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Dear Dean Sto. Tomas,
Question: I passed the nursing board last year, but most vacancies?here and abroad?require some experience. To gain some experience, I?ve applied for the position of on-the-job trainee in several hospitals here in Metro Manila. But instead of getting paid for work done in this private hospital that accepted me, I pay them P3,000 every month to ?train? me. And I?m not the only one. We are about 10 in this hospital. Isn?t this unfair? Is the Board of Nursing aware of this? What are you doing about this? ? Katherine T., Valenzuela City.
Response: Yes, we know about this situation. To replace this current training program at large, we are developing a career progression program that is tied with the Continuing Professional Education of the Professional Regulation Commission. We want the CPE to be geared toward better preparing our nurses for paid work. We hope to get the first level of the program?to cover the new graduates?up and running by November 2009. Thank you and I hope I answered your questions.
Editor?s note: Dean Marco Sto. Tomas is a member of the Board of Nursing.
