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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...

No.	Gender	Age (years)	Marital status	Working year*	IELTS	Education	Title
N1	Female	29	Single	8	5.5	Undergraduate	Junior nurse
N2	Female	24	Single	3	6.0	Undergraduate	Junior nurse
N3	Female	37	Single	15	6.0	Postgraduate	Intermediate nurse
N4	Female	34	Married	10	7.0	Undergraduate	Intermediate nurse
N5	Male	33	Married	11	6.0	Undergraduate	Intermediate nurse
N6	Female	28	Single	5	6.0	Undergraduate	Junior nurse
N7	Female	32	Married	8	6.0	Undergraduate	Intermediate nurse
N8	Female	38	Married	17	6.0	Undergraduate	Intermediate nurse

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

Article Category: Original Article

Publicado en línea: 31 dic 2022

Páginas: 405 - 411

Recibido: 23 abr 2022

Aceptado: 28 jun 2022

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

Palabras clave
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.

Characteristics of participants (N = 8).

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

Article Category: Original Article

Publicado en línea: 31 dic 2022

Páginas: 405 - 411

Recibido: 23 abr 2022

Aceptado: 28 jun 2022

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

Palabras claveChinese 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.

Characteristics of participants (N = 8).

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

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