Scholarships and jobs after commencement are among the many choices of some nations to nursing college students to spice up the human sources of their well being sector, in keeping with a report by Sandra Aguinaldo on “24 Oras.”
And not a number of are being enticed to take the provide as working overseas is seen to provide Filipino nurses a greater alternative for monetary development.
Philippine Nurses Association (PNA) president Melvin Miranda stated European nations equivalent to Switzerland, Ireland, and Germany have turn out to be “aggressive” currently of their provide to nursing college students amid their want for extra nurses.
“Aside from scholarships grants na ino-offer they will subsidize yung stay nila doon sa bansa at kino cover po ang kanilang expenses sa kanilang pagaaral,” Miranda said.
“Other than that, kapag nakumpleto na yung degree at nag earn na sila ng diploma, they’re also offering job placement doon din sa bansa na iyon. Ino-offer din the posible ang pamilya ay mag-benefit na makapunta sa bansa,” he added.
Meanwhile, Patricia Anne Cruz and Erika Mae de Guzman, nursing students at Manila Central University, said they will be interested in studying and working abroad if given the opportunity.
“Interesado po talaga ko since malaking opportunity po ito sa amin na mga estudyante dahil makakatulong po kami sa pamilya namin. Dahil ibang-iba po talaga yung sahod sa ibang bansa kumpara dito sa Pilipinas,” Cruz stated.
“Kahit mapunta man ako sa ibang bansa syempre iisipin ko pa rin ang pangangailangan dito lalo na ng kababayan natin. So if ever man na magtrabaho doon babalik pa din ako dito. Magbibigay ako ng tulong dito sa Pilipinas,” Erika,
The Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) pressured the worth of the “internationalization” of upper training.
“Many countries are relaxing their policies of education to attract foreign students to study there, to continue studies there and to work there,” said Prospero de Vera, CHEd hairperson.
However, PNA said, there is also a lack of nurses in the Philippines, as the Department of Health (DOH) noted that over 106,000 nurses are needed in the country today.
“We have to continuously replenish students taking critical professions like nursing. We lifted the more than ten year ban on the opening of new nursing programs. And we are encouraging schools to open more nursing programs para dumami ang available programs for students to enroll with,” de Vera pointed.
“We really need to put into perspective how we will really gear towards the objective to produce more competent nurses for the country,” Miranda added.—Sherylin UNntalan/LDF, GMA Integrated News
