CHN104 SCOPE OF NURSING PRACTICE

Question 1

A written set of guidelines issued by an organization to its workers and management to help them conduct their actions

Answer 1

CODE OF ETHICS

Question 2

Nursing Code of Ethics
Almost all codes of ethics for nurses in the world agree on:

Answer 2

Practice competence
Protection of patient confidentiality
Nondiscrimination of patients
Ethical accountability of the nurse

Question 3

it is a guidelines for carrying out nursing responsibilities in manner
consistent with quality in nursing care and the ethical obligations of
the profession

Answer 3

code of ethics

Question 4

is a three-man commission attached to the office of the President of the Republic of the Philippines. Its mandate is to regulate and supervise the practice of the professionals who constitute the highly skilled manpower of the country.
As the agency-in-charge of the professional sector, the PRC plays a strategic role in developing the corps of professionals for industry, commerce, governance, and the economy.

Answer 4

The Professional Regulation Commission (Filipino: Komisyon sa Pamamalakad ng mga Propesyonal), otherwise known as the PRC

Question 5

Board of Nursing Board
Resolution No. 220
Series of 2004

Answer 5

Board of Nursing Board
Resolution No. 220
Series of 2004

Question 6

Its three primary purpose is to:

Answer 6

1. Provide regulatory standards in the practice of Nursing by implementing the Nurse Practice Act and by lobbying to Congress any proposed amendment to any laws with direct relationship to the practice of nursing.
2. Ensure public safety by administering the Philippine Nursing
   Licensure Exam (PNLE) to graduates of nursing schools prior to practice of Registered Nursing in the Philippines.
3. Maintain high standards of nursing education by auditing the performance of Philippine Nursing Schools.

Question 7

Philippine Board of Nursing
Chairperson & Members

Answer 7

ELSIE A. TEE (Chairperson)
* CARMELITA C. DIVINAGRACIA
* ZENAIDA C. GAGNO.
* ELIZABETH C. LAGRITO
* MARYLOU B. ONG
* LEAH PRIMITIVA S. PAQUIZ
* MERLE L. SALVANI

Question 8

Qualification of Board Members

Answer 8

Any person who qualifies as Chairman or member of the Board shall automatically resign from any teaching position in any school, college or university and/ or review program for the local nursing board examinations or in any office or employment in the Government or any subdivision, agency or instrumentality thereof, including government-owned or controlled corporations or their subsidiaries

Question 9

Qualification of Board Members

Answer 9

He/she shall not have any pecuniary interest in or administrative supervision over any institution offering basic nursing education programs, including review classes.
Board of

Question 10

Promulgation of the code of ethics for registered Filipino Nurses

Answer 10

Board of Nursing Board
Resolution No. 220 Series of
2004

Question 11

Republic Act 9173
The Philippine Nursing Act of 2002

Answer 11

Republic Act 9173
The Philippine Nursing Act of 2002

Question 12

Senate Bill # 2292
Signed on October 21, 2002 by President

Answer 12

Republic Act 9173
The Philippine Nursing Act of 2002

Question 13

Signed on October 21, 2002 by
To provide a sound general and professional foundation for the practice of nursing thorough quality nursing education

Answer 13

by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

Question 14

Republic Act 9173
The Philippine Nursing Act of 2002
Purpose - Law that will regulate the

Answer 14

Education
Training
Examination
Registration
Practice of the Nursing Profession

Question 15

Republic Act 9173
The Philippine Nursing Act of 2002
ARTICLE Ill Organization of the Board of Nursing

Answer 15

Section 3. Creation and Composition of the Board
Section 4. Qualifications of the Chairperson and Members of the Board
Section 5. Requirements Upon Qualification as Member of the Board of Nursing
Section 6. Term of Office
Section 7. Compensation of the Board Members
Section 8. Administrative Supervision of the Board, Custodian of its Records, Secretariat and Support Services
Section 9. Powers and Duties of the Board.
Section 10. Annual Report
Section 11. Removal or Suspension of Board Members

Question 16

Republic Act 9173
The Philippine Nursing Act of 2002
ARTICLE IV Examination and Registration

Answer 16

Section 19. Automatic Registration of Nurses
Section 20. Registration by Reciprocity
Section 21. Practice Through Special/Temporary Permit
Section 22. Non-registration and Non-issuance of Certificates of Registration/Professional License or Special/ lemporary Permit
Section 23. Revocation and suspension of Certificate of Registration/Professional License and Cancellation of Special/Temporary Permit
Section 24. Re-issuance of Revoked Certificates and Replacement of Lost Certificates

