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United States continue to experience a nursing shortage . In April of this year, they have projected a shortage of 118,000 registered nurses nationwide and up to now they are struggling to fill the vacant positions. Americans alone can not meet the rising demand for nursing care. This fact means that more foreign nurses are needed in the US, in which Filipino Nurses are the most popular.
In 2003, the US started adding 20,000 to 65,000 working visas available for foreign professionals per year including Filipino Nurses. On the other hand, there are at least 140,000 immigrant visas available for employment-based petitions annually. These visas are distributed among countries who send skilled workers or professionals to the US. And yet, the problem in nursing shortage remains unresolved.
As nurses fill up the positions in the US, other nurses retire from work and others choose to leave the nursing profession. And the US is struggling to expand the nursing enrollees nationwide. Americans are not taking nursing jobs despite an intensive advertising campaign as well as incentives such as a sign up bonuses and higher salaries. With this trend in nursing in the US, Americans have no reason to stop hiring outside their country. Here is where the opportunity for Filipino Nurses comes in.
More and more nurses are projected to be needed in the US until 2020. If the Philippines continues to produce highly qualified nurses we will remain the number one in demand supplier for the health care system in the US.
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