Latest update January 20th, 2025 3:24 AM
Mission engaged to stymie nurses’ migration
Nursing Consultant, Paddie Blaney
A ground-breaking quest has been engaged to improve retention and reduce the incidence of nurses’ migration from the local health sector. It is anticipated that through an International Council of Nurses (ICN) leadership programme which is being delivered through the Guyana Nurses Association (GNA) that this objective could be realised within a year’s time.
At least this is the expectation of ICN Nursing Consultant, Paddie Blaney. The Irish-born Blaney has been a nurse for over 20 years and is currently here in Guyana to assess the ongoing nurses’ leadership programme.
According to Blaney, it has been recognised that the migration of nurses here has been a very serious problem.
“I have been given a very good picture of how migration impacts here. While the ICN respects the rights of a nurse to travel to work we recognise that at the country level this can be major.”
She however observed that there are many factors that can influence nurses’ migration. According to her it is commonly misunderstood by many persons that money is the driving force behind the migration situation.
Blaney asserted though that this phenomenon is frequently hinged on the lack of satisfaction in the work environment.
“The worse thing for a nurse is to be going home each night to bed frustrated, because he/she could not do for a patient what was really needed. And that could be really devastating over a period of time,” Blaney speculated.
This state of affairs, she said, could be compounded if nurses are led and managed by a leader or manager who does not acknowledge their input or who does not support their development nor stimulate and motivate their operations in terms of ensuring job satisfaction.
According to Blaney, it has been discovered through impact analysis of the leadership programme, particularly in English-speaking territories, that the incidence of migration has been on the decline.
“The reason for that, based on what we are seeing, is that the environment in which the nurse works is changing because they are being involved in decision-making areas.”
Blaney pointed out that it has become evident in some countries that nurses are influencing change and have freedom to negotiate and become involved on a wider scale in things that concern nursing.
“Yes we need to get more nurses… they need to be
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