Challenges in Oral Communication for Internationally Educated Nurses

Journal of Transcultural Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 83-91

  Lum, Lillie ^a   Dowedoff, Penny ^b   Bradley, Pat ^a   Kerekes, Julie ^c   Valeo, Antonella ^b  

^a York University   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

English language education; Internationally educated nurses; professional communication

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION DISORDER; FOREIGN NURSE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NURSE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; HUMANS; NURSES; NURSES, INTERNATIONAL;

EID: 84919458878     PISSN: 10436596     EISSN: 15527832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043659614524792     Document Type: Article

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