新作坊

Engaging with a new reality: experiences of overseas minority ethnic nurses in the NHS

摘要：

Following thematic analysis, the findings revealed six themes such as, the devaluation process, concept of self-blame, discrimination/lack of equal opportunity, concept of invisibility, experiencing fear and benefits of being here. Several overseas nurses felt devalued and indicated that white UK nurses appeared to have placed little trust in them. They stated that both discrimination and lack of equal opportunity were present in the workplace and they also revealed that some white UK nurses were sometimes abusive. As a result they tolerated such behaviour for fear of being thrown out with their families. Despite such negative experiences participants indicated that the experiences gained whilst working in the NHS were useful.