Philippines produces more than 25,000 nurses a year!

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There is no shortage of nurses in the Philippines.

The law of supply and demand is at work, that's why Phil. RNs are under-paid (security guards are even paid higher). For the same reason, due to the high demand of nurses in the US, US RNs are paid relatively higher now than before compared to other professions.

That's why Filipinos are taking this opportunity! Doctors are becoming nurses. Lawyers are becoming nurses. Engineers are becoming nurses. Computer programmers are becoming nurses. Housewives are becoming nurses.

This window of opportunity will last for about 10 years more from now as the baby-boomer generation gets older until their retirement.

We are already citizens of the world. We are now adjusting to globalization.

Oh my I'm a American and I don't understand how we can be upset with this matter in a sense.Truely this is a problem that should be stoped. But, I say this because America is needed for nurses. And the alot of Filipinos are needed for money. I look at this as a cylce. And its a cycle of distruction that is supported daily. This is kind of a problem with many unwealthy countries and politics. Just like how american government have certain laws to increase money into our country(illegal drug smuggling and drug laws). I mean come on people do you really think the government and leaders in our narcotics police departments tell about the millions they make off illegal drugs? The government is making millions off of it. This is one reason why they try to correct the problem by having laws. It comes back to greed they want all the cash for themselves. And if its not the government people on this force. Yes we see them on the tv every now an than getting everything taken from them which they made illegally.

I feel that this problem should be taken at hand and dealt with. American Nurse recurtiers and hospitals are hiring them. Well obviously they arent doing enough research in the Phillippines on who these individuals are with these fraudulent practices and degrees. So why isn't the hiring committees researching this matter. I mean why isn't American educators having researchers on these individuals in their home lands? Okay, maybe it would cost alot of money ,but hey wouldnt it better to pay instead of putting innocent patients in harm. It goes back to the thing as how can we be upset with the matter when we are trying to correct the situation?

Sorry for the repeated post guys!

I think they will just use that to obtain a GC but eventually will not work as nurses (if don't fall in love with nursing). Filipinos are really good in finding loopholes. I am not advocating this kind of behavior, it is just that I find Filipinos are very wise in circumventing rules and policies.
I hear this a lot. But the reality is once they arrive there and start earning their dollars, they forgot about their plans and stayed working as nurses. The reality of the American economy has changed. It's mostly service jobs that are available and among these, Nursing still pays competitively (although they work longer hours as nurses). As a foreign grad, you will find that once you come here, there's not a lot of positions that will pay as well (unless you become a top notch realtor) and very stable (there's always a Nursing vacancy somewhere in the 50 states). Even in professions like Dentistry, they stopped giving exams to foreign grads in mid-1990's and you now have to enter a Dental school (very expensive) for a few years to even sit for their exam.
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