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Is it ethical to recruit foreign nurses?

E M Dvorak1, M H Waymack

  • 1Neihoff School of Nursing, Loyola University, Chicago.

Nursing Outlook
|May 1, 1991
PubMed
Summary

Recruiting nurses educated abroad may help the U.S. nursing shortage, but it could harm other countries' healthcare systems. Ethical considerations arise regarding nurses' freedom to choose their workplace and the impact on global health equity.

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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare workforce dynamics
  • International healthcare policy
  • Nursing ethics

Background:

  • The United States faces a significant nursing shortage.
  • Foreign-educated nurses are actively recruited to fill this gap.
  • This recruitment raises ethical and geopolitical concerns.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the implications of active recruitment of foreign-educated nurses in the U.S.
  • To explore the ethical debate surrounding international nurse migration.
  • To analyze the impact on healthcare systems in nurses' countries of origin.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of existing studies on nurse migration.
  • Analysis of policy documents related to international healthcare recruitment.
  • Ethical framework application to nurse mobility.

Main Results:

  • Active recruitment is a proposed solution to the U.S. nursing deficit.
  • Neighboring countries view this recruitment as detrimental to their healthcare infrastructure.
  • A counterargument emphasizes nurses' autonomy in career choices.

Conclusions:

  • The recruitment of foreign-educated nurses presents a complex ethical dilemma.
  • Balancing the needs of the U.S. healthcare system with the stability of other nations' systems is crucial.
  • Further discussion is needed on ethical recruitment practices and global health equity.
Keywords:
Bioethics and Professional EthicsHealth Care and Public Health

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