Question & AnswerQ&A (PRC BOARD OF NURSING Resolution NO. 82, S. 1998)
The primary purpose is to promulgate the Standards of Safe Nursing Practice for the observance and compliance of members of the Nursing profession in the Philippines.
The Board of Nursing is empowered by R.A. No. 7164, known as the Philippine Nursing Act of 1991.
Sections 4(a) and 4(h) of R.A. No. 7164 are cited in the resolution.
The Task Force was composed of leaders from the Association of Nursing Service Administrators of the Philippines (ANSAP), the Philippine Nurses Association (PNA), the Association of Deans of Philippine Colleges of Nursing (ADPCN), and the National League of Government Nurses (NLGN).
It embodies the standards that are set, adopted, and promulgated by the Board of Nursing as part of the Rules and Regulations Governing the Practice of Nursing in the Philippines, requiring compliance by nursing practitioners.
The Resolution becomes effective fifteen (15) days after its publication in full in the Official Gazette or a newspaper of general circulation, whichever comes earlier, and after approval by the Commission.
Copies are furnished to ANSAP, PNA, NLGN, ADPCN for dissemination to their members, as well as to medical centers, hospitals, clinics, infirmaries, or similar institutions for dissemination to their nursing staff.
These processes ensured that the standards were developed in consultation with concerned sectors and groups, promoting inclusiveness and acceptance among the nursing profession and stakeholders.
It requires all nursing practitioners in the Philippines to comply with the established standards as part of the professional and legal requirements set under the Board's authority.
The Resolution was approved by the Commission on Higher Education Chairman Hermogenes P. Pobre, and the Chairman of the Board of Nursing who signed it was Aurora S. Yapchiongco.