Nursing Practice in Tucumán, Argentina as seen by an American Nursing Student

Authors

Heather Merie Buzbee, Brigham Young University
Catherine Coverston, Brigham Young University

Keywords

nursing practice, Argentina, nursing shortage

College

Nursing

Abstract

Nurses form the backbone of healthcare systems around the globe. Unfortunately, throughout the world there is a nursing shortage (WHO, 2004). Argentina, like many other nations throughout the world, is a country struggling with the current shortage. The most recent statistics show that in Argentina there is one nurse to every 1851.9 people (PAHO, 1998). In comparison, in the United States, where the nursing shortage is often in the news, the nurse to population ratio is 1 to 102.9, meaning that there are proportionally nearly eighteen times more nurses in the U.S. as in Argentina (WHO 2004).

Recommended Citation

Buzbee, Heather Merie and Coverston, Catherine (2013) "Nursing Practice in Tucumán, Argentina as seen by an American Nursing Student," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 1625.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/1625