title: The ethics of nurse poaching from the developing world.
abstract: Recruiting nurses from other countries is a long-standing practice. In recent years many countries in the developed world have more frequently recruited nurses from the developing world, causing an imbalance in the health services in often already impoverished countries. Despite guidelines and promises by developed countries that the practice should cease, it has largely failed to do so. A consortium of authors from countries that have experienced significant nurse poaching consider the ethical aspects behind this continuing practice.
authors.affiliation: Howard College School of Law, University of Natal, Durban, South Africa. singhj9@nu.ac.za
authors.forename: Jerome A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Busi
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nkala
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Amuah
authors.forename: Nalin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: Aasim
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ahmad
mesh_terms: D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005551:Foreign Professional Personnel / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D007392:International Council of Nurses; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000941:ethics*