Downward occupational mobility of baccalaureate-prepared, internationally educated nurses to licensed practical nurses
| Autor: | Salima Meherali, Christine L. Covell, Bukola Salami |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Canada
education Population Licensed Practical Nurse Ambivalence Nurse's Role 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Nursing Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Personnel Selection Qualitative Research General Nursing education.field_of_study 030504 nursing Deskilling business.industry Licensed Practical Nurses Emigration and Immigration Social mobility Career Mobility Work (electrical) Workforce Nurses International Clinical Competence 0305 other medical science business Qualitative research |
| Zdroj: | International Nursing Review. 65:173-181 |
| ISSN: | 0020-8132 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/inr.12400 |
| Popis: | Aim This study explored the experience of baccalaureate-prepared, internationally educated nurses who work as licensed practical nurses in Canada. Background/Introduction Internationally educated nurses experience several barriers to workforce integration on arrival in destination countries. Given these barriers, evidence suggests that internationally educated nurses sometimes experience downward occupational mobility and deskilling in destination countries. Some baccalaureate-prepared, internationally educated nurses work as licensed practical nurses in destination countries, but there is minimal research on this population. Methods We used an exploratory transnational feminist qualitative research design. Following ethics approval, a total of 14 baccalaureate-prepared, internationally educated nurses who currently or recently worked as practical nurses in Canada were interviewed for the study. Data were thematically analysed with the aide of NVivo 11 data software. Results Our results revealed four key themes related to the experiences of this group of nurses: they migrate to Canada with hope for a better personal and professional life; they experience barriers to workforce integration as registered nurses and discover an easier path in the licensed practical nurse registration process; they experience deskilling and ambivalent skill recognition; and they feel dissatisfied as a licensed practical nurse in Canada. Discussion/Conclusion There is a need for policy to support the upward mobility of baccalaureate-prepared, internationally educated nurses who work as practical nurses. Implications for Nursing Policy Implications for policymakers include the need to address the barriers to becoming registered nurses, including application processing times and lack of adequate access to educational programmes. |
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