Overcoming strangeness and communication barriers: a phenomenological study of becoming a foreign nurse
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ftlandspitaliuni:oai:www.hirsla.lsh.is:2336/3030 2023-05-15T16:48:32+02:00 Overcoming strangeness and communication barriers: a phenomenological study of becoming a foreign nurse Magnusdottir, H 2005-12-01 YES http://hdl.handle.net/2336/3030 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1466-7657.2005.00421.x en eng Blackwell Publishing http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1466-7657.2005.00421.x Int Nurs Rev. 2005, 52(4):263-9 0020-8132 16238722 doi:10.1111/j.1466-7657.2005.00421.x http://hdl.handle.net/2336/3030 International nursing review Foreign Professional Personnel Adaptation Psychological Attitude of Health Personnel Acculturation Nursing Staff Hospital Burnout Professional Communication Barriers Friends Health Facility Environment Interprofessional Relations Nursing Methodology Research Organizational Culture Self Concept Workplace Social Support Social Isolation Social Distance Semantics Questionnaires Adult Female Middle Aged Humans Iceland Article 2005 ftlandspitaliuni https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1466-7657.2005.00421.x 2022-05-29T08:20:51Z To access publisher full text version of this article. Please click on the hyperlink in Additional Links field BACKGROUND: This paper presents a study that explored the lived experience of foreign nurses working at hospitals in Iceland. AIM: The aim was to generate an understanding of this experience both for local and international purposes. METHOD: The methodology that guided the study was the Vancouver school of doing phenomenology. Sampling was purposeful and consisted of 11 registered nurse from seven countries. The data were collected in dialogues; the analyses were thematic. FINDINGS: The findings are presented in five main themes that describe the essence of the experience with the overall theme of 'Growing through experiencing strangeness and communication barriers'. The first theme portrays how the nurses met and tackled the multiple initial challenges. One of the challenges, described in the second theme, was becoming outsiders and needing to be let in. The third theme explores the language barrier the nurses encountered and the fourth theme the different work culture. The fifth then illuminates how the nurses finally overcame these challenges and won through. CONCLUSION: The findings and their international context suggest the importance of language for personal and professional well-being and how language and culture are inseparable entities. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Hirsla - Landspítali University Hospital research archive International Nursing Review 52 4 263 269 |
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To access publisher full text version of this article. Please click on the hyperlink in Additional Links field BACKGROUND: This paper presents a study that explored the lived experience of foreign nurses working at hospitals in Iceland. AIM: The aim was to generate an understanding of this experience both for local and international purposes. METHOD: The methodology that guided the study was the Vancouver school of doing phenomenology. Sampling was purposeful and consisted of 11 registered nurse from seven countries. The data were collected in dialogues; the analyses were thematic. FINDINGS: The findings are presented in five main themes that describe the essence of the experience with the overall theme of 'Growing through experiencing strangeness and communication barriers'. The first theme portrays how the nurses met and tackled the multiple initial challenges. One of the challenges, described in the second theme, was becoming outsiders and needing to be let in. The third theme explores the language barrier the nurses encountered and the fourth theme the different work culture. The fifth then illuminates how the nurses finally overcame these challenges and won through. CONCLUSION: The findings and their international context suggest the importance of language for personal and professional well-being and how language and culture are inseparable entities. |
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