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LAWS GOVERNING THE PRACTICE OF NURSING Flashcards

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The sum total of rules and regulations by which society is governed

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LAW

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Man made and regulates social conducts in formal and binding way

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LAW

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The very purpose of the nursing law is to protect the public, knowing one law is one of the best way to uphold nurses competence

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LAW

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An act providing for a more responsive nursing profession

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REPUBLIC ACT 9173

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This act shall be known as the Philippine nursing act of 2002

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RA 9173 Highlights

Article I. Section1. Title

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It is hereby declared the policy of the state for the protection and improvement of the nursing profession by instituting measures that will result in relevant nursing education, humane working conditions, better career prospects and a dignified existence for our nurses.

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RA 9173 Highlights

Article II Sec.2 Declaration policy

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Organization of the board of nursing

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RA 9173 Highlights

Article III

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1 chairperson and 6 members

Selected by the president of the Philippines, recommended by the PRC

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RA 9173 Highlights

Article III

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Section 4-Qualifications of the board of nursing

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A. Be a natural born citizen and resident of the Philippines
B. Be a member of good standing and accredited professional organization of the Philippines
C. Be a registered nurse and must be holder of master’s degree
D. Have at least ten years of continuous experience as nurse
E. Not have been convicted of any offense involving moral turpitude

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NEW SET OF BON (2014)

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Chairman: Dr. Carmencita M. Abaquin
Members:
Mrs. Perla G. Po
Dr. Florence C. Cawaon
Dr. Gloria B. Arcos
Dr. Carmelita C. Divinagracia
Dr. Glenda S. Arquiza
Dr. Carfredda Dumlao
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Section 5. Requirements upon qualifications as member of BON

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Resign from teaching immediately

No pecuniary interest in Institutions or review centers

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Section 6. Term of Office

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The chairperson and members of the board shall hold office for a term of 3 years and until their successors shall have been appointed and qualified

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Section 7-Compensation of The Board of Nursing

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The chairperson and members of the board shall receive salary as those by the chairperson and members of the professional regulatory board

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Section 8. Administrative Supervision of the Board, Custodian of its Records, Secretariat & Support Services

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  • The Board shall be under the administrative supervision of the commission
  • All records of the board(examinations, administrative & other investigative cases) shall be under the custody of the commission
  • The commission shall designate the Sec. of the Board & shall provide the secretariat & other support services to implement the provision of this Act
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SECTION 9-Powers and Duties of the Board

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•The board shall exercise quasi-judicial powers
Issue subpoena duces tecum
Subpoena ad testifacandum
Punish the person by way of contempt
• Conduct the licensure examination of nurses
• Issue, suspend or revoke license
• Ensure quality nursing education and quality standards of nursing practice
• Conduct hearings and investigations
• Promulgate the code of ethics in the Philippines
• Prescribe, adopt, issue and promulgate guidelines

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Sec.10-Annual Report

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The board shall at the close of its calendar year submit an annual report to the pres. of the Phils. through the Commission giving a detailed account of its proceedings and accomplishments during the year & making recommendations for the adoption of measures that will upgrade & improve the conditions affecting the practice of the nursing profession

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Section 11- Removal of the members of the Board

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  • Continued neglect of duty
  • Commission or irregularities in the licensure examination
  • Unprofessional, immoral or dishonorable conduct
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All applicants for license to practice nursing shall be required to pass a written examination which shall be given by he board in such places and dates designated by the commission, provided it shall be in accordance with Republic ACT 8981 otherwise known as the PRC modernization Act of 2000

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RA 9173 Highlights
Article IV
Sec. 12.Licensure Examination

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Article IV

Section 13- Qualifications for admission for licensure exam

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  • He/she is a citizen in the Philippines
  • He/she is of good moral character
  • He/she is a holder of Bachelor’s degree of nursing
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Article IV

Section 14 Scope of Examination

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  • The scope of examination shall be determined by the board
  • The board shall take into consideration the objectives of the nursing curriculum, the board areas of nursing & other related disciplines & competencies in determining the subjects of the examination
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Article IV

Section 15- Ratings

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An examinee must obtain a general average of at least 75 percent with a rating of not below 60 % in any subject. An examinee who obtains an average rating of 75 % but gets a rating below 60% in any subject must take the examination again but only in the subjects rated below 60%. In order to pass the succeeding exam, must get an average of 75%

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Article IV

Sec. 16 Oath

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All successful candidates in the examination shall be required to take an oath of profession before the Board or any government official authorized to administer oaths prior to entering upon the nursing practice

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Article IV

Sec. 17 Issuance of Certificate of Registration/Professional License & Professional Identification Card

