Are Chinese nurses a viable source to relieve the U.S. nurse shortage?
The viability of recruiting Chinese nurses to ease the current U.S. nurse shortage is examined by assessing nursing's socioeconomic status and the educational preparation of nurses in China. Recruiting Chinese nurses is a win-win scenario for individual Chinese nurses, the Chinese nursing profession, and the two countries involved.
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Department of Community/Mental Nursing, College of Nursing, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, USA.
D002681:China; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D006801:Humans; D009726:Nurses / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014171:Transients and Migrants / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States