Navigating the Global Nursing Shortage: Collaborative Strategies for Education and Mobility
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Title
Navigating the Global Nursing Shortage: Collaborative Strategies for Education and Mobility
Subject
Globally, nursing is a vital profession
Description
Globally, nursing is a vital profession that contributes
to the health and wellbeing of individuals, families, and
communities. However, as the world emerges from the
COVID-19 pandemic, there continues to be a global
nursing shortage. Even before the pandemic, there was
a shortage of nurses that varied considerably between
countries (Drennan & Ross, 2019). Back in 2016, the
World Health Organization (2016) predicted a shortfall
of 7.6 million nurses by 2030, with the most severe
impact in low- and middle-income countries. The COVID-
19 pandemic has exacerbated the shortage of nurses
(ICN, 2022).
There are many factors contributing to the global
nursing shortage. Addressing the global nursing
shortage requires collaboration between academic and
practice partners to educate, support, and retain nurses
in the workforce. This will involve increasing the total
number of nursing graduates each year and improving
the capacity to hire and retain those graduates (WHO,
2020). Therefore, investing in nursing education and
nursing professional development is essential to
increase the supply and quality of nurses, and to have a
positive impact on the retention and satisfaction of
nurses (Drennan & Ross, 2018). It will also include
working together to assist global mobility. In this
editorial, I would like to further discuss working together
to support nursing education and global mobility.
to the health and wellbeing of individuals, families, and
communities. However, as the world emerges from the
COVID-19 pandemic, there continues to be a global
nursing shortage. Even before the pandemic, there was
a shortage of nurses that varied considerably between
countries (Drennan & Ross, 2019). Back in 2016, the
World Health Organization (2016) predicted a shortfall
of 7.6 million nurses by 2030, with the most severe
impact in low- and middle-income countries. The COVID-
19 pandemic has exacerbated the shortage of nurses
(ICN, 2022).
There are many factors contributing to the global
nursing shortage. Addressing the global nursing
shortage requires collaboration between academic and
practice partners to educate, support, and retain nurses
in the workforce. This will involve increasing the total
number of nursing graduates each year and improving
the capacity to hire and retain those graduates (WHO,
2020). Therefore, investing in nursing education and
nursing professional development is essential to
increase the supply and quality of nurses, and to have a
positive impact on the retention and satisfaction of
nurses (Drennan & Ross, 2018). It will also include
working together to assist global mobility. In this
editorial, I would like to further discuss working together
to support nursing education and global mobility.
Creator
Christine L. Sommers1,
Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.20473/jn.v19i1.55397
Date
February 2024,
Contributor
peri irawan
Format
pdf
Language
english
Type
text
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Collection
Citation
Christine L. Sommers1,, “Navigating the Global Nursing Shortage: Collaborative Strategies for Education and Mobility,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed February 21, 2026, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/10991.