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Emigration and job security: An analysis of workforce trends for Spanish‐trained nurses (2010–2015)
Author(s) -
GalbanyEstragués Paola,
MillánMartínez Pere,
Mar PastorBravo María,
Nelson Sioban
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of nursing management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1365-2834
pISSN - 0966-0429
DOI - 10.1111/jonm.12803
Subject(s) - job security , emigration , workforce , accreditation , business , nursing , health care , work (physics) , nursing management , workforce planning , medicine , political science , economic growth , medical education , economics , mechanical engineering , law , engineering
Aim To analyse the relationship between Spanish nurses’ intention to migrate and job security. Background Nursing emigration from Spain increased dramatically between 2010 and 2013. By 2015, emigration had returned to 2010 levels. Methods Single embedded case study. We examined publicly available statistics to test for a relationship between job security and applications by Spanish nurses to have credentials recognized for emigration purposes. Results Between 2010 and 2015, job security worsened, with poor access to the profession for new graduates, increased rate of professional dropout, increased nursing jobseekers and falling numbers of permanent contracts. Conclusions The number of accreditation applications in Spain in 2010 and 2015 was very similar, but job security worsened on a number of fronts. The distribution of work through part‐time contracts aided retention. Implications for nursing management Policymakers and health care administrators can benefit from understanding the relationship between mobility, workforce planning and the availability of full‐time, part‐time and short‐term contract work in order to design nursing retention programmes and ensure the sustainability of the health care system.