Competence of Romanian nurses after their first six months in Italy: a descriptive study

Abstract

It is necessary to help and support the placement of these nurses into the Italian workforce with programmes where their practical work is supervised by permanent trained staff, allowing them to develop autonomy and ensuring an optimal standard of nursing care for the patients. It would be necessary to continue these programmes for more than six months.

The migration and transitioning experiences of internationally educated nurses: a global perspective

“…Kingma (2006) asserts that, worldwide, nurses are relatively underpaid and thus the economic motivation for migration is predominant. In one study a salary differential of 117 Euros to 1200 Euros per month was reported between Romania and Italy (Palese et al. 2007).…”

“…The immigration process is lengthy, complicated and costly. A study of Romanian nurses immigrating to Italy reported that it took an average of 20.8 months to complete the immigration process (Palese et al. 2007).…”

“…2005, Smith et al. 2006, Aboderin 2007, Larsen 2007, O’Brien 2007, Palese et al. 2007, Sochan & Singh 2007, Xu et al.…”

“…2005). Moreover, seven out of 15 nurses in one study reported their moment of crisis occurred when they were to have their language tested at the local nursing board (Palese et al. 2007).…”

The transitioning experiences of internationally-educated nurses into a Canadian health care system: A focused ethnography

“…Nursing is a profession that highly depends on clear and accurate communication to ensure patient safety and treatment/care outcomes. Several international studies have reported that language is the most significant barrier to successfully gaining employment as well as integrating within the foreign country [12,15,20-22]. One study of overseas nurses in Australia found that nurses fluent in English as their first language were more likely to secure employment in their preferred specialty [23].…”