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NLM Sas 2
NLM Sas 2
LESSON PREVIEW/REVIEW
Based on the previous lesson, define profession, professional nurse and enumerate the qualifications and abilities of a
professional nurse.
MAIN LESSON
DEFINITION OF LICENSE
A license is a legal document given by the government that permits a person to offer to the public his or her skills and
knowledge in a particular jurisdiction, where such practice would otherwise be unlawful without a license.
The license to practice nursing is granted by the appropriate authority to applicants or candidates who have fulfilled
certain established requirements. Such a license permits the nurse to practice within the country or state and gives him/her
the privilege of representing herself/himself as a licensed nurse.
The appropriate authority to administer, implement, and enforce the regulatory policies of government with respect to
the regulation and licensing of the various professions and occupations under its jurisdictions is the Professional Regulation
Commission (PRC).
DEFINITION OF REGISTRATION
Registration is the recording of names of persons who have qualified under the law to practice their respective
professions.
Nurses’ names are recorder in a registry or registration book which contains the following information:
1. Full name of registrant;
2. Number and date of registration;
Registration Required
Under the Philippine Nursing Act of 2002, R.A. 9173, Sections 12 and 20 state that license to practice nursing shall be
issued to those who pass the licensure examination or by reciprocity.
REGISTRATION BY EXAMINATION
A. Examination and Registration
SEC. 12. Licensure Examination. — All applicants for registration as a nurse and issuance of a certificate of registration
and professional identification card to practice nursing shall be required to pass a written examination which shall be given
by the Board in such places and dates as maybe designated by the Commission: Such examination must be in accordance
with and fully compliant with RA No. 8981, otherwise known as the “PRC Modernization Act of 2000.”
SEC. 13. Qualifications for Admission to the Licensure Examination. In order to be admitted to the examination for
nurses, an applicant must, at the time of filing his/her application, establish to the satisfaction of the Board he or she
ANNUAL REGISTRATION
Every practicing professional or practitioner of the occupations regulated by the Professional Regulation Commission
shall pay fee for three (3) years which shall be paid on the professional’s birth month.
Should a professional fail to pay the annual registration fee on his/her birth month on the expiry year that it is due, a
surcharge of twenty percent shall be charged and for each calendar year thereafter that payment has not been made. It after
a lapse of five continuous years from the year it was last paid the annual registration fee has never been paid, the
delinquent’s certificate of registration shall be considered suspended and the practitioner’s name shall be dropped from the
annual roster for not having been in good standing. The professional may be reinstated only upon application and payment
of the required fee provided for registration as nurse without examination. Should a register nurse practitioner desire to stop
practicing his/her profession, he/she should inform the Board concerned in writing within one year from the time that he/she
stopped practicing in order to exempt him/her from the payment of annual registration fee. Should he/she intend to resume
practice his/her name shall be reinstated in the annual roster.
(4) who gives any false evidence to the Board in order to obtain a certificate of registration/professional 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/Registered Nurse) or any similar appendage to his/her name
without having been conferred 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 juridical entity who undertakes in-service educational programs or who
conducts review classes for both local and foreign examination without permit/clearance from 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.
Multiple Choice
2. Who is the appropriate authority to administer, implement, and enforce the regulatory policies of government with
respect to the regulation and licensing of the various professions?
a. Congress
b. President of the Philippines
c. Board of Nursing
d. PRC
ANSWER: ________
RATIO:___________________________________________________________________________________________
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3. Nurses’ names are recorder in a registry or registration book which contains the following information: SATA
a. Place of business;
b. Post office address;
c. Name of school, college or university from which he or she graduated or in which he or she has studied;
d. Date of such graduation or term of study, together with the time spent in the study of the profession elsewhere,
if any
ANSWER: ________
RATIO:___________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________
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5. In registration by reciprocity, how many years does the applicant needs to reside in the Philippines?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
ANSWER: ________
6. Which of the following competencies is not included in the integrated comprehensive nursing licensure examination?
a. Theoretical Foundations of Nursing
b. Maternal and Child Nursing
c. Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing
d. Pharmacology and Therapeutics
ANSWER: ________
RATIO:___________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________
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7. This doctrine states that the nationality of a person is determined by the law of his descent or parentage?
a. Jus soli
b. Jos suli
c. Jus sanguinis
d. Jus sanguinos
ANSWER: ________
RATIO:___________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
8. The schedule of mass aoth-taking is within how many days upon the release of the results?
a. 2 years
b. 90 days
c. 15 days
d. 1 year
ANSWER: ________
RATIO:___________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
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9. What PRC resolutions requires professionals to have a total of 60 CPE credits before renewal of license?
a. Article IV Section 1-5
b. PRC Resolution Number 2004-179 series of 2004
c. PRC Resolution Number 179-2004 series of 2004
d. PRC Resolution Number 2002-179 series of 2002
ANSWER: ________
RATIO:___________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________
10. The following are grounds for revocation/suspension of a professional’s license. SATA
a. For any of the causes mentioned in Section 22 of RA 7164;
b. For unprofessional and unethical conduct;
c. For gross incompetence or serious ignorance;
d. For malpractice or negligence in the practice of nursing;
ANSWER: ________
RATIO:___________________________________________________________________________________________
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RATIONALIZATION ACTIVITY (THIS WILL BE DONE DURING THE FACE TO FACE INTERACTION)
The instructor will now rationalize the answers to the students. You can now ask questions and debate among yourselves.
Write the correct answer and correct/additional ratio in the space provided.
1. ANSWER: ________
LESSON WRAP-UP
You will now mark (encircle) the session you have finished today in the tracker below. This is simply a visual to help you
track how much work you have accomplished and how much work there is left to do.
You are done with the session! Let’s track your progress.