DOH: 124,000 nurses jobless, underemployed https://t.co/emn0EPvzLf
He cited data provided by the government-accredited national association,FNU showing there are “about 124,000 registered nurses who, as of December 2021, were unemployed, underemployed or doing non-nursing work.”
'WE NEED TO INCREASE THAT'
Senate Pres. Juan Miguel Zubiri said on Monday that workers’ daily wages need to be bumped up by an additional P100 for the country’s labor force to feel the actual impact of a wage hike amid the high cost of basic goods.
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Filipino Nurses United has called on the Department of Health to prioritize tapping the thousands of unemployed nurses who passed recent board exams instead of hiring unlicensed nurses in government hospitals.
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Shortage of nurses https://t.co/qDyRC9Sa33
FNU and other health workers’ groups believe that nurses deserve higher pay and an acceptable living wage as professionals who risk their lives in the line of duty. #P50kfornurses#P50kentrysalaryfornurses
Congratulations to the nurses of Mount Sinai and Montefiore Medical Center for reaching a tentative agreement this morning. Hospital management is now committed to an aggressive hiring plan and to immediately implementing safe staffing ratios.
Solidarity with @NYNurses 💪🏽
‘NAPAKARAMING NURSE DITO SA AMIN….NGUNIT BAKIT TILA WALANG NATIRA? 🎶’
European countries are now “pirating” nursing students from the Philippines to address the huge demand for health care workers.
Read the report: https://t.co/A1yqMo5sIj
@shecrisostomo FNU Secretary General Jocelyn Andamo says Continuing Professional Development (CPD) law only gives nurses "unnecessary burden with stringent obligations, specifically on the matter of CPD unit requirements for the renewal of PRC ID every three years. | @shecrisostomo