Trends in international nurse migration.
Predicted shortages and recruitment targets for nurses in developed countries threaten to deplete nurse supply and undermine global health initiatives in developing countries. A twofold approach is required, involving greater diligence by developing countries in creating a largely sustainable domestic nurse workforce and their greater investment through international aid in building nursing education capacity in the less developed countries that supply them with nurses.
Aiken
Linda H
LH
Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA. laiken@nursing.upenn.edu
Buchan
James
J
Sochalski
Julie
J
Nichols
Barbara
B
Powell
Mary
M
D004641:Emigration and Immigration / Q000639:trends*; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D009726:Nurses / Q000600:supply & distribution*