Internationally recruited neonatal nurses' experiences in the National Health Service in London

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 419-425

  Alexis, Obrey ^a   Shillingford, Adeline ^b  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN CHARLOTTE S AND CHELSEA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethnic minority; Internationally recruited neonatal nurses; Migrant workers; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ENGLAND; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FOREIGN NURSE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JAMAICA; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEONATAL NURSE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHILIPPINES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; JAMAICA; LONDON; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NURSES, INTERNATIONAL; NURSES, NEONATAL; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PHILIPPINES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84938198136     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijn.12284     Document Type: Article

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