Question & AnswerQ&A (Act No. 3025)
Section 10 prohibits any person from practicing the nursing profession in the Philippine Islands without first obtaining a proper certificate of registration from the Board of Examiners for Nurses, unless exempted from registration.
Any person who, for compensation or reward, performs nursing services such as giving bedside care or treatment, administering medicines, attending and taking care of sick persons under a medical man's direction, or working as a graduate nurse or instructor in nursing is deemed to be practicing nursing.
No, student nurses practicing in any legally chartered school or college of nursing, or in any clinic or hospital under the direct supervision of a professor, physician, or dental surgeon, are exempt from the registration requirement.
Red Cross aides or welfare workers employed by public or private welfare institutions are exempt from the registration required for practicing nursing, but they can be registered upon meeting qualifications, paying a fee, and approval by the Department Head.
They must furnish evidence of qualifications prescribed in the Board's rules, gain approval of the Department Head, and pay a registration fee of one peso to be registered with the Board.
The Board of Examiners shall hold examinations on the second Monday of April and October each year in Manila or other locations authorized by the Secretary of the Interior.
The successful candidate obtains a certificate of registration and may append the letters R.N. (Registered Nurse) to their name.