Searching for a nursing job in an increased complexity of the labour market: An integrative review of the literature

Bulfone, Giampiera, Fida, Roberta ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6733-461X, Vellone, Ercole, Alvaro, Rosaria and Palese, Alvisa (2016) Searching for a nursing job in an increased complexity of the labour market: An integrative review of the literature. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 6 (3). pp. 33-70. ISSN 1925-4059

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Abstract

Introduction. Recently, the unemployment ratio for nurses at European level reached 9% and an increased among nurses has been reported around the world. In several countries, such as Italy, searching for a nursing job has become a complex challenge. However, factors affecting the success in finding a nursing position have not received attention to date. Material and methods. Aiming to synthesize the knowledge available on the process of searching for a job as a nurse, an integrative review of the literature was performed. A total of 419 articles were retrieved and 126 studies were eligible. Two researchers working independently have scrutinized the eligible articles. A total of 6 studies have been included and a content analysis was performed. Results. A content analysis of the studies was performed and the articles were categorized in accordance to the key findings in three themes: 1) voluntary and forced unemployment; 2) strategies adopted by nurses in searching for a job, and 3) factors influencing success in searching for a nursing job. Individual factors may play a great role in finding a nursing job in times of economic crisis. The lack of clinical preparedness and managerial competence perceived by newly graduated nurses may affect their success in searching for a nursing job. Conclusions. Newly graduated should be prepared to face with the challenging process of finding a nursing job. Different policies have been suggested at individual, faculty and hospital levels.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	nurse,new graduated nurse,job application,employment,successful job search,sdg 8 - decent work and economic growth ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/decent_work_and_economic_growth
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Norwich Business School
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	22 Dec 2015 14:06
Last Modified:	17 Oct 2022 16:32
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/55853
DOI:	10.5430/jnep.v6n3p33

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