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  • A certificate of registration/professional license as a nurse shall be issued to an applicant who passes the examination upon payment of the prescribed fees
  • Full name, serial number, signature of the chairperson of the commission & of the members of the board & the official seal of the commission
  • A professional ID card, duly signed by the chairperson of the commission, bearing the date of registration, license no. & the date of issuance & expiration thereof shall likewise be issued upon payment of the fees
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Article IV

Sec. 18 Fees for Examination & Registration

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Applicants for licensure and for registration shall pay the prescribed fees set by Commission

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Article IV

Section 19- Automatic Registration of Nurses

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  • All nurses whose names appear at the roster of nurses shall be automatically or ipso facto registered as nurses under its act effectively
  • The Code of ethics invites nurses to be a member of the PNA
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Article IV

Section 20-Registration by Reciprocity

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A certificate of registration may be issued without examination registered under the laws of a foreign state or country provided that the requirements for licensing of nurses in the said country are substantially the same

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Article IV

Sec. 21 Practice through Special/Temporary Permit

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May be issued by the board to the persons subject to the approval of the commission & upon payment of the prescribed fees
A. Licensed nurses from foreign countries whose
service are either for a fee/free if they are
internationally well-known specialists/outstanding
experts in any branch/specialty nursing
B…on medical mission whose services shall be
free in a particular hospital, center/clinic
C….employed by schools/colleges of nursing as
exchange professors in a branch or specialty of
nursing
..Special/temporary permit shall be effective only
for the duration of the project/medical mission/
employment contract

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Article IV

Section 22- Non-registration or non-issuance of PRC license or Special/Temporary Permit

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No person convicted by final judgment of any criminal offense involving moral turpitude or any person guilty of dishonorable conduct declared by the court shall be registered

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Article IV

Section 23-Revocation and suspension of license

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For unprofessional and unethical conduct
For gross incompetence and unethical conduct
For malpractice or negligence in the practice of nursing
For the use of fraud, deceit or false statement
For violating the code of ethics for nurses
For practicing the profession even suspended

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Article IV

Section 24-Re issuance of revoked certificate

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The board may after the expiration of a maximum of 4 years from the date of revocation, for reasons of equity and justice and when the cause for revocation has disappeared, cured and corrected, upon proper application and payment issue another certificate/license to practice

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ARTICLE V Nursing Education

Sec. 25 Nursing Education Program

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…shall provide sound general & professional foundation for the practice of nursing
…the learning experiences shall adhere strictly to specific requirements embodied in the prescribed curriculum as promulgated by the CHED’s policies & standards of nursing education

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ARTICLE V Nursing Education

Section 26 Requirement for inactive nurses returning to practice

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Nurses who have not actively practiced the profession for 5years are required to undergo one month of didactic training and 3 months of practicum

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ARTICLE V Nursing Education

Section 27-Qualifications of Faculty

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•Be an RN in the Philippines
•Have at least 1 year of experience
•Be a member of good standing organization
•Be a holder of master’s degree (nursing, education/ other allied medical & health sciences conferred by a college/
university)

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ARTICLE VI Nursing Practice

Sec. 28 Scope of Nursing

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  • A person shall be deemed to be practicing nursing within the meaning of this act when he singly or in collaboration with another, initiates & performs nursing services to IFC in any health care setting
  • It includes, but not limited to, nursing care during CLDICTPSaAA & OA
  • As independent practitioners, nurses are primarily responsible for the promotion of health & prevention of illness
  • As members of the health team- collaborate with other health care providers (curative, preventive, rehabilitative aspects of health care, restoration of health, alleviation of suffering, & when recovery is not possible, towards a peaceful death)
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It shall be the duty of the nurse to..

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a. Provide nursing care through the utilization of the nursing process (traditional & innovative approaches, therapeutic use of self, executing health care techniques & procedures, essential primary health care, comfort measures, health teachings & admin. Of written prescription for tx, therapies, oral, topical & parenteral meds, IE during labor in the absence of antenatal bleeding & delivery)
b. Establish linkages with community resources & coordination with the health team
c. Provide health education to IFC
d. Teach, guide & supervise students in nursing education programs including the admin. of nursing services & varied settings; undertake consultation services; engage activities that require the utilization of knowledge & decision making skills of a RN
e. Undertake nursing & health human resource dev’t. training & research, which shall include, but not limited to, the dev’t. of advance nursing practice

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ARTICLE VI Nursing Practice
Sec. 29 Qualification of Nursing Service Administrators
…supervisory or managerial positions…

