QuestionsQuestions (PRC BOARD OF NURSING Resolution NO. 82, S. 1998)
It promulgates the “Standards of Safe Nursing Practice” to guide and require compliance by members of the nursing profession, as part of the rules and regulations governing nursing practice in the Philippines.
A PRC Board of Nursing Task Force studied the proposal, and the standards were prepared and finalized after series of public hearings, consultations, and dialogues with concerned sectors/groups.
The Resolution names ANSAP (Association of Nursing Service Administrators of the Philippines), PNA (Philippine Nurses Association), ADPCN (Association of Deans of Philippine Colleges of Nursing), and NLGN (National League of Government Nurses).
Section 4(a) and (h) of R.A. No. 7164, the Philippine Nursing Act of 1991.
The Board is empowered to supervise and regulate the practice of nursing and to adopt measures necessary to improve nursing practice.
Annex A is appended and made an integral part of the Resolution, serving as the standards that nursing practitioners must observe as part of the governing rules.
It becomes effective after the required period following its publication, once approved by the Commission (per the stated approval condition).
Upon approval of the Commission, it becomes effective after fifteen (15) days following its publication in full in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation, whichever comes earlier.
Full publication either in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation, with effectivity measured from the earlier of the two publication events.
Nursing practitioners must comply with the “Standards of Safe Nursing Practice” embodied in Annex A, treated as rules/regulations governing nursing practice.
It requires furnishing copies to ANSAP, PNA, NLGN, and ADPCN for dissemination to their members, and to medical centers, hospitals, clinics, infirmaries, or similar institutions for dissemination to nursing staff.
It indicates the standards are not merely advisory; they are incorporated into the regulatory framework governing nursing practice, making compliance part of professional regulation.
It was adopted on September 30, 1998.
They indicate formal adoption and approval by the Board, with the Chairman and Board members signing the resolution.
The Commission Chairman and Commission Members approve it; approval is a prerequisite condition for the resolution’s effectivity subject to publication and the 15-day rule.
It acts as a binding regulatory issuance, while associations and institutions are used as dissemination channels to inform and ensure compliance among practitioners and nursing staff.