Survey: Should nurses from other countries be recruited to aid in the nursing shortag

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  1. Should nurses from other countries be recruited to aid in the nursing shortage?

    • 149
      Yes
    • 514
      No

663 members have participated

fergus51

6,620 Posts

CHATTSDALE, all foreign nurses in Canada are considered only after hospitals have been able to find Canadian nurses for the job. It's because of our unionized environment. That said, we probably have as many if not more foreign trained nurses compared to the US and they are more than welcome.

missmercy

437 Posts

We have hired and oriented (VERY RECENTLY) 3 Indian nurses. We bought out their agency contracts and hope to keep them here a long time. These women are highly skilled, very dilligent and honest, love nursing and are thrilled to be here. Yes, there are occasional accent issues which can make it difficult to understand them however, they are aware of this and are most willing to restate things slowly. As far as grasping the English language -- these gals have been through some grueling language tests that I am sure some of my American nurses couldn't pass. We are thrilled that they are here.

Sure, I wish I had more hometown, American nurses to fill the open positions here -- but not because I don't want to have these gals here!!! I want competent, conscientious, dilligent, honest nurses who are well trained and intelligent. I don't see these gals as having "taken the job away from an American" because the positions have been posted for quite a while and no one else was asking for them. I'm thrilled that they are here - wish them ( and any other "foreign" nurses) the best of luck.

okie2

153 Posts

I welcome people from other countries but to spend money that the healthcare system supposedly doesn't have to ACTIVELY recruite from outside the US---wrong...for everyone involved. invest the money here! educate more nurses, support current nurses, recruite back those who have left.

BA.LVN

107 Posts

Wow, I totally agree that it's NOT OKAY for the U.S. to go spend money (they don't have) on housing foreign nurses. Why not invest that money in the current American nurses we have here begging to be employed? So much for the American Dream. That money needs to go to MORE training programs in the hospitals/facilities so we can be trained the RIGHT way....or else the root of the "problem/nursing shortage" won't be solved. They are just putting a bandage on it for now.

Kevin RN08

295 Posts

Specializes in Med-Tele, Internal Med PCU.

BA LVN,

Do you realize this thread is 5 years old? And though much of the information may still hold true, the market has drastically changed over that period of time.

Whether the profession is Nursing, Manufacturing, or Food Service I support the hiring of LEGAL foreign labor as needed and always have. Employers should try to hire from their local communities as able and should not be using foreign talent to drive down wages, but in many cases the foreign employee (legal or not) is simply trying to better his or her life situation. The risks that many of these people take says alot, they leave their homeland travelling great distances for the opportunity to start at the bottom of the ladder; conversely many Americans may feel that these jobs are below them and would not be willing to walk across the street to take these jobs ... UNTIL local hits 10%.

BA.LVN

107 Posts

Well, I guess I was replying with the knowledge from another post I read. About a RN (a seasoned one) who had been trying to get a job at the VA (where she had been a patient for the past 10 years and was a very familiar face among the nurses there), only to discover at one of her last appointments that there were two new RN's working there (both foreign and brought over from abroad). This was after, again, she had been trying to get a job at the VA (an American citizen, experienced RN). Sooo.....not really sure what that's about. I still think there needs to be some sort of money allocated toward training programs in healthcare facilities (if that is their issues for not hiring "new grads") I don't know how many "new grads" are sick of hearing that facilities only want nurses w/ "1 year of experience."

caffeineRx

446 Posts

Absolutely not.

At least not until EVERY single one of our citizens (who are nurses) have filled a position. But then we wouldn't need foreign nurses, if this were the case.

I don't have a problem with foreign nurses. I have a problem with the system that brings them in here. I feel it takes away from all of the willing nurses and new grads who are desperate for a job right now. It's really quite blatant.

Texcal43

47 Posts

Let's face it how many post have we all read about American nurses having difficulty finding employment in hospitals and otherwise. We do not have a nursing shortage in the US but we do have many American nurses who are unemployed. Please stop giving our jobs to non-Americans. It's killing our economy.

caliotter3

38,333 Posts

Let's face it how many post have we all read about American nurses having difficulty finding employment in hospitals and otherwise. We do not have a nursing shortage in the US but we do have many American nurses who are unemployed. Please stop giving our jobs to non-Americans. It's killing our economy.

Very well said. And supported by unemployed American nurses.

caffeineRx

446 Posts

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Silverdragon102, BSN

1 Article; 39,477 Posts

Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

This thread originally started back in 2004 when many international nurses came over to the US. I would like to point out that since Oct 2006 there has been a retrogression with nurses with many many stuck in a long queue waiting for a visa. Nurses from all over the world regardless on country love the chance to work in other countries and not necessary move to the US.

If you check out the International forum there are US nurses looking at working overseas and they have to meet that country's nursing and immigration requirements the same way as a nurse moving to the US.

Yes we know things are tough for many people and not just the US as I know Canada and the UK have been having problems lately so it isn't just something that is affecting the US so can we try and be a bit respectful here to everyone and remember if you do see a International nurse who says they have just moved across remember they have probably waited several years to get a visa and the hospital that has petitioned them has to prove that they hav done all that they can to find local staff because that is something that they have to prove to the US immigration consulate before a visa is approved

caffeineRx

446 Posts

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