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Rep. Luis Campos Jr. of Makati City wants the nation’s state universities and colleges (SUCs) to take the lead in developing new Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) programs after the restriction on new nursing programs was lifted.

In a news release on Sunday, Campos stated, “We are counting on SUCs that still do not offer the BSN program to be among the first to apply and comply with the conditions to establish new nursing schools.”

Once SUCs in the provinces launch their new BSN programs, “our sense is that the allure of free tuition and other costs will inspire many high school graduates to take up nursing,” he continued.

The Republic Act 10931, also known as the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act, guarantees free tuition and other expenses for undergraduate programs at all SUCs, including the four-year BSN degree.

According to Campos, “In Congress, we are ready to support SUCs that will ask for more money so they can establish new nursing schools.”

The country will benefit from easing the 10-year-old ban on the launch of new BSN programs, he claimed.

Campos noted that opening more nursing schools will result in more teaching positions and non-academic support positions.

In the years to come, Campos added, “We also envisage the country producing a greater number of entry-level nurses, putting us in a stronger position to supply and address both the domestic and worldwide shortages of practitioners.”

English-speaking nations like the United States and the United Kingdom receive the most migrant nurses from the Philippines.

In its State of the World’s Nursing report, the World Health Organization (WHO) predicted that by 2030, “there will be a shortage of 4.6 million nurses worldwide” if nothing is done.

If more money is not invested today to keep nurses in the local healthcare system, the WHO predicted that there will be a 249,843 nurse shortage in the Philippines by 2030.

The 10-year-old ban on the launch of new undergraduate nursing programs was lifted by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) last week, with immediate effect.

According to Prospero de Vera III, chair of CHED, higher education institutions can now apply and meet the prerequisites to offer new BSN programs.

11,094 newly registered nurses received licenses from the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) in 2021.

This is significantly less than the 67,390 new registered nurses who received licenses from the PRC in 2010, the year before the CHED effectively put a stop to the launching of new nursing programs.

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