Incentives and Benefits
 Parts of RA 9173
◼ Article VIII – Penal and Miscellaneous Provisions
◼ Section 35 – Prohibitions in the Practice of
Nursing
◼ Article IX – Final Provisions
◼ Section 36 – Enforcement of this Act
◼ Section 37 – Appropriations
◼ Section 38 – Rules and Regulations
◼ Section 39 – Separability Clause
◼ Section 40 – Repealing Clause
◼ Section 41 - Effectivity
SCOPE OF NURSING PRACTICE

ARTICLE VI Section 28
• A person shall be deemed to 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 and communities in any health care
setting.
• It includes, but not limited to, nursing care during conception,
labor, delivery, infancy, childhood, toddler, preschool, school
age, adolescence, adulthood, and old age.
• As independent practitioners, nurses are primarily
responsible for the promotion of health and prevention of
illness.
SCOPE OF NURSING PRACTICE

ARTICLE VI Section 28
• The members of the health team, nurses shall collaborate with other
health care providers for the curative, preventive, and rehabilitative
aspects of care, restoration of health, alleviation of suffering, and when
recovery is not possible, towards a peaceful death.
• It shall be the duty of the nurse to:
a) Provide nursing care through the utilization of the nursing process.
✓ Nursing care includes, but not limited to, traditional and
innovative approaches, therapeutic use of self, executing health
care techniques and procedures, essential primary health care,
comfort measures, health teachings, and administration of written
prescription for treatment, therapies, oral topical and parenteral
medications, internal examination during labor in the absence of
antenatal bleeding and delivery.
✓ In case of suturing of perineal laceration, special training shall be
provided according to protocol established;
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ARTICLE VI Section 28
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
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
SCOPE OF NURSING PRACTICE

ARTICLE VI Section 28
d) Undertake nursing and health human
resource development training and
research which shall include, but not
limited to, the development of advance
nursing practice;
SCOPE OF NURSING PRACTICE

ARTICLE VI Section 28
• 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 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.
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
 Board Question!

8. The practice of Nursing includes

following activities, EXCEPT:
a. Supervision and teaching of 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
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.
 Board Question!

Situation: The Nursing Act of 2002 or RA

9173 has a provision that the nurse must
continue learning.
14. Which of the following is formal
continuing education?
a. refresher course
b. enrolment in graduate school
c. attendance in conferences
d. seminars
 Board Question!

17. 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
 Board Question!

18. To be qualified, the nurse

supervisors in the hospital must at
least have
a. Masters of arts in nursing
b. 9 units in management and
administration course in graduate
level
c. masters of public health
d. 9 units masters degree in nursing
The End