Section 8
SEC. 8. Section seventeen of Republic Act Numbered Eight hundred seventy-seven is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 17. Scope of practice of nursing.—A person shall be deemed to be practicing professional nursing, within the meaning and intent of this Act, who shall, for a fee, salary, or other reward, or compensation, perform professional services such as: Undertaking responsible nursing care and supervision of medical, communicable, mental health and psychiatric patient, surgical, orthopedic, eye, ear, nose, and throat emergency, urologic and gynecologic, pediatric, obstetric and geriatric patients, involving the whole management of care, requiring the application of principles based upon the biological, the physical and social sciences; The observation of symptoms of physical and mental conditions and needs requiring evaluation or application of principles based upon the biologic, the physical, and behavioural sciences; The accurate reporting and recording of facts, including evaluation of the whole case; The supervision of others contributing to the nursing care of patients; The execution of nursing procedures and techniques; Direction and education to secure physical and mental care; and The application and execution of legal orders of physicians concerning treatments and medication: Provided however, That this provision shall not apply to students in schools and colleges of nursing who perform nursing services under supervision of their instructors and professors of nursing and to exchange professors of nursing."