Philippines: Oversupply of Nurses

Could it be that the Philippines got too excited about the demand for nurses worldwide that today, there are too many nurses than the healthcare institutions can handle.



A report from the University of the Philippines Dean of the College of Nursing revealed that indeed our country has so many nurses that new nursing graduates are finding it hard to find jobs. The competition among nursing graduates is so stiff that local hospitals can now afford to hire nurses for free.



Another proof that we have too many nurses is a report from the President of the Philippine Nurses Association (PNA), Leah Paquiz that the quota requirement for migrant workers in America for this year had been reached.This is not the first time that the Philippines had experienced an oversupply of professionals of a particular field.

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