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Working with difference: Thematic concepts of Japanese nurses working in New Zealand

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  • David Healee
  • Kumiko Inada

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The purpose of this study was to compare the differences experienced by Japanese nurses working in New Zealand from an organizational and personal perspective, using a qualitative approach. Interview data was analyzed using a thematic method to abstract increasing levels of themes until one main theme explained the data: finding a voice. This core theme demonstrated that Japanese nurses had to learn to accommodate difference while learning to speak up. Moreover, this needed to occur through a number of cultural filters. The principal conclusion was that migrant nurses face multiple personal and organizational challenges when working in a new environment. Finding a voice is the method in which nurses learn to communicate and work within new healthcare settings. Nurses use a number of filters to manage the transition. The host country needs to recognize these differences and accommodate them through orientation modules.

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  • David Healee & Kumiko Inada, 2016. "Working with difference: Thematic concepts of Japanese nurses working in New Zealand," Nursing & Health Sciences, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 18(1), pages 91-96, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:nuhsci:v:18:y:2016:i:1:p:91-96
    DOI: 10.1111/nhs.12246
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