A suitable job?: A qualitative study of becoming a nurse in the context of a globalizing profession in India

Abstract

The possibility of migration has facilitated collective social mobility for Indian nurses. Migration possibilities were important not only for those who migrate, but for improving the status of nursing in general in India, making it a more attractive career option for a growing range of recruits.

Highly skilled migration between the Global North and South: gender, life courses and institutions

“…The class and ethnic differences are much wider in countries with strong social and religious hierarchies (Johnson et al 2014;Rutten and Verstappen 2014). Being in the upper echelons of the social hierarchy would mean that they have had the privilege of better education and a more luxurious lifestyle.…”

Perceived Rewards of Nursing Among Christian Nursing Students in Bangalore, India

“…(p. 753). While nursing has gained much respect in Western cultures through the years, the profession continues to struggle for recognition in Indian society (Johnson et al 2014;Evans, 2013). However, the Christian nurses in this sample population acknowledged the intrinsic characteristics exemplifying nobility, which contributed to the thematic interpretation by researchers of this subcategory as an intrinsic reward.…”

“…New findings associated with this study that add to the scientific body of nursing knowledge include some of the intrinsic rewards of nursing perceived by this student nurse sample population in Bangalore, India, specifically the subcategories of blessings, holistic care, and lighting the lives of others. In addition, participants highly valued the quality of the education they received in this long-standing Indian mission-based nursing school as a lifelong benefit, whereas many new schools of nursing have sprung up to meet the global export market and some have been criticized for their lack of rigor and poor professional standards (Johnson et al 2014). Opportunities for future continued education as a perceived lifelong benefit of nursing in India are also consistent with Johnson et al (2014) results that postgraduate skills and continued professional development, particularly obtained with migration, are valued and are uplifting the status of nursing in India.…”

“…Walton-Roberts (2012) contended the pollution stigma associated with nursing is disappearing. In a study of 56 nurses with a variety of religious backgrounds from Bangalore, India, nursing was again perceived as becoming a more attractive position, transcending social hierarchies because of the global opportunities for migration (Johnson et al 2014). Christian nurses have held a strong influence on nursing in India (Evans 2013).…”

Smart phone accessibility and mHealth use in a limited resource setting

“…Mobile phone accessibility has increased globally in recent years including in many low and middle-income countries (LMICs) where mobile infrastructure has surpassed roadway and electrical infrastructure (Sondaal et al, 2016;WHO, 2011). However, the use of smart phones to address health priorities remains limited in some LMICs, including India (Sondaal et al, 2016;WHO, 2011) an emerging technological powerhouse in today's global society (Johnson, Green, & Maben, 2014) and the setting for this study.…”