Acculturation and socialization: Voices of internationally educated nurses in Ontario: Original Article

International Nursing Review

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 130-136

  Sochan, A ^b   Singh, M D ^a  

^a York University   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Credentialling; Experiences; Internationally educated nurses; Ontario

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHINA; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FOREIGN WORKER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KOREA; LICENSING; MALE; MIGRATION; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHILIPPINES; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIALIZATION; UKRAINE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ACCULTURATION; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHINA; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL, RETRAINING; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INDIA; KOREA; LICENSURE, NURSING; MALE; NARRATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ONTARIO; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PHILIPPINES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIALIZATION; UKRAINE;

EID: 34247863750     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: 14667657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2007.00564.x     Document Type: Article

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