No More Nurse Volunteer Programs! DOH Orders Termination of "Nurse Volunteer Programs

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Department of Health Secretary Enrique T. ONA, issued memorandum 2011-0238 mandating to terminate all "Nurse Volunteer Programs", "Volunteer Training Programs for Nurses" and all similar or related programs, in all DOH-retained hospitals in the Philippines. "The current practice of registered nurses "volunteering" in hospitals to gain 'work experience' and/or to obtain a certificate of work experience and for purposes of meeting requirements for employment abroad, is not consistent with the provisions of this law (Republic Act 9418: Volunteer Act of 2007)."

In addition, many hospitals have implemented "nurse volunteerism" in the guise of "training programs" in order to justify the collection of "training fees", whereby such basic skills training put no added value to the professional career of the nurses.

Therefore, all DOH hospitals are hereby directed to discontinue all existing programs involving nurses who deliver free services in exchange for work experience/volunteer nurses, volunteer trainings, and all other similar programs. All hospitals-based trainings for nurses should follow a definite career progression to be defined and accredited by the DOH and Professional Regulatory Commision-Board of Nursing.

from: http://nurseslabs.com/news/no-more-nurse-volunteer-programs-doh-orders-termination-of-nurse-volunteer-programs/

SO WHAT NOW?? :uhoh3: :up:/:down:

i just hope that the private hospitals will be included in this memorandum *sigh*

I juts came from DOH yesterday. We ask if the private hospitals are included in the memorandum they implemented and they said YES.

well, lady_avoidant and others, there is your answer.

staff nurses are probably screwed up with this news as there are no longer volunteers ease their job. anyway, good news indeed. BUT! are hospitals willing to hire additional nurses?

Specializes in critical care.

DOH hospitals filled the needs for staff nurses thru RN HEALS..

I wish that through this memorandum, they will now hire nurses who deserve more than just a volunteer work.

staff nurses are probably screwed up with this news as there are no longer volunteers ease their job. anyway, good news indeed. BUT! are hospitals willing to hire additional nurses?

Yes especially when accrediting bodies will visit them. hahha!

Really? Then why is it that i just called some hospitals yesterday and san juan medical told me they are open for volunteer, st.lukes have post grad trainings for only 10,000, ust for 5,000, wcc for 5000 pgh for free volunteer, v. Luna coined it as rn residency but its also volunteer heart center and lung center as well as kidney center for 10,000.. Why is it? Sadly most of them are public hospitals.... And its 2014

Specializes in OR, Nursing Professional Development.
Really? Then why is it that i just called some hospitals yesterday and san juan medical told me they are open for volunteer, st.lukes have post grad trainings for only 10,000, ust for 5,000, wcc for 5000 pgh for free volunteer, v. Luna coined it as rn residency but its also volunteer heart center and lung center as well as kidney center for 10,000.. Why is it? Sadly most of them are public hospitals.... And its 2014

You do realize no one has posted in this thread in 3 years, right? Whatever post you're responding to is 3 years out of date with the information.

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