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  • Be a RN in the Philippines
  • Have at least 2 years experience in general nursing service administration
  • Possess a degree of BSN with at least 9 units in management & administration courses at the graduate level
  • Be a member of good standing of the accredited professional organization of nurses
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ARTICLE VI Nursing Practice
Sec. 29 Qualification of Nursing Service Administrators
…for chief nurse/director of nursing service

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  • At least 5 years of experience in a supervisory or managerial position in nursing
  • A master’s degree major in nursing
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Article VII Health Human Resources Production, Utilization & Development
Sec. 31 Comprehensive Nursing Specialty Program

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Within 90 days from the effectivity of this act, the board in coordination with the accredited professional organization, recognized specialty organizations & the DOH is hereby mandated to formulate & develop a comprehensive nursing specialty program that would upgrade the level of skill & competence of specialty nurse clinicians in the country, such as, but not limited to the areas of critical care, oncology, renal & such other areas

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Article VII Health Human Resources Production, Utilization & Development
Section 32-Salary

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The minimum base pay of nurses working in the public health institutions shall not be lower than the salary grade 15 prescribed under Republic Act no 6758, otherwise known as the compensation act of 1989

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Republic ACT 2808

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this act provided the true nursing law that serve as the basis of the practice of nurses in the philippines

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The minimum base pay of nurses working in the public health institutions shall not be lower than the salary grade 15 prescribed under

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Republic Act no 6758

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The first local licensure for nurses was held in

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1920

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  • An act known as the Philippine Nursing Law of 1953
  • Approved on June 19, 1953 and sponsored by Senator Geromina Tecson to regulate the practice of nursing in the Philippines
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RA 877

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Amended Code of Ethics for nurses in the Philippines was adopted to govern the practice of nursing
nurses and people, nurses and practice, nurses and co workers, nurses and society, nurses and the profession

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RA 877, section 3

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  • Philippine Nursing Act of 1991

* Sponsored by senator Heherson Alvarez and was approved and signed by president Corazon Aquino

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RA 7164

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The president of the Philippines declared Oct 17, 1958 as the nurses week

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Proclamation no. 539

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The Philippine Medical Act

Defines the practice of physician in the Philippines

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Republic Act 2382

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Midwifery Law

Defines the practice of midwives in the Philippines

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RA 2644

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Midwifery Law

Defines the practice of midwives in the Philippines

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RA 2644

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-is that branch of law which defines crime and threats of their nature
Ignorance of the law excuses no one

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Criminal Law

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  • Shall be incurred by a nurse committing a felony although the wrongful act done be different from that which he intended
  • A felony may be committed by means of DOLO (deceit) and CULPA (fault)
  • Both are voluntary but dolo is intentional
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CRIMIMINAL LIABILITY

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DOLO

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(deceit)

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CULPA

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(fault)

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ELEMENTS of DOLO

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  • Freedom
  • Intelligence
  • Intent
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Elements of Culpa

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  • Freedom
  • Intelligence
  • Negligence or Imprudence
    • Negligence is deficiency of perception
    • Imprudence is deficiency in action
    • Intelligence is the moral capacity to determine what is right from wrong
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STAGES OF FELONY

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  • Consummated-all elements necessary for execution and accomplishment are present
  • Frustrated-the offender has performed all the acts of execution to produce a felony but the crime does not result due to some cause
  • Attempted-the offender begins the commission of an act but does not perform all the acts of execution which produces a felony by reason of some cause or accident
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all elements necessary for execution and accomplishment are present

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Consummated

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the offender has performed all the acts of execution to produce a felony but the crime does not result due to some cause

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Frustrated

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the offender begins the commission of an act but does not perform all the acts of execution which produces a felony by reason of some cause or accident

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Attempted

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CIRCUMSTANCES AFFECTING CRIMINAL LIABILITY

Justifying Circumstances

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  • No crime no criminal
  • Self-defense
  • Defense of relative
  • Defense of a stranger
  • State of necessity
  • Fulfillment of a duty
  • Obedience to superior order
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Exempting Circumstances

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  • No criminal but there is a crime
  • Imbecile or insanity
  • Minority
  • Accident
  • Compulsion of Irresistible force
  • Lawful causes
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MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES

There is crime, there is a criminal, those that have effect of reducing the penalty

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  • Voluntary surrender
  • Voluntary plead of guilty
  • Deaf, dumb and blind
  • Illness that diminishes the exercise of will power
  • Lack of instruction
  • Incomplete self-defense
  • Offender is below 18 years old and over
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Aggravating Circumstances-increases the penalty

