Caribbean nursing challenges: Top health officials call for urgent regional action to stabilize workforce

A new study recently published in Nursing & Health Sciences reveals critical work environment concerns for the Caribbean nursing workforce. Research led by Penn Nursing provides a high-level view of systemic failures contributing to international migration from a region with some of the world's highest nurse out-migration rates. Government Chief Nursing Officers (GCNOs) from nineteen countries have identified several "warning signs" that undermine care and drive nurses abroad.