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Board of Nursing Volume 7

Professional Regulation Commission Sept. 20, 2010

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OATHTAKING CEREMONY FOR NEW PROFESSIONAL NURSES March 2010 Oath Taking 1

The Board of Nursing
shall administer the Oath of Pro-
fessionals to successful passers
of the July 3 and 4, 2010 Nurse
Licensure Examination (NLE)
which was administered in 15
testing centers throughout the
country. This event will be held
on September 20 and 21, 2010
at the SMX Convention Center,
Pasay City. The oath taking
ceremony is chaired by Honor-
able Leonila A. Faire, member of
the Board of Nursing, Profes-
sional Regulation Commission.
A total of 91,008 hope-
ful graduates took the Nurse
Licensure Examination and after
42 working days, the results
were released by the Profes-
sional Regulation Commission
where 37, 679 or 41.40 %
passed. Rayan Abogado Oliva of
Ateneo De Naga topped the
Examination with a rating of
86.80 %.
The Board of Nursing,
in collaboration with the Philip-
pine Nurses Association (PNA) prestige to the occasion. Signifi-
Developments in Nsg. Roadmap 1
for logistical support, and the cantly, the president of the ADPCN, Oathtaking Ceremony Cont 2
Association of Deans of Philip- Dr. Carmelita Divinagracia, will
pine Colleges of Nursing commit the successful new nurses
Glimpse of the last Oath taking 2
(ADPCN) for program implemen- to the public as they legally com- Nursing Law Review 2
tation, worked together to ensure mence their practice of safe and
a meaningful and efficient con- quality nursing. During this occasion
Revisiting the Nursing 3
duct of this Oath Taking Cere- the new nurses will be inducted to Mental Health Psychiatric 3
mony. Sor Paz Marfori DC, a the Philippine Nurses Association,
Nursing Education Devt.
highly respected nurse luminary the accredited professional associa- 4
and recipient of the Most Out- tion for nurses, by Dr. Teresita I. Research Update 4
standing Professional Nurse of Barcelo, PNA national president.
the Year award given by the The cream of the crop - Legally Nursing 5
Professional Regulation Com- the top three performing schools in
mission last June 2010 is the each of the two categories: with 100 PRC on the Its 37th Year 6
KEYNOTE SPEAKER to gener- and more and 30 to 99 Sor Paz Marfori, DC 6
ously inspire the new nurses.
Cont. in Page 2
The PRC Chair Hon. Nicolas NCPP and Nsg. Specialty 7
Lapeňa Jr., Nursing Education Cont.. 8
Commission-
ers Hon. Nilo Who is Caring for the RNs 8
Rosas and
Nursing Roadmap Cont 9
Hon. Antonio
Adirano will
likewise be Productivity & Growth 10
present to give
their message
and to add
honor and Our new RNs taking their Oath as Professionals during the March
2010 Oathtaking Ceremony at SMX

DEVELOPMENTS IN THE PHILIPPINE NURSING PROFESSION ROADMAP

On March 24, 2010, in a
Governance Forum organized by
the Institute for Solidarity in Asia
(ISA), Dr. Carmencita M. Abaquin,
Chairperson of the Board of Nurs-
ing, presented the Nursing Road-
map to a panel of experts for a
―Revalida‖ to qualify for Profi-
ciency status, the third of four
phases in the Performance Gov-
ernance System (PGS) of ISA, a
program where the Nursing Pro-
fession is a partner. The nursing
profession shall have fulfilled all
t h e r e q u i r e m e n t s t o be
―Proficient‖, with the establish-
ment of a fully functional Office
of Strategy Management (OSM).
The goal is to reach the fourth
phase which is the Institutionali-
zation of the Nursing Roadmap
2030.
With the Vision, Mis-
sion, Objectives of the Nursing
Roadmap six perspectives serve
as the bases for developing a
balanced scorecard of the pro-
fession. These perspectives
are: The Filipino Nurse, Collabo-
rative Partnership, Service Ex-
cellence, Competency Enhance-
ment, Linkages and Networking,
BON EDITORIAL
and Social Impact. Strategic ob- BOARD
jectives have been operational-
ized into specific Initiatives and Hon. Carmencita M. Abaquin
projects where nurses, individu-
Hon. Perla G. Po
ally and collectively, can actively
participate to achieve the mission CONTRIBUTORS :
and vision of Philippine Nursing. Hon. Yolanda C. Arugay
The extent of implementation of
Hon. Leonila A. Faire
the Initiatives shall be reported as
scorecards at the different levels Hon. Betty F. Merritt
of the nursing profession. Hon. Amelia B. Rosales
The Initiatives are
Hon. Marco Antonio C. Sto.
grouped into five clusters: 1) Pro- Tomas
fessionalism and Self-
Regulation with 5 Initiatives: Dr. Leah Primitiva S. Paquiz
Cont. in Page 9
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OATHTAKING CEREMONY FOR NEW PROF. NURSES A GLIMPSE OF THE LAST

examinees, and the top ten examinees who garnered an average rating of 84.60% to OATHTAKING CEREMONY
86.80%, shall be honored through the awarding of certificates of recognition. The top 3
examinees will also be given medals for their distinctive performance. The Oathtaking Ceremony for the new
nurses was held for the 6th time at SMX in collabora-
Regional oath taking will follow after the mass oath taking ceremony in Manila. tion with the PNA and ADPCN last March 8 & 9,
The areas assigned to the seven members of the Board are as follows: 2010. The Over-all Chair for this affair was Hon.
BON OATHTAKING SITES DATES Perla G. Po. The Keynote Speaker for all the 4 ses-
1 HON. CARMENCITA M. ABAQUIN LAOAG SEPT. 25, 2010 sions was PRC Commissioner Hon. Ruth Raňa-
Padilla. She truly inspired and challenged our new
LA UNION SEPT. 26, 2010
nurses. A meeting with the Deans, faculty members
BOHOL OCT. 2, 2010
and other stake hold-
2 HON. LEONILA A. FAIRE PAGADIAN SEPT. 25, 2010. ers was held in the
TUGUEGARAO OCT. 8, 2010 afternoon of the first
TACLOBAN OCT. 15, 2010 day to discuss their
3 HON. BETTY F. MERRITT GEN. SANTOS SEPT. 25, 2010 concerns and the
DAVAO SEPT. 29, 2010 developments on the
CARAGA OCT. 2, 2010 nursing roadmap. A
memorable event
ROXAS OCT.7, 2010
indeed.
