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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU 2018; 08(04): 003-006
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1708765
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A Study on Contributing Factors of Nurses Migration to Overseas among the Staff Nurses Working In Selected Hospital at Mangalore

Harit Philip
1   P B BSc Nurising Nursing students, Father Muller College/School of Nursing, Kankanady, Mangalore.
,
Bindhu P P.
2   P B BSc Nurising Nursing students, Father Muller College/School of Nursing, Kankanady, Mangalore.
,
Aswathi Babu
3   P B BSc Nurising Nursing students, Father Muller College/School of Nursing, Kankanady, Mangalore.
,
Elveera Cutinha
4   P B BSc Nurising Nursing students, Father Muller College/School of Nursing, Kankanady, Mangalore.
,
Jeena Joseph
5   P B BSc Nurising Nursing students, Father Muller College/School of Nursing, Kankanady, Mangalore.
,
Jasmine Sarita Vas
6   Assistant Professor & Principal, Father Muller College/School of Nursing, Kankanady, Mangalore.
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Abstract

Nurses are the backbone of the health care sector. They have a vital role in the patient care as well as in the maintenance of standards in their profession. A significant shortage exists in India where nurses are migrating to other countries due to various reasons. This is important globally because countries with the lowest nursing and health care workforce capacities have the poorest health outcomes. Objective: To find the contributing factors for nurses migration to overseas among the staff nurses' Materials and Methods: A descriptive approach was adopted for this study. The study was conducted in Father Muller Medical College Hospital at Mangaluru. The study sample was 103 staff nurses'. A baseline proforma and a checklist were used to collect the data to assess the contributing factors of nurses' migration to overseas. The subjects were selected by using convenient random sampling technique. Results: The data in the present study revealed that, staff nurses 71.84% were between the age group of 21-25 years. Most (88.35%) of the subjects were females. Majorities (82.53%) of the subjects were single. 90.30% of the subjects belong to Christian religion and rest of them belongs to Hindu religion. Proportionately (67.97%) of the subjects who participated were had the qualification of B.Sc (N). Quiet a more number of staff Nurses' (78.64%) was having the work experience between 1- 3 years. The data from the checklist of contributing factors revealed that the majority (95.14%) of them said that less salary in India is the major contributing factor for migration. The second reason given by the subjects was better employment opportunity (92.23%). The third most reason indicated by the subject was the opportunity to improve the professional skill and practice in abroad (92.21%). The marriage as a contributing factor to migrate was least by only (25.24%). The next least was additional payment for extra hours (45.63%). Interpretation and conclusion: After conducting the study the result showed that, The main contributing factors of nurses migration are less salary in India (95.14%), Better employment opportunities in abroad (92.23%) and the opportunity to improve the professional skill and practice in abroad (92.21%). Also we found that there is no specific contributing factor rather they had variety of contributing factors which influences the nurses for migration.

Keywords

Nurses - migration - contributing factors


Publication History

Received: 15 November 2018

Accepted: 28 November 2018

Article published online:
21 April 2020

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