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Internationally educated nurses’ experiences in a hospital in E ngland: an exploratory study
Author(s) -
Alexis Obrey
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of caring sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.678
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1471-6712
pISSN - 0283-9318
DOI - 10.1111/scs.12014
Subject(s) - focus group , exploratory research , phenomenology (philosophy) , nursing , qualitative research , medicine , psychology , sociology , social science , philosophy , epistemology , anthropology
Background The recruiting of internationally educated nurses ( IEN s) to work in the National Health Service ( NHS ) in the United Kingdom ( UK ) is not a new phenomenon. Such practices have its roots in the 1940s when the NHS was first incepted. Objective The aim of this study was to gain an understanding of IEN s’ experiences of working in the NHS in England. Methods Phenomenology in particular, H eidegger, was the approach adopted, and the study consisted of two phases in which twelve individuals’ interviews were conducted in phase one. The findings from this phase informed the second phase where four focus group interviews were used. The data for both phases were thematically analysed. Results Six themes emerged following data analysis, namely Leaving a familiar world, Being thrown into an unfamiliar world, Encountering marginalisation and experiencing inequalities in the world, Surviving in an everyday world, Living in an everyday world and Making a new world. Conclusion Internationally educated nurses encountered a number of challenges to their working practices in an E nglish hospital, and there is a need for both IEN s and home‐grown nurses to adapt to each other cultural differences.