Human Rights and Bioethical Considerations of Global Nurse Migration

© 2021. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry Pty Ltd..

There is a global shortage of nurses that affects healthcare delivery, which will be exacerbated with the increasing demand for healthcare professionals by the aging population. The growing shortage requires an ethical exploration on the issue of nurse migration. In this article, we discuss how migration respects the autonomy of nurses, increases cultural diversity, and leads to improved patient satisfaction and health outcomes. We also discuss the potential for negative impacts on public health infrastructures, lack of respect for cultural diversity, and ethical concerns related to autonomy and justice, including coercion and discrimination. This analysis is written from a rights-based ethics approach by referring to rights held by nurses and patient populations. Nurse migration highlights conflicts between nurses and between nurses and healthcare systems. Increased awareness of ethical challenges surrounding nurse migration must be addressed to enhance the well-being of nurses and patient populations.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:18

Enthalten in:

Journal of bioethical inquiry - 18(2021), 3 vom: 05. Sept., Seite 429-439

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Stokes, Felicia [VerfasserIn]
Iskander, Renata [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Autonomy
Bioethics
Human rights
Journal Article
Migration
Nurses
Nursing ethics

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 16.11.2021

Date Revised 07.02.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s11673-021-10110-6

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM32770716X