2018
DOI: 10.1111/jonm.12617
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Internationally educated nurses’ descriptions of their access to structural empowerment while working in another country's health care context

Abstract: Aim To examine internationally educated nurses’ experiences of empowerment structures using Kanter's theory of structural empowerment. Background There has been an increase in the number of nurses working in other countries worldwide and concerns have been raised regarding their working conditions. Method Semi‐structured interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of 11 internationally educated nurses. Directed content analysis was used to analyse the data and Kanter's theory of empowerment was used as a… Show more

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“…Eriksson et al [51] found that internationally trained nurses who migrated to Sweden mainly evaluated the support they received from their line managers during integration as positive [51]. However, some migrant nurses stated that the lack of supportive management and feedback created feelings of uncertainty about work efficiency and caused feelings of being take advantages of by management [51]. Another study found that migrant nurses did not know who they should ask if they had question and that they experienced a lack of support by supervisors [52].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Eriksson et al [51] found that internationally trained nurses who migrated to Sweden mainly evaluated the support they received from their line managers during integration as positive [51]. However, some migrant nurses stated that the lack of supportive management and feedback created feelings of uncertainty about work efficiency and caused feelings of being take advantages of by management [51]. Another study found that migrant nurses did not know who they should ask if they had question and that they experienced a lack of support by supervisors [52].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, this must be demarcated clearly by creativity and discretionary decision-making. Further, the social linkages and communication among the managers, peers, and associates, both within and outside the confines of the organization, are an outcome of informal power, 31,32 and this enables the advancement of opportunity, engagement to resources, sufficient information, and organizational support. 25 Overall, the findings of the study can be used to further the understanding of how demographic variables can be factored-in with the empowerment of the employees.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The data analyzed here concern areas 1 and 5. Data on IENs’ access to structural empowerment at work have already been published [ 21 ]. The interview questions included: What introductory program did you received to adapt your working methods to a Swedish context?…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Once licensed to work in their profession, IENs and IMGs encounter many challenges when starting to work in the new country. Previous literature from the US, Canada, Australia and the UK – the major recipient countries – has described the challenges for IENs and IMGs and focused on the need to learn and communicate in a new language [ 8 , 10 – 17 ], the challenge of the physician-patient relationship [ 18 , 19 ], the nurse-patient relationship [ 20 ], adjusting to a new healthcare system [ 8 , 14 , 18 ], adjusting to more independence, assuming a leadership role [ 8 , 11 , 15 , 18 , 21 ] and handling newer technologies [ 10 ].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%