Becker's Healthcare June 24, 2024
The International Council of Nurses, an organization of more than 130 national nurses associations, is warning about some high-income countries recruiting nurses from vulnerable countries with critical health worker shortages.
“Despite shared ethical codes and calls to curb this practice, aggressive nurse recruitment is growing, with clear evidence of harmful impacts exacerbating deep-seated health inequalities worldwide,” the International Council of Nurses said in a June 20 news release.
The organization represents 28 million nurses worldwide, according to its website. The organization called on world leaders who are part of G20, an intergovernmental forum, to...