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Nurse Migration to Canada: Pathways and Pitfalls of Workforce Integration

Jennifer Blythe, PhD1*, Andrea Baumann, RN, PhD1, Ann Rhéaume, RN, PhD2, and Karen McIntosh, MA3

1 Nursing Health Services Research Unit, McMaster University
2 École de Science Infirmière, Université de Moncton, Quebec, Canada
3 Population Health Intervention Research Centre, University of Calgary

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: blytheje{at}mcmaster.ca.


  Abstract
Many internationally educated nurses (IENs) find it difficult to reinstate themselves in their profession after migration. This article explores factors contributing to the success and failure of IENs to reestablish professional careers. The article discusses a study involving 39 IENs in 5 focus groups and 10 interviews. In all, 29 interviews are held with other stakeholders. IENs encounter obstacles at each stage of the migration process. New strategies are required to assist IENs to reenter the workforce. Given the consistent predictions of an extreme nurse shortage, it is important that the brain waste of immigrant nurses be minimized.

First published on January 22, 2009, doi:10.1177/1043659608330349

Journal of Transcultural Nursing 2009;20:202.

A more recent version of this article appeared on April 1, 2009

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