An overview of nursing in Saudi Arabia

Mansour Saleh AIYami, Roger Watson

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    Abstract

    Achieving and maintaining a stable nursing workforce is an important issue for the well-being of the rapidly growing population of Saudi Arabia. However, high turnover of expatriate staff and low recruitment of Saudi nationals have led to a serious staff shortage in the professions, particularly of well-qualified and experienced nurses. Nursing leaders need to work to improve the image of nurses and facilitate the recruitment of women into the nursing profession. Reduced working hours and part-time contracts with increased salaries and benefits could attract more young women to the profession, as might the provision of facilities such as private transportation and on-site childcare. Furthermore, establishing a national association for nurses would advance the nursing profession and help to ensure that all nurses undertake fully comprehensive training before entering the workforce.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)10-12
    Number of pages3
    JournalJournal of Health Specialties
    Volume2
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2014

    Keywords

    • nursing
    • retention
    • recruitment
    • Saudi Arabia

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