Managed migration: The Caribbean approach to addressing nursing services capacity

Health Services Research

Volumn 42, Issue 3 II, 2007, Pages 1354-1372

  Salmon, Marla E ^a   Yan, Jean ^b   Hewitt, Hermi ^c   Guisinger, Victoria ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Caribbean; Migration; Nursing; Workforce

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CAREER PLANNING; CENTRAL AMERICA; HEALTH PROGRAM; JOB SECURITY; MIGRATION; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSE TRAINING; NURSING SHORTAGE; REVIEW; SALARY; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

CARIBBEAN REGION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MOTIVATION; NURSES; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34247884382     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2007.00708.x     Document Type: Review

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