Oversupply of Nurses Plagues Philippines - Workers
Gloria Esguerra Melencio; 3/4/06
The Philippines has oversupply of nurses this year as “world-class schools” continue to graduate thousands of nurses and some diploma mill schools churn out countless of practical nurses. University of the Philippines College of Nursing Dean Dr. Josefina Tuazon and Philippine Nurses Association National President Leah Paquiz, disclosed that the oversupply of nurses is fast becoming the country’s problem even as deployment abroad may be the “first choice” for these graduates. Tuazon explained that due to the numerous nursing graduates this year at 67, 728, hospitals have to get volunteer nurses — a lot better because they are not paid — to accommodate the fresh graduates.
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