The role of internationally educated nurses in a quality, safe workforce

Nursing Outlook

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 46-52

  Sherwood, Gwen D ^a   Shaffer, Franklin A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Foreign educated nurses; Globalization; Internationally educated nurses; Nurse migration; Quality and safety

Indexed keywords

IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; IMILOXAN;

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; FOREIGN-EDUCATED NURSES; GLOBALIZATION; INSTITUTIONAL ETHICS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNATIONALLY EDUCATED NURSES; LICENSING; NURSE; NURSE MIGRATION; NURSING EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITY AND SAFETY; ROLE PLAYING; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

FOREIGN-EDUCATED NURSES; GLOBALIZATION; INTERNATIONALLY EDUCATED NURSES; NURSE MIGRATION; QUALITY AND SAFETY;

CREDENTIALING; EDUCATION, NURSING; ETHICS, INSTITUTIONAL; IMIDAZOLES; INTERNATIONALITY; LICENSURE, NURSING; NURSES, INTERNATIONAL; PATIENT CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; ROLE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84893022102     PISSN: 00296554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2013.11.001     Document Type: Article

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