The role of internationally educated nurses in a quality, safe workforce.

Autor: D Sherwood G; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Nursing, Chapel Hill, NC. Electronic address: gwen.sherwood@unc.edu., Shaffer FA; Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools, Philadelphia, PA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Nursing outlook [Nurs Outlook] 2014 Jan-Feb; Vol. 62 (1), pp. 46-52. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Nov 09.
DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2013.11.001
Abstrakt: Migration and globalization of the nursing workforce affect source countries and destination countries. Policies and regulations governing the movement of nurses from one country to another safeguard the public by ensuring educational comparability and competence. The global movement of nurses and other health care workers calls for quality and safety competencies that meet standards such as those defined by the Institute of Medicine. This article examines nurse migration and employment of internationally educated nurses (IENs) in the context of supporting and maintaining safe, quality patient care environments. Migration to the United States is featured as an exemplar to consider the following key factors: the impact of nurse migration on the nursing workforce; issues in determining educational comparability of nursing programs between countries; quality and safety concerns in transitioning IENs into the workforce; and strategies for helping IENs transition as safe, qualified members of the nursing workforce in the destination country.
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