What are the differences between working in a government and a private hospital in the Philippines? Pros and Cons. Share your views and opinions.
Here's my point of view:
Nurses working in the Government: Advantages and Disadvantages
RNs working for the state receives higher salaries as compared to nurses working in the private sector. On top of the basic monthly salary, they also receive monthly extra compensation like Hazard Pay, PERAA, Laundry Allowance, Subsistence Allowance, annual clothing allowance and cash gift, PHIC Honorarium every 3 months and Affiliation Fee every 6 months. A Staff Nurse in a plantilla / full time position receives average of Php 17,500 per month but still subject to deductions and excluding the additional compensation not given on a monthly basis. Aside from the excellent pay, they are also exposed to a lot major cases to handle making them well - trained and highly -experienced when it comes to the nursing management of diseases. The experiences that they get from these government hospitals make them very attractable and marketable to employers overseas.
Disadvantages includes increased number of workload, less supplies and equipment making their practice unideal but at the same time making them very resourceful. Less budget to purchase supplies affects the quality of care provided by government nurses.
Nurses working in Private Hospitals: Pros and Cons
The benefits of working in a private hospital include the use of highly sophisticated equipments such as tstate-of-the-art cardiac monitors and other life - saving machines used by hospitals in first world countries. Nurses are also able to practice the ideal standards set by the profession and accrediting institutions since they do not experience scarcity of supplies.
However, these nurses only receive a small amount of compensation ranging from Php 8,000 to 10,000 per month in most hospitals. They are also less exposed to medical cases which limits their clinical experience. |