Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về sinh học được đăng trên tạp chí sinh học quốc tế đề tài : "I won't be staying here for long": a qualitative study on the retention of migrant nurses in Ireland | Human Resources for Health BioMed Central Research I won t be staying here for long a qualitative study on the retention of migrant nurses in Ireland Niamh Humphries Ruairi Brugha and Hannah McGee Open Access Address Division of Population Health Sciences Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Dublin Ireland Email Niamh Humphries - nhumphries@ Ruairi Brugha - rbrugha@ Hannah McGee - hmcgee@ Corresponding author Published 6 August 2009 Received 20 February 2009 Human Resources for Health 2009 7 68 doi 1478-4491-7-68 Accepted 6 August 2009 This article is available from http content 7 1 68 2009 Humphries 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 Although international nurse recruitment campaigns have succeeded in attracting large numbers of migrant nurses to countries such as Ireland where domestic supply has not kept pace with demand the long-term success of such initiatives from a workforce planning perspective will depend on the extent to which these nurses can be retained in destination countries. Methods This paper draws on qualitative in-depth interviews undertaken with 21 migrant nurses in Ireland focusing specifically on their future migration intentions. Results Our findings indicate that more than half of the respondents are considering migration onwards for the most part because the destination country has failed to provide them with sufficient stability particularly in terms of citizenship and family reunification. In considering onward migration factors outside the health system were of most concern to those interviewed. Conclusion This demonstrates the need for destination countries to take a broader and more long-term .
