Understanding the recruitment and retention of overseas nurses: Realist case study research in National Health Service Hospitals in the UK

Nursing Inquiry

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 39-50

  O'Brien, Terri ^a   Ackroyd, Stephen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assimilation; Credentialism; Critical realism; Culture shock; Overseas nurse recruitment; Racism

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MANPOWER; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

CREDENTIALING; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; CULTURE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; NURSES; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PREJUDICE; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84855338641     PISSN: 13207881     EISSN: 14401800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1800.2011.00572.x     Document Type: Article

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