title: Migration of nurses: is there any other option?
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Migration of nurses has taken center stage as a human resource issue in global discussion. Migration of nurses is associated with shortage of manpower, HIV/AIDS and the expanded roles of nurses.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To examine reasons behind migration and to argue that there are greater incentives for migrating than staying.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There are greater incentives for migrating than staying.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Migration will remain an option until governments put in place professional mechanisms and incentives that will counteract various push factors.
authors.affiliation: Landerlight Stress Management and Training Center, Gaborone, Botswana. gthupayagale@yahoo.com
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Thupayagale-Tshweneagae
mesh_terms: D001902:Botswana; D019049:Developed Countries; D004471:Economics, Nursing / Q000639:trends; D004641:Emigration and Immigration / Q000639:trends; D009726:Nurses; D009729:Nursing; D000078329:Workforce; D006801:Humans