Diane van den Broek, Dimitria Groutsis

Women, Work and Migration

Nursing in Australia

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book looks at the migration and work experiences of six women who have migrated to Australia from China; Zimbabwe; South Korea; the United Kingdom; India and the Philippines. It sets their journeys out into three distinct periods of migration, including the factors that encouraged them to gravitate towards a nursing career.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 114
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Dezember 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 6mm
• Gewicht: 145g
• ISBN-13: 9781032239149
• ISBN-10: 103223914X
• Artikelnr.: 62951163

Autorenporträt

Diane van den Broek is an Associate Professor of Work and Organisational Studies at the University of Sydney Business School, Australia. Dimitria Groutsis is the Program Director of the Dalyell Scholars Stream and Associate Professor of Work and Organisational Studies at the University of Sydney Business School, Australia.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
1. Introduction and overview of the Book
2. Migration, Nursing and the Australian Health System
3. Jo (South Korea): Coming to terms with the sight of blood!
4. Mei Fang (China): Steering the inner drive (diligence)
5. Pinky (Philippines): A long way home (desperation)
6. Cynthia (Zimbabwe): Don't call me sister! (curiosity)
7. Sheila (United Kingdom): How you can do It! (lifestyle)
8. Simmi (India): The Army, the navy and beyond (betterment)
9. Conclusion
Author Notes
References
Index