4 HON. PERLA G. PO ZAMBOANGA SEPT. 27, 2010
BACOLOD OCT. 1, 2010
CAGAYAN DE ORO OCT. 7, 2010
5 HON. AMELIA B. ROSALES LEGASPI OCT. 8, 2010
ILOILO SEPT. 23, 2010
6 HON. MARCO ANTONIO C. STO. TOMAS CEBU SEPT. 27, 2010
LUCENA OCT. 1, 2010
DUMAGUETE OCT. 10, 2010
7 HON. YOLANDA C. ARUGAY BAGUIO SEPT 23, 2010
PANGASINAN OCT.1, 2010 The BON with the Keynote Speaker, PRC Com. Hon. Ruth Raňa Padilla.

NURSING LAW REVIEW

The Nursing Act of 2002
(Republic Act 9173) is currently
undergoing review with Hon.
Leonila A. Faire from the Board of
Nursing as the project lead and the
following as members of the core
committee: BON Chair Hon. Car-
mencita M. Abaquin, Hon. Yolanda
C, Arugay, Hon. Betty F. Merritt,
Hon. Perla G. Po, Hon. Amelia B.
Rosales, and Hon. Marco Antonio
C. Santo Tomas, Dean Carmelita
C.Divinagracia (ADPCN), Dr.Tere-
sita I. Barcelo (PNA), Mrs.
Ma.Therese A. Pacabis (ANSAP),
Dean Remedios L.Fernandez, and
Dean Grace A. Agustin (former
members of the Board of Nursing)
Dr. Marilyn E. Lorenzo (UPM
CPH) and Dr. Leah P. S. Paquiz.
The thrust to revisit the
Nursing Law is in accordance with
President Aquino’s call for review
of existing laws. This project
also significantly impacts the
objectives of the Roadmap of the
Nursing Profession. Since the
Nursing Law is 8 years old and in
the light of historical events, new
developments and current
―environment‖ affecting the prac-
tice of nursing, the review of the
Nursing Law is timely. One of the
major reasons for the revisit of
the Law is the desire of nursing
leaders to address the present
needs of the profession which are
not tackled nor covered in R.A.
9173. There are many issues and
concerns from the nursing sector
that have not been aired and
these should be prioritized.
Hence, consultation with various
groups and chapters of the differ-
ent nursing organizations is en-
couraged. It is expected that
these issues and concerns will be
discussed during conventions and
assemblies so that through the
organizations’ leadership everyone
will have a voice in the crafting of
the amendments to the existing
law.
The Core Committee
members identified the steps that
will be pursued in the creation of
the amendments to the Nursing
Law: 1) organize core group/ tech-
nical working group (TWG) to re-
view and identify provisions that
need amendment, 2) Benchmark
with nursing laws of other coun-
tries and other health professions
in the Philippines, 3) list the is-
sues and concerns that are com-
patible with possible legislative ac-
tion ( to include those not covered
in the current law like independent
nursing practice and others), 4)
Consultative meetings with law
experts/ centers, 5) Develop a
clean list of amendatory provi-
sions for inclusion according to
prescribed format, 6) Identify and
dialogue with prospective spon-
sors in Congress and the Senate,
7) Prepare a final draft of the Bill ,
8) Conduct Nurses’ forum on the
proposed bill, 9) Lobby in col-
laboration with the Nurse Watch
for the speedy passage of the
Bill, 10) Attend hearings regularly
and diligently, 11) Enactment of
the Law.
The culmination of the
project with the enactment of the
Law is expected to extend to
2012 at the earliest. It is an am-
bitious project but the committee
is determined to work for an
improved and responsive Nurs-
ing Law.
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UPDATE ON REVISITING THE NURSING CORE COMPETENCIES PROJECT

The Board of Nursing, in
collaboration with its partners in the
nursing profession started to revisit the
core competencies at the basic level
and specify the competencies at
advance levels of practice through field
validation methods and tools, to
capture realities and requisites of
varied work settings in nursing
practice. This project has been
ongoing for almost a year now.
Phase I of the project
focused on the Work Setting Scenario
Analysis. Phase II-A Seminar
Workshop was held last June 17-19,
2010 focusing on the Presentations of
Field Validation Results of Nurse
Competencies by Role Category and
Work Setting. There were three groups
of presentors: Professor Luz Barbara
Dones and Miss Weny Udtuhan for
Community Health Nursing (Manila
Health Department); Prof. Mila Delia
Llanes, Dr. Barcelo, and Mrs. Rita
Tamse for Tertiary Hospital (PGH),
Dean Grace M. Valderrama for her
study on Identification and Validation
of the Nurses’ Role at the First Level
of Skills Development using Benner’s
Theory of Role Development.
For uniformity of methodology/
strategies to be used, a guideline has
been developed by the group. Likewise, a
model has been developed to facilitate
submission of Project Proposals for Field
Validation. Clarificatory discussion was
held to facilitate better understanding of
the process being undertaken
Other field validation studies
are currently being undertaken by our
partners. They will present the results
during the next seminar/workshop. We
hope that further field validation will be
done on other work Settings and role
categories.
Chinese Proverb
Grow rice if you are
planning for a year.
Grow trees if you are
planning for a generation.
Grow people if you are
planning for centuries
The BON with Nursing leaders during the Core Competency Seminar
Workshop at PNA

MENTAL HEALTH PSYCHIATRIC NURSING SPECIALTY

As a nursing specialty,
mental health psychiatric nurses
have taken the initial steps to form
a group that will look into the
needs and concerns of their clien-
tele and the practitioners.
In collaboration with the
PRC Board of Nursing, a forum
entitled Psychiatric Mental Health
Nursing: ―New Imperatives and
Directions Towards Meaningful
Practice and Service to the Peo-
ple‖ was held Last August 18,
2010, sponsored by the PSYCHI-
AT RIC MENTAL HEALT H
NURSES ASSOCIATION of the
PHILIPPINES (PMHNAP), at the
St. Thomas Aquinas Research
Complex of the University of Sto.
Tomas. The topics were: ― Psychi-
atric Mental Health Nursing Prac-
tice: A Nursing Specialty Relevant
in Philippines Society Yesterday,
Today and Tomorrow‖ by Hon.
Betty F. Merritt; ―The National Ca-
reer Progression Program and the
Psychiatric Nurses of the Philip-
pines‖ by Hon. Perla G. Po; and
―Social Enterprise as a Tool To-
wards Meaningful Practice of Psy-
chiatric Mental Health Nurses‖ by
Hon. Marco A. C. Sto. Tomas.