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  • Taking advantage of official position
  • Crime is committed in contempt or insult to public authorities
  • Abuse of confidence or obvious ungratefulness
  • Nightime
  • Uninhabited place
  • Crime committed during calamity
  • Habitually
  • In consideration of a price, promise or reward
  • By means of fire, explosion, poison, and stranding of a vessel
  • Evident premeditation
  • Craft, fraud, or disguise is employed
  • Advantage taken of superior strength
  • Means employed to weaken the defense
  • Treachery
  • Adds ignominy to the natural effects of the crime
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Alternative Circumstances-either aggravating or exempting

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  • Degree of relationship
  • Intoxication
  • Illiteracy/lack of education
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Degree of verdict will depend on the participation of the offender

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Principal-direct part in the execution of the crime
Accomplice-cooperate in the execution of the crime
Accessory-having knowledge of the commission of the crime and having participated therein

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direct part in the execution of the crime

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Principal

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cooperate in the execution of the crime

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Accomplice

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having knowledge of the commission of the crime and having participated therein

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Accessory

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NURSES AND CRIME

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  • Assault-unlawful attempt or offer to beat or to do bodily injury to another
  • Battery-unlawful beating or touching of another person without his consent
  • Murder-unlawful killing of a human being by another with intent to kill (DOLO is the element)
  • Homicide-is the killing of a human being without deliberate intent to kill
  • ABORTION-termination or expulsion of the product of conception even before the age of viability
  • Infanticide-killing a child less than 3 days old
  • Parricide-committed by one who kills her/his father, mother or child whether legitimate or illegitimate
  • Sexual Harassment-demands of any sexual favor from the other regardless of whether such demand, request is accepted
  • Illegal detention-any private individual who shall detain another or any manner to deprive him of his liberty
  • Arbitrary detention-any person in authority (public officer) who shall detain another to deprive a person of his liberty
  • Simulation of Birth-any person who shall substitute one child for another or who shall conceal or abandon any legitimate child with intent to cause such child to lose its civil status
  • Negligence-doing athing which a reasonably prudent nurse would not have done and not doing a thing which a reasonably prudent nurse would have done
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unlawful attempt or offer to beat or to do bodily injury to another

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Assault

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unlawful beating or touching of another person without his consent

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Battery

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unlawful killing of a human being by another with intent to kill (DOLO is the element)

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Murder

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is the killing of a human being without deliberate intent to kill

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Homicide

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termination or expulsion of the product of conception even before the age of viability

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ABORTION

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killing a child less than 3 days old

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Infanticide

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committed by one who kills her/his father, mother or child whether legitimate or illegitimate

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Parricide

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demands of any sexual favor from the other regardless of whether such demand, request is accepted

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Sexual Harassment

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any private individual who shall detain another or any manner to deprive him of his liberty

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Illegal detention

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any person in authority (public officer) who shall detain another to deprive a person of his liberty

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Arbitrary detention

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any person who shall substitute one child for another or who shall conceal or abandon any legitimate child with intent to cause such child to lose its civil status

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Simulation of Birth

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doing athing which a reasonably prudent nurse would not have done and not doing a thing which a reasonably prudent nurse would have done

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Negligence

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Elements of Negligence

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  • Existence of a duty
  • Failure to observe such duty
  • Such failure resulted to harm or injury
    • Wrong medication constitute negligence
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refers to a negligent act committed in the course of professional performance, any professional misconduct, unreasonable fidelity in professional duties, evil practice, illegal or immoral conduct, improper discharge of professional duties which results in harm to another

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Malpractice

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lack of ability, legal qualifications or fitness to discharge the required duty. Incompetence is now included as ground for revocation/suspension of license

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INCOMPETENCE

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Let the thing speak for itself

Example: sponges left in the patient’s abdomen

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DOCTRINE OF RES IPSA LOQUITOR

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  • Let the master answer, let the principal answer for the acts of its agent
  • Master-servant, employer-employee
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DOCTRINE OF RESPONDEAT SUPERIOR

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Vis major, an act of God, irresistible force, one that is unforeseen or inevitable

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DOCTRINE OF FORCE MAJEURE

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as mandated by law, nurses must execute such orders for treatment of the patient, deviation or failure to perform this lawful act can make the nurse criminally liable

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DOCTORS ORDERS

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Telephone Orders

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  • The nurse must chart the date and time when the order was given
  • The physician must sign the telephone order within 24 hours
  • If another nurse witnessed the order then her signature must follow
90
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the clinical instructor must sign the charting done by the students, attesting the accuracy and authenticity of charting

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Charting done by the students

RA 9173

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The patient understands the reason for proposed intervention, with its benefits and risks

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Informed Consent

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Informed Consent

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Disclosure
Voluntary
Understanding
Competence
In our present jurisdiction, the age of majority is 18 years old.

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