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Nurse Migration to CanadaPathways and Pitfalls of Workforce IntegrationNursing Health Services Research Unit, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada
Nursing Health Services Research Unit, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada
École de Science Infirmière, Université de Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
Population Health Intervention Research Centre, University of Calgary Many internationally educated nurses (IENs) find it difficult to reinstate themselves in their profession after migration. This article explores factors contributing to the success and failure of IENs to reestablish professional careers. The article discusses a study involving 39 IENs in 5 focus groups and 10 interviews. In all, 29 interviews are held with other stakeholders. IENs encounter obstacles at each stage of the migration process. New strategies are required to assist IENs to reenter the workforce. Given the consistent predictions of an extreme nurse shortage, it is important that the brain waste of immigrant nurses be minimized.
Key Words: Canada migration nurses professional Ontario workforce assimilation
This version was published on April
1, 2009 Journal of Transcultural Nursing, Vol. 20, No. 2,
202-210 (2009) |
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