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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second right intercostal space - aortic area
second left intercostal space - pulmonic area
third left intercostal space - Erb's point
fourth left intercostal space - tricuspid area
fifth left intercostal space - mitral (apical) area
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Crackles or Rales
Discontinuous crackling sounds created by air moving through fluid / mucous filled alveoli or bronchioles
Exaggerated with deep breath
Do not clear with coughing
Sign of inflammation with fluid / mucous
Rhonchi
Low-pitched, coarse, rumbling sounds caused by air moving past secretions in larger airways, larger bronchioles
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Musical, continuous sounds; usually expected to be expiratory with COPD
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Is a medical emergency
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