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ArticleJournal of bioethical inquiry2021

Human Rights and Bioethical Considerations of Global Nurse Migration.

Felicia Stokes, Renata Iskander

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Article in Journal of bioethical inquiry, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Internationally Educated Nurse (IEN) Integration in Nova Scotia: A Provincial Realist Evaluation.The International journal of health planning and management · 2026
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  2. Producing Mobility, Withholding Authority: Epistemic Drain and Nursing Sovereignty in Nepal.Nursing philosophy : an international journal for healthcare professionals · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Felicia StokesAmerican Nurses Association, 8515 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD, 20910, USA. stokes.felicia@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7939-3078
Renata IskanderMcGill University, 845 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, QC, H3A 0G4, Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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.

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Ethics, NursingHuman RightsAgedCoercionCultural DiversityHumansMoralsSocial JusticeAutonomyBioethicsHuman rightsMigrationNursesNursing ethics

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PMID34224100
PMCPMC8256228

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