People from many different countries work as nurses, and in other professions, in the US. That is what Immigration is all about - going to Another Country and making a living there.
In the case of the Philippines, the US controlled the country for some 50 years, and it was easier for a Filipino to travel to the US than for people from some other countries. That, combined with the fact that English is already an official language in the Philippines creates a tradition of moving to the US and makes the transition to the US somewhat easier, even though the Philippines is now an independent country.
Philippine Nurses Association was created in 1922.
1993
Yes there are a lot of nurses in the U.S. (including all the school nurses) The question is how many nurses are there in the U.S.
As per 2012, there are 2909357 licensed registered nurses in the USA.
Nurses
Philippine citizens legally resident in the US can get Medicare if they have a low enough income.
800,000,000 Philippine pesos = 19,591,550.30 US Dollars
Australian nurses worked in a similar fashion as US nurses did, in main base and field hospitals, as well as the US Navy's floating hospital ships.
The Philippine American war had Rebel Filipinos fighting against other Rebel Filipinos and against the US Forces, The Philippine constabulary and the Philippine Scouts.
As of August 2014, 5.00 US Dollars is about 218.52 Philippine Pesos.
As at 04Dec09 1 US Dollar was worth 46.30 Philippine Pesos
1,400,000. philippine pesos in us dollars