QuestionsQuestions (Act No. 3025)
It amends certain sections of Act No. 2808, the law regulating the practice of the nursing profession in the Philippine Islands.
No person may practice the nursing profession without first obtaining the proper certificate of registration from the Board of Examiners for Nurses, unless exempt from registration under the law.
A person is deemed practicing nursing if, for compensation, they perform bedside care/treatment, administer medicines, attend and take care of sick persons in their houses under a medical man’s direction, are employed as a graduate nurse in hospitals/institutions/schools/offices/corporations/societies (public or private), or engage as an instructor in a nurse training school.
The provision does not apply to: (1) student nurses practicing in legally chartered nursing schools/colleges or in clinics/hospitals under a professor or a physician/dentist-surgeon’s direction; (2) Red Cross aids or welfare workers employed by public or private institutions engaged in welfare work; and it does not interfere with the legitimate practice of physicians, surgeons, or midwives under the Medical Law.
Yes. They must be registered with the Board as such by furnishing evidence of qualifications required by rules and regulations of the Board (subject to the approval of the Department Head) and paying a fee of one peso.
A fee of one peso.
Certificates may be issued without examination to (1) nurses already in actual practice at the time of Act No. 3025’s promulgation who have diplomas from a duly recognized nursing school/college, upon payment of proper fees; and also to other classes listed in Section 13 (e.g., certain graduates during 1919, certain nurses in government service or reputable private hospitals for at least five consecutive years, and nurses registered under laws of U.S. states/territories or foreign countries meeting reciprocity requirements).
They may be issued certificates of registration without examination upon payment of the proper fees.
They must have served in such capacity for at least five consecutive years and possess such other additional qualifications as the Board may prescribe (with approval of the Secretary of the Interior).
Their home state/territory/country must have registration/licensing requirements substantially the same as those prescribed by Section 15 of Act No. 2808, and such laws must grant Filipino nurses the same privilege granted to nurses from that state/territory/country applying in the Philippines.
On the second Monday of April and October of each year, or as often as the Board may deem necessary with authorization by the Secretary of the Interior.
Yes. The Board may hold examinations in other points of the Archipelago upon authorization by the Secretary of the Interior, who designates the date of such examinations.
They receive a certificate of registration as a nurse and may append the letters “R.N.” to their name.
A provisional certificate may be issued to any graduate from a duly recognized nursing school. It is valid until the Board cancels it.
American and foreign nurses may also be issued provisional certificates pending approval of their application for permanent registration as provided in Section 3 of the Act.
They must be signed by a majority of the members of the Board and attested by the Board’s official seal.
On its approval.