Immigration policy and internationally educated nurses in the United States: A brief history

Nursing Outlook

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 39-45

  Masselink, Leah E ^a   Jones, Cheryl B ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Immigration; International educated nurses; Policy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HISTORY; IMMIGRATION; INTERNATIONAL EDUCATED NURSES; LEGAL ASPECT; MANPOWER; MIGRATION; NURSE; NURSING; POLICY; UNITED STATES;

IMMIGRATION; INTERNATIONAL EDUCATED NURSES; POLICY;

EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; NURSES, INTERNATIONAL; NURSING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84893020041     PISSN: 00296554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2013.10.012     Document Type: Article

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