Migration
WhatMisM"brainMdrain"?M-
MAnswerMa.)MrefersMtoMtheMlossMofMskilledMpersonnelMandMtheMlossMofMinvestmentMi
nMeducationMthatMisMexperiencedMwhenMthoseMhumanMresourcesMmigrateMelsewhere.
b.)MTheMflowMofMskilledMprofessionalsMfromMlessMdevelopedMcountriesMtoMmoreMdevelo
pedMcountriesMandMsuggestsMthatMthisMpracticeMresultsMinMdevelopingMcountriesMlosing
MtheMindividualsMtheyMcanMleastMaffordMtoMloseMbecauseMtheyMareMtheMonesM"whoM
areMskilledMandMeducated,MwhoMperformMcrucialMservicesMcontributingMtoMtheMhealthM
andMeconomyMofMtheMcountry,MandMwhoMcreateMnewMjobsMforMothers".
HowMdoMinternationallyMeducatedMnursesM(IEN's)McompareMinMfirstMtimeMpassMratesMfo
rMtheMNCLEXMexamMinMcomparisonMtoMnursesMwhoMwereMeducatedMinMtheMUnitedMSt
ates?M-MAnswerMa.)M15%MtoM20%MofMforeignMRN'sMtypicallyMpassedMtheMNCEX-RN.
b.)MMostMstatesMinMtheMUnitedMStatesMrequireMforeignMnursesMtoMpassMtheMCGFNSMc
ertificationMbeforeMtheyMareMallowedMtoMtakeMtheMNCLEX-
RN.MJustMoverM9,700MinternationallyMeducatedMnursesMtookMtheMNCLEX-
RNMinM2011MwithMaMfirst-timeMpassMrateMofM33.98%.
WhatMareM"pushMandMpull"Mfactors?MWhatMareMexamplesMofMthese?M-
MAnswerMa.)MTheMfactorsMthatMpushMorMdriveMnursesMtoMwantMtoMleaveMtheirMcount
riesMtoMgoMtoManother
b.)MExamples:MLowMpay,MinadequateMopportunitiesMforMcareerMadvancementMorMcontinui
ngMeducation,MsociopoliticalMinstability,MandMunsafeMworkplaces
WhatMisMtheMInternationalMCouncilMofMNursesM(ICN)MpositionMstatementMonMnurseMrete
ntion,MtransferMandMmigration?M-
MAnswerMa.)MICNMandMitsMmemberMassociationsMfirmlyMbelieveMthatMqualityMhealthMca
reMisMdirectlyMdependentMonMadequateMsupplyMofMqualifiedMnursingMpersonnel.M
b.)MICNMrecognizesMtheMrightMofMindividualMnursesMtoMmigrate,MwhileMacknowledgingMt
heMpossibleMadverseMeffectMthatMinternationalMmigrationMmayMhaveMonMhealthMcareMq
uality.
c.)MICNMcondemnsMtheMpracticeMofMrecruitingMnursesMtoMcountriesMwhereMauthoritiesM
haveMfailedMtoMaddressMhumanMresourceMplanningMandMproblemsMthatMcauseMnursesMt
oMleaveMtheMprofessionMandMdiscourageMthemMfromMreturningMtoMnursing.
InternationallyMeducatedMnursesMmayMbeMsubjectedMtoMabusiveMemploymentMpracticesM
dueMtoMwhat?M-