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The devaluation of nursing: a position statement.

Helen Allan¹, Verena Tschudin, Khim Horton

¹University of Surrey, Guildford, UK. h.allan@surrey.ac.uk

|June 3, 2008

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The global nursing profession may be undervalued, with nurses feeling devalued socially and by other healthcare professionals. Organizational structures also devalue overseas nurses, questioning nursing

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Using Learning Outcome Measures to assess Doctoral Nursing Education

Using Learning Outcome Measures to assess Doctoral Nursing Education

Published on: June 21, 2010

Area of Science:

Nursing Studies
Sociology of Health
Global Health Workforce

Background:

The perceived value of the nursing profession is undergoing shifts, necessitating a global examination.
Existing research often overlooks the social and professional valuation of nursing within diverse healthcare systems.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore the global valuation of the nursing profession.
To investigate the experiences of internationally educated nurses in the UK healthcare workforce.
To analyze the social and organizational factors influencing the perceived value of nursing.

Main Methods:

Analysis of data from two empirical studies.
Study 1: Global assessment of nursing value.
Study 2: Examination of overseas-trained nurses' experiences in the UK.

Main Results:

Nurses report feeling socially devalued.
Other healthcare professionals accord nursing lower status compared to medicine.
UK healthcare organizations devalue overseas nurses and their contributions.

Conclusions:

The sociocultural value of the global nursing workforce and its contribution to global healthcare require critical re-evaluation.
Ethical frameworks can be applied to further discuss the devaluation of nursing.
Addressing the undervaluation of nursing is crucial for global health equity.