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<bold>Objective:</bold> To explore experiences of Chinese nurses who study for Master of Science in Professional Practice (health care) in the United Kingdom.
<bold>Methods:</bold> A qualitative approach was applied, consisting of semi-structured telephone interviews (<italic>n</italic> = 8). The Colaizzi seven-step framework analysis method was used to extract themes.
<bold>Results:</bold> The themes that emerged are as follows: (1) gains from studying overseas, (2) difficulties during studying, and (3) impacts of learning experience on work. The gains for nurses studying overseas include the improvement of scientific research capabilities, reconstruction of critical thinking, and development of reflection ability. Difficulties while studying mainly include language barrier, strict assessment, and boring life.
<bold>Conclusions:</bold> The education of nursing postgraduate attaches importance to the cultivation of thinking. Nurses are very interested in nursing research including qualitative and quantitative methods. Nurses encountered language barriers in their study and life even though they knew a certain level of English.
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Objective: To explore experiences of Chinese nurses who study for Master of Science in Professional Practice (health care) in the United Kingdom.
Methods: A qualitative approach was applied, consisting of semi-structured telephone interviews (n = 8). The Colaizzi seven-step framework analysis method was used to extract themes.
Results: The themes that emerged are as follows: (1) gains from studying overseas, (2) difficulties during studying, and (3) impacts of learning experience on work. The gains for nurses studying overseas include the improvement of scientific research capabilities, reconstruction of critical thinking, and development of reflection ability. Difficulties while studying mainly include language barrier, strict assessment, and boring life.
Conclusions: The education of nursing postgraduate attaches importance to the cultivation of thinking. Nurses are very interested in nursing research including qualitative and quantitative methods. Nurses encountered language barriers in their study and life even though they knew a certain level of English.

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Experiences of Chinese nurses studying for master’s degree in the UK: a qualitative study

Objective: To explore experiences of Chinese nurses who study for Master of Science in Professional Practice (health care) in the United Kingdom.
Methods: A...

Experiences of Chinese nurses studying for master’s degree in the UK: a qualitative study^†

Article Category: Original Article

Published Online: Dec 31, 2022

Page range: 405 - 411

Received: Apr 23, 2022

Accepted: Jun 28, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2022-0051

Keywords
Chinese nurse, experience, graduate students of nursing, nursing education, qualitative study, study abroad

© 2022 Juan-Juan Ma et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Experiences of Chinese nurses studying for master’s degree in the UK: a qualitative study†

Article Category: Original Article

Published Online: Dec 31, 2022

Page range: 405 - 411

Received: Apr 23, 2022

Accepted: Jun 28, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2022-0051

KeywordsChinese nurse, experience, graduate students of nursing, nursing education, qualitative study, study abroad

© 2022 Juan-Juan Ma et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Experiences of Chinese nurses studying for master’s degree in the UK: a qualitative study^†

Keywords
Chinese nurse, experience, graduate students of nursing, nursing education, qualitative study, study abroad