Question & AnswerQ&A (PRC BOARD OF NURSING)
Republic Act 877, otherwise known as the Philippine Nursing Law, governs the nursing licensure examination requirements.
The original requirements are 10 major and 10 minor scrubs for Operating Room experience.
The original requirements are 10 handled, 15 assisted, 15 observed scrubs and 10 cord dressings for Delivery Room experience.
They proposed to reduce the requirement to two (2) major and two (2) minor scrubs for Operating Room experience and two (2) handled, two (2) assisted, two (2) observed scrubs and two (2) cord dressings for Delivery Room experience.
The Board believed that more than two exposures are needed to fully develop competencies, comprehend and internalize the skills for safe nursing practice in operating and delivery rooms.
They observed inadequate and unqualified deans and faculty, ill-equipped and inadequate schools and health facilities, and lack of adequate clinical resources especially for operating and delivery room experiences.
Out of 250 respondents, 185 or 74% recommended retaining the existing number of clinical requirements rather than reducing them.
The mean average exposures were OR Major - 9.5, OR Minor - 15.5, DR Handled - 7.9, DR Assisted - 8.06, DR Observed - 7.62, Cord Dressing - 9.65.
Operating Room Scrubs - 5 Major and 5 Minor; Delivery Room Scrubs - 5 Handled, 5 Assisted, 5 Cord Dressing; plus one Family Case Study.
They must certify the completion of required scrubs/cases with patient name, Case Number, date of operation or delivery, and attending doctor; original submitted to the Board and duplicate maintained by the school.
It took effect starting with the June 1990 nurse licensure examination after approval by the Commission.
A supplemental family case study is required to demonstrate the student's ability to integrate and apply knowledge.