MERGED: DOH orders to stop NURSE VOLUNTEERISM

[itzurisen]

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Probe ‘training fees’ nurses pay hospitals


By Lira Dalangin-Fernandez
INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines—Is it legal for hospitals to charge nurses training fees by as much as P20,000 so that they can undergo training?

Eastern Samar Ben Evardone is urging the appropriate committee in the House of Representatives to look into this, raising alarm that hospitals, both government and private, may already be exploiting the nurses.

“Government and private hospitals have exploited the situation by charging as much as P20,000 for a three-month training, hiring and deploying them to staff positions in graveyard shifts and without pay, forcing our helpless nurses to bite the bullet and thereby compounding their miseries,” said Evardone’s House Resolution 195.

With about 100,000 nursing graduating every year for the last five years, the lawmakers said that work for nurses here and abroad have become very competitive which forces graduates to acquire additional training from hospitals for a fee.

“But who is regulating this training fee? Is it legal? Apparently, it’s the initiative of the hospitals, including government hospitals,” he added.

[organizedchaos]

its about time! pero ngano man tawn imbestigahan pa na ui.. kaklarix anang tinonto.. magsalig naman lng hospital sa volunteers. mao na di sila mang hire... tsk tsk... mayrabag libre ang pa-admit..

[itzurisen]

tinuod gyud ka bai,, bisan understaff dli maghire kai daghan man volunteer nga mangapply. g.condemn mani sa PNA dugai ra kron lang ni nanimaho kai na-a namn sa congreso ang nangusog. aha kha ang kwarta padung ani?

[peewee_toot]

sus! dugay na mn intawn ni. rampant pa jd kaayu. pero naa bai gipang sira nga hospital?

[itzurisen]

lisud sad ng isara ang hospital, kron ra gyud cla k-amggo ani. hehe

[organizedchaos]

sus.. mau ra nag imbestiga.. wa gihapon mahimo... mawala lagi ang volunteer.. pero ilisan ra na nilag ngan... himuon og trainee... so lusot gihapon.. nya sa kadaghan nurses ron.. way mahimo kundi mopirma as trainee para lng naa experience... tsk tsk.. mga timang ning mga tawhana ui.. gaba ray ila..

[itzurisen]

ako di ko kabasol sa kanang magvolunteer gyud nya mobayad... hehe!

[freeflyer04]

Where is the Philippine Nurses Association ? and what have they done to protect
the members from getting exploited?

[cebulifer]

remember... naay kaso karon diba city vs hospitals. for not paying taxes! ngiga lagi ning mga hospital oi! grabe na kaayo mupaak sa mga pasyente... hasta mga volunteers mupaak pa sila? syaro... di na gyud na sila mabusog?

maayong tinuodon ni sila oi! uyon ko na gukdon ni sila for their unpaid taxes!!!

[peewee_toot]

Where is the Philippine Nurses Association ? and what have they done to protect
the members from getting exploited?

sus! utro pd na. sayang2x lng sa bayad. faet!