In another development,
a general assembly of the Psychi-
atric Nurses Association of the
Philippines (PNAP) composed of
psychiatric nurses from the Na-
tional Center for Mental Health
(NCMH), Deans, Clinical In-
structors and students affiliating
with NCMH and others, was
held last August 20, 2010 at the
Activity Rehabilitation Center/
New Sports Complex of the
NCMH. Hon. Perla G. Po gave
a talk on ―National Career Pro-
gression Program ―.
With these two groups
working together as one, having
a great combination of enthusi-
asm, expertise and experience
of its members, Mental Health
Psychiatric Nursing as a Spe-
cialty Group will move forward.
Combined effort of these two
organizations will help put
together the work that need to
be done: setting of standards
for Mental Health Psychiatric
Nursing Practice, planning
and organizing to establish
program courses and training
to be certified by the Nursing
Specialty Certification Council
(NSCC). In unity, more can
be achieved towards the rec-
ognition of Mental Health Psy-
chiatric Nursing as a specialty
group in the nursing profes-
sion.
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NURSING EDUCATION DEVELOPMENTS
The new CHED Chairper-
son, Dr. Patricia B. Licuanan, and
the Commissioners met the chairs
of the various Technical Panels last
Sept. 1, 2010. She stated the back-
ground for the work to be done at
CHED given the mandate of CHED
and from President Benigno C.
Aquino III who was elected for the
promise of hope and change. She
added that the country is given
another chance to get things right
and that everybody is given the
chance to do his/her job. She cited
the tasks to be tackled in
RESEARCH UPDATES
The results of the pilot
study entitled, ―A Retrospective
Study of the Nurse Licensure
Examination Performance of
Graduates of Philippine Colleges
of Nursing‖, a research project
conducted under the leadership of
the Board of Nursing in collabora-
tion with the Philippine Nursing
Research Society (PNRS) and the
Association of Deans of Philippine
Colleges of Nursing (ADPCN),
with the help of research assis-
tant, Joseph Alvin Santos, were
presented last August 19, 2010 at
the Professional Regulation Com-
mission Conference Room. Dr.
Erlinda Palaganas, President of
the PNRS, presented the results
of the pilot study to the group
composed of : Chairperson Car-
mencita M. Abaquin, members of
the Board of Nursing, namely:
Hon. Yolanda C. Arugay, Hon.
Leonila A. Faire, Hon. Betty F
Merritt, Hon. Perla G. Po, and
Hon. Amelia B. Rosales; PRC
Commissioner Nilo Rosas; PRC
Consultants, Dr. Milagros Ibe, Dr.
Leticia Azusano and Miss Desiree
Lyn de Ramos; President of
ADPCN, Dr. Carmelita Divinagra-
cia; and Treasurer of ADPCN,
Dean Glenda Vargas.
the next few years specifically,
about: the three themes: Ration-
alization, Quality and Access.
For the first theme: Rationali-
zation, she talked on: First, align-
ing higher education with Philip-
pine development goals – CHED
will review recommendations for
reforms that have been forwarded
in many studies done in the past.
Second, tackling the huge number
of higher education institutions in
the country. There should be
rational typology of HEIs
The pilot study used the
November 2009 Nurse Licensure
Examination (NLE) performance of
graduates of Philippine Colleges of
Nursing. The results of the pilot
study determined the following: 1)
percentages of passers in the
November 2009 NLE grouped
according to their schools’ accredi-
tation status, ownership and loca-
tion; the test centers where the
examination was taken; test sub-
jects and whether the passers
were first timers or repeaters; 2)
relationship between the average
passing percentage and variables
such as: school accreditation
status, school ownership, school
location, total number of exami-
nees per school and testing center;
and 3) significant differences in the
performance of the examinees in
terms of passing percentage and
average rating in the NLE when
grouped according to previously
mentioned variables.
Since the study is in-
tended to determine factors that
affect performance of graduates of
Philippine Colleges of Nursing in
the NLE using data from Decem-
ber 2006 to November 2009, it was
suggested that a prediction regres-
sion be used instead of just a des-
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with proper and meaningful catego-
ries. Not all HEIs should aspire to
be universities; too many universi-
ties and the term ―university‖ has
somewhat become questionable.
Third, confronting the proliferation
of State Universities [SUCs] and
Local Universities & Colleges
[LUCs] - higher education is pre-
dominantly in the hands of private
institutions. In recent decades,
more SUCs and LUCs were estab-
lished with resources stretched
thinly by a growing population,
quality suffered; increased budget
criptive correlational study. Highly
significant from the various com-
ments and suggestions given during
the presentation was the recommen-
dation to treat data on a year by
year basis due to historical and
cultural events from 2006 to 2009,
as well as variations in institutional
development. Furthermore, since
the results of the July 3 & 4, 2010
NLE will be released soon, it was
also suggested that the study in-
clude the results of the July 2010
licensure examination.
Considering all the sug-
gestions for the improvement of the
research paradigm and methodol-
ogy, the research project was
scheduled for completion in Decem-
ber 2010. A brief summary of the
highlights of the results of the pilot
study will be presented during the
ADPCN Annual Convention in Octo-
ber 2010
It is expected that the
results of this research project will
help establish specific measures to
ments regarding the Board of
improve not only the development of
Nursing initiated research projects,
the NLE and its administration but
please communicate concerns to
also be able to determine improve-
Dr. Amelia B. Rosales, Board of
ments in nursing education.
Nursing Research Project Lead,
In relation to the previous through
research project on “Intraoperative www.bonphilippines.org.
spending for higher education,
channels limited resources from
basic education as well as from
advanced training in well-selected
centers of excellence; constructive
dialogue with Congress, with
PASUC, the DILG will help in this
aspect of rationalization. Fourth
point, harmonizing the roles of
public and private HEIs for less
duplication and better synergy.
Rationalization also entails level-
ling the playing field between pri-
vate and public institutions –
CHED and PASUC Cont. on p 8
Intrapartal, and Immediate Care of
the Newborn Competencies of
Nursing Students of Colleges of
Nursing in the Philippines”, the
Board of Nursing wishes to obtain
reports regarding related research
studies conducted The research-
ers specifically recommended that
the study be replicated, extended
and expanded. Findings of related
studies may improve the existing
intrapartal, immediate care of the
newborn and intraoperative com-
petency checklist as well as im-
prove the implementation of the
PRC-BON Memorandum No. 01
Series 2009 dated April 14, 2009
entitled ― Policy guidelines on
Intrapartal , Immediate Care of
the Newborn and Intraoperative
Care‖ as stipulated in the Policies
and Standards for Bachelor of
Science in Nursing (BSN) Pro-
gram contained in CHED Memo-
randum Order No. 14, Series
2009.
