As the demand for nurses rapidly increases in the United States, due to the bulk of the population aging, a substantial portion of nurses reaching retirement age, and now a global pandemic, nurses from outside the U.S. may consider working here temporarily or permanently. It is common for nursing recruitment agencies to steadily hire foreign-trained nurses to mitigate the nursing
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Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools, CGFNS International is an immigration neutral nonprofit organization that helps foreign educated healthcare professionals live and work in their country of choice by assessing and validating their academic and professional credentials. The Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) is a company that is employed by State Boards of Nursing to ensure that applicants
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When Laura Sanchez one of an overseas nurses was offered a job as a NHS nurse, it sounded like a lifetime opportunity. At her home in the Philippines, she saw Facebook-like ads on the site today that promised “an attractive relocation package” and invited her to “Start your UK dream!” The most extreme contracts tied nurses into their roles for
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The American Nurses Association (ANA) has urged the Department of Health and Human Resources (HHS) to address the desperate shortage of nurses across the United States urgently. They asked the Administration to declare a national nurse staffing crisis and immediately identify and implement solutions. Shortage of Nurses Has Arrived at Emergency Level Every day for the past couple of weeks, US
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A complete guide to understanding the nursing cadre and hierarchy of nursing, nursing titles and levels, plus a ranking of hierarchy in clinical and educational facilities.
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Relying on homegrown nurses alone was “not a feasible solution in the short term” because of the costs and the fact it takes three years to train a nurse, claimed the researchers.
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