Workplace practices with mental health implications impacting on recruitment and retention of overseas nurses in the context of nursing shortages.
In response to nursing workforce shortages, health agencies in Australia and elsewhere have sought to meet the demand for nursing services by recruiting nurses internationally. While there is a major focus on recruitment, little attention is given to factors that could enhance retention of overseas qualified nurses. There are a host of factors reported in the literature that impact upon retention of overseas nurses in the workforce, including: impact of re-settlement experiences in the new country; discriminatory practices in accessing employment and negative experiences in the work place. For the benefit of long term retention of overseas nurse graduates in the workforce in Australia and globally, these experiences are major issues needing urgent attention. This discussion paper reviews the literature to explore the impact of aggression and discriminatory practices in nursing as evidence for nurses leaving the profession, and discusses the mental health implications and consequences of such practices relating to overseas nurse graduates.
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Akram
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School of Nursing, Family & Community Nursing, University of Western Sydney - Parramatta Campus, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.
D000069:Acculturation; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology; D001315:Australia; D004641:Emigration and Immigration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005551:Foreign Professional Personnel / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000523:psychology / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010563:Personnel Turnover / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016746:Transcultural Nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data