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LEGALLY NURSING …….
The Board of Nursing
(BON) is given powers, duties and
functions under R.A. 9173, Art. 3,
Sec.9: e) conduct hearings and
investigations to resolve complaints
against nurse practitioners for un-
ethical and unprofessional conduct
and violations of this Act xxx.
PRC Resolution no. 06-342 Series
of 2006 “New Rules of Procedure in
Administrative Investigations in the
Professional Regulation Commis-
sion and the Professional Regula-
tory Boards” Art. 1,Sec.2.
These rules are issued in
the exercise of the quasi-judicial
powers and functions of the Com-
mission and the Boards pursuant to
R.A. No. 8981, and the laws regu-
lating the various professions in
relation to cases filed against ex-
aminees…, professionals registered
with the Commission, holders of
temporary or special permits…..
As of August 31,2010, statistics
of cases docketed at the Legal
Division of the Professional Regula-
tion Commission show that there
are five hundred seventy one (571)
administrative cases under the
jurisdiction of the BON. Of the total
cases, 281 ( 49.21 %) were decided
and 290 (50.78%) are pending.
Majority of the charges filed against
nurses were dishonourable/ unethi-
cal/ unprofessional conduct com-
prising 55.68% of the total
cases.
The following summaries
are samples of the types of cases
that the BON investigates when
complaints reach the level of formal
hearings until decisions are promul-
gated. The presentation is intended
to inform the public and the profes-
sion about outcomes of complaints.
For purposes of maintaining ano-
nymity and confidentiality, identifica-
tion of persons involved and some
identifying marks such as dates are
withheld .
Case 1 Immoral and/or Dishon-
ourable Conduct
The complainant claimed that the
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respondent contracted marriage
with her husband. The respon-
dent is a registered nurse with
Certificate of Registration/
Professional License and Profes-
sional Identification Card No.
______ dated _______. Com-
plainant alleged that before she
and her husband were married,
they lived together as husband
and wife for six years and were
blessed with two children. Six
years after they were married,
when she went to the province
where her husband worked to get
his salary, she learned from her
cousin that her husband married
the respondent. When she in-
quired from the local civil registrar
of the province, she discovered
that her husband and the respon-
dent were actually married.
The respondent
averred that she contracted mar-
riage with complainant’s husband
in good faith, not knowing that he
is a married man; that she has
only one child born before she
learned that her husband was
married to another woman and
that after knowing the truth about
her husband, she decided to end
relationship with him and advised
him to return to his wife.
Findings:
1. The respondent was
found guilty of immoral acts when
despite her knowledge of the
previous marriage, she main-
tained and/or continued the rela-
tionship with the complainant’s
husband. Testimony of the re-
spondent that she stopped see-
ing her husband after she learned
that he is married to the com-
plainant is contradicted by the
evidence of birth of the 2nd and
3rd children of the respondent
dent. Records showed that the
father of her 2 offspring was the
complainant’s husband and that
their dates of birth were beyond
the date when the respondent
testified that she stopped seeing
the complainant’s husband.
2. The Board believed that the
conduct of the respondent consti-
tuted dishonourable conduct and
that the respondent was no
longer fit to enjoy the privilege to
practice as a nurse, as ―good
moral character‖ is a condition
sine qua non not only for those
who are seeking admission into
the practice of nursing but also
for those who are in the actual
practice of the same.
Decision:
The BON suspended the
respondent from the practice of
nursing for a period of two (2)
years effective from the date the
decision became final and execu-
tory and to continue for the same
period from the time the respon-
dent surrenders to the Board her
Certificate of Registration/
Professional License and Profes-
sional Identification Card as a
registered nurse.
Case 2 Gross Negligence And/
Or Incompetence
The respondent is a regis-
tered Nurse with Certificate of
Registration/Professional License
and Professional Identification
Card No. ____dated___.
The complainant alleged
that her husband has been on a
respirator for 13 days while con-
fined in the intensive care unit of
the hospital. One morning, the
respondent informed her that her
husband will be brought to the X
Ray room for examination. The
respondent arranged for the
transfer of her husband from his
bed to a ―wheelbed‖ but the res-
pirator was removed. When she
questioned the respondent, He
said ‖there is no need for it.”
While in the X Ray, complainant
alleged, the respondent left the
patient unattended. The com-
plainant further alleged that while
her husband was inside the X
Ray room, the attending X Ray
personnel told her that her hus-
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suddenly suffered breathing emer-
gency and entered into a coma.
The respondent did not
submit his counter affidavit as or-
dered. Thus, the Board declared the
respondent to have waived the sub-
mission of his counter-affidavit or
verified answer and accordingly al-
lowed the complainant to present her
evidence ex-parte.
Hearing was conducted.
Complainant testified and identified
the complaint she filed before the
Board. She subsequently affirmed
and confirmed the contents of the
same document.
Findings:
The act of the respondent in
removing the respirator of an inten-
sive care unit patient is reckless and
clearly imprudent. This was done
despite the objection of the complain-
ant as stated: ―Upon learning that my
husband will be moved out of his
room without the oxygen supply and
respirator, I immediately questioned
Nurse _ why it was removed. Nurse _
answered that “there is no need for
it.”
The negligence of the respon-
dent showed further when under his
care, he allowed the patient to wait for
a long period of time without respira-
tor. It was pointed out by the com-
plainant that the patient was confined
in the intensive care unit. The name
of the unit will clearly show the stan-
dard of care that should be provided
by the respondent. With the action of
the respondent, he clearly failed mis-
erably.
Furthermore, silence of the
respondent as regards this case is
similar to admission of guilt. Rule 130
of the rules of Court provides:
...Silence is assent as well as con-
sent, and may, where a direct and
specific accusation of crime is made,
be regarded under some circum-
stances as a quasi-confession…. ― He
who remains silent when he ought to
speak cannot be heard to speak
when he should be silent.‖ (31C.J.S.
