Thousands of doctors leave the Philippines each year to pursue nursing careers in the United States. While many of these immigrants are seeking a financially stable future and want to escape the political turmoil of their homeland, they’re also helping states like California cope with a dramatic shortage of nurses.
- Coalition for Nursing Careers in California, “addressing the long term nursing shortage in California”
- “Global shortage leads to exodus of experienced nurses from Philippines,” Nursing Advocacy
- “Philippines Suffers from Hemorrhage of Nurses,” Manila Times
- “PNAA Study Paints Portrait of Today’s Filipino Nurses,” Minority Nurse.com
- Filipino Nurse, Department of Health, United Kingdom
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