There is no provision in the Philippine Nursing Act of 2002 that would legally allow the issuance of temporary licenses to nursing graduates who have yet to pass the Nursing Licensure Examination, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) said Thursday.
PRC Commissioner Jose Cueto Jr. stressed that Republic Act No. 9173 needs to be amended first before Health Secretary Ted Herbosa could push his plan of hiring unlicensed nursing graduates in government hospitals given they pass the board exam within a certain timeframe.
“Kapag hindi napapalitan ang probisyon sa batas, hindi pwedeng gamitin ‘yung percentage na lower than 75,” he added.
Licensed nurses from foreign countries/states on medical mission whose services shall be free in a particular hospital, center or clinic; and Cueto explained that if the non-board passers are allowed to work in government hospitals, they should be under the direct supervision of registered nurses.
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