Retention of international nurses in receiving country: Voices of Indonesian nurses in Japanese healthcare facilities
Objectives: This study aimed to explore the voices of Indonesian migrant nurses on their retention in Japanese healthcare facilities. Methods: A descriptive qualitative study was conducted between June and September 2023. The snowball sampling method was utilized to recruit 22 Indonesian nurses work...
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| author | Ferry Efendi Eka Mishbahatul Mar’ah Has Rifky Octavia Pradipta Grace Solely Houghty Hisaya Oda Yuko Tsujita |
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| description | Objectives: This study aimed to explore the voices of Indonesian migrant nurses on their retention in Japanese healthcare facilities. Methods: A descriptive qualitative study was conducted between June and September 2023. The snowball sampling method was utilized to recruit 22 Indonesian nurses working in healthcare facilities in seven prefectures of Japan. Semi-structured interviews were conducted based on their shared experiences. All interview data were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed using thematic analysis. Results: Six prominent themes and 15 subthemes emerged: 1) organizational factors (caring leader, involvement in decision making, career development, and participation in training); 2) social support systems (group support, colleagues support and friend support); 3) individual drive (lifelong learning and persistent); 4) national policies (government support in public service and flexibility in finding a comfortable placement); 5) family factors (positive support of child education and development and maintaining relationship with spouse); and 6) economic factors (staying due to high salary and increasing income streams). Conclusions: Retention of Indonesian migrant nurses in Japan is a multifaceted challenge that hinges on various interconnected factors. This study has gone some way toward enhancing our understanding of international nurse retention in the receiving countries. Corresponding supports at the individual, family, organizational, economic, social, and national policy levels should be considered to keep them in their destination countries. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7c8486cede9f41b1938c1ff81bafcf642025-01-26T05:04:00ZengElsevierInternational Journal of Nursing Sciences2352-01322025-01-01121311Retention of international nurses in receiving country: Voices of Indonesian nurses in Japanese healthcare facilitiesFerry Efendi0Eka Mishbahatul Mar’ah Has1Rifky Octavia Pradipta2Grace Solely Houghty3Hisaya Oda4Yuko Tsujita5Department of Advanced Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia; School of Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Research Center in Advancing Community Health (REACH), Surabaya, Indonesia; Corresponding author. Department of Advance Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.Department of Advanced Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia; School of Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaResearch Center in Advancing Community Health (REACH), Surabaya, Indonesia; Department of Fundamental Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, IndonesiaSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Universitas Pelita Harapan, Jakarta, IndonesiaCollege of Policy Science, Ritsumeikan University, Ibaraki, JapanInstitute of Developing-Japan External Trade Organization, Chiba, JapanObjectives: This study aimed to explore the voices of Indonesian migrant nurses on their retention in Japanese healthcare facilities. Methods: A descriptive qualitative study was conducted between June and September 2023. The snowball sampling method was utilized to recruit 22 Indonesian nurses working in healthcare facilities in seven prefectures of Japan. Semi-structured interviews were conducted based on their shared experiences. All interview data were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed using thematic analysis. Results: Six prominent themes and 15 subthemes emerged: 1) organizational factors (caring leader, involvement in decision making, career development, and participation in training); 2) social support systems (group support, colleagues support and friend support); 3) individual drive (lifelong learning and persistent); 4) national policies (government support in public service and flexibility in finding a comfortable placement); 5) family factors (positive support of child education and development and maintaining relationship with spouse); and 6) economic factors (staying due to high salary and increasing income streams). Conclusions: Retention of Indonesian migrant nurses in Japan is a multifaceted challenge that hinges on various interconnected factors. This study has gone some way toward enhancing our understanding of international nurse retention in the receiving countries. Corresponding supports at the individual, family, organizational, economic, social, and national policy levels should be considered to keep them in their destination countries.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352013224001315IndonesiaMigrationNursesRetentionQualitative study |
| spellingShingle | Ferry Efendi Eka Mishbahatul Mar’ah Has Rifky Octavia Pradipta Grace Solely Houghty Hisaya Oda Yuko Tsujita Retention of international nurses in receiving country: Voices of Indonesian nurses in Japanese healthcare facilities International Journal of Nursing Sciences Indonesia Migration Nurses Retention Qualitative study |
| title | Retention of international nurses in receiving country: Voices of Indonesian nurses in Japanese healthcare facilities |
| title_full | Retention of international nurses in receiving country: Voices of Indonesian nurses in Japanese healthcare facilities |
| title_fullStr | Retention of international nurses in receiving country: Voices of Indonesian nurses in Japanese healthcare facilities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Retention of international nurses in receiving country: Voices of Indonesian nurses in Japanese healthcare facilities |
| title_short | Retention of international nurses in receiving country: Voices of Indonesian nurses in Japanese healthcare facilities |
| title_sort | retention of international nurses in receiving country voices of indonesian nurses in japanese healthcare facilities |
| topic | Indonesia Migration Nurses Retention Qualitative study |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352013224001315 |
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