Section 6
SEC. 6. Section fourteen of Republic Act Numbered Eight hundred seventy-seven is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 14. Qualifications of faculty members.—The dean director or principal of the school, college or institute of nursing should be a qualified nurse with the following minimum qualifications: Must be a holder of a master's degree in nursing: Provided, that nothing in this act shall be construed to disqualify those who have already been considered qualified and actually occupying the position of dean, director or principal, before the effectivity of this amendatory Act: and provided, however, that deans, directors or principal of school, college or institute of nursing occupying such positions before the effectivity of this amendatory Act shall, from January 1, 1967, be given a period of five years within which to qualify under the provisions of this Act; Must have had at least three years of acceptable experience in teaching and supervision in schools, colleges or institute of nursing; Must be a registered nurse; and Must be a Filipino citizen. The instructors in clinical nursing courses should be registered nurses with the following minimum qualifications: Must be holders of the bachelor's degree in nursing; Must have majored in the particular subject or subjects which they teach and holders of certificate in teaching from an authorized school, college or university in addition to the degree in nursing; Must have had at least a year of acceptable hospital nursing experience." The instructor in public health nursing should be a nurse with the following minimum qualifications. Must be a holder of a bachelor's degree in nursing, and a major in public health nursing, and a holder of a certificate in teaching public health nursing from an authorized school, college or university in addition to the degree in nursing; Must have had at least one year of acceptable experience in public health nursing; and Must be a registered nurse."