Adaptability of International nursing graduates to Finnish working culture in Jyvaskyla
Muraya, Michael; Mwangi, Marian; Sande, Dinda (2014)
Jyväskylän ammattikorkeakoulu
2014
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http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2014112516734
http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2014112516734
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to provide information that could be useful in the integration of foreign nursing graduates into the Finnish working life. The aim was to find out how the foreign nursing graduates working in Jyvaskyla are adapting to the Finnish working culture.
A qualitative research method was applied to this study with semi-structured interviews as the main tool of data collection. The participants of the interviews were composed of foreign nursing graduates that were currently working in Finnish healthcare facilities precisely in Jyväskylä and had at least one year’s work experience. A conventional content analysis of the data was applied to this research.
The study showed that despite adapting well, the adaptation took time and the foreign nurses faced some challenges during the whole process. Primarily, the integral parts that played a role in the whole adaptation process included language, workload, work frame and work routines, job satisfaction and recognition. Furthermore, the Finnish work culture, integration to working life and some coping strategies applied by the nurses during the adaptation process also seemed to have a role. Based on the results above it was clear that more strategies would have to be established by the higher institutions of training and the work environments to assist the foreign nurses adapt better into work life in order to ensure that quality and effective care is provided
The purpose of this study was to provide information that could be useful in the integration of foreign nursing graduates into the Finnish working life. The aim was to find out how the foreign nursing graduates working in Jyvaskyla are adapting to the Finnish working culture.
A qualitative research method was applied to this study with semi-structured interviews as the main tool of data collection. The participants of the interviews were composed of foreign nursing graduates that were currently working in Finnish healthcare facilities precisely in Jyväskylä and had at least one year’s work experience. A conventional content analysis of the data was applied to this research.
The study showed that despite adapting well, the adaptation took time and the foreign nurses faced some challenges during the whole process. Primarily, the integral parts that played a role in the whole adaptation process included language, workload, work frame and work routines, job satisfaction and recognition. Furthermore, the Finnish work culture, integration to working life and some coping strategies applied by the nurses during the adaptation process also seemed to have a role. Based on the results above it was clear that more strategies would have to be established by the higher institutions of training and the work environments to assist the foreign nurses adapt better into work life in order to ensure that quality and effective care is provided