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• The Philippine Nursing Law of 2012, RA 9173, defines the scope of nursing practice as the range of roles, functions, responsibilities and activities which a registered nurse is educated, competent and has authority to perform.
• Nursing practice is underpinned by values that guide the way in which nursing care is provided.
• The main objective of RA 9173 is to provide for protection and improvement of nursing profession by instituting measures that shall result in relevant nursing education, humane working conditions, better career prospects and dignified existence for nurses.
• The scope of the examination for the practice of nursing in the Philippines is determined by the Board.
• The Board takes into consideration the objectives of the nursing curriculum, the broad areas of nursing, and other related disciplines and competencies in determining the subjects of examinations.
• Nursing practice involves four areas, namely, promoting health and wellness, preventing illness, restoring health, and care of the dying.
• Promoting health and wellness in nursing means the client receiving the health services may not be sick and is just enhancing the quality of life.
• The National Nursing Core Competency Standards (2012 NNCCS) outline the beginning nurse’s role on client care responsibility competencies, including practices in accordance with legal principles and the code of ethics, utilizes the nursing process in the interdisciplinary care of clients that empowers the clients and promotes safe quality care, maintains complete, accurate and up to date recording and reporting system, establishes collaborative relationship with colleagues and other members of the team to enhance nursing and other health care services, and promotes professional and personal g
• The dyad leadership model in healthcare involves the partnership of an administrative leader and a physician leader for strategic and operational oversight.
• Teamwork refers to a group of people working together to achieve a common goal, while collaboration involves individuals with different expertise coming together to solve a problem or create something new.
• The Data Privacy Act is an approved law that protects individuals from data breaches and unauthorized intrusion of privacy.
• Self-awareness is an important prerequisite for collaboration as it helps build trust in teams.
• Data privacy in healthcare is important for maintaining patient trust and protecting their data from bad actors.
• CPD focuses on results and the benefits it brings in the real world.
• Lifelong learning enhances our understanding of the world, provides more opportunities, and improves our quality of life.
• Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is a combination of approaches, ideas, and techniques that help manage one's own learning and growth.
• There are two main reasons for learning throughout life: personal development and professional development.
• Career pathing acknowledges that employees may have different interests and seek new challenges.
• A career path allows employees to grow, expand, and pursue changing interests in a supportive and encouraging environment.
• The beginning nurse’s role on management and leadership includes demonstrating management and leadership skills to provide safe and quality care, demonstrating accountability for safe nursing practice, demonstrating management and leadership skills to deliver health programs and services effectively to specific client groups in the community settings, managing a community/village based health facility/component of a health program or a nursing service, and demonstrating ability to lead and supervise nursing support staff.
• A document summarizing the discussion is typically signed by the patient for major treatment decisions.
• A patient's refusal of treatment is not considered attempted suicide, and compliance with the refusal is not considered doctor-assisted suicide.
• Nurses should have comprehensive knowledge of various aspects of a person's being to effectively provide care.
• In cases where a patient's refusal of treatment may harm others, consultation with legal, ethical, and medical experts is often sought.
• The Code of Ethics for Nurses provides guidelines for nursing responsibilities and ethical obligations.
• Informed consent is achieved when patients understand their current medical status, potential treatments, the healthcare practitioner's professional opinion, and uncertainties associated with each element.
• The Filipino Nurse Code of Ethics outlines the values and ethical practices that nurses should adhere to.
• Health is considered a fundamental right, and nurses should treat every individual with dignity.
• Refusal of care should prompt further discussion to determine the reasons behind the refusal and address any concerns.
• People with legal and clinical capacity have the right to refuse medical care, even if it is life-saving.
• Patients have the right to make decisions about their plan of care and refuse recommended treatment.
• Patients have the right to review and have their medical records explained or interpreted.
• If a patient refuses treatment, they are entitled to other appropriate care or transfer to another hospital.
• The patient has the right to discuss and request information about specific procedures, treatments, risks, recuperation, and alternatives.
• Hospitals must inform patients of their rights and include advance directive information in patient records.
• Patients have the right to know the identity of healthcare providers involved in their care.
• Patients must have complete information and explanation regarding the need for and alternatives to a transfer.
• Patients have the right to have an advance directive and expect the hospital to honor it.
• Patients have the right to timely information about hospital policies that may limit their ability to implement advance directives.
• Patients have the right to privacy during case discussions, consultations, examinations, and treatment.