494) Continued on page 6
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THE PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISSION ON ITS 37TH YEAR
The Professional Regu-
lation Commission celebrated its
37th Founding Anniversary with
the theme: ―Convergence of Fili-
pino Professionals Towards
Global Challenges‖ through a
variety of activities during the
Professional Regulation Week
from June 16 – 22, 2010.
The Professional Regu-
lation Commission (PRC) was
created on June 22, 1973 by vir-
tue of Presidential Decree No.
223. The enactment of Republic
Act No. 8981 on December 20,
2000, the PRC Modernization Act
SOR PAZ T. MARFORI, DC : OUTSTANDING PROFESSIONAL NURSE FOR 2010
Every year the Profes-
sional Regulation Commission
honors outstanding profession-
als. This award is bestowed
upon a professional recom-
mended by peers for having
aptly demonstrated the highest
degree of professional compe-
tence and conducted himself/
herself with integrity in the exer-
cise of the profession.
For 2010, Sor Paz T.
Marfori, DC, was chosen as
Outstanding Professional Nurse
of the Year. Her remarkable
achievements paved the way in
attaining the seal of profession-
alism in nursing. Among her
achievements are: the estab-
lishment of Master of Arts in
Nursing at the University of Sto.
Tomas, the opening of the
graduate program for Nurses at
the Sacred Heart College,
Graduate School, Lucena City,
of 2000, re-defined the directions
of PRC as a government agency
tasked to ensure the compe-
tence of the professionals by
regulating and supervising their
practice.
Pursuant to its man-
date, the PRC promotes and
sustains the development and
continuing professional educa-
tion of a corps of professionals
towards global challenges; ad-
ministers licensure examina-
tions, certifies the competence
and regulates the practice of the
professionals. The PRC covers
the conversion of San Juan De
Dios Hospital to San Juan de Dios
Educational Foundation, Inc. At
her age of 83, Sor Paz is very
active in her work with the clients
of the Hospicio de San Jose. Her
dedication and selfless leadership
has been manifested in the top
executive positions she held as
president, dean, and administrator
of various colleges of nursing
hospitals and medical centers.
She greatly contributed to the
advancement of the nursing pro-
fession as an untiring adviser and
examiner for MA thesis writers in
Nursing and her participation in
various professional organiza-
tions, and for her acts of compas-
sion and charity.
The conferment of the
highest recognition as Out-
standing Professional Nurse of
the Year to Sor Paz is a valuable
legacy that serves as inspiration
to the future generation of nurses
who may wish to accomplish
more in their career.
BON NEWSLETTER
more than three (3) million reg-
istered professionals in the forty
four (44) Professional Regula-
tory Boards (PRB).
The PRC, under Chair-
man Nicolas P. Lapeňa Jr.,
former Court of Appeals Justice,
continues its modernization pro-
grams to sustain the direction of
the Commission through a sys-
tems of policies, rules, and regu-
lation for the development, op-
eration and administration of the
institution. The nursing profes-
sion benefits from the PRC
through its delivery of services to
the professionals.
Sor Paz T. Marfori, DC, The Outstanding Nurse of the Year (2010)
The BON during the PRC Awards Night held at the Manila Hotel
LEGALLY NURSING Cont.
Cont. from page 5
Decision:
Thus, the Board found the
respondent guilty of gross negli-
gence and accordingly sus-
pended him from the practice of
the Nursing profession for a
period of two (2) years effective
from the date the decision be-
came final and executory. Res-
The weeklong celebra-
tion started with a thanksgiving
mass followed by the launching of
Citizen Charter, Central Office,
Regional Office & PRB Manuals
and Research Output of the
PRBs. Program of activities for
the week included: ―PRC Expo‖,
Seminar for PRC employees and
members of the regulatory
boards, Recognition Day Pro-
gram. The highlight of the cele-
bration of PRC week was the
awarding ceremonies for the out-
standing professionals, those with
distinguished service and accred-
ited professional organizations
held at the Manila Hotel.
pondent was warned to desist
from the practice of his profes-
sion during the period of suspen-
sion under pain of criminal
prosecution. And finally, he was
warned that a repetition of the
same or similar misconduct in
the future will be dealt with more
severely.

NATIONAL CAREER PROGRESSION PROGRAM AND NURSING SPECIALTY
On December 21,
2009, Resolution 22, Series
2009 was promulgated by the
Board of Nursing to adopt a
National Career Progression
Program that provides for a
unified and harmonized direction
in line with the profession’s
pursuit of professional rele-
vance, quality, global compara-
bility, competitiveness and excel-
lence which is in keeping with
the State Policy of promoting
―better career prospects and
dignified existence for our Fili-
pino nurses.‖
The objectives of Res.
22, S 2009 are: 1) adoption of a
National Career Progression
Program aimed at promoting
global comparability and com-
petitiveness of Filipino nurses
through acquisition of progres-
sive/ developmental nursing
competency standards at the
post-basic, graduate and post-
graduate levels; 2) provision of
the necessary harmonization
policy frameworks to promote
continual/ progressive learning
CAPACITY BUILDING FOR THE BON
Recognizing the need
to understand technicalities
governing legal cases filed at the
Professional Regulation Commis-
sion Legal Division, the Board of
Nursing invited Attorney Eugene
Riego to a two day session in-
volving instructions and discus-
sions with question and answer
period to have better apprecia-
tion of the processes during the
conduct of hearings on adminis-
trative cases filed against Regis-
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by every Filipino Professional
Nurse through carefully de-
signed training .and Continuing
Professional Education (CPE)
Programs synchronous with the
identified Professional Compe-
tencies in the National Career
Progression Program for Filipino
Nurses; 3) creation of the ap-
propriate structures, mecha-
nisms and processes to best
facilitate the institutionalization of
rational career development
pathways for the Filipino Nurse
Professional comparable with
those of other economies of the
world. Patricia Benner’s concep-
tual framework and the ANSAP
model of 2002 ―Career Pathway
for Nurse Practitioners Program‖
are adopted in the career path-
way for these areas in nursing:
1) general nursing practice, 2)
nurses in service administration,
3) independent nursing practice,
4) nursing education. Using the
National Core Competency
Standards for Nursing with the
11 key areas of responsibility as
the basis of nursing practice,
tered nurses .
The sessions were
held on July 12 and August 3,
2010 and focused on ―New Rules
of Procedure in Administrative
Investigation in the Professional
Regulation Commission and the
Professional Regulatory Boards‖.
