A qualitative investigation of the communication experiences of international nurses who participated in a 13-week accent modification program

dc.contributor.authorBelay, Hanna A.
dc.contributor.committeeChairCesario, Sandra
dc.contributor.committeeMemberYoung, Anne
dc.contributor.committeeMemberSymes, Lene
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-11T22:01:40Z
dc.date.available2019-04-11T22:01:40Z
dc.date.issued2013-05
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this qualitative study using Heideggerian phenomenology was to explore the communication experiences of international nurses' who participated in a 13-week accent modification program. Fourteen international nurses participated in a semi-structured, in-depth and audio-recorded interview. Colaizzi's descriptive phenomenological method was used to uncover six themes: 1) I am equipped: Equipped to overcome my accent related unintelligibility, 2) I am confident: Confident that I can be understood, 3) I talk with purpose: Purpose of getting my message across, 4) I want to be engaged: Engaged by embracing professional opportunities which come my way, 5) My accent is part of me: Part of me where establishing a new habit is a deliberate journey 6) I am not antisocial: I am simply trying to avoid miscommunications and misunderstandings. All of the participants felt that the program provided them with answers for their WHYs and HOWs related to their pronunciation challenges. Many of them felt the program boosted their confidence and self-esteem. Over all, findings suggest that accent modification programs may improve international nurses' speech clarity. It is important that service agencies consider incorporating an accent modification program into a comprehensive education program to help international nurses overcome their communication challenges.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11274/11202
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectCommunication and the artsen_US
dc.subjectHealth and environmental sciencesen_US
dc.subjectAccent modificationen_US
dc.subjectInternational nursesen_US
dc.titleA qualitative investigation of the communication experiences of international nurses who participated in a 13-week accent modification programen_US
dc.typeDissertationen_US
thesis.degree.collegeCollege of Nursing
thesis.degree.disciplineNursing Science
thesis.degree.grantorTexas Woman's Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophyen_US

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