Revista Brasileira de Saude Materno Infantil
Volume 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 199-211

Nursing migration: A public health problem [A migração de enfermeiros: Um problema de saúde pública] (Review)

Varella T.C.* , Pierantoni C.R.
  • a Rede Observatório de Recursos Humanos em Saúde, Instituto de Medicina Social, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, R. S. F. X. 524, 7o andar, Bloco E, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, CEP: 20559-900, Brazil
  • b Rede Observatório de Recursos Humanos em Saúde, Instituto de Medicina Social, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, R. S. F. X. 524, 7o andar, Bloco E, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, CEP: 20559-900, Brazil

Abstract

This article analyzes the international scenario of nurses' migration, an essential professional class in the organization of national health systems, focusing specially on the unbalance between central and peripheral countries. It depicts studies results performed by a department of the Australian government concerning nurses, qualifying and quantifying their insertion in the labor market, as well as suggesting measures to reintegrate the nurses leaving the labor market, pointing out the reasons for the lack of nurses in developed countries. It highlights the expressive growth of nursing schools in Brazil commenting on the possible consequences of the offer of this professional in the labor market establishing a parallel with the international situation.

Author Keywords

Human resources in health Migration nursing Labor market

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-34447282794&partnerID=40&md5=56af0115007da2fa7b4f622a62b9a90a
ISSN: 15193829
Cited by: 5
Original Language: Portuguese