Nurses nowadays are ever much in demand in countries wherein people are too busy to take care of their sick. A decade ago, working in the USA has been very favorable but after the recession, jobs has vanished and working in there has been of great challenge the release of working visa has been very strict.

Nurses from Asia especially from the Philippines, has been having a hard time fulfilling their American dream. That’s why, there vast supply of nurses seek jobs in other nearby countries. Countries in Asia have their own demand of nurses but most often, the language barrier always comes in. However, English speaking Asian countries like Singapore has been eyed to be their chance.

The November 2009 Nursing Board Exam Results of the Philippines is scheduled for release in the first quarter of 2010. There is still no official date when the November 2009 Licensure Examination Results will come out, says the PRC.

This nursing board examination has recorded the most number of nursing graduates examinees for the past years. The Professional Regulation Commission board of Nursing says a total of 95,282 nursing graduates have taken the examination last November 29-30.

According to the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines, there are fewer Filipino nurses who are seeking employment in the United States compared to what was recorded in the previous years.

THE TUCP based their observations on the total number of nurses who took the US Nursing Licensure Examination which decreases this year.

The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is monitoring 177 nursing schools in the country which have not produce a single graduate who passed the nursing licensure exam in the last five years.

Chairman Emmanuel Angeles of CHED said this on his speech in front of the heads of colleges and universities in Metro Manila and other regions during the launch of CHED’s partnership with the Kapit Bisig Para sa Ilog Pasig Foundation last October 23.