Responding to similarities and differences between Filipino and American nurses.

نویسندگان

  • Valerie Vestal
  • Donald D Kautz
چکیده

Article: Recruiting foreign nurses is one of the many strategies used in this country to decrease the nursing shortage.1 The Philippines is a world leader in preparing nurses for migration to the United States primarily because of the economic benefits and the opportunities for career mobility and a better quality of life.2 Nurses from the Philippines have had educational training similar to that in the United States, and they can speak English when they arrive in this country; however, they soon find that the similarities between the United States and Philippines are not as great as they had anticipated.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Journal of nursing administration

دوره 39 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009