From language classroom to clinical context: The role of language and culture in communication for nurses using English as a second language. A thematic analysis

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1120-1128

  O'Neill, Fiona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Communication; Competency; Cultural identity; Internationally educated nurse; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHINA; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERVIEW; LANGUAGE; NEPAL; NURSE;

CHINA; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LANGUAGE; NEPAL; NURSES; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 80052033362     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2011.02.008     Document Type: Article

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