Ethical Concerns in Nurse Migration

Journal of Professional Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 226-235

  McElmurry, Beverly J ^a   Solheim, Karen ^a   Kishi, Rieko ^a   Coffia, Marcia A ^a   Woith, Wendy ^a   Janepanish, Poolsuk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics; Migration; Nurse; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ETHICS; FOREIGN WORKER; HEALTH; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MANPOWER; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MIGRATION; MORTALITY; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; POLICY; POVERTY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MORTALITY; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PERSONNEL SELECTION; POVERTY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRINCIPLE-BASED ETHICS; PUBLIC POLICY; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 33746817868     PISSN: 87557223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2006.03.006     Document Type: Article

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