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Clinical experience in PH could open doors
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque urged nurses affected by the deployment ban to accept job offers from the Department of Health (DOH) to tend to COVID-19 patients in the Philippines.
Roque believes that gaining experience with COVID-19 patients in the Philippines will make nurses more attractive to foreign employers once the deployment ban is lifted.
He stated that acquiring clinical experience during the pandemic will give nurses an advantage and make them highly sought-after by headhunters.
Roque encouraged nurses to be patient and use this opportunity to prove their worth as clinical nurses within the country.
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