The racial and gendered experiences of immigrant nurses from Kerala, India.
The purpose of this article is to describe the experience of a group of immigrant women nurses regarding their life and work in a culture other than their own. Semistructured, in-depth interviews were conducted with nurses who were born in Kerala, India, educated in India, and are actively employed as nurses in the United States. The participants told stories that were about (a) the challenges of living between two cultures and countries, (b) the racism they experience, and (c) their marginalization as female nurses of color. This study underscores the continuing inequities of our health care system. Our challenge is to establish a more just and effective environment for those who provide care as well as those who receive it.
Dicicco-Bloom
Barbara
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Department of Family Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, USA.
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