International Journal of Nursing Practice
Volume 16, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 443-453

Demands of immigration among Chinese immigrant nurses (Article)

Ma A.X.* , Quinn Griffin M.T. , Capitulo K.L. , Fitzpatrick J.J.
  • a Long Island University School of Nursing, Brooklyn Campus, Brooklyn, NY, United States
  • b Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States
  • c CEO, Transcultural Nursing Leadership Institute, Bayside, NY, China, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, China, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States
  • d Elizabeth Brooks Ford Professor of Nursing, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify the demands of immigration among Chinese nurses that have immigrated to the USA. The relationship between the demands of immigration and length of stay in the USA was investigated also. A descriptive correlational study design was used. A convenience sample of 128 nurses was recruited. A self-administered survey was conducted using the demands of immigration scale developed by Aroian, along with a demographic questionnaire. The results showed Chinese immigrant nurses have high demands of immigration. There were significant negative relationships between the demands of immigration and length of stay in the USA. Immigration demands decreased as length of stay increased but remained high even for those who had been in the USA for > 5 years. This information is vital to health-care agencies designing and implementing adaptation programmes targeting these demands to facilitate Chinese nurses' adaptation process. © 2010 Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd.

Author Keywords

Immigration demand Foreign nurses Chinese nurses immigrant nurses

Index Keywords

Questionnaires male female China Emigration and Immigration Humans reproducibility Nurses Reproducibility of Results questionnaire nurse ethnology Article middle aged United States human adult migration
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-77956851252&doi=10.1111%2fj.1440-172X.2010.01868.x&partnerID=40&md5=24beffd13fce2fb7075ee6e3d7cdddf5
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2010.01868.x
ISSN: 13227114
Cited by: 21
Original Language: English