Ontario's internationally educated nurses and waste in human capital: Opinion Piece of International Interest

International Nursing Review

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 184-190

  Kolawole, B ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brain Waste; Canada; Human Capital; Immigration; Internationally Educated Nurses; Ontario

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FOREIGN WORKER; HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LICENSING; MIGRATION; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; REFUGEE; STATISTICS;

COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EMPLOYMENT; FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LICENSURE, NURSING; MULTILINGUALISM; NURSING STAFF; ONTARIO; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; REFUGEES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 65649143865     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: 14667657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2008.00666.x     Document Type: Article

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