Why do China-educated nurses emigrate? A qualitative exploration

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 53, Issue , 2016, Pages 163-172

  Zhou, Yunxian ^a   Roscigno, Cecelia ^b   Sun, Qiuhua ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG CHINESE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese nurse; Content analysis; Immigrant nurses; Motivation; Nurse emigration; Nurse migration; Qualitative research; Secondary analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CHINA; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ECONOMICS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; NURSE; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CHINA; CULTURE; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84955331246     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2015.08.008     Document Type: Article

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