Pinoy nurse
POSIBLENG magkaroon umano ng malaking kakulangan ng nurse sa bansa kapag nakontrol na ang coronavirus disease 2019.
Ayon kay AnaKalusugan Rep. Mike Defensor maraming mayayamang bansa ang kayang magbigay ng malaking suweldo sa mga nurse upang maenganyo na umalis ng Pilipinas ang mga ito.
“We foresee wealthy nations around the world rushing to expand the capacities of their public health systems and stepping up their recruitment of Philippine-educated nurses once the COVID-19 pandemic is suppressed,” ani Defensor sa isang pahayag.
“The right to travel is protected by the Constitution, and all Filipino professionals are entitled to take their skills to wherever they may find the greatest reward,” dagdag pa ang solon.
Mahihirapan umano ang gobyerno na panatilihin sa bansa ang mga nurse na nasa P32,000 ang entry level salary.
“The initial figure we are looking at is P60,000 monthly, which is more or less the same starting pay being offered by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Filipino nurses, without counting fringe benefits,” dagdag pa ni Defensor. “If we can’t stop our nurses from going to North America or Europe, perhaps we can dissuade at least those aspiring to work in the Middle East.”
Sa kasalukuyan ang mga suweldo ng mga nurse sa ospital na pinatatakbo ng Department of Health ay P32,053, na tataas sa P36,619 sa Enero 2023 sa ilalim ng Salary Standardization Law.
Sa datos ng Professional Regulation Commission, mayroon lamang 31,580 bagong nursing licenses na naibigay mula 2017 hanggang 2019 o average na 10,526 kada taon.
“If just half of the 10,526 new licensees leave the country every year, we won’t even have enough new nurses to replace those who are retiring in the years ahead,” punto ni Defensor.
Inaasahan umano na magiging matindi ang pangangailangan ng mga nurse sa Europa na labis na naapektuhan ng COVID-19.
“They will surely be under extreme pressure to plug the gaps in their hospitals and nursing homes for the aged post-COVID-19,” saad pa ni Defensor.