title: Experiences of a Taiwanese nurse in the United States.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore and interpret the lived experience of a Taiwanese nurse working in a U.S. hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  Hermeneutic phenomenology was applied to obtain information through in-depth telephone interviews.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Four themes emerged from the analysis and interpretation: (a) frustration in language and communication; (b) cultural differences in patient care; (c) support from work environment; and (d) advantages of working in the U.S. nursing system. The main issue causing the participant's unhappiness was the language and communication barrier.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These findings are relevant to nurses and administrators who work with international nurses who wish to understand international nurses' frustration, needs, and work values. Appropriate support can tremendously help international nurses adjust to a foreign work environment.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Chang Gung Institute of Technology at Chiayi, Taiwan. chingyuus@gmail.com
authors.forename: Shwu-Ru
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Liou
authors.forename: Ching-Yu
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Cheng
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D005551:Foreign Professional Personnel / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000523:psychology*; D013624:Taiwan / Q000208:ethnology; D016746:Transcultural Nursing; D014481:United States