The experiences of internationally educated nurses in the southeastern United States of America

International Nursing Review

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 397-404

  Wheeler, R M ^a   Foster, J W ^a   Hepburn, K W ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers; Internationally educated nurses; Nursing workforce; Qualitative research; US migration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARRIERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOREIGN WORKER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERNATIONALLY EDUCATED NURSES; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING STAFF; NURSING WORKFORCE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED STATES; US MIGRATION;

BARRIERS; INTERNATIONALLY EDUCATED NURSES; NURSING WORKFORCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; US MIGRATION;

ACCULTURATION; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES;

EID: 84882571800     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: 14667657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/inr.12023     Document Type: Article

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