Onboarding guidelines for Internationally Educated Nurses in the Nordic Countries: a Scoping Review
Husted, Erik-Kristian (2024)
2024
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The law of supply and demand for nurses is highly unbalanced, therefore many Western countries have responded to their nursing shortages by recruiting internationally educated nurses (IENs). Nevertheless, recruitment of IENs is not an easy task, and is more complex than recruitment of nurses locally. Screening, recruitment, and onboarding practices should be sensitive and designed to meet the needs of the IEN. There is a vast number of research studies that have identified recommended areas for onboarding of IENs globally. In the Nordic countries, Sweden and Finland are front-runners in research in identifying onboarding recommendations for successful integrations into the local nursing workforce.
Aim: The aim of this research study is to explore the current research with guidelines for onboarding internationally educated nurses (IEN) in the Nordic countries, as well as recommend onboarding guidelines for the Nordic countries based on international onboarding guidelines.
Methods: The scoping review included 7 articles in this study (n=1 qualitative discourse analysis, n=4 qualitative interview studies, n=1 longitudinal mixed methods study, n=1 cross – sectional study). Covidence was used as an online platform tool to facilitate the process of the review.
Results: The review yielded 8 different themes, functioning as recommendations for onboarding guidelines, strategies or policies: language training in an educational institute and during clinical training, informing employees, mentors/preceptors, and staff on onboarding procedures for IENs, tailored support on supplementary classroom/clinical training in the bridging program, accessible and updated information about the qualification pathway for IENs, cooperation between educational institute and employing healthcare institute for the onboarding program for IENs, establishment of a qualification pathway for IENs, establishment of a bridging program, and an onboarding program focusing on social and welfare benefits.
Conclusion: The scoping review conducted revealed a combination of themes in the recommendations for onboarding guidelines, strategies or policies. The thematic recommendations are to be addressed at: 1.) a policymaker level, 2.) interorganizational level such as between nursing unions, educational and healthcare institutes, and 3.) an organizational level.
Aim: The aim of this research study is to explore the current research with guidelines for onboarding internationally educated nurses (IEN) in the Nordic countries, as well as recommend onboarding guidelines for the Nordic countries based on international onboarding guidelines.
Methods: The scoping review included 7 articles in this study (n=1 qualitative discourse analysis, n=4 qualitative interview studies, n=1 longitudinal mixed methods study, n=1 cross – sectional study). Covidence was used as an online platform tool to facilitate the process of the review.
Results: The review yielded 8 different themes, functioning as recommendations for onboarding guidelines, strategies or policies: language training in an educational institute and during clinical training, informing employees, mentors/preceptors, and staff on onboarding procedures for IENs, tailored support on supplementary classroom/clinical training in the bridging program, accessible and updated information about the qualification pathway for IENs, cooperation between educational institute and employing healthcare institute for the onboarding program for IENs, establishment of a qualification pathway for IENs, establishment of a bridging program, and an onboarding program focusing on social and welfare benefits.
Conclusion: The scoping review conducted revealed a combination of themes in the recommendations for onboarding guidelines, strategies or policies. The thematic recommendations are to be addressed at: 1.) a policymaker level, 2.) interorganizational level such as between nursing unions, educational and healthcare institutes, and 3.) an organizational level.