The National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP) just released a new policy brief regarding Foreign-Educated Nurses. The study looks into the vital role of foreign educated nurses in United State healthcare.
Among other findings, the NFAP concludes:
- The leading country where foreign nurses employed in the U.S. received their initial education is the Philippines, followed by India, Canada and South Korea.
- Many foreign-educated nurses attend nursing school intending to work abroad and help their families. Given the important role of remittances, the Philippines and India encourage their nationals to work abroad.
- Fears that foreign nurses would overwhelm the U.S. labor market and dissuade hospitals from active recruitment of U.S. nurses are unfounded. Foreign nurses represent only 3.7 percent of the U.S. registered nurse workforce, well below New Zealand (23 percent), the United Kingdom (8 percent), Ireland (8 percent) and Canada (6 percent).
See the complete brief here.
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