title: Migration Experiences of Foreign Educated Nurses: A Systematic Review of the Literature.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Global nurse migration has a recognized impact on host and source countries, but the lived experience of foreign educated nurses is an important aspect of the success of this migration. A systematic review of the literature was conducted to understand the lived migration and acculturation experiences of foreign educated nurses.
  
  
  METHODS
  A systematic review of the literature, based on Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, was conducted. Primary research articles or secondary analyses were selected based on keyword and citation-based searches (n = 44).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Nurses' experiences included migration and licensing barriers, difficulty with communication, racism and discrimination, skill underutilization, acculturation, and the role of the family.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Barriers encountered in host countries may impede acculturation and successful nursing practice, resulting in circular migration and poor patient safety outcomes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Social support systems and cultural orientation programs can mitigate the impacts of social isolation and racism. Addressing common barriers can help minimize deskilling and allow safe and effective transitions to host countries.
authors: University of California, Sacramento, CA, USA sally.moyce@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu.
authors: Sally
authors: S
authors: Moyce
authors: University of California, Sacramento, CA, USA.
authors: Rebecca
authors: R
authors: Lash
authors: University of California, Sacramento, CA, USA.
authors: Mary Lou
authors: ML
authors: de Leon Siantz
mesh_terms: D003144:Communication Barriers; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D057184:Practice Patterns, Nurses'; D063505:Racism; D016746:Transcultural Nursing
keywords: migration; nursing practice; workforce diversity