The changing profile of the internationally educated nurse workforce: Post-pandemic implications for health human resource planning-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

The changing profile of the internationally educated nurse workforce: Post-pandemic implications for health human resource planning

Published:2023-08-31 Issue:6 Volume:36 Page:388-392
ISSN:0840-4704
Container-title:Healthcare Management Forum
language:en
Short-container-title:Healthc Manage Forum

Author:

Crea-Arsenio Mary¹^ORCID,Baumann Andrea¹^ORCID,Blythe Jennifer¹

Affiliation:

1. McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Abstract

As part of its post COVID-19 recovery plan, the Canadian government is increasing the number of skilled immigrants, including Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs). However, pre-pandemic data show that IENs are underutilized and underemployed despite their education and experience. Focusing on the province of Ontario, this article explores trends in the IEN workforce and policies to address the nursing shortage. Barriers to IEN integration are reviewed and changes in the demographic and employment characteristics of IENs are analyzed. The disproportionate number of IENs employed in the Ontario long-term care sector, which has low wages and poor working conditions, emphasizes the need for policies that support the integration of IENs into the broader Canadian health system and increase their earning potential. To engage in strategic workforce planning and policy development, health leaders require access to nurse demographic and employment data that is timely and reflects the international and domestic labour supply.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Health Policy

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/08404704231198026

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