“…A study by Johnson, Green, and Maben () identifies that until recently nursing in India was a low status, menial, stigmatised job, as many aspects of the work contravene notions of purity and the traditional role of women, such as working outside of the home and engaging with strangers’ bodily fluids. Due to migration opportunities, nursing has become a more valued profession (Timmons, Evans, & Nair, ). Nurses from both the Philippines and India have identified that the high comparative status of New Zealand nurses, including the educational and advanced practice opportunities, was an influential factor in migration (Mowat & Harr, ).…”