Thursday, April 4, 2013

Latin American Nurses Migrating To US Could Help National Healthcare

Saludify:

Solving healthcare issues on both sides of the border is the theme of the recently released report Strengthening Health Systems in North and Central America: What role for migration?

Migration Policy Institute Policy Analyst Eleanor Sohnen tells Saludify the study, which is co-authored by New York University College of Nursing?s Allison Squires, PhD, RN and Hiram Beltr?n-S?nchez of the Population Studies Center at Harvard University, reveals two main findings.

?Although current registered nurse production in the U.S. is seen as sufficient to fulfill needs in the short- to medium-term, there are needs for under-served populations, specifically Spanish-speaking populations,? Sohnen said. ?A very small percentage of these nurses speak Spanish, even those with Hispanic heritage. Another lesson is for Mexico and Central America, some of these countries have a critical lack of health services professionals, specifically nurses.?

Read the whole story at Saludify

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Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/03/latin-american-nurses-mig_n_3008317.html

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