These included topics on rules of
procedure, due process, pre-trial
conference, trials, counter affida-
vit , order of default, presence of
the board members during hear-
core competency standards
for each step of progression,
starting as advanced begin-
ner, moving on to competent,
proficient and expert practitio-
ner, MUST EMERGE in the
career pathway to serve as
framework for horizontal move-
ment /advancement in the pro-
fession.
CRITERIA IN DESIGNATING
NURSING SPECIALTIES
As the nurse moves
through the career pathway,
specialization becomes a natural
outcome and nurses with the
same interests/specialty band
together to form specialty groups
Culled from several sources, the
following criteria are used in
designating Nursing Specialties
in the Philippines (Res. 22, S
2009 Annex A). The specialty:
1) defines itself as nursing and
subscribes to its overall purpose,
functions and ethical standards;
2) is sufficiently complex and
advanced so that it is beyond the
scope of general or basic nurs-
ings, appeals, pleading, judg-
ment, imposed penalty and
many other technical rules of
procedure.
The enhanced under-
standing and knowledge of the
legal rules of procedure will as-
sist the Board of Nursing in its
impartial hearing and decision of
administrative cases filed
against registered nurses.
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ing practice; 3) has a demand and
a need for its services; 4) focuses
on a defined population with recur-
rent problems…, 5) is based on a
core body of nursing knowledge
continually expanded and refined
by research; 6) has established
education and practice standards
congruent with those of the profes-
sion and set by recognized nursing
bodies; 7) adheres to the Licen-
sure /Registration requirements for
the generalist nurse; 8) expertise is
obtained through professionally
approved advanced education
program administered by a nurse
that leads to a recognized qualifica-
tion; 9) has a credentialing proc-
ess determined by the profession
in accordance with the national
practice with other professions; 10)
has practitioners who are organ-
ized and represented within a spe-
cialty association in the Philippines
The new nursing groups
that have just been organized need
to look at the above mentioned
criteria to see if their group quali-
fies as a nursing specialty group.
ANNOUNCEMENT
All inquiries regarding validation/
verification of license as a re-
quirement for CGFNS or NCLEX
application, renewal of lost PRC
ID (Nurse license), release of
Certificates of registration and
other informations regarding appli-
cation and schedule of Nurse
Licensure Examination should be
directed to the following:
Registration Division
Professional Regulation Com-
mission
P. Paredes Street, Sampaloc,
Metro Manila
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NURSING EDUCATION DEVELOPMENTS CONT.
Cont from page 4
have agreed to work together for
a Manual of Operations for
SUCs similar to that for private
Institutions. CHED will also con-
front the education/jobs misalign-
ment. Improve the system by
making quality basic education
available to all, giving young
people real choices among three
[3] tracks/alternatives = 1] go
directly to a job; 2] go to techni-
cal vocational training or 3] go to
college.
For Quality, she said
that CHED can do something
about the proliferation of certain
types of professional schools
and programs and their poor
performance. She believes that it
is immoral to keep them open –
raising false expectations, prom-
ising a future beyond which peo-
ple and their families do not get if
WHO IS CARING FOR OUR NURSES?
The Philippine Nursing
Act of 2002 (Republic Act No.
9173, Article II, Section 2 - Decla-
ration of Policy) stipulates: ―It is
hereby declared the policy of the
State to assume responsibility for
the protection and improvement of
the nursing profession by instituting
measures that will result in relevant
nursing education, humane work-
ing conditions, better career pros-
pects and a dignified existence for
our nurses.‖
The nurse’s main objec-
tive as a professional is to give
quality, safe care to Filipinos. But
who is taking care of the nurses’
issues and concerns? It is recog-
nized that adequate, proactive,
accurate, and timely responses
need to be instituted through ap-
propriate mechanisms to address
professional, technological, socio-
economic and cultural issues and
concerns in the light of domestic
and global developments which
impact Philippine Nursing.
During the consensus -
the schools are of questionable
quality with a poor track record.
Hence, CHED has to dictate quality
and standards very seriously – in
the case of granting COE/COD,
permits to offer programs, autono-
mous and deregulated; evaluation
of programs and in conversion to a
university. Thus, CHED intends to
be less regulatory, less prescriptive
& more developmental & supportive
For Access, Tuition is
skyrocketing, beyond the reach of
students; but from the point of view
of schools, quality of education has
not changed. The proliferation of
SUCs and LUCs is an attempt to
make education available to stu-
dents who cannot afford higher
education . It is a good intention but
the strategy has to be reformed.
There has to be a quantum leap in
assistance to poor but deserving
students by rationalized and ex-
building last July 2010 on the
current issues in nursing, thru the
leadership of the Board of Nurs-
ing, Hon. Marco Antonio Sto.
Tomas was tasked to write a
resolution for the creation of a
National Nursing Oversight TASK
FORCE referred to as ―NURSE
WATCH PHILIPPINES‖.
The Resolution states
that the duties of this Task Force
are to: 1) actively anticipate and
identify potential and actual is-
sues and concerns affecting Phil-
ippine Nursing and obtain evi-
dences or cues thereof; 2) keep
watch over prevailing issues and
concerns affecting nursing educa-
tion and service as well as other
concerns of nurses in private or
government positions; 3) develop
action programs to address is-
sues and concerns through the
formulation of position papers,
organizing a Public Relations
Bureau, holding press confer-
ences, creating lobby groups in
support of or against issues and
concerns affecting
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panded financing systems of scho-
larships, grants, loans, through
which assistance is given directly to
students allowing them freedom of
choice – so they can choose where
they want to spend/use their schol-
arships. CHED will also work on
liberalizing access by providing
alternatives to conventional HEIs
The CHED Chair promised to be
supportive, consultative, collegial –
she will be fair and decisive.
BON Chairperson repre-
sented the Technical Panel for
Nursing Education during the con-
sultative meeting and a workshop
followed where the following issues
were discussed by the technical
panel chairs and reps: 1) CHED be-
being too prescriptive by including
sample curriculum in the Policies,
Standards and Guidelines for differ-
ent programs; 2) Organization of
the Technical Panel. 3) On Struc-
Philippine Nursing and its pro-
people health advocacies, improve
the image of the profession, as well
as inform the public of timely and
relevant health and nursing issues;
4) monitor and alert concerned or-
ganizations and agencies both gov-
ernment and private on possible
courses of action and healthy re-
sponses for Philippine Nursing; 5)
evaluate all action programs en-
gaged in for nursing’s professional
growth and productivity.
