Demands of immigration among Chinese immigrant nurses

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 443-453

  Ma, Amy X ^a   Quinn Griffin, Mary T ^b   Capitulo, Katie L ^b,c,d   Fitzpatrick, Joyce J ^b  

^a LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CEO Transcultural Nursing Leadership Institute   (China)

^d WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese nurses; Foreign nurses; Immigrant nurses; Immigration demand

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; NURSE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHINA; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956851252     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2010.01868.x     Document Type: Article

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