Experiences of nurse educators of international nursing students : an interpretive description study
department or school: Health and Social Development, Faculty of (Okanagan)
department or school: Nursing, School of (Okanagan)
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCO
creator: Crockford, Gail
issued: 2021-06-17T19:15:43Z
issued: 2021
related degree: Master of Science in Nursing - MSN
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: Background: Nurses are increasingly migrating to Canada for higher wages and better working conditions that exist in their own home countries. With this increase, higher education institutions across Canada have adopted education programs to facilitate the migration process for internationally educated nurses (IENs). However, nurse educators are challenged with teaching students of different cultural backgrounds and learning needs. Research Design: This qualitative study aimed to gather information on nurse educators' experiences who have taught international nursing students (INS) to improve teaching and learning practices. Semi-structured interviews of INS nurse educators were conducted at a rural Canadian college that adopted a program to support international nurses to gain a nurse specialty. An Interpretive Description methodological approach was used to examine and apply the data to ensure the findings applied to the nursing discipline. Findings: Four thematic statements were constructed from these interviews: learning the learner, experiencing moral uncertainty in my role, inviting reciprocal relationships, and finding our way. Described in these themes were: the experiences of participants as they were trying to understand who their new learner was and how to effectively teach them when confronted with issues related to cultural safety; the uncertainties participants had about integrating INS into the school, community and workplace; the benefits experienced by educators by becoming better global citizens through the cultural knowledge gained and relationships they built with their INS; and the nurse educators’ determination and dedication to the program, students, and themselves. Discussion: This study's findings indicate that INS nurse educators at a Canadian college felt unprepared to teach INS. They experienced moral uncertainty in witnessing equity issues faced by INS, such as inadequate academic and psychosocial supports, discrimination, and de-skillin…
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note: EXPERIENCES OF NURSE EDUCATORS OF INTERNATIONAL NURSING STUDENTS: AN INTERPRETIVE DESCRIPTION STUDY by Gail Crockford BS in Biology, Eastern Washington University, 2000 BAE, Eastern Washington University School of Education, 2002 BSN, University of Alberta School of Nursing, 2006 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE in THE COLLEGE OF GRADUATE STUDIES (Nursing) THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Okanagan) June 2021 © Gail Crockford, 2021 ii The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the College of Graduate Studies for acceptance, a thesis/dissertation entitled: Experiences of Nurse Educators of International Nursing Students: An Interpretive Description Study submitted by Gail Crockford in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Science in Nursing. Dr. Barb Pesut, Faculty of Health and Social Development Supervisor Dr. Katrina Plamondon, Faculty of Health and Social Development Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Randy Janzen, Faculty of Health and Human Services, Selkirk College Supervisory Committee Member Marie Tarrant, School of Nursing University Examiner Barbara Astle, School of Nursing, Trinity Western University External Examiner iii Abstract Background: Nurses are increasingly migrating to Canada for higher wages and better working conditions that exist in their own home countries. With this increase, higher education institutions across Canada have adopted education programs to facilitate the migration process for internationally educated nurses (IENs). However, nurse educators are challenged with teaching students of different cultural backgrounds and learning needs. Research Design: This qualitative study aimed to gather information on nurse educators' experiences who have taught international nursing students (INS) to improve teaching and learning practices. Semi-structured interviews of INS nurse educators were conducted at a rural Canadian…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2021-09
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0398441
language: eng
degree discipline: Nursing
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Graduate
contributor: Pesut, Barbara
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/78714