The global nursing shortage created opportunities for registered nurses from less
developed countries to improve their working and living conditions through migration to
more progressive and affluent nations. In the Philippines, this phenomenon left the
country devoid of the much needed health care professionals.
In this research study, I described the lived experiences of eleven indigenous
Filipino nurses who migrated to the United States. Through the phenomenology
approach, I was able to probe into the meaning of the migration as the participants lived
through it, approaching it from a humanist perspective and using Abraham Maslow's
theory on the hierarchy of needs as the framework. The study was intended to illustrate
how the economic, social, and political characteristics of both countries impacted the
Filipino nurses' behavior and thought processes while in pursuit of personal goals.
Ultimately, this study could be used as a guide in the development of employment and
health care policies that are more responsive to the current state of the nursing
profession.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:tamu.edu/oai:repository.tamu.edu:1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2009-05-700 |
| Date | 16 January 2010 |
| Creators | Yumol, Benjamin B. |
| Contributors | Dooley, Larry |
| Source Sets | Texas A and M University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Book, Thesis, Electronic Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
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