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A literature review of research exploring the experiences of overseas nurses in the United Kingdom (2002–2017) Cover

A literature review of research exploring the experiences of overseas nurses in the United Kingdom (2002–2017)

Frontiers of Nursing
Volume 5 (2018): Issue 1 (March 2018)
By: Yi-Qing Lin,  Yun Ding and  Jiong-Yan Li  
Open Access
|Mar 2018

Figures & Tables

Figure 1

Foreign nurses working in the UK. Source: Nursing and Midwifery Council – Title: Recruiting foreign nurses is “frustrating and expensive”
Foreign nurses working in the UK. Source: Nursing and Midwifery Council – Title: Recruiting foreign nurses is “frustrating and expensive”

Figure 2

Proportion of foreign nurses in the UK. Source: Nursing and Midwifery Council – Title: Migrant salary rules may cost the NHS nurse jobs, the union warns
Proportion of foreign nurses in the UK. Source: Nursing and Midwifery Council – Title: Migrant salary rules may cost the NHS nurse jobs, the union warns

Figure 3

A detailed flow chart of the search process
A detailed flow chart of the search process

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

a) Inclusion criteriab) Exclusion criteria
Articles published in EnglishArticles in another language
Articles published within the past 15 years.Articles on overseas nurses who work in countries other than the UK
Peer-reviewed journalsArticles 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minority ethnic nurses, black nurses, Asian nurses, registered overseas nurses, and refresher overseas nurses)Unpublished articlesArticles published prior to 2002Overseas nurses’ former experiences before arriving in the UK

Summarized findings of the 8 selected articles

ChallengesSupport
AuthorsCultural differencesCommunication issuesGenderUnequal treatmentDe-skillingFormalInformal
Alexis & Vydelingum, 200522√√
Alexis, 201323√√√√
Henry, 200724√√√√√
Matiti and Taylor, 200515√√√√√
Taylor, 200525√√√√√√
Alexis and Shillingford, 201126√√√√√
Alexis, 201527√√
Winkelmann-Gleed & Seeley, 200528√√√√√

Data extracted from the 8 selected articles

AuthorResearch focusLocationNumbers of SamplesQuantitativeQualitativeStudy design
Alexis & Vydelingum, 200422Experiences of black and minority ethnic overseas nursesNHS12√Interviews
Alexis, 201323Experiences of internationally educated nursesEngland35√Interviews, focus group
Henry, 200724Overseas-trained nurses’ experiences of career progressionNHS20√Interviews, field work
Matiti and Taylor, 200515Cultural backgrounds of internationally recruited nurses affect their adjustment process; identifying support mechanismsUK12√Interviews
Taylor, 200525Experiences of nurses who have trained overseasUK11√Focus group
Alexis and Shillingford, 201126The perceptions and work experiences of internationally recruited neonatal nursesNHS13√Interviews
Alexis, 201527Internationally recruited nurses perceive discrimination and support in the workplaceNHS188√Questionnaire
Winkelmann-Gleed & of Seeley, 200528Experiences of recently internationally qualified migrant nurses to BritainLondon22√√Survey interviews
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/fon-2018-0003 | Journal eISSN: 2544-8994 | Journal ISSN: 2097-5368
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Language: English
Page range: 17 - 30
Submitted on: Jul 18, 2017
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Accepted on: Aug 25, 2017
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Published on: Mar 26, 2018
Published by: Shanxi Medical Periodical Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
overseas nurses,
work experiences,
challenges,
supports,
cultural differences,
communication issues,
de-skilling,
unequal opportunities
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Assistive professions, nursing

© 2018 Yi-Qing Lin, Yun Ding, Jiong-Yan Li, published by Shanxi Medical Periodical Press
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