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1	Exploring the Integration Experiences of Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs) within the Canadian Health Care System Njie-Mokonya, Ndolo 07 April 2014 (has links) Abstract The number of internationally educated nurses (IENs) in Ontario is growing. Given the predicted nursing shortage due to an aging nursing workforce and a short supply of nursing graduates, this trend will probably continue as international recruitment to meet nursing demands in Canada continues. Current Canadian research that examines IENs’ experience as they integrate into their workplaces is scarce. With an increasingly diverse Canadian and patient population due to rising immigration trends, a workforce that addresses the needs of the diverse patient population is valuable. Therefore an in-depth understanding of IENs’ experience, their contribution to nursing practice, and their distinct role in promoting health care access to Canada’s diverse population is necessary. A qualitative study using descriptive phenomenology was used to explore the integration experiences of eleven IENs within the Ontario, Canada health care system. Interviews were conducted to examine their experience of integrating into Canadian work settings. Thematic analysis informed by a descriptive phenomenological lens was used to uncover the essence of the IEN’s integration experience. The findings are categorized into five major themes including: Relationship with colleagues; Professional knowledge and experience; Organizational practices and work environment; Cross-cultural and linguistic competence; and IENs as an asset to nursing and patient care. These findings were nested within an overarching theme of resilience and an intrinsic motivation to establish their credibility as competent nurses. These findings highlight IENs’ unique integration experiences, and contribute to Canadian literature in the field, especially in terms of an understanding of IENs’ unique contribution to nursing in Canada. Implications and recommendations for nursing with regards to practice, education, research, and administration are presented. Internationally educted nurse Internationally trained nurse nursing foreign trained nurse integration transition experience
2	Exploring the Integration Experiences of Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs) within the Canadian Health Care System Njie-Mokonya, Ndolo January 2014 (has links) Abstract The number of internationally educated nurses (IENs) in Ontario is growing. Given the predicted nursing shortage due to an aging nursing workforce and a short supply of nursing graduates, this trend will probably continue as international recruitment to meet nursing demands in Canada continues. Current Canadian research that examines IENs’ experience as they integrate into their workplaces is scarce. With an increasingly diverse Canadian and patient population due to rising immigration trends, a workforce that addresses the needs of the diverse patient population is valuable. Therefore an in-depth understanding of IENs’ experience, their contribution to nursing practice, and their distinct role in promoting health care access to Canada’s diverse population is necessary. A qualitative study using descriptive phenomenology was used to explore the integration experiences of eleven IENs within the Ontario, Canada health care system. Interviews were conducted to examine their experience of integrating into Canadian work settings. Thematic analysis informed by a descriptive phenomenological lens was used to uncover the essence of the IEN’s integration experience. The findings are categorized into five major themes including: Relationship with colleagues; Professional knowledge and experience; Organizational practices and work environment; Cross-cultural and linguistic competence; and IENs as an asset to nursing and patient care. These findings were nested within an overarching theme of resilience and an intrinsic motivation to establish their credibility as competent nurses. These findings highlight IENs’ unique integration experiences, and contribute to Canadian literature in the field, especially in terms of an understanding of IENs’ unique contribution to nursing in Canada. Implications and recommendations for nursing with regards to practice, education, research, and administration are presented. Internationally educted nurse Internationally trained nurse nursing foreign trained nurse integration transition experience
3	The Transition Experience of Second Career Respiratory Faculty: a Phenomenological Study Gresham, Jennifer L. 05 1900 (has links) This phenomenological study investigated the transition experiences of clinical respiratory therapists who pursued second careers as respiratory faculty. Situated Learning Theory and Workplace Learning Theory were the frameworks for interviews with 11 second career respiratory faculty who had taught fewer than five years in baccalaureate degree programs. The goal of this study was to identify the major themes of their experiences. Thematic analysis revealed five common experiences: under-preparation, challenges, overwhelmed feelings, personal responsibilities, and rewards. The common theoretical framework for all participants was the critical need to understand their communities of practice within their organizations. From this study, respiratory department chairs and administrators may better understand the challenges and needs of clinical therapists as they transition into faculty positions. Positive experiences such as improved orientations and continued effective faculty support may promote a more rewarding and long-term practice. Transition experience new faculty experience new healthcare faculty respiratory academia phenomenological Respiratory therapists. Career changes. College teachers.
4	L'adoption en Tunisie : vécu, pratiques et représentations / Adoption in Tunisia : experience, practices and representations Abdellatif Slama, Soumaya 17 September 2012 (has links) S’interroger sur l’adoption, dans un contexte d’évolution controversée des représentations de la parenté en Tunisie, oblige à s’attarder sur l'arrière plan social, culturel et juridique dans lequel elle s'inscrit. Le discours social sur l’adoption continue à promouvoir l’idée d’une bipartition de la parenté entre une parenté biologique, « de sang » ou « naturelle » et une parenté sociale, « affective »ou encore « du cœur ». A partir de témoignages de parents adoptifs et des adoptés, nous avons essayé de relever les différentes dimensions de l’épreuve d’adoption et des relations au sein de la parenté adoptive. L’étude des différents points soulevés permet d’emblée de questionner la place de la pluriparentalité à travers les pratiques et les représentations de la filiation adoptive dans un contexte socio-politique en mouvance. Elle permet en outre de déterminer le rapport entre la généalogie et la subjectivité dans le processus de la construction identitaire. / Questioning adoption, in a context of a controversial evolution of the representations of parenthood in Tunisia, compels one to dwell upon the social, cultural and legal backgrounds where it belongs. Social discourse on adoption continues to promote the idea of a dichotomy of parenthood, divided between biological parenthood - "blood" or "natural" parenthood- and social parenthood - "emotional" or "heart-based" parenthood. Based on accounts of adoptive parents and adoptees, we tried to identify the different dimensions of the experience of adoption and of the relationships within the adoptive parenthood. In building a relationship of adoption, representations appear as a primary mediator. The study of the various points raised directly questions the role of multi parenting through the practices and representations of adoptive kinship in a socio-political movement. It also allows to determine the relationship between genealogy and subjectivity in the process of identity construction. Parenté Filiation Appartenance Stérilité Révélation Violence Abandon Épreuves de passage Représentations Double appartenance Adoption Idéologie du sang Lien Identité Parenthood Kinship Belonging Infertility Revelation Violence Abandonment Transition experience Representations Double belonging Adoption Blood ideology Tie Identity 362.734 346.017

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