Novel study: Lower patient satisfaction in hospitals that employ more nurses trained abroad

(University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing) Many Western countries including England and the United States have come to rely on nurses trained abroad in times of nurse shortages. Yet little is known about how such practices affect quality of care and patient satisfaction. A novel study published by the prominent research and policy journal BMJ Open concluded that the employment of nurses trained abroad to substitute for professional nurses educated at home is not without risks to quality of c...