Several senators on Tuesday rejected Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa’s plan to temporarily hire nursing board flunkers to address the dwindling number of nurses in government hospitals in the country. | kdevillaINQ MRamosINQ /PDI
Two weeks after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. tapped him to head the DOH, Herbosa on Monday disclosed that the agency was looking at the possibility of hiring nursing graduates who did not pass the mandated board exams.
Under his plan, nursing graduates who failed to make the cut in the exams may practice their profession in an entry-level position, but in a limited capacity and under the supervision of licensed nurses on duty. The Filipino Nurses United slammed the plan, saying Herbosa should first hire licensed nurses who remained unemployed due to unfavorable working conditions.It also expressed concern that such a move might compromise the quality of care provided to patients.“We have to protect the integrity of our testing system,” he said. “If they passed, that means they are ready . If they failed, then they are not yet ready… 75 means 75, not 74.5.
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