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Commission on Higher Education

Background

The Commission on Higher Education is the governingbody covering both public and private higher education

institutions as well as degree-granting programs in all

tertiary educational institutions in the Philippines. The

CHED was established in May 18, 1994 through Republic

Act 7722 or the Higher Education Act of 1994.


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Mandate

Pursuant to RA 7722, the CHED is mandated to undertake the

following tasks:1. Promote quality education

2. Take appropriate steps to ensure that education shall be

accessible to all

3. Ensure and protect academic freedom for the continuing

intellectual growth, the advancement of learning and research,

the development of responsible and effective leadership, the

education of high level professionals, and the enrichment of

historical and cultural heritage.


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CHED MEMORANDUM ORDER

NO. 30

Series of 2001

SUBJECT: UPDATED POLICIES AND STANDARDS FOR

NURSING EDUCATION

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In accordance with the pertinent provisions of Republic Act (RA) 7722, otherwise

known as the "Higher Education Act of 1994" and for the purpose of

rationalizing Nursing Education in the country with the end in view of meeting

the health needs of the people through quality health services and keeping itrelevant and apace with the demands of global competitiveness, the following

policies and standards for Nursing Education are hereby adopted and

promulgated by the Commission.


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ARTICLE I

AUTHORIZATION

Section 1. The authorization to open a nursing school shall be based upon the writtenrecommendation of the Board of Nursing (BON), Professional Regulation Commission

(PRC) and the National Student Affiliation Committee (NSAC), Department of Health

(DOH) and the approval of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).

Section 2. All nursing programs must have prior authorization from the Commission on

Higher Education.

Section 3. The rules and regulations are herein prescribed for all nursing schools duly

recognized or authorized by the government to operate the program.


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The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) (Filipino:

Kagawaran ng Kalusugan) is the principal health

agency in the Philippines. It is the executivedepartment of the Philippine Government responsible

for ensuring access to basic public health services to

all Filipinos through the provision of quality health

care and the regulation of providers of health goodsand services.

Department of Health


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The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) today

remains steadfast in its mandate to provide theleadership in reducing health disparities and

empowering the Filipino people through better

targeting of services, better health education and

promotion and more equitable distribution of health

benefits particularly for our poorest people.



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Public Health Nursing in the

Philippines evolved alongside the

institutional development of theDOH, the government agency

mandated to protect and promote

peoples health and the biggest

employer of health workersincluding public health nurses.



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Professional Regulation Commission

The Professional Regulation Commission (Filipino: Komisyon

sa Pamamalakad ng mga Propesyonal), otherwise known as

the PRC, 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.


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Professional Regulation Commission

The Power to regulate the established professions in the

Philippines and to examine the applicants to practice the

same is vested upon the PRC as created by PresidentialDecree 223.

The PRC is now an agency of its own. The regulatory power

with respect to the nursing profession is conferred upon the

Professional Regulatory Board of Nursing.


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Philippine Board of Nursing

The Philippine Board of Nursingis an

administrative body under the ProfessionalRegulation Commission that regulates the

practice of nursing in the Philippines.


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Philippine Board of Nursing

Its three primary purpose is to:

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 tothe 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.


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With more than 350 nursing schools in the country and with the demand for

nursing professionals abroad, the Association of Deans of Philippine

Colleges of Nursing (ADPCN) plays an important role in assuring the quality

of the nursing education, from the undergraduate Bachelor of Science in

Nursing (BSN) to the Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing.

An association established in 1959, the ADPCN has collaborated with the

Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) and the Philippine Nurses

Association (PNA) in reviewing and revising the curricula so that the

competencies required of nurses in other countries will be covered and the

full crediting of degrees obtained locally in as many countries possible willbe achieved.

Association of Deans of Philippine Colleges

of Nursing (ADPCN)


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Organized on OCTOBER 22, 1922

upon initiation of Mrs. Anastacia Giron Tupas

The PNA was awarded the Most Outstanding

Accredited Professional Organization by the

Profesional Regulatory Commission in 2003

besting 40 other professional associations and

was five time nominee for the same award.

