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Table 1 Characteristics of the participants

From: Beyond challenges and enrichment: a qualitative account of cross-cultural experiences of nursing patients with an ethnic minority background in Norway

Group (No.)

Participant

Gender

Educational level

Years of experience

Country of origin

Worked in another country

Student exchange program

Number of languages spoken

Group 1

(4)

1

F

Bachelor

22

Denmark

Yes

-

3

2

F

Master

12

Norway

-

Yes

3

3

F

Bachelor

18

Norway

-

-

2

4

F

Bachelor

32

Germany

Yes

-

4

Group 2a

(1)

5

F

Bachelor

14

Norway

Yes

-

5

Group 3

(4)

6

E

Master

11

Norway

-

Yes

2

7

M

Bachelor

3

Norway

-

-

2

8

F

Bachelor

16

Norway

-

Yes

2

9

F

Bachelor

19

Norway

-

Yes

3

Group 4

(3)

10

F

Mater

21

Norway

-

Yes

2

11

F

Master

30

Norway

-

Yes

2

12

F

Bachelor

31

Norway

Yes

-

3

Group 5

(4)

13

F

Bachelor

3

Norway

-

Yes

2

14

F

Bachelor

2

Norway

-

-

2

15

F

Bachelor

3

Norway

-

-

2

16

F

Bachelor

10

Cambodia

-

-

3

Group 6

(5)

17

M

Bachelor

3

Norway

-

-

2

18

F

Master

16

Norway

-

Yes

3

19

F

Master

4

Norway

-

-

2

20

F

Bachelor

2

Norway

-

-

2

21

F

Bachelor

2

Chechnya

-

-

3

  1. a Three nurses were supposed to attend the interview, but two had Covid-19 and could not attend