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Nurse migration in an increasingly interconnected world: the case for internationalization of regulation of nurses and nursing regulatory bodies

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Cutcliffe, John R., Bajkay, Renay, Forster, Stu, Small, Rudy, Travale, Rodger·2011·Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
DOI 10.1016/j.apnu.2011.03.006
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Psychiatric/Mental Health nursing has a long history of professional self-regulation; nevertheless, interest in how governments protect consumers of health care from poor or dangerous practice(s) is on the increase. Correspondingly, there have been calls, in several parts of the world, for greater watchfulness and due diligence from regulatory bodies. Mindful of the concept of "globalization" and the unequivocal data regarding the significant increase in the migration of nurses, it is difficult to ignore/deny the reality of an increasingly mobile and connected international nursing workforce. However, the extant literature also indicates the existence of significant disparities between countries and even states/provinces within countries as to the enforcement of professional regulation. What this means is that decisions made by one regulatory body can have a direct impact on the standard(s) of nursing quality and practice in a country on the opposite side of the world. As a result, the authors attempt to advance the debate that there is a clear need to reconcile these positions, and they introduce the argument for the creation of an international oversight body. Using case study material, the relevant theoretical and policy literature in this area (such as it is), and by drawing on examples of analogous oversight bodies from other areas, we draw attention to the need to create a genuinely international body for the oversight of nurse regulation.

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  • The increasing globalization of the nursing workforce is reflected in a growing number of scholarly sources (n = 16, 8.2%) published since 2010 that compare nursing regulation internationally, accompanied by calls for global harmonization as an enabler of labour mobility.

    “The increasing globalization of the nursing workforce is reflected in a growing number of scholarly sources (n = 16, 8.2%) published since 2010 that compare nursing regulation internationally, accompanied by calls for global harmonization as an enabler of labour mobility [21,58,60,63,82,92,101,106,132,146,149,150,172,173,178,203].”

    From Nursing regulation in Canada: Insights from a scoping review (2025) · cites this paper as [58]

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Authors
Cutcliffe, J. R., Bajkay, R., Forster, S., Small, R., & Travale, R.
Affiliations
University of Maine (US)
Corresponding author
Cutcliffe, John R.
Venue
Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2011-10
Volume
25
Issue
5
Pages
320-328
ISSN
0883-9417 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.apnu.2011.03.006
OpenAlex
W1971909878
Cited by
28
References
13
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 2 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 3
FWCI
9.63
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Archives of Psychiatric Nursing (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Journal of Bioresource Management (submittedVersion)
  • Journal of Bioresource Management (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Issues, ethics and legal aspects › Nursing Education, Practice, and Leadership
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Occupational and Professional Licensing Regulation
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Emergency Medical Services › Global Health Workforce Issues
Keywords
nurse migration, professional self-regulation, nursing quality standards
MeSH terms
Canada, Foreign Professional Personnel, United Kingdom, Humans, Nurses, Personnel Turnover, Psychiatric Nursing, Quality of Health Care, United States, Professional Autonomy, Internationality

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