With these duties of the
Task Force, it was resolved that
NURSE WATCH PHILIPPINES
shall:
1) organize itself and
establish a functional machinery to
undertake the above tasks espe-
cially that of putting in place a sound
inter-intra-organizational and agency
FEEDBACK mechanism; 2) be
composed of ―volunteer‖ nursing
leaders with unquestionable per-
sonal and professional integrity who
have deep awareness and under-
standing of professional, techno-
logical, socio-economic, and
ture or System to be set up to meet
the goal of integrity and transpar-
ency in CHED; 4) On the declara-
tion of moratorium on the opening of
Undergraduate and Graduate pro-
grams that are oversubscribed and
with poor performance in the Board
Examinations being conducted by
PRC.
The Technical Panel for
Nursing Education, chaired by Dr.
Carmelita Divinagracia with its
members— Dr. Carmencita M.
Abaquin, Dr. Teresita I. Barcelo, Dr.
Lorenza Serafica Dr. Marilyn D.
Yap, (Dr. Milabel Ho was absent)
met last Sept. 9, 2010 to finalize the
guidelines for school visitation using
the unified CHED-PRC Monitoring
Tool, review schedule of visitation of
non-performing nursing schools
They are scheduled to review Poli-
cies and Standards for Graduate
Nursing Programs.
cultural issues and concerns that
affect Philippine Nursing; 3) have
the following as initial composition
without prejudice to expanding
membership as necessary in
order to respond to the demands
stipulated in this resolution: Hon.
Marco Antonio C. Sto. Tomas, Dr.
Teresita I. Barcelo, Dr. Leah P.
Samaco-Paquiz, Dr. Marilyn Yap,
Former Dean Lydia Palaypay.
The Resolution further
states that the first undertaking
that the Nurse Watch Task Force
must establish is the adoption
and commitment to a ―Code of
Ethical Conduct‖ to ensure moral
ascendancy, professional accept-
ability, and unquestionable sup-
port especially towards achieving
cooperation for its flagship pro-
grams in accordance with its
mandate.
Please send issues and
concerns to nurse-
watch@ymail.com.

DEVELOPMENTS IN THE PHILIPPINE NURSING PROFESSION ROADMAP CONT.
Cont. from page 1
Core Values Program, Positive
Practice Environment Program,
Nurse Watch, State of Philippine
Nursing and Nursing Image; 2)
Nurse-led Centers with 2
Initiatives: Primary Health Care
and Independent Nursing
Practice; 3) Nursing Human
Resource Management
Program with 6 Initiatives:
Competency Enhancement for
Education, Competency
Enhancement for Service,
Functional Integration between
Education and Service, National
Career Progression Plan,
Nursing Management
Information System (NMIS), and
Nursing Deployment Program;
4) Regulation of Nursing
Practice with 2 Initiatives:
Nursing Law Amendment and
Nursing Practice Standards; 5)
Center for Nursing
Governance with 3 Initiatives:
Fully functional Office of
Strategy Management (OSM),
Nursing Organizations’
Roadmap & Scorecard
Alignment and Resource
Generation for Philippine
Nursing Development. The
balanced scorecard which
serves as the framework for the
performance governance system
underscores strategy focus as
an adaptive and proactive
means to create the future of
Philippine Nursing to be globally
competitive.
On September 9,
2010, a HISTORIC meeting of
representatives (Multi-Sectoral
Group Coalition) from various
nursing organizations met at the
Philippine Heart Center to
seriously address the challenge
of creating a FULLY
FUNCTIONING OFFICE of
STRATEGY MANAGEMENT
(OSM) which shall be tasked
with the monitoring of the
strategic performance of the
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profession, its regular operations organizations for its support and are emboldened to keep on the
and strategy reviews. After an dedication to see this project journey to transform and
intensive discussion on what is through. With the continuing strengthen the nursing
entailed in the operation of a strong and unified support of profession.
―fully functioning OSM‖ such as nursing leadership, Filipino nurses
having a fully equipped office,
personnel, OSM Head, regular CARING FOR
source of funding and others;
THE FILIPINO
and realizing that the profession
will be made stronger by the AND THE
ownership of the Philippine WORLD
Nursing Roadmap 2030 by all
nurses, individually and
collectively as organizations, the
Multi-Sectoral Group Coalition The BON with Nursing leaders right after the “Revalida” for the
(MSGC) approved the motion to PGS Proficient Level held last March 24, 2010 at Dusit Hotel
form an alliance of nursing
organizations with the SINGLE
PURPOSE and INTENT of
implementing the blue print
spelled out in the Roadmap. It
was agreed that this alliance is
solely for the purpose stated and
that member organizations will
be on equal footing and duly
The ISA Chair Dr. Jesus B. Estanislao and ISA President Mr. Francisco Eizmendi with
represented in the corporation the BON and Nursing Leaders during Awarding of the PGS Proficient Status during the
that will be formed and that its ISA Forum held last March 25, 3010. at Dusit Hotel.
board of Directors will rotate in
leadership so that all
organizations are given equal
chances to serve. It was also
suggested and agreed upon that
the incorporators for the new
alliance of nursing organizations
will be from the initial group of
nursing organizations who were
involved in crafting the nursing
roadmap from its inception in
2007. A task force/ committee
was formed to consult with The BON with our Nursing Colleagues who participated during the Sept. 9,
lawyers on legal aspects to 2010 MSGC Meeting on the Philippine Nursing Profession Roadmap.
ensure that the purpose and
intent of the alliance is reflected
in its articles of incorporation and CPE ANNOUNCEMENT
its by- laws. Possible names for
this group were suggested. With APPLICANTS as CPE PROVIDERS please inquire from PRC CENTRAL
such enthusiasm and or REGIONAL OFFICES regarding requirements and forms needed or
determination, from the nursing DOWNLOAD from www.prc.gov.ph. Existing CPE PROVIDERS who
groups to pursue this course, it wish to apply for programs: please use new CPE PROGRAM APPLICA-
is expected that this move will be TION FORM for NURSING which can be downloaded from the BON
completed as soon as possible. website: www.bonphilippines.org. All submitted documents are evalu-
The Board of Nursing ated by the CPE Council for Nursing only after these have been proc-
extends its gratitude and
essed and logged by the CPE Division of PRC. Please be guided ac-
appreciation to the nursing
cordingly.
