 Motivation, Education, and Expectations: Experiences of Philippine Immigrant NursesKari Dahl, Ann Kristin Bjørnnes, Vibeke Lohne and Line Nortvedt SAGE Open, 2021, vol. 11, issue 2, 21582440211016554 Abstract: Globally, Philippine-educated nurses have made vital contributions to health care; however, there is a lack of in-depth knowledge about emigrating nurses’ initial motives to become nurses, their educational experience and their transition in the host country’s health care context. This research aimed to explore Philippine-educated nurses’ educational experience in their home country and their expectations of competence in Norway. The study utilized an explorative design consisting of qualitative interviews with 10 Filipino nurses. A hermeneutic approach was used to analyze and interpret the empirical material. The findings and interpretations underline that Philippine-educated nurses mainly are externally motivated; their educational program is very demanding, but their level of competence does not meet the competence expected in the host country. Although these nurses lack training in elderly care, the Philippine nursing curriculum emphasizes patient care and mastery of basic nursing skills, which are qualities that should be valued and utilized in host countries. Keywords: nursing education; migration; the Philippines; international educated nurses (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:sae:sagope:v:11:y:2021:i:2:p:21582440211016554 DOI: 10.1177/21582440211016554 Access Statistics for this article More articles in SAGE Open |
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