Motivations of nurses who migrate to Canada as domestic workers

International Nursing Review

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 479-486

  Salami, B ^a   Nelson, S ^b   Hawthorne, L ^c   Muntaner, C ^b   Mcgillis Hall, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Canada; Case Study; Domestic Workers; Home Care; Immigration; Internationally Educated Nurse; Live in Caregivers; Nurse Migration; Philippines; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CANADA; FEMALE; FREEDOM; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; MOTIVATION; NURSE; PHILIPPINES; PSYCHOLOGY; SAUDI ARABIA; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; CANADA; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; FREEDOM; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NURSES, INTERNATIONAL; PHILIPPINES; SAUDI ARABIA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84938841205     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: 14667657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/inr.12125     Document Type: Article

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