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    Republic Act No. 9173

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    This document is Republic Act No. 9173 which provides for a more responsive nursing profession and repeals the Philippine Nursing Act of 1991. It defines the scope of nursing practice to include initiating and performing nursing services to individuals, families, and communities in any health care setting. It also outlines the duties of nurses which include utilizing the nursing process, establishing community linkages, providing health education, teaching and supervising students, and undertaking nursing research. Nurses are required to observe ethics codes and maintain competence through continuing education approved by the Board.

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    This document is Republic Act No. 9173 which provides for a more responsive nursing profession and repeals the Philippine Nursing Act of 1991. It defines the scope of nursing practice to include initiating and performing nursing services to individuals, families, and communities in any health care setting. It also outlines the duties of nurses which include utilizing the nursing process, establishing community linkages, providing health education, teaching and supervising students, and undertaking nursing research. Nurses are required to observe ethics codes and maintain competence through continuing education approved by the Board.

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    This document is Republic Act No. 9173 which provides for a more responsive nursing profession and repeals the Philippine Nursing Act of 1991. It defines the scope of nursing practice to include initiating and performing nursing services to individuals, families, and communities in any health care setting. It also outlines the duties of nurses which include utilizing the nursing process, establishing community linkages, providing health education, teaching and supervising students, and undertaking nursing research. Nurses are required to observe ethics codes and maintain competence through continuing education approved by the Board.

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    Republic Act No. 9173

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    This document is Republic Act No. 9173 which provides for a more responsive nursing profession and repeals the Philippine Nursing Act of 1991. It defines the scope of nursing practice to include initiating and performing nursing services to individuals, families, and communities in any health care setting. It also outlines the duties of nurses which include utilizing the nursing process, establishing community linkages, providing health education, teaching and supervising students, and undertaking nursing research. Nurses are required to observe ethics codes and maintain competence through continuing education approved by the Board.

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    [REPUBLIC ACT NO.

    9173]

    AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A MORE RESPONSIVE NURSING PROFESSION,


    REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7164, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS
    “THE PHILIPPINE NURSING ACT OF 1991” AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

    ARTICLE VI

    NURSING PRACTICE

    SEC. 28. Scope of Nursing. — A person shall be deemed to be practicing nursing within the
    meaning of this Act when he/she singly or in collaboration with another, initiates and performs
    nursing services to individuals, families and communities in any health care setting. It includes,
    but not limited to, nursing care during conception, labor, delivery, infancy, childhood, toddler,
    pre-school, school age, adolescence, adulthood and old age. As independent practitioners, nurses
    are primarily responsible for the promotion of health and prevention of illness. As members of
    the health team, nurses shall collaborate with other health care providers for the curative,
    preventive, and rehabilitative aspects of care, restoration of health, alleviation of suffering, and
    when recovery is not possible, towards a peaceful death. It shall be the duty of the nurse to:

    (a) Provide nursing care through the utilization of the nursing process. Nursing care includes, but
    not limited to, traditional and innovative approaches, therapeutic use of self, executing health
    care techniques and procedures, essential primary health care, comfort measures, health
    teachings, and administration of written prescription for treatment, therapies, oral, topical and
    parenteral medications, internal examination during labor in the absence of antenatal bleeding
    and delivery. In case of suturing of perineal laceration, special training shall be provided
    according to protocol established;

    (b) Establish linkages with community resources and coordination with the health team;

    (c) Provide health education to individuals, families and communities;

    (d) Teach, guide and supervise students in nursing education programs including the
    administration of nursing services in varied settings such as hospitals and clinics; undertake
    consultation services; engage in such activities that require the utilization of knowledge and
    decision-making skills of a registered nurse; and

    (e) Undertake nursing and health human resource development training and research, which shall
    include, but not limited to, the development of advance nursing practice;

    Provided, That this section shall not apply to nursing students who perform nursing functions
    under the direct supervision of a qualified faculty: Provided, further, That in the practice of
    nursing in all settings, the nurse is duty-bound to observe the Code of Ethics for nurses and
    uphold the standards of safe nursing practice. The nurse is required to maintain competence by
    continual learning through continuing professional education to be provided by the accredited
    professional organization or any recognized professional nursing organization: Provided, finally,
    That the program and activity for the continuing professional education shall be submitted to and
    approved by the Board.

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