The underlying causes for the shortage of nurses and how to rectify it: a comparison between Canada and Israel

Milana-Mazal Mazor
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Milana-Mazal Mazor: Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University

CrossCultural Management Journal, 2023, issue 2, 93-104

Abstract: The shortage of registered nurses (RNs) is a challenging situation in many developed and developing countries, and this phenomenon is expected to exacerbate in the coming years, given the rise in life expectancy at birth. Many scholars emphasize the importance of RNs in achieving quality care, preventing complications, and achieving desired medical and health outcomes. Therefore, the shortage of nurses has a direct impact on the health of the population. This study conducts a comparison between the shortage of nurses in Canada and Israel. The study found many similarities in the causes of this shortage, yet there are differences in the assignment of nurses as well as in the recruitment of foreign nurses from abroad. Further, the number of new graduates who joined the health system in Israel and Canada in recent years was constant and stable. Looking at the trends in the employment of nurses in recent years, we learn about an increase in the number of nurses employed and a flat line over the years in the ratio of nurses per thousand inhabitants in both Israel and Canada. Additional reasons for the shortage of RNs lie in the slight increase in the number of students graduating from nursing schools in both Israel and Canada. Finally, both countries need to develop the training of RNs as a result of the increasing medical complexity of the patients, which requires professional nursing intervention in hospitalization and in the community. The article also discusses the issue of increasing the supply of nurses through retention and migration policies.

Keywords: shortage of nurses; Health Canada; Israeli Ministry of Health; migration of nurses; retention of nurses; job dissatisfaction; burnout (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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