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ArticleJournal of nursing regulation2017

U.S. Hospital Employment of Foreign-Educated Nurses and Patient Experience: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Hayley D Germack, Matthew D McHugh, Douglas M Sloane, Linda H Aiken

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Hayley D GermackPostdoctoral Fellow in the National Clinician Scholars Program at the Yale University School of Medicine.
Matthew D McHughProfessor and Independence Chair for Nursing Education, Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing.
Douglas M SloaneAdjunct Professor, Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing.
Linda H AikenThe Claire M. Fagin Leadership Professor of Nursing, Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing.

Funding

ADVANCED TRAINING IN NURSING OUTCOMES RESEARCHT32NR007104 · NINR · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI JACQUELINE MARGO BROOKS CARTHON, EILEEN T LAKE · 1999 to 2026
$11.6M
The Impact of Changes in Nursing Systems and Models of Care on Patient Outcomes: A Panel StudyR01NR014855 · NINR · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI Matthew D. McHugh · 2014 to 2026
$7.5M
NINR NIH HHS R01 NR014855NINR NIH HHS T32 NR007104
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Abstract

introductionFor over half a century, hospitals in the United States have actively recruited foreign-educated nurses (FENs) in response to nurse shortages in hospitals and nursing homes. Little attention has been paid to the quality of care in the United States related to employment of FENs.

aimsThe purpose of this retrospective study was to determine whether employment of FENs in U.S. hospitals is associated with patient care experience.

methodThis study used cross-sectional data from three sources in 425 hospitals in four large states to evaluate the relationship between patient perceptions of care and hospital employment of FENs. The study linked data from publicly reported patient experience of care surveys, nurse surveys, and administrative data using unique hospital identifiers common across the data sets.

resultsPatient-reported care experience was found to be more negative in hospitals employing more FENs, after controls for other possible explanations. Each 10% increase in FENs was associated with a decrease in the percentage of patients who would recommend their hospital and a decrease in the percentage of patients giving favorable reports on five nursing-specific aspects of patient experience.

conclusionsThe results of this study suggest that employment of substantial numbers of nurses educated outside the United States may have implications for quality of care. The findings suggest that research on the outcomes of transition programs for FENs would be useful to inform regulatory policies.

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Foreign-educated nurseshospital staffingpatient care experiencepatient satisfaction

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PMCPMC5860668

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