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Section 13(c), Article IV of Republic Act No. 9173 (Philippine Nursing Act of 2002) requires that an ICNLE applicant be a holder of a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from a college or university that complies with nursing education standards recognized by CHED.
Second Paragraph of Section 25, Article V of Republic Act No. 9173 requires learning experience to adhere strictly to specific curriculum requirements embodied in the prescribed curriculum promulgated by CHED policies and standards of nursing education.
Sections 27 (Deans), 29 (Chief Nurses and Clinical Coordinators), Article IV and Article V of Republic Act No. 9173 provide the bases for the Resolution’s personnel-related requirements, and these provisions are reflected in the IRR of Republic Act No. 9173.
The Board issues the Resolution to ensure that compliance factors for nursing education and nursing practice standards, BSN program, RLE, and the qualifications of deans, chief nurses, and clinical coordinators, and the accreditation/recognition status of schools are properly met through document submission for ICNLE.

The Resolution governs the submission and attachment of documents to the ICNLE application to support compliance with nursing education curricular and RLE requirements.
The document requirements cover curricular offerings of nursing subjects and the specific RLE requirements connected to those subjects.
The document requirements cover the degree and membership status of Deans, Chief Nurses, and Clinical Coordinators and their notarized educational and membership certifications.
The document requirements cover the recognition and accreditation level status of the school where the student is enrolled.
The Resolution requires these documents to be submitted together with, or attached to, the ICNLE application.

Major scrubs: the number of major scrubs assisted is five (5).
Major surgeries complications: in major surgeries, two (2) may be allowed to assist for complicated cases like brain surgery.
Minor scrubs: the number of minor scrubs assisted is five (5), and one (1) assisted scrub for minor surgeries per student is required.
Substitution rule: major scrubs cannot be used as substitute for minor scrubs.
Deliveries handled: the number of deliveries handled is five (5), and one student per patient shall handle the delivery.
Deliveries assisted: the number of deliveries assisted is five (5), and one student per patient shall assist the delivery.
Cord dressing: the number of cord dressing is five (5), and one student per baby shall perform the cord dressing for new born.
Variety of cases: the type of surgical cases for the five (5) assisted major/minor shall be varied.
Clinical rotation documentation for second-degree courses: for second-degree courses, an individual record of clinical rotation must be attached.

The Resolution reiterates that all nursing students take the nursing courses pursuant to CHED Memo No. 30 s. 2001.
The nursing courses listed must be completed prior to taking the professional nursing courses: Health Care I, Health Care II, Health Economics, Science Technology and Society (STS), Health Ethics, and Mandated subjects i.e. NSTP, etc.
Deans must ensure course completion: Deans must insure the completion of BSN I and BSN II courses prior to taking the theoretical and RLE of professional nursing courses, in line with the principles of sequence and continuity.
The Resolution sets the professional nursing subject sequence with corresponding RLE hours as follows:
- 1st Semester: HC I — 153; Health Care I.
- 2nd Semester: HC II — 102; Health Care II.
- Summer: NCM 100 — 51; Foundations of Nursing.
- 1st Semester: NCM 101 — 408; Promotive & Preventive Nursing Care Management.
- 2nd Semester: NCM 102 — 408; Curative & Rehabilitative Nursing Care Management A.
- Summer: NCM 103 — 204; Related Learning Experience.
- 1st Semester: NCM 104 — 408; Curative & Rehabilitative Nursing Care Management B.
- 2nd Semester: NCM 105 — 408; Nursing Management and Leadership.
- Total RLE HRS.: 2,142.
Related Learning Experience is included as NCM 103 with 204 RLE hours.

All curricular and RLE requirements must be duly signed by the Dean, Chief Nurse, and Clinical Supervisors, and each signature must reflect their education degrees and PNA/ADCPN membership status.
All required signatures must be duly notarized.
Photocopies of Case Slips/Surgical Slips must accompany the RLE reports.
Signatory qualification for deans/chief nurses/clinical coordinators: all deans, chief nurses, and clinical coordinators who are signatories of the forms must hold a Master’s degree in Nursing.
The Resolution prescribes the required signature format for Clinical Coordinators:
- Clinical Coordinators must show their degree (example: R.N., MAN), PRC Number with valid until, and PNA Number with valid until.
The Resolution prescribes the required signature format for Chief Nurse:
- Chief Nurse must show the degree, PRC Number with valid until, and PNA Number with valid until.
The Resolution prescribes the required signature format for Dean:
- Dean must show the degree, PRC Number with valid until, PNA Number with valid until, and ADPCN Number with valid until.

The school’s status where the student is enrolled must be specially stated in the required document format using BON-Form No. 0401 to 0405.
The required school-status document must include: Date School was Recognized, Recognition No., and Year, as well as Level Accreditation (if any) and the Date granted.
Schools that are recognized are qualified to accept second degree course in the regular program per CHED memo No. 9, s. 2002.
Special program to professionals: only deregulated and autonomous schools may offer special program to professionals per CHED Memo No. 9 s. 2002.

The Resolution requires that the documents under this Resolution be submitted starting in the June 2005 ICNLE, together with or attached to the ICNLE application.