Evidence for contemporary nursing education
Take home messages
► ► Nurses and nursing students from culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD) backgrounds can experience challenges integrating into their workplace. ► ► Communication and cultural differences are central to their experience and can be a barrier to building relationships with colleagues, patients and families. ► ► Intergration is a two-way process; experiences can be improved by better support from colleagues, mentorship and effective leadership which can lead to better role awareness and maximise the positive difference a diverse workforce can make.
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Due to better salary and living conditions, developed countries such as UK and Fin- land have a large number of international nurses. 2 Effective communication among nurses, patients and relatives allows nurs- es to demonstrate the knowledge, skills and humanitarian aspects, for example, being empathetic and compassionate towards patients while providing individ- ualised care. 3 Even though international nurses take authentic language tests for their host countries, communication and cultural differences remain commonly faced challenges for them as communi- cation is a skill which is not taught in traditional language courses. 3 Introducing mentorship programmes for CaLD nurses and students could ensure that staff have the required language skills to commu- nicate effectively and deliver safe care as well as recognising available development opportunities. 2 4 It is important to rec- ognise knowledge gaps to ensure a safe transition, using methods such as clinical simulation placements for international nurses to ensure a safe transition to new clinical settings and to develop cultural competence. 4 Integration is a two-way process, educating nurse leaders on work- force diversity is imperative to improve managerial readiness to build and support culturally and linguistically diverse team, 5 improving experiences of integration.
Students & registered #nurses from cultur- ally & linguistically diverse backgrounds can face challenges in integrating into healthcare systems. Support from col- leagues, #mentorship & effective #leader- ship can improve #integration and maxim- ise the benefits of a diverse workforce. Authors Sobia Jabeen 1 and Alice Pickering 2 Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors. Competing interests None declared. Ethics approval Not applicable. Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; internally peer reviewed. ORCID iDs Sobia Jabeen http://orcid.org/0009-0008-6594-069X Alice Pickering http://orcid.org/0009-0004-6170-3428 References 1 Martikainen RM , Kuivila HM, Koskenranta M, et al . Exploring the integration of culturally and linguistically diverse nurses and nursing students in healthcare: A cross-sectional study. Nurse Educ Pract 2024;80:104129. 2 Evans N . Overseas recruitment: why international nurse. Nurs Stand 2022;37:14–7. 3 Ugiagbe IM , Liu LQ, Markowski M, et al . A critical race analysis of structural and institutional racism: Rethinking overseas registered nurses’ recruitment to and working conditions in the United Kingdom. Nurs Inq 2023;30:e12512. 4 Correa-Betancour M , Marcus K, Balasubramanian M, et al . Barriers and facilitators to the professional integration of internationally qualified nurses in Australia: a mixed methods systematic review. Aust J Adv Nurs 2024;41. 5 Kamau S , Oikarainen A, Kiviniitty N, et al . Nurse leaders’ experiences of how culturally and linguistically diverse registered nurses integrate into healthcare settings: An interview study. Int J Nurs Stud 2023;146:104559.
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Jabeen S and Pickering A. Evid Based Nurs April 2025 Vol 28 No 2
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