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Nursing Practice: VIDEO 7 - Chapter 7: Standards of
Nursing Practice: VIDEO 7 - Chapter 7: Standards of
Nursing Practice
A.License
- Is not a right but a privilege. It is given
primarily not for the benefit of the nurse but
the public, in order to assure safe nursing
care
53. The use of interpersonal decision making, - 1 chairman
psychomotor skills and application of knowledge - 6 members
expected in the role of a licensed healthcare - = 7 board members
professional in the context of public health welfare ● Represents 3 areas of nursing:
and safety is an example of: - Nursing education
A. Delegation - Nursing service
B. Suprevision - Community Health Nursing
C. Responsibility ● Stages of Appointment:
D. Competence A.Nomination:
License, being a mere privilege, it can be revoked - Submission of list of qualified
by the state. individuals
- PNA (APO: accredited professional
40. The professional license of an RN is: organization): 3 nominees/ vacancy
A. Transferable B. Recommendations:
B. Lifetime - Ranking of qualified individuals
C. Can be revoked for reasons stipulated in RA - PRC (Philippine Regulation
9173 Commission): 2 recommendees/
D. Personal vacancy
C. Appointment:
77. Negligence in the practice of nursing can be a - By President
ground for:
A. Revocation of license by the ombudsman B. Section 4: Qualifications of BON member
B. Revocation of license by the BON - Natural born Filipino citizen
C. Revocation of license by the DOH - Education: master degree in nursing,
D. Revocation of license by the Nursing education, or allied medical
Department profession ( but chairman and
License: is an exercise of the police power of the majority of members must have
state masters degree in nursing)
- To be a license or registered nurse, one - Work experience; 10 years of
must have studied BS Nursing (at least a 4 continuous nsg practice (last 5 years
year course, passed the nursing licensure in the Philippines)
examination and taken the nurse’s oath. - Should not be convicted of any
crime
6. What is the basic requirement of the state for a - Should be an active member of PNA
nurse to practice her profession? (Philippine Nursing Association)
A. Willingness to practice the profession
B. A BSN degree C.Section 5: Requirements upon
C. A nursing license qualification as BON member
D. An NCLEX and CGFNS passer - Resign from any teaching position in
any nursing school or local NLE
82. When Mrs. Guevarra, a nurse, delegates review center
aspects of the clients care to the nurse-aide who is D. Section 6: Term of office
an unlicensed staff, Mrs. Guevarra: - 1 term: 3 years
A. Makes the assignment to teach the staff - Max if reappointed: 2 terms: 6 years
member Types of Appointment:
B. Is assigning the responsibility to the aide but - Regular: NRA ( nomination,
not the accountability for the tasks recommendation, appointment)
C. Does not have to supervise or evaluate the - Ad interim: a board member is appointed for
aide the mean time just to fill the vacancy in the
D. Most known how to perform task delegated board (shall fill the vacancy for the
unexpired portion only)
RA 9173 ( Philippine Nurses Act of 2002) * This happens when one of the member
● Article 1: Sec 1: Title 9Philippine Nursing dies
Act of 2002) *Ad interim is a latin word meaning “for the
● Article 2: Sec 2: Declaration of Policy meantime”
- Policy of the state to protect and - Doctrine of hold over: a board member is
improve the nursing profession permitted to continue his service until his
● Article 3: Board of Nursing Organization replacement had been appointed by the
A. Section 3: composition president
*The doctrine of hold over applies when H. Section 10: Annual Report
your terms has ended but then for some - BON annual report to President via
reason beyond your control, the process PRC
for the replacement has not yet began so - proceeding s and accomplishments
who will manage the home of BON, so for - Recommendations to improve
the mean time hold over ka muna nursing profession