Working with difference: Thematic concepts of Japanese nurses working in New Zealand
Working with difference: Thematic concepts of Japanese nurses working in New Zealand
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DOI:
10.1111/nhs.12246
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发表时间:
2016-03-01
影响因子:
2.7
通讯作者:
Inada, Kumiko
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作者:
Healee, David;Inada, Kumiko
The purpose of this study was to compare the differences experienced by Japanese nurses working in New Zealand from an organizational and personal perspective, using a qualitative approach. Interview data was analyzed using a thematic method to abstract increasing levels of themes until one main theme explained the data: finding a voice. This core theme demonstrated that Japanese nurses had to learn to accommodate difference while learning to speak up. Moreover, this needed to occur through a number of cultural filters. The principal conclusion was that migrant nurses face multiple personal and organizational challenges when working in a new environment. Finding a voice is the method in which nurses learn to communicate and work within new healthcare settings. Nurses use a number of filters to manage the transition. The host country needs to recognize these differences and accommodate them through orientation modules.