title: Intersection of migration and turnover theories-What can we learn?
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The international migration of nurses has become a major issue in the international health and workforce policy circles, but analyses are not based on a comprehensive theory.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this article was to compare the concepts of an integrated nursing turnover theory with the concepts of one international migration framework.
  
  
  METHODS
  An integrated turnover theory is compared with a frequently used migration framework using examples of each.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Migration concepts relate well to turnover concepts, but the relative importance and strength of various concepts may differ. For example, identification, development, and measurement of the concept of national commitment, if it exists, is parallel to organizational commitment and may be fruitful in understanding the processes that lead to nurse migration.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The turnover theory provides a framework for examining migration concepts and considering how these concepts could relate to each other in a future theory of migration. Ultimately, a better understanding of the relationships and strengths of these concepts could lead to more effective policy.
authors.affiliation: University at Buffalo School of Nursing, Buffalo, NY. Electronic address: csbrewer@buffalo.edu.
authors.forename: Carol S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Brewer
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, New York University, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Christine T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Kovner
mesh_terms: D001290:Attitude; D002322:Career Mobility; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology / Q000600:supply & distribution; D010563:Personnel Turnover; D006801:Humans
keywords: Migration; Nursing workforce; Turnover