PHA-Exch> The Voluntary Code of Ethical Conduct for the Recruitment of Foreign-Educated Nurses to the United States

[Claudio Schuftan]

From: Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC) <ruglucia at paho.org>
crossposted from : EQUIDAD at listserv.paho.org

 *The Voluntary Code of Ethical Conduct for the Recruitment of
Foreign-Educated Nurses to the United States*

*AcademyHealth, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and a
taskforce of diverse stakeholders*

*Website:** http://www.fairinternationalrecruitment.org/ *

*Washington, D.C. September 2008* --—A Task Force representing unions,
health care organizations, educational and licensure bodies, and recruiters
today released the Voluntary Code of Ethical Conduct for the Recruitment of
Foreign-Educated Nurses to the United States. The Code aims to ensure that
the growing practice of recruiting foreign-educated nurses to the United
States is done in a responsible and transparent manner…"

·         *Full Text of the
Code*<http://www.fairinternationalrecruitment.org/TheCode.pdf>(PDF)

"…The Voluntary Code of Ethical Conduct for the Recruitment of
Foreign-Educated Nurses to the United States (the Code) reflects the mutual
recognition of stakeholder interests relevant to the recruitment of foreign
educated nurses (FENs) to the United States. It is based on an
acknowledgement of the rights of individuals to migrate, as well as an
understanding that the legitimate interests and responsibilities of nurses,
source countries, and employers in the destination country may conflict. It
affirms that a careful balancing of those individual and collective
interests offers the best course for maximizing the benefits and reducing
the potential harm to all parties.

While the Code acknowledges the interests of these three primary stakeholder
groups, its subscribers are the organizations that recruit and employ
foreign educated nurses, e.g., third party recruiting firms, staffing
agencies, hospitals, long-term care organizations and health systems..'

*Background *

·         Description of the Project
<http://www.fairinternationalrecruitment.org/background.htm>

·         *Task Force
Members*<http://www.fairinternationalrecruitment.org/taskforce.htm>

·         *U.S.-Based International Nurse Recruitment: Structure and
Practices of a Burgeoning Industry - AcademyHealth Report on Year 1 of the
project <http://www.fairinternationalrecruitment.org/AHReport.pdf>(PDF)*

·         *Additional
Reading<http://www.fairinternationalrecruitment.org/reading.htm>
*
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