Health Secretary Ted Herbosa mentioned Thursday that the non-public sector provided to shoulder the bills for the board overview of eligible nursing graduates, on condition that they may render service to authorities hospitals.
The newly appointed chief of the Department of Health (DOH) mentioned this in gentle of his plan to soak up unlicensed nursing graduates to work for the federal government, so long as they go the board examination after a sure time frame.
“Lumapit sa akin ang private sector, sila na raw ang magbibigay ng scholarship sa mga nurse na hindi makapasa kung iha-hire sila doon sa position na ‘yun,” he mentioned in TV interview.
(The non-public sector got here to me and mentioned they may give scholarships to nursing graduates who didn’t go the board examination if they’re employed in that place.)
He famous that the schooling in overview facilities often take round P25,000, and never all nursing graduates might afford it.
“‘Yung ating mga walang kaya na kababayan na nakatapos ng nursing, walang trabaho tapos walang pambayad ng board review, eh paano makakapasa ‘yun? Feeling ko, pag-trabahuin ko siya as a nurse, nakatulong pa siya sa vacant position, malamang ‘pag nag-trabaho siya as a nurse, sigurado one or two tries mapapasa niya ‘yung board exam,” Herbosa added.
(How might the poor nursing graduates who haven’t any job and couldn’t afford the board overview go the examination? If I allow them to work as a nurse, not solely will they assist fill within the vacant place, however they will even absolutely go the board examination in a single or two tries.)
Once they go the board examination, Herbosa mentioned the licensed nurses should signal a four-year return service settlement and supply service to authorities hospitals earlier than they’re allowed to go overseas.
Currently, there are 4,500 vacant plantilla objects for nurses in over 70 DOH hospitals, based on him.
Herbosa earlier mentioned he’s keen to make use of unlicensed nursing graduates if they’ve diplomas from accredited nursing faculties. If allowed to work within the authorities, he mentioned these graduates might earn a beginning wage of round P35,000 to P40,000, which can go greater with expertise. —Giselle Ombay/ VAL, GMA Integrated News
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