GUIDELINES GOVERNING AFFILIATION AND TRAININGOF STUDENTS IN NURSING AND MIDWIFERY

Policy Statement:

The Department of Health, conscious of its responsibility of ensuring that the educationalprogram for Nursing and Midwifery will produce nurses and midwives who are responsive tothe needs of Philippine Society has committed to offer the resources of Hospitals and RuralHealth Units, for the learning experiences of students. 

II. General Requirements

1. There should be an organized training program of affiliation prepared by the hospital or RuralHealth Units in consultation with the affiliating College of Nursing and School of Midwifery. 2. The hospital and rural health units shall be responsible for the implementation of the trainingprogram.

3. The training shall include the following:3.1 General Objectives3.2 Specific earning Objectives3.3 Course Contents3.4 Syllabi3.5 Methodology3.6 Schedule3.7 Monitoring and Evaluation3.7.1 Performance Evaluation Instrument3.7.2 Grading Scheme3.8 Rules and Regulations

III. Requirements for Hospital/Rural Health Units

1. Hospitals1.1 Be a general tertiary hospital duly licensed as training and teaching hospital.1.2 An organized Department of Pediatrics, Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology.In addition, the hospital must have a communicable disease, orthopedic and psychiatricservices.1.3 The accredited department shall have an occupancy of not less than 80%.1.4 Be included in the listings approved by the National Committee on Affiliation and "Training of students. .1.5 Qualified Training Staff responsible for clinical instruction and learning experience fostudents.1.6 Necessary facilities for teaching and training, such as,1.6.1 Library1.6.2 Conference Room1.6.3 Equipment and Supplies1.7 Orientation program for clinical instructors assigned to follow-up students in clinicalarea.1.8 Special Hospital with specific specialty.

2. Rural Health Units/Health Centers

2.1 Be included in the list of qualified RHU provided by the National Committee on Affiliation and Training.2.2 Organized Community Health Services to provide learning in:2.2.1 T.B. Control2.2.2 Immunization2.2.3 Maternal and Child Care2.2.4 Domiciliary Services2.2.5 Nutrition2.3 Available training staff to implement the training program.2.4 Necessary training facilities such as:2.4.1 Conference Room2.4.2 Library2.4.3 Equipment and Supplies2.5 Orientation program for clinical instructors. 

Iv. Requirement for College of Nursing/Schools of Midwifery:1. Must be a duly recognized college or school by the Department of Education, Culture and Sports and the Professional Regulation Commission.2. Must have its own base hospital of not less than 100 beds for the initial exposure of the students.3. Must have a clinical instructor to follow-up students in the clinical area/training center at theration of:1:8 for level II)1:10 for level III) N U R SIN G1:12 for level IV)1:12 for midwifery students)4. Students have undergone the related learning theories before exposure to the clinical area or to the community. Acertification from the Dean that the students havecompleted such requirements shall be submitted to the hospital/rural health unit.5. Qualified clinical instructors to follow-up students.6. Payor replace damages, breakages or losses by faculty and students.

V. Fees and Charges:1. Colleges of Nursing and Schools of Midwifery shall pay the hospital or rural health units/health center the following charges:

1.1 Sixty pesos (P 60.00) per student for 50-80 hours of clinical experiences (Maximum of 80hours.)1.2 Forty pesos (P 40.00) per student for 30-49 hours.1.3 Thirty pesos (P 30.00) per student for 10-29 hours.1.4 Twenty pesos (P 20.00) per student for 1-9 hours.1.5 Forty pesos (P 40.00) per student per month for midwifery.1.6 Fifty pesos (P 50.00) for the orientation of clinical instructors.90