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PRODUCTIVITY AND GROWTH MEASURES IN PROGRESS…. STRONG GOVERNMENT – PRIVATE
SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS
In 1992, the Philippines
and other ASEAN countries
started preparations towards
GLOBALIZATION (ASEAN,
APEC, GATTS) to provide long
term growth and development in
the region, including global com-
petitiveness of professionals,
among others. In anticipation of
how globalization will impact
Philippine Nursing as an industry,
the Board of Nursing promul-
gated the creation of a National
Nursing Specialty Certification
Program in February 1999, in
accordance with the powers and
functions of the BOARD under
Republic Act No. 7164. Upon its
repeal and the implementation of
R.A. 9173 in 2002, the Nursing
Specialty Certification (NSC)
program was put in motion and in
2005, certain organizations and
nurse specialists/clinicians were
certified.
From the perspective
of nursing employment, it is an-
ticipated that by 2010/2020, there
will remain a pronounced need
and demand for nurses particu-
larly from the 1st World Econo-
mies to meet the ―very specific
nursing needs‖ of their ―graying
population‖. This imposes a new
demand to import foreign nurses,
however, a major cause of
―apprehension‖ for Philippine
Nursing is the demand for ex-
perienced nurses with training
to provide specialized/ highly
specialized nursing services to
match the health care demands
of the progressive economies in
the world. Foreign countries
require at least 1-2 years of
―actual experiences‖ in areas of
nursing practice like Gerontologi-
cal Care, Renal, Cardiovascular,
Surgical, Critical Care nursing
and others. There is a need,
therefore, for Nursing Specialty
Groups through the Nursing Spe-
cialty Certification Council and
the Continuing Professional Educ
cation Council to approve carefully
thought out program offerings to
train and increase the skills of
nurses and for Colleges of Nursing
to offer formal courses that lead to
post-graduate degrees in fields of
specialization.
The impact of the Global
Financial Crisis from 2008 to the
present time has shifted the way in
which health care is managed
worldwide resulting in a dramatic
decrease in demand for less experi-
enced nurses. Thus, we see a glut
in the supply of Filipino nurses
where it is projected that by October
-December 2010, nursing unem-
ployment figures would hit over
200,000 prompting many nurses to
provide ―cheap labor‖ to those who
are willing to ―hire‖ them. Resorting
to ―volunteer‖ work or ―engaging in
more training‖ post-licensure to the
point of ―abusive practices‖ is a
disservice to nurses in particular
and the nursing sector as a whole.
This also implies that our newly
licensed RNs do not stand a chance
in penetrating the international job
market because they lack the re-
quired actual nursing experience.
Current Concerns in
Nursing are being addressed
through government and private-
sector led initiatives. In response to
the need for specialization in Nurs-
ing, Resolution No. 22, Series 2009
on adopting a National Career Pro-
gression Program (NCPP) and Har-
monized Policy Framework…for
Continuing Professional Education/
Development (CPE/D) of All Filipino
Nurses was passed on Dec. 21,
2009. For accurate statistical data
about various information on
nurses, a National Data Base of
Information will be set up for ad-
vanced planning and programming
purposes through the Board of
Nursing Licensure Examination
―NURSING MANAGEMENT IN-
FORMATION SYSTEM (NMIS) -
ONLINE APPLICATION PROGRAM
(OLAP)‖ and provide the necessary
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Mechanisms towards merging
into the over-all LICENSURE
EXAMINATION and REGISTRA-
TION INTEGRATION SYSTEM
(LERIS) of the Professional
Regulation Commission.
Private-sector led initia-
tives may help provide employ-
ment for nurses. NURSING CO-
OPERATIVES, given support
infrastructure, policy framework
and regulatory mechanisms, can
provide and empower Filipino
nurses to practice nursing as
entrepreneurs or through other
productive means guided by
ethical-practice principles. These
may be executed as independ-
ent nurse practitioners, or collec-
tively in group nursing or allied
health practices. Such activities
can stir economic action from
within the nursing community to
generate income and employ-
ment and build wealth and secu-
rity for oneself, families and the
nursing profession in this country.
This is a tangible ―internally-
driven‖ contribution of Philippine
Nursing to economic stability of
the country other than the
―externally prompted‖ contribution
via overseas nursing remittances.
PROJECT ENTRE-
PRENURSE, actively espoused
by Hon. Marco Sto. Tomas, is
the product of efforts to adopt a
FRAMEWORK OF SOCIO-
ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
and infuse a consciousness of
PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTIV-
ITY and GROWTH through SO-
CIAL ENTERPRISE movements,
emphasizing proactive job crea-
tion rather than just waiting for
employment. From a multitude of
entrepreneurial activities that a
nurse can engage in, provision of
health related services like
NURSE LED clinics, emergency
medical services and training
facilities stand out. As a result of
the all out effort to promote Pro-
ject ENTREPRENURSE, NURS-
ING HEALTH SEVICE COOP-
ERATIVES have started to
emerge nationwide in the follow-
ing areas: Davao, Cavite, Cebu,
Siquijor, Butuan/CARAGA, Ba-
colod/Negros Occidental, SOC-
SARGEN, Quezon City-Marikina,
Manila-Parañaque-Las Piñas,
Makati-Pasig, Roxas, PI-
N O Y _ N U R S E S
VOX.COOPERATIVE NET-
WORK.
Strong domestic link-
ages have emerged and con-
tinue to develop in an effort to
provide employment/deployment
of nurses. Government agen-
cies that the Board of Nursing
has linked with are: DoLE – on
Project NARS, ENTRE-
PRENURSE and the Health
Human Resource Development
Network focusing on employ-
ment concerns; POEA; DFA;
DILG; CHED; DoH; Law En-
forcement Agencies e.g. NBI,
PNP, AFP OFFICE OF THE
CHIEF NURSE; and other gov-
ernment agencies still in the
beginning stages of collabora-
tion.
Private-Sector link-
ages include: WHO WP Re-
gional Office; 25 Nursing Spe-
cialty and Interest Organizations;
Health Information Management
Outsourcing Association of the
Philippines; UP Manila National
Telehealth Center; Manpower
Resources of Asia, Inc. (with
POEA); CHEERS; Media Part-
ners; Publishing Houses, Immi-
grant Visa Center and AMERIKA
ATBP; CGFNS International;
NCSBN, U.S.A; .NIHONGO
CENTER FOUNDATION, INC.
Everything is a ―work-
in-progress‖... and these carry
an entirely different paradigm.
With all these are challenges
and obstacles which are worthy
of achieving ...
KAYA NG PINOY
NURSE ITO!!