(PLEASE SHARE) Philippine Nurses Associations position: NO TO VOLUNTEERISM FOR A FEE! It is a very clear unfair labor practice on two grounds: (1) Registered Nurses who passed the Nurse Licensure Examinations (NLE) have passed through a 4-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) curriculum that have provided them the necessary skills and knowledge to perform regular nursing functions in the hospital Therefore, undergoing a “volunteerism for a fee” as form of training is NOT A PRE-REQUISITE FOR HIRING! Volunteerism for a fee is different from the accredited training programs approved by the Board of Nursing – PRC which is conducted by PRC-accredited Training Provider. (2) Registered nurses doing volunteer work concretely augment the deficit of nursing staff in many hospitals wherein the standard 1:10 nurse-patient ratio is not met. The presence of volunteer-nurses make hospitals meet the regular staffing requirement without having to pay salaries to the nurses. In fact, they are made to pay to provide such nursing services, giving the hospital additional revenue.
Posted on: Sun, 26 Jan 2014 04:00:44 +0000
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