Pambansang Samahan ng mga Nars ng Pilipinas


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Purposes of PNA are:To attain optimal level of professional standards

To work for the welfare of member nurses;

To respond to the changing health needs of the

Philippine society

To establish linkages with government, national

and international agencies in the attainment ofnational health goals and welfare of member nurses


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International Council of Nurses

The International Council of Nurses (ICN) is a federation of

more than 120 national nurses associations. It was founded

in 1899 and was the first international organization for

health care professionals. It is headquartered in Geneva,

Switzerland.

The organization's goals are to bring nurses' organizations

together in a worldwide body, to advance the socio-

economic status of nurses and the profession of nursing

worldwide, and to influence global and domestic health

policy.


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The functions of ICN are stated as follows:

1. To promote organization of national nurses associations

and to advise them in their continued development.

2. To assist national nurses associations to play their part in

developing and improving health service for the public,

the practice of nursing , the social and economic welfare

of nurses.

3. To provide means of communication between nurses

throughout the world for mutual understanding and

cooperation.


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4. To establish and maintain liaison and cooperation with

other international organizations and to serve as

representative and spokesman of nurses at the

international level.

5. To receive and manage funds and trusts which contribute

to the advancement of nursing or for the benefit of

nurses; and

6. To do all such things as may be incidental or conducive to

the attainment of the objectives of the ICN.


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The ICN meets quadrennially or every four

years. Its official organ is the International

Nursing Review which is published four

times a year. The headquarters of the ICN

is at 3 Place Jean Marteau CH 1201 Geneva,

Switzerland 27.


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The World Health Organization

(WHO) is a specialized agency of

the United Nations (UN) that acts

as a coordinating authority oninternational public health.

Established on 7 April 1948, and

headquartered in Geneva,

Switzerland, the agency inherited

the mandate and resources of its

predecessor, the Health

Organization, which had been an

agency of the League of Nations.

World Health Organization


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Nursing has continued to be an essential part

of all health and medical services of WHO.

Almost every request for assistance has

included the request for nursing support,

either through treatment, surveillance,

health education, or advice.


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Nursing activities in WHO include:

1. Publication of reports of expert

committees and of their advisory groups.

2. Special studies.

3. Organization of meetings, travelling

seminars, workshops and training courses.

4. Fellowships for study abroad, mainly post-

basic and advance.


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5. Provision for nurse advisers and short-term

consultants who assist in assessing nursing and

midwifery needs and resources, in training

nurses and midwifery personnel, instrengthening educational institutions or

establishing new ones, and in demonstrating

new methods and initiating research.

6. Supplying or arranging for provision of teaching

equipment and nursing literature.


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International Committee of the

Red Cross

The International Committee of the Red Cross

(ICRC) is a private humanitarian institution based in

Geneva, Switzerland. States parties (signatories) to

the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their

Additional Protocols of 1977 and 2005, have given

the ICRC a mandate to protect the victims of

international and internal armed conflicts. Suchvictims include war wounded, prisoners, refugees,

civilians, and other non-combatants.


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Red Cross

The International Committee of the Red

Cross awards theFlorence Nightingale Medals

to nurses. The award is the highest

international distinction for great

devotion and exceptional services in the

field of nursing.


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Red Cross

The Fundamental Principles of ICRC:

1. Humanity born of a desire to bringassistance without discrimination of the

wounded on the battlefield, endeavours,

in its international and national capacity,

to prevent and alleviate human suffering

wherever it may found.


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Red Cross

2. Impartiality it makes no discrimination

as to nationality, race, religious beliefs,

class or political opinions.

3. Neutrality In order to enjoy the

confidence of all, ICRC may not take sides

in hostilities or engage at any time incontroversies of a political, racial,

religious or ideological nature.


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Red Cross

2. Independence Maintains autonomy

3. Voluntary Service It is a voluntary relief

movement not prompted in any manner by

desire for gain.

4. Unity there can only be one Red Cross in any

one country. It must be open to all.

5. Universality Worldwide organization that have

equal status and share equal resposibilities and

duties.

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