Foreign Nursing Policies and Recruitment

Foreign nurse recruitment is a strategy used by many U.S. hospitals. There are many issues to consider with foreign nurse recruitment.

"Mind the Gap: The Extent of the NHS Nursing Shortage"
(2002) British Medical Journal
Success will depend on staff—in particular, whether the numbers can be boosted, whether staff can change how they work, and whether they can be motivated to “go the extra mile”. Yet the service is struggling to attract and retain staff in crucial areas. See how another country, England, is dealing with their nursing shortage.

"Foreign Investments"
(2002) NurseWeek
Hospitals struggle with spending money on recruiting foreign nurses (considered a short term strategy) rather than focusing on long-term alternatives such as incentives for local nurses and continued education funds.

"Nurse Immigration"
(2003) Online Journal of Nursing
Disadvantages and hardships on foreign nurses to practice in the U.S.

"The Global Reach of the Nursing Shortage: The American Nurses Association Questions the Ethics of Luring Foreign-Educated Nurses to the United States"
(2003) Nevada RNInformation.

"Bridges or Barriers?"
(2004) NurseWeek
Nurses from Canada are being recruited. At the same time, the U.S. is passing rules discouraging Canadian nurses from working in the U.S.

"Immigration Policy in Focus"
(2004) Immigration Policy Focus
Discussion on the role of immigration policy and health care workers providing potential relief for the national crisis in nursing shortage.

"As Executives Turn to Foreign Nurses to Fill the Gap in the Shortage, Opponents Question the Ethics and Economics of this Practice"
(2005) New England Journal of Medicine
By helping stem the nursing shortage in the U.S., are we hurting the nurses home country?