What are Chinese nurses’ experiences whilst working overseas? A narrative scoping review

Zhong, Yaping; McKenna, Lisa; Copnell, Beverley

doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2017.06.009

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“…Generally, a significant lack of emotional and professional education in preparing OR nurses for organ procurement surgery was identified. Consistent with previous studies (Jose, ; Zhong et al, ), some international OR nurses in this study noticed different nursing practices between different countries, but to the best of our knowledge, there is no existing literature exploring international OR nurses' different practices in organ procurement procedures; for example, postmortem set‐up, different ceremonial or religious practices, and ways to present the body. Furthermore, effective professional communication is a complex practice that requires skills to interact with each other.…”

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confidence: 88%

Lived experiences of international operating room nurses in organ procurement surgery: A phenomenological study

Gao

Plummer

McKenna

2019

Nursing & Health Sciences

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International operating room nurses come from different regions of the world with diverse social and cultural backgrounds, religions, personal beliefs, and education. They are likely to form unique attitudes toward multi‐organ procurement that potentially might affect their opinions and clinical practices. The aim of this phenomenological study was to explore the lived experiences of international operating room nurses participating in deceased organ procurement procedures in Australia. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 18 international operating room nurses. van Manen's phenomenological data analysis method was adopted to uncover and interpret meanings from these nurses' descriptions. Four essential themes emerged and evolved to signify the meanings of participants' experiences in organ procurement procedures: the surreality of death, personal and professional challenges, becoming stronger, and personal beliefs and wishes. The present study highlights the importance of cultural awareness in dealing with death, organ procurement, and interprofessional collaboration in the multi‐cultural perioperative context. It is essential to provide clinical education and support around culture and practice transition for international operating room nurses to increase and maintain their professional confidence, career satisfaction, health, and well‐being during organ procurement surgery.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 88%

Lived experiences of international operating room nurses in organ procurement surgery: A phenomenological study

Gao

Plummer

McKenna

2019

Nursing & Health Sciences

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“…Finally, the search was conducted in November 2015. In 2016 and 2017, new studies reported that the supervisor’s support is related to the vigour of migrant workers (Hoppe et al 2017 ), migrant nurses experienced work role and culture differences (Zhong et al 2017 ), and the state of qualifications was the main factor influencing mental state (Sato et al 2016 ). In several years, this systematic review will need to be updated.…”

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Stress of working abroad: a systematic review

Doki

Sasahara

Matsuzaki

2018

Int Arch Occup Environ Health

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PurposeMany companies target international markets to expand their business. Companies need to manage international teams with a wide variety of skills, knowledge and values to run their business effectively; however, there are many issues of acculturation stress. Not only business travellers and expatriates, but also immigrant workers have issues adjusting to foreign culture. The aim of the present study is to identify the stress factors affecting foreign-born workers via a systematic review.MethodsThe systematic review was conducted using PubMed, PsycINFO, Embase and Cochrane Library databases. Articles on the subject of workers living abroad, such as immigrants, expatriates and business travellers, were included. The risk of bias in the included articles was assessed using the Cochrane Collaboration’s tool for assessing risk of bias for randomised controlled trials (RCTs), RoBANS for non-RCT studies, and CASP for qualitative studies.ResultsFor the systematic review, 45 out of 14,994 articles were analysed. Six components, communication, cultural differences in the workplace, daily life, relationships with family and colleagues, financial problems and social inequality, were extracted.ConclusionForeign-born workers are suffering from acculturation and occupational stress. The results of the present study can help greatly with understanding of the stress structure of working abroad.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1007/s00420-018-1333-4) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…A quick scan of research articles published in the International Journal of Nursing Studies over the past few years demonstrates that migration of nurses is a global issue with studies of language competence (e.g. Müller 2016;Hull 2016;Clayton, Isaacs, and Ellender 2016;Rumsey et al 2016;Zhong, McKenna, and Copnell 2017) and the motivations and experiences of migrant nurses (e.g. Zhou, Roscigno, and Sun 2016;Garner, Conroy, and Bader 2015;Johnson, Green, and Maben 2014;Zhong, McKenna, and Copnell 2017) adding to a significant body of research relating to the health experiences of other migrant workers (e.g.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Müller 2016;Hull 2016;Clayton, Isaacs, and Ellender 2016;Rumsey et al 2016;Zhong, McKenna, and Copnell 2017) and the motivations and experiences of migrant nurses (e.g. Zhou, Roscigno, and Sun 2016;Garner, Conroy, and Bader 2015;Johnson, Green, and Maben 2014;Zhong, McKenna, and Copnell 2017) adding to a significant body of research relating to the health experiences of other migrant workers (e.g. Drewniak, Krones, and Wild 2017;Nortvedt et al 2016;Schwei et al 2016).…”

Section: Peter Griffiths and Ian Normanmentioning

confidence: 99%