LOTS OF RED TAPE TO SECURE A NURSING JOB IN AMERICA – BUT EXTRA RESPONSIBILITY AWAITS SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS
May 1st, 2012
BY LEAH GERMAIN
AS a British nurse, the opportunities to work in other countries are eased by professional agencies helping foreign nurses relocate. Yet, US nursing sector experts fear their country may be overlooked by internationally-educated nursing candidates planning on relocating because long of wait times for working permits and visas.
Frank Shaffer, the CEO of the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) International based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, complained that despite a great demand in the United States for highly-experienced ...
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