Investigation of the Experience of Immigrant Nurses in a Diverse Cultural Setting

Background: Work-related stress (WRS) is one of the most common stressors in healthcare workplace settings. Purpose: This research study was designed to examine and discuss perceived WRS, job performance, social support, and the desire of immigrant nurses to work in a multicultural workplace. Methods: A case research mixed-methodology approach, a quantitative survey, and semistructured qualitative interviews were used in this research study. Three hundred twenty-one respondents were invited, of which 246 (76.6%) returned valid questionnaires. A purposeful sampling technique was used in the qualitative portion of the study. A semistructured interviewing system was used on 20 nurses. Results: ＂Workload＂ was the most common traumatic occurrence, whereas ＂treatment＂ and ＂death and dying＂ were the least common traumatic occurrences. Similarly, the mean of the social support scale, as defined using the McCain and Marklin Social Integration Scale, was moderate to high, suggesting that most of the participants received strong social support from their colleagues. The qualitative research found that the participants faced high pressures related to work and have struggled to acquire cultural skills, while having difficulties meeting their patients' cultural and spiritual needs and sustaining high-quality nursing care. Conclusions: The findings of this study support that immigrant nurses working in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are stressed. A significant difference between the qualitative and quantitative results was found. The findings further contribute to our understanding of WRS, social support, job performance, and intention to stay among immigrant nurses in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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work-related stress ； immigrant nurses ； social support ； nurse experience

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Investigation of the Experience of Immigrant Nurses in a Diverse Cultural Setting

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