Organizational support in the recruitment and transition of overseas-qualified nurses: Lessons learnt from a study tour

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 255-261

  Ohr, Se Ok ^a   Jeong, Sarah ^b   Parker, Vicki ^c   McMillan, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Nursing workforce; Organizational support; Overseas qualified nurse; Recruitment; Transition

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CULTURAL FACTOR; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NURSE; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; TEACHER; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MENTORS; NEW SOUTH WALES; NURSES, INTERNATIONAL; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PERSONNEL SELECTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84903278550     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: 14422018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nhs.12085     Document Type: Article

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