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I recently wrote an article that exposes the real reasons that nurses quit. Yes, working, professional, well-educated and very good nurses leave their jobs and you won’t believe how many right now have one foot out the door.

Saudi Arabia needs more nurses, particularly in specialized fields. It has sought to solve the problem through hiring foreign workers, primarily Filipinos, but is now looking to train more Saudis to take the jobs. Note that Saudi Arabia has many more male Saudi nurses than female Saudi nurses.

The emigration of nurses from Kerala produced more nurses Today the web site Hindu Business Line (Madras, India) ran a generally fair piece by Sreedevi Jacob about the recent trend of female nurses from the Indian state of Kerala migrating to the U.S.

Nurses groups warn of mass exodus to U.S The piece leads with the NNA’s warning that if working conditions do not “improve soon,” many Taiwanese health workers will go to the U.S. and “leave many vulnerable groups, such as the elderly, in a disadvantageous situation.” The piece cites NNA

U.S. Plan to Lure Nurses May Hurt Poor Nations This piece is a very strong, front-page examination of the state of nurse immigration to the United States, and the likely effects of eliminating the current restrictions.

Could shortage-driven migration change nursing’s gender gap? The story, “Kerala male nurses storm traditional female bastion,” suggests that local males are being lured by the “[l]ucrative nursing options” overseas, with 20% of current Indian nursing school graduates going abroad.

To reduce nursing shortage in US, HR 5924 bill would provide 20,000 EB(employment-based) visas per year for three years for nurses. HR 5924 is introduced on April 29, 2008 and the key points that are part of the legislation -- Lifting retrogression for Schedule A workers, 20,000 visa quota, Review

I am an occasional guest blogger on NurseConnect, and I invite you to read my latest post, Creative Responses to the Nursing Shortage, posted on NurseConnect today. I think the post offers an interesting perspective, detailing ways that individuals, educational institutions, and healthcare facilities

As nurses, we are part of this collusion upon patients, the public and each other because the public trusts us. As stated above 'nurses are the most trusted healthcare professionals.' Yet, this... Obsession, Love, Invisibility, Family, pOetic justice.

Academic Health Center CEOs Say Faculty Shortages Major Problem Worsening faculty shortages in academic health centers are threatening the nation’s health professions educational infrastructure, according to chief executives of academic health centers nationwide.