Which of the following contributes to the critical shortage of nurses in low-resource countries? Select all that apply
A) Challenges related to HIV/AIDS
B) High-stress work environments
C) Gender-based discrimination and violence
D) International migration of nurses
E) High infant and maternal mortality rates
Ans: A, B, C, D
Factors that contribute to the shortage in low-resource countries include challenges related to HIV/AIDS, high-stress work environments, gender-based discrimination and violence, and international migration of nurses. Many high-resource countries, faced with their own nursing shortages, contribute to this problem by recruiting nurses from lower-resource countries, further compounding the problem. Although many low-resource countries have high infant and maternal mortality rates, this is an outcome of the nursing shortage rather than a cause.
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