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global reach of the nursing shortage: The American Nurses Association questions the ethics of luring foreign-educated nurses to the United States, The
Nevada RNformation, Feb 2003 by Trossman, Susan
The ANA also backs the implementation of 16 recommendations developed by a 1988 presidential task force to counter the nursing shortage. They include strategies such as collecting better data on the economic contribution nurses make to health care facilities and giving nurses a voice in governing their workplaces.
"The health care industry must stop its laissez-faire approach to planning its staffing needs now and in the future," Foley said. "We don't want more nurses to leave the profession in frustration or have young people refuse to consider nursing as a viable career. We also don't want to take nurses away from countries that are struggling to provide care to their own people. Consumers of health care and nurses worldwide deserve better."
by Susan Trossman, RN
Susan Trossman, RN is the senior reporter for the" American Nurse", a bi-monthly newsletter of current nursing trends and issues provided free to all dues paying members of the American Nurses Association / Nevada Nurses Association.
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