Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về sinh học được đăng trên tạp chí sinh học quốc tế đề tài : Nurses' experiences of recruitment and migration from developing countries: a phenomenological approach | Human Resources for Health BioMed Central Research Open Access Nurses experiences of recruitment and migration from developing countries a phenomenological approach Paul H Troy1 Laura A Wyness2 and Eilish McAuliffe 3 Address 1Beaumont Hospital Box 1297 Beaumont Road Dublin 9 Ireland 2Health Policy and Management Trinity College Dublin 3-4 Foster Place Dublin 2 Ireland and 3Centre for Global Health Trinity College Dublin 3-4 Foster Place Dublin 2 Ireland Email Paul H Troy - paulhenrytroy@ Laura A Wyness - wynessl@ Eilish McAuliffe - Corresponding author Published 7 June 2007 Received 29 January 2007 Human Resources for Health 2007 5 15 doi 1478-4491-5-15 Accepted 7 June 2007 This article is available from http content 5 1 15 2007 Troy et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background There is growing concern globally at the current flows of nurse migration particularly from low-income to middle and high-income countries. Recruitment practices of many countries such as Ireland are thought to be fuelling this rate of migration. This paper aims to establish the perceptions and opinions of those involved in the recruitment process on their role in recruitment and the effects recruitment has on both source and destination countries. Methods A purposive sample of 12 directors of nursing from major academic teaching hospitals in Dublin and hospitals in South Africa and the Philippines were recruited. Ten overseas nurses were also recruited. A phenomenological approach was used with semi-structured interviews as the data collection method. Results There were pronounced differences in opinions between the Irish and the overseas
