A 'nursing assistant' position with a salary grade nine or P21,129 is proposed for nurses who are yet to pass the board exam, Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro 'Ted' Herbosa said in a media conference on Friday, June 23. ManilaBulletin READ:
A "nursing assistant" position with a salary grade nine or P21,129 is proposed for nurses who are yet to pass the board exam, Department of Health Secretary Teodoro "Ted" Herbosa said in a media conference on Friday, June 23."There is now an opening for unlicensed where unlicensed nurses...we're offering already a salary grade nine and so now we call a nursing assistant.," said the health chief.
On the safety issue, Herbosa said that the license has nothing to do with it and relies on the hospitals themselves.The unlicensed nurses would also not be a "burden" for their supervising registered nurses, who earn P36,619 for entry-level, as government hospitals need the maximum number of healthcare workers due to the large volume of patients.
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