A literature review of research exploring the experiences of overseas nurses in the United Kingdom (2002–2017)
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26 mars 2018
À propos de cet article
Catégorie d'article: Review article
Publié en ligne: 26 mars 2018
Pages: 17 - 30
Reçu: 18 juil. 2017
Accepté: 25 août 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/fon-2018-0003
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Inclusion and exclusion criteria
a) Inclusion criteria | b) Exclusion criteria |
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Articles published in English | Articles in another language |
Articles published within the past 15 years. | Articles on overseas nurses who work in countries other than the UK |
Peer-reviewed journals | Articles focused on home nurses and overseas student nurses working in the UK |
Articles focused on all overseas nurses in the UK (including minority ethnic nurses, black nurses, Asian nurses, registered overseas nurses, and refresher overseas nurses) | Unpublished articles |
Summarized findings of the 8 selected articles
Challenges | Support | ||||||
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Authors | Cultural differences | Communication issues | Gender | Unequal treatment | De-skilling | Formal | Informal |
Alexis & Vydelingum, 2005 | √ | √ | |||||
Alexis, 2013 | √ | √ | √ | √ | |||
Henry, 2007 | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | ||
Matiti and Taylor, 2005 | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | ||
Taylor, 2005 | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | |
Alexis and Shillingford, 2011 | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | ||
Alexis, 2015 | √ | √ | |||||
Winkelmann-Gleed & Seeley, 2005 | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
Data extracted from the 8 selected articles
Author | Research focus | Location | Numbers of Samples | Quantitative | Qualitative | Study design |
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Alexis & Vydelingum, 200422 | Experiences of black and minority ethnic overseas nurses | NHS | 12 | √ | Interviews | |
Alexis, 201323 | Experiences of internationally educated nurses | England | 35 | √ | Interviews, focus group | |
Henry, 200724 | Overseas-trained nurses’ experiences of career progression | NHS | 20 | √ | Interviews, field work | |
Matiti and Taylor, 200515 | Cultural backgrounds of internationally recruited nurses affect their adjustment process; identifying support mechanisms | UK | 12 | √ | Interviews | |
Taylor, 200525 | Experiences of nurses who have trained overseas | UK | 11 | √ | Focus group | |
Alexis and Shillingford, 201126 | The perceptions and work experiences of internationally recruited neonatal nurses | NHS | 13 | √ | Interviews | |
Alexis, 201527 | Internationally recruited nurses perceive discrimination and support in the workplace | NHS | 188 | √ | Questionnaire | |
Winkelmann-Gleed & of Seeley, 200528 | Experiences of recently internationally qualified migrant nurses to Britain | London | 22 | √ | √ | Survey interviews |