Question 17

Republic Act 9173
The Philippine Nursing Act of
2002
ARTICLE V Nursing Education

Answer 17

Section 25. Nursing Education Program
Section 26. Requirement for Inactive Nurses Returning to
Practice
Section 27. Qualifications of the Faculty
ARTICLE VI Nursing Practice
Section 28. Scope of Nursing
Section 29. Qualification of Nursing Service Administrators

Question 18

Republic Act 9173
The Philippine Nursing Act of 2002
ARTICLE VII Health Human Resources Production, Utilization and Development

Answer 18

Section 30. Studies for Nursing Manpower Needs, Production, Utilization and Development.
Section 31. Comprehensive Nursing Specialty Program
Section 32. Salary
Section 33. Funding for the Comprehensive Nursing Specialty Program
Section 34. Incentives and Benefits
ARTICLE VIII Penal and Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 35. Prohibitions in the Practice of Nursing

Question 19

The general rule requiring a nurse to execute all lawful orders of a physician is tempered by common sense
* Nurse must not execute an order if she is reasonably certain it will result in harm to the patient.
+ In such case she must speak out and risk
incurring the physician’s resentment or ire rather than a lawsuit.

Answer 19

Medical Orders, Drugs &
Medications

Question 20

Liability for the Work of Nursing
Students
In order that the errors committed by nursing students will be avoided/minimized, the following measures should be taken:

Answer 20

Nursing students should always be under the supervision of their Clinical Instructors.
* They should be given assignments that are in level of their training, experience and competency.
* They should be advised to seek guidance specially if they are performing a procedure for the first time.

Question 21

Any registered nurse without such training and who administers IV injections to patients, shall be held liable, either criminally under Sec. 30 ( c) Art. VII of said law or
administratively under Sec. 21 Art. Ill or both
(whether causing or not injury or death to the patient).

Answer 21

Intravenous Therapy and Legal
Implications

Question 22

+ Responsible for acquiring the knowledge and skills necessary to become a safe practitioner
* Included in this
knowledge and skill
development is the awareness of ethical principles and the process of ethical decision making.

Answer 22

Legal Responsibilities of
Students

Question 23

Responsible for acquiring the knowledge and skills necessary to become a safe practitioner
+ Must act as reasonably prudent persons, equivalently with education and experience, when performing nursing duties.
+ Must perform only those tasks that they are
competent to perform

Answer 23

Legal Responsibilities of
Students

Question 24

Under the Philippine Nursing Act of 2002
R.A. 9173, nursing students do not perform professional nursing
+ They are to be supervised by their Clinical
Instructors

Answer 24

Liability for the Work of Nursing
Students

Question 25

When a nurse or a clinical instructor countersigns the charting of a nursing student, she attests that she has personal knowledge of information and that such is accurate and authentic. Anyone who countersigns without verification commits herself to possible legal risk.

Answer 25

Charting Done By Nursing
Students

Question 26

Liability for the Work of Nursing
Students

Answer 26

in order that the errors committed by nursing students will be avoided/minimized, the following measures should be taken:
* Nursing students should always be under the supervision of their Clinical Instructors.
* They should be given assignments that are in level of their training, experience and competency.
* They should be advised to seek guidance specially if they are performing a procedure for the first time.

Question 27

The primary purpose of an incident report is to document and prevent possible consequent injuries. Classifying an event, as an incident does not imply that someone made a mistake, it only means that something unusual happened.

Answer 27

Incident Report

Answer 28

Republic Act 7305
Magna Carta for Public Health
Workers

Question 29

English Great Charter, charter of English liberties
* Granted by King John on June 15, 1215, under threat of civil war and reissued, with alterations, in 1216, 1217, and 1225.
* By declaring the sovereign to be subject to the rule of law and documenting the liberties held by “free men,” the Magna Carta provided the foundation for individual rights in Anglo-American jurisprudence.

Answer 29

Magna Carta

Question 30

By declaring the sovereign to be subject to the rule of law and documenting the liberties held by “?,” the Magna Carta provided the foundation for individual rights in Anglo-American jurisprudence.

Answer 30

free men

Question 31

Republic Act 7305
Magna Carta for Public Health
Workers

Answer 31

Republic Act 7305
Magna Carta for Public Health
Workers