Recruit, integrate, and retain: Internationally educated nurses mobility to the Nordic region: A two-round policy Delphi study.

Background: The global shortage of nurses has increased the migration of internationally educated nurses (IENs) to the Nordic region, necessitating policies for their migration and workplace integration.

Purpose: This study aimed to identify expert opinions on migration and integration policies for IENs to inform future policy development.

Methods: A two-round policy Delphi study was conducted.

The challenges of diversity in nursing faculty recruitment: the case of Finland.

Background: Diversity considerations in hiring faculty in higher education have garnered significant attention globally in recent years. However, analyses of faculty recruitment dynamics outside the United States, particularly in schools and colleges of nursing, have been limited.

Purpose: This paper explores how concepts related to racism apply to recruitment in nursing education, focusing on the specific context of Finland.

Nipah virus and implications for the nursing workforce and public health: A rapid review.

Background: The Nipah virus has raised significant concerns in global health security. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the nursing workforce continues to face numerous challenges, including inadequate preparedness for pandemics, a shortage of nursing personnel, physical, and mental exhaustion.

Objective: This rapid review aimed to synthesize existing literature on the Nipah virus and its implications for the nursing workforce.

The impact of bridging education programs on internationally educated nurses becoming registered nurses in high-income countries: A mixed-methods systematic review.

Aim: To synthesize the current literature on the impact of bridging education programs for internationally educated nurses (IENs) from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) seeking to become registered nurses (RNs) in high-income countries (HICs).

Background: The issue of qualification pathways for IENs through bridging programs has garnered significant attention in contemporary discourse. The growing population of IENs in HICs has made it imperative to streamline the qualification process to facilitate their integration into the healthcare system.

Factors influencing job satisfaction and professional competencies in clinical practice among internationally educated nurses during the migration journey: A mixed-methods systematic review.

Background: The increasing migration of internationally educated nurses (IENs) from developing to developed countries highlights the importance of implementing integration strategies that facilitate their workplace transition, leading to improved job satisfaction and professional competence.

Aim: The mixed-methods systematic review aimed to synthesise the current literature on factors influencing job satisfaction and professional competencies among IENs throughout their transition process, including the pre-migration, migration, and post-migration periods.

Methods: This study conducted a mixed-methods systematic review from 2013 to 2023, using the CINAHL, Scopus, and PubMed databases and employing a Population, Interventions, Comparisons, Outcomes (PICO) framework.

The association of teamwork and missed nursing care in acute care setting: A mixed-methods systematic review.

Aim(s): Teamwork among healthcare professionals is a key aspect of patient safety that influences the prevalence of missed nursing care. The association between teamwork and missed care in acute care hospitals is now well established in the literature. Therefore, this review aimed to synthesise the existing empirical evidence on the association between teamwork and missed care in the acute care setting.

Policy Reform on the Qualification Pathway of Internationally Educated Nurses in Greenland and Its Relationship With the Danish System: A Qualitative Discourse Analysis.

The nursing profession in Greenland, particularly in rural and remote areas, faces challenges due to geographical limitation and a lack of interdisciplinary collaboration. The registration process and status of internationally educated nurses (IENs) in Greenland are unclear. This article aimed to analyze existing policies and propose recommendations for an independent registration process for IENs in Greenland.

Climate change integration in nursing education: A scoping review.

Background: The environmental impacts of climate change such as extreme weather, affects human physical and mental health; therefore, including climate change and health is important in nursing education. Despite the recognition of the link between climate change and health, this important knowledge has not yet been systematically integrated into nursing curricula, highlighting the need for immediate action to prepare nurses for these emerging human health challenges.

Objectives: The objective of this review was to gain an overview of the existing literature exploring climate change in nursing curricula and answer following questions: DESIGN: Scoping review.

Foreign-born nurses as COVID-19 survivors in the Nordic region: A descriptive phenomenological study.

Objective: In 2020, amid limited COVID-19 vaccination access, many nurses from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups in the United States of America and United Kingdom succumbed to the virus. No fatalities among Filipino foreign-born nurses (FBNs) in the BAME groups were recorded in the Nordic region. This study explored the experiences of Filipino FBNs in the Nordic region who, during the initial 2020 pandemic wave, cared for COVID-19 patients, contracted the virus and subsequently recovered.

Bilingual modified flipped learning in international nursing education: A discursive approach.

Finland is experiencing a nurse shortage, leading to the recruitment of internationally educated nurses (IENs). The Finnish education system aims to attract more international students, including those in healthcare. International nursing students (INS) face challenges due to language barriers and cultural differences.

Recognition of nursing qualification and credentialing pathway of Filipino nurses in Finland: A qualitative study.

Aim: To understand the experiences of Filipino internationally educated nurses (FIENs) on their recognition and credentialing pathway in the recruitment process in Finland.

Background: The nursing shortage in Finland results in the recruitment of internationally educated nurses (IENs) such as those from the Philippines. In the context of migration, IENs experience a rigorous process to become qualified nurses in the destination country.

Linguistic racism towards internationally educated nurses in Finland: Critical reflective analysis.

Background: The shortage of nurses in Finland has prompted the recruitment of Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs) from developing countries mostly with fragile health systems. However, linguistic racism has emerged as a growing threat to the safety and well-being of IENs in the country.

Aim: To discuss the consequences of linguistic racism directed towards IENs and to propose solutions to address this issue.

Self-revocation of nurse licences in Finland - nursing response to deteriorating workplace and patient safety: Implications for future nursing action.

Aim: To communicate trends in nurse licence revocation in Finland and examine policies and legislation that have implications for future nursing responses to workplace hazards.

Background: The causes of the shortage of nurses working in Finland are multifactorial and complex. Nurses are joining trade unions and taking industrial action in response to the devaluation of their profession and the underpayment of nurses during the pandemic.

Internationally educated nurses' role in climate change: sustainability and mitigation practices.

Background: There are three related factors affecting climate change and its relationship to the migration of IENs: 1) corporate social responsibility; 2) the code of ethics for nurses; and 3) nursing education. As the highest producer of carbon dioxide emissions, the Global North especially the Nordic Region must also consider its climate change responsibilities when recruiting nurses from the Global South.

Aim: The aim of this article is to discuss the factors affecting climate change and its relationship to the migration of IENs, as well as possible solutions to mitigate its impact.

Missed, rationed or unfinished nursing care: A scoping review of patient outcomes.

Aims: To collate evidence about patient outcomes resulting from the phenomenon of incomplete nursing care described in the literature variously as missed, rationed, or unfinished nursing care.

Background: Nursing care which is not completed is known to have a negative impact on patients. However, to date, there has been no thorough exploration of the extent and potential seriousness of patient outcomes.