Nursing Laws, Policies, and Standards

PRC-BON Memorandum Circular No. 13 Series of 2010

Professional Regulation Commission – Board of Nursing (PRC-BON) Memorandum Circular No. 13 Series of 2010:

REITERATION OF NURSES’ RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITIES RELATIVE TO ENSURING SAFETY, PRESERVING PATIENTS’ RIGHTS TO PRIVACY, AND ADHERING TO THE NURSES CODE OF ETHICS

Date: July 13, 2010 Read more…

Ang Nars, Inc. Position Paper on Unemployment and Underemployment

Ang Nars, Inc. Position Paper on Unemployment and Underemployment
Written by: Leah Primitiva G. Samaco-Paquiz, Founding President

Ang Nars denounces the present condition of many professional Filipino nurses who are unemployed or underemployed.

From 1998 to 2008, the Philippines produced 230,225 registered nurses, creating the problems of unemployment and underemployment. The profession is confronted with serious problems, notably the lack of employment possibilities, positions lower than the applicants’ professional qualifications, inadequate wages and poor working conditions. These are real problems as evidenced by the Philippine Nursing Compensation Survey commissioned by the Philippine Nurses Association (PNA) in the year 2009. Read more…

Ang Nars, Inc. Position Paper on the Practice of “On-The-Job Training” or “Enforced Volunteerism”

Ang Nars, Inc. Position Paper on the Practice of “On-The-Job Training” or “Enforced Volunteerism”
Written by: Leah Primitiva G. Samaco-Paquiz, Founding President

Ang Nars believes that nurses in public and private institutions are entitled to a decent working environment as they continue to render health services to their clients.

Competent professional nurses who have earned enough skills are in fact eligible by law for employment and should be accorded the corresponding remuneration and benefits on an entry level. THESE NURSES WANT TO WORK AND EARN A LIVING. However, the lack of employment opportunities often drives these nurses to settle for far less than they deserve. Read more…

PRC-BON Board Resolution No. 20 Series of 2009 Amendment to Board Resolution No. 17 Series of 2009

PRC-BON Board Resolution No. 20 Series of 2009

Amendment to Board Resolution No. 17 Series of 2009 Dated July 31, 2009 on Prescribing a Dress Code for Examinees in the Nurses Licensure Examination

Key Points:

1. Examinees who are not in the prescribed dress code WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO TAKE THE EXAMINATION.
2. Your school uniform is the appropriate attire for the licensure examination. Read more…

PRC-BON Memorandum Order No. 1 Series of 2009 ANNEX

New Intra-Partal, Immediate Care of the Newborn and Intra-Operative Forms: Read more…