TAILIEUCHUNG - Adaptation in working among immigrant Vietnamese nurses in Taiwan

The implications for both practice and future research are elaborated, particularly in the context of the accreditation standards of healthcare organizations, for health professionals and government agencies to institute strategies and policies for providing culturally sensitive and appropriate plans for qualified international nurses in Taiwan. | Nguyễn Công Hoàng và Đtg Tạp chí KHOA HỌC & CÔNG NGHỆ 118(04): 43 - 49 ADAPTATION IN WORKING AMONG IMMIGRANT VIETNAMESE NURSES IN TAIWAN Nguyen Cong Hoang1*, Pham Thi Phuong Thao2 1 College of Sciences – TNU, 2College of Medicine and Pharmacy - TNU SUMMARY This phenomenological study explores the experiences of Vietnamese nurses working in Taiwan healthcare context. In-depth interviews with 15 Vietnamese nurses were conducted in Vietnamese language and transcribed verbatim. The results contribute three main themes emerged from the data including (a) communication difficulty; (b) work stressor; (c) injustice. This study supported the findings in the general literature on international nurses, especially those from Asia. It also point out the uniqueness of this group of Vietnamese nurses in new working environment, namely their hope and ingenuity to turn challenges into opportunities, their job (un) satisfaction, their desire for learning for performance and career enhancement through further education, and their adaptation to workplace demands. The implications for both practice and future research are elaborated, particularly in the context of the accreditation standards of healthcare organizations, for health professionals and government agencies to institute strategies and policies for providing culturally sensitive and appropriate plans for qualified international nurses in Taiwan. Keywords: Vietnamese nurse, adaption, work stressor, Taiwan INTRODUCTION* The average life-span in Taiwan has increased since the National Health Insurance was implemented. According to the report by the Taiwan Ministry of the Interior, the population over the age of 65 will have grown from 10% of the total population in 2006 to 13% in 2014, and it will only continue growing to 37% in 2051 [2]. And therefore, many elderly people have to live in long-term care facilities and depend on nurse aides to provide their direct care. Moreover, the population of people over the age of 75

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