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    To America as a Nurse
    To America as a Nurse
    To America as a Nurse
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    To America as a Nurse

    By Susan Kamau RN. MSN .Ed

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    So you want to join the many other nurses migrating to the United States of America. You have heard great things about being a nurse in America. Your concern should be; how much correct information do you have about the transition journey taken by foreign trained nurses, the challenges of job search, financial implication, the culture shock encountered both at work and the new society, advancing your education and giving back to the community.

    This book is a compilation of stories of the experiences of different nurses during their transition to American nursing. These stories show the challenges and obstacles faced by the transitioning nurse, how they survived and finally made it to be a successful nurse in America. Indeed it is an eye opener for the foreign trained nurse, their families, host families, mentors, and advisors to foreign trained nurses.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris US
    Release dateSep 30, 2014
    ISBN9781499053142
    To America as a Nurse
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    Susan Kamau RN. MSN .Ed

    Susan Kamau is a Registered Nurse who holds a Master’s of Science in Nursing- Education. She received her BSN from the University of Eastern Africa, Baraton and MSN from Wilmington University. She currently works as a Nurse Educator at Harford Community College Maryland and Leads School of Technology, Delaware. In addition to teaching, Susan is also involved in health promotion activities in her community.

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      Book preview

      To America as a Nurse - Susan Kamau RN. MSN .Ed

      Copyright © 2014 by Susan Kamau.

      Library of Congress Control Number:   2014912921

      ISBN:      Hardcover     978-1-4990-5316-6

                      Softcover       978-1-4990-5315-9

                      eBook            978-1-4990-5314-2

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

      Rev. date: 09/30/2014

      Xlibris LLC

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      www.Xlibris.com

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      Contents

      Preface

      Introduction

      Chapter 1 Nancy: Relocation And The Transition

      Chapter 2 Uriah: At The Acme

      Chapter 3 Richard: Making Informed Decisions

      Chapter 4 Sally: Accreditation Of Schools

      Chapter 5 Eric: Gender Based Careers – Stereotype Or Reality

      Conclusion

      PREFACE

      E very foreign trained nurse has a story to tell about their transitional journey into American nursing, information they wish they would have known prior to flying out, people they wish they would have listened to or not listened to, survival tactics and much more. The highlight of their story is the determination, resilience, discipline that catapulted them to reach their goal.

      This book is an informative compilation of stories inspired by experiences of foreign trained nurses during their transitional journey into American nursing. Although the stories in this book have been inspired by true experiences of the nurses, the characters depicted therein are fictional.

      The characters in these stories show the challenges and obstacles faced by the transitioning nurses, how they survived the transitional journey and finally became successful nurses in America. Some highlights of the book include: challenges faced by the foreign trained nurse like licensure, finances, choice of friends, source of information, getting accredited institutions of higher learning, importance of giving back to the community, mentoring the young nurses and the challenges male nurses encounter in a female dominated career.

      I would like to register my heartfelt gratitude to my family and friends for their enthusiastic encouragement, useful critique, and belief in me throughout the process of writing this book. It was indeed a great journey and your input made it even better. Photography credits to Nyamuwaks and cover page design credits to DLWV creative.

      INTRODUCTION

      "If I could give you information of my life it would be to show how a woman of very ordinary ability has been led by God in strange and unaccustomed paths to do in

      His service what He has done in her. And if I could tell

      you all, you would see how God has done all, and I

      nothing. I have worked hard, very hard and I have

      never refused God anything."

      Florence Nightingale

      G rowing up, the question what would you like to be when you grow up?, was dreaded by many. Especially if one did not have a clue of what career path one wanted to take or the career choice was not prestigious or professional enough. Indeed, this was the question one never wanted to answer and tried to avoid at all costs. Family reunions and get togethers were the opportune times relatives and family friends seemed most interested with the grades in school and career ambitions. Unfortunately, these relatives never seemed to forget the fact that one kept changing careers year after year.

      One’s career path is influenced by

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