title: The experience of China-educated nurses working in Australia: a symbolic interactionist perspective.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Transnational nurse migration is a growing phenomenon. This study explored the experiences of China-educated nurses working in Australia.
  
  
  METHODS
  Using a constructivist grounded theory method, 46 in-depth interviews were conducted with 28 China-educated nurses in two major cities in Australia.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The core category emerged was "reconciling different realities". Three phases of reconciling were conceptualised: realising, struggling, and reflecting. Realising refers to an awareness of the discrepancies between different realities. Struggling reflects the dilemma of the "middle position" and how being situated as "the other" is experienced. Reflecting is the process of making sense of the experience and rationalising the gains and losses associated with immigration.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study produced a theoretical understanding of the experience of China-educated nurses working in Australia. The findings not only inform Chinese nurses who wish to migrate but contribute to the implementation of more effective support services for immigrant nurses.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Yunxian
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia; D002681:China; D004506:Education, Nursing; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D014937:Work / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult