Jump to content

Philippine Board of Nursing

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Gnomingstuff (talk | contribs) at 05:06, 12 February 2024 (clarified -- the source given did not mention the council actually being established nor could I find a follow up source saying it was). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

The Philippine Board of Nursing is an administrative body under the Professional Regulation Commission that regulates the practice of nursing in the Philippines.

Its three primary purposes are:

  1. To 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. To 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. To maintain high standards of nursing education by auditing the performance of Philippine Nursing Schools.

Representatives of the Philippine Board of Nursing were slated to sit on the National Nursing Advisory Council, proposed in 2023.[1] Philippine Board of Nursing fought a five-year requirement, instead advocating remaining with a four-year bachelors' program.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Ombay, Giselle (June 26, 2023). "DOH to form advisory council to address nurses' concerns". GMA Integrated News. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  2. ^ Committee on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative on the Future of Nursing, at the Institute of Medicine (2011). The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health. National Academies Press. p. 92. ISBN 9780309158237. Retrieved February 9, 2024.