Why do nurses migrate?
Why do nurses migrate?

Summary/Abstract: Introduction: Sisters from middle-developed countries are migrating en masse to developed European countries. Research objectives: The aim of our work was to examine what are the most important reasons for their departure. Materials and methods: The survey was conducted through a questionnaire of nurses who migrated from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. 108 respondents participated and agreed to fill out the questionnaire. Results: Most nurses work in Germany and Norway. The average working life in the profession before leaving was 6.8 years. The most common reasons are of a material nature, the desire to provide children with better conditions, overwork in the old workplace and insufficient funds for work. Discussion: The nurses leave because of dissatisfaction with their income and working conditions. Their migration leaves the state without a much-needed profession. They leave with their families and children. What is devastating is that half of them have no intention of returning to their homeland at all. Conclusion: It is necessary to improve working conditions and the incoms for the nurses. If the countries from which the nurses leave do not provide better working conditions for the nurses, they will soon face a serious shortage of medical staff.

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