The increase in illegal private nurses in public Greek hospitals

dc.contributor.author	Φούκα, Γεωργία Α.	en
dc.contributor.author	Πλάκας, Σωτήριος	el
dc.contributor.author	Παπαγεωργίου, Δημήτριος	el
dc.contributor.author	Μαντζώρου, Μαριάννα	el
dc.contributor.author	Καλεμικεράκης, Ιωάννης	el
dc.date.accessioned	2015-01-12T16:30:08Z
dc.date.available	2015-01-12T16:30:08Z
dc.date.issued	2015-01-12
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/3851
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov	en
dc.source	http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23409707	en
dc.subject	Τομέας φροντίδας
dc.subject	Ελλάδα
dc.subject	βιομηχανία υγείας
dc.subject	παράνομες αποκλειστικές νοσοκόμες
dc.subject	μετανάστευση
dc.subject	care sector
dc.subject	Greece
dc.subject	healthcare industry
dc.subject	illegal private duty nurses
dc.subject	immigration
dc.title	The increase in illegal private nurses in public Greek hospitals	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.classification	Ιατρική
heal.classification	Νοσηλευτική
heal.classification	Medicine
heal.classification	Nursing
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Ιατρική
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Νοσηλευτική
heal.classificationURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00006614
heal.classificationURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85093362
heal.contributorName	Βαρδάκη, Ζαμπία	el
heal.identifier.secondary	DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2012.01409.x
heal.language	en
heal.access	free
heal.recordProvider	Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας. Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας. Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής	el
heal.publicationDate	2013
heal.bibliographicCitation	Fouka, G., Plakas, S., Papageorgiou, D., Mantzorou, M., Kalemikerakis, I. et al. (May 2013). The increase in illegal private nurses in public Greek hospitals. "Journal of Nursing Management”. 21(4): 633-637	el
heal.abstract	AIM: To consider key aspects of the increasing substitution of legal private duty nurses by an illegal immigrant health-care workforce. BACKGROUND: Inadequate nursing care infrastructure and an oversupply of illegal immigrants, coupled with the current economic climate, favours the growth of an unofficial economy in hospital care. EVALUATION: Information gathered from literature, governmental and ministerial records, the media and the press are evaluated. KEY ISSUES: Increasing numbers of unauthorized immigrant health-care workers, facilitated by agencies, carry out undocumented private employment in hospitals for a considerably lower cost than their legal counterparts. Legal workers view their employment as being threatened and nurses have expressed concerns about quality of care and safety of patients, while at the same time health-care officials are unable to control this situation. CONCLUSIONS: It is anticipated that unless an appropriate care infrastructure is developed, this situation will persist and even escalate. The effects on patient care and the economy of the country, in general, need to be evaluated. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT: Managers ought to establish ways of improving the regulation and monitoring of illegal private duty nurses, in order to optimize the health, safety and wellbeing of patients.	en
heal.publisher	National Center for Biotechnology Information	en
heal.journalName	Journal of Nursing Management	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
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