The official guide for foreign-educated nurses
Subtitle: what you need to know about nursing and health care in the United States
By: CGFNS International, Inc. (Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools) ; Barbara Nichols, Catherine R. Davis, editors.
Contributors: Nichols, Barbara L.; Davis, Catherine R.; Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (U.S.)
Publisher: Springer; Springer Pub. Co.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 404
ISBN-13: 9780826110657
Subjects: Nurses, Foreign -- United States; Nursing -- United States; Nursing -- United States; Delivery of Health Care -- United States; Emigration and Immigration -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreign educated nurses in the United States healthcare system / Barbara L. Nichols, Catherine R. Davis, Donna R. Richardson; title: Preparing to leave your home country / Catherine R. Davis, Donna Rae Richardson; title: Entry into the United States /  Donna Rae Richardson, Catherine R. Davis; title: Entry into the United States workforce / Marcia M. Rachel; title: Employment in the United States / Michael Evans; title: The United States health care system / Nancy C. Sharts-Hopko; title: Nursing practice in the United States / Winifred Y. Carson-Smith, Barbara L. Nichols; title: Communicating in the U.S. healthcare system / Catherine R. Davis, Donna Rae Richardson; title: Adjusting to a new community / Virginia C. Alinsao; title: Continuing your education / Theresa M. Valiga; title: Resources at your disposal / Lucille A. Joel.