Ethical concerns in nurse migration

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• Personal Author:
  Coffia MA ; Janepanish P ; Kishi R ; McElmurry BJ ; Solheim K ; Woith W
• Description:
  International nurse migration is natural and to be expected. Recently, however, those who have fostered nurse migration believe that it will solve nursing shortages in developed countries and offer nurse migrants better working conditions and an improved quality of life. Whether natural or manipulated, migration flow patterns largely occur from developing to developed countries. In this article, nurse migration is examined using primary health care (PHC) as an ethical framework. The unmanaged flow of nurse migrants from developing to developed countries is inconsistent with "health for all" principles. Removing key health personnel from countries experiencing resource shortages is contrary to PHC equity. Often, nurse migrants are placed in vulnerable, inequitable work roles, and employing nurse migrants fails to address basic causes of nurse shortages in developed countries, such as dissatisfaction with work conditions and decreased funding for academic settings. Nurse migration policies and procedures can be developed to satisfy PHC ethics criteria if they (1) leave developing countries enhanced rather than depleted, (2) contribute to country health outcomes consistent with essential care for all people, (3) are based on community participation, (4) address common nursing labor issues, and (5) involve equitable and clear financial arrangements. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Personnel Longevity Men Mental Health Mortality Occupational Health Public Health Safety Women
• Keywords:
  Attitude Health-care-personnel Humans Lifespan Mortality-data Nurses Nursing Psychological-reactions Psychological-responses Public-health
• ISSN:
  8755-7223
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  226-235
• Volume:
  22
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20039650
• Citation:
  J Prof Nurs 2006 Jul-Aug; 22(4):226-235
• Contact Point Address:
  Dr. Beverly J. McElmurry: UIC College of Nursing, Chicago, IL 60612
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• Performing Organization:
  University of Illinois at Chicago
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Professional Nursing
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:02daa23735ed1639d8accb0feab4870b4d74f07d0257e9d90dedc2a583fb8b74b99f454b02ee8aef3a877ac8644c520b585a4cf622504b90f9b82da2a6bf5a8a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/192817/cdc_192817_DS1.pdf
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