title: Nursing in Israel.
abstract: Nurses in Israel struggle with many of the same problems faced by nurses in other parts of the world, such as increased use of technology, overwhelming amounts of information, and demands for high quality of services to larger numbers of people within tighter budgets. In addition to the aging of the general population, the country has welcomed large numbers of immigrants. The nation's expenditures for healthcare and nursing education have, at times, had to take a back seat to the government's efforts to house new immigrants, to relocate groups, and to defend the nation against politically motivated violence and attacks. All of this is in the context of regional conflicts and international debates.
authors.affiliation: Nursing Department, School of Health Professions, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
authors.forename: Mally
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ehrenfeld
authors.forename: Michal
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Itzhaki
authors.forename: Steven L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Baumann
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008875:Middle Aged; D009729:Nursing / Q000639:trends*