在美国工作的国际护士采访录
A Survey for International nurses from Asian Countries
Results
2007年回中国前，我采访了六位来自菲律宾，印度的护士和几位国际护士培训专家。后来因为忙于工作，便把此采访录忘记了。今天整理资料，才想到应该把他们拿出来跟大家见面。希望对那些想去美国工作或移民的护士，有所帮助。
于金玲
2008年6月14日
1. Where did you obtain your nursing degree?
A: Country: 4 Philippines, 2 Indians
B: the name of nursing school.
saint Joseph college, phillipine
saint babriel college, phillipine
Hinder rao hospital, new dellin, India
SME, india
2. What is your highest nursing degree?
They all have Baccalaureate nursing degrees
3. How long did it take you to prepare and pass your CGFNS test?
3-6 months
4. How long did it take you to prepare and pass your NCLEX-RN test?
3-6months
5. How long did it take you to process your Visa Screen?
3 nurses answered 6 months, 1 nurse answered 1 year, one nurse answered 3 years, one said her agency did, she does not know.
6. How long did it take you to prepare and pass TOEFL/TSE or IELTS?
4 nurses answered 3 months, one answered 3 weeks, one answered 1 year
7. How long did it take you to process your green card? (From the date you submitted the application)
from 3 weeks to 1 and half years
8. Which agency helped you to come to the US?
9. Who paid for your CGFNS certificate?
Two nurses were paid by themselves, three nurses were paid by the agency, one did not apply for CGFNS certificate.
10. Who paid for your Visa Screen?
5 nurses were all paid by the agencies, one paid by her self.
11. Who paid for your green card application?
All paid by their agencies
12. Who paid for your English tests? (TOEFL/TSE or IELTS)
Four of them were paid by agencies, two of them paid by themselves.
13. Who paid for your airline tickets when you came to America?
They were all paid by their agencies.
14. Did you pay any other fees for processing immigration?
One said Visa for family. They others answered no.
15. How did your agency assist you after you arrived in US? (Circle that all apply)
A: housing B: social security number C: credit card and banking D: cars
E: license transfer F: Hospital orientation G: referred you to a local organization, group
or friends from your own country. H: airport picking up
All of them answered “housing”.
4 out of 6 answered “social security number”, and “credit card and banking
One nurse got help with license transfer from her agency.
3 nurses answered “hospital orientation”
2 nurses answered yes to option “G”.
5 nurses answered “airport picking up”
16. What are the common barriers for you in the first year of RN career in America? (Circle that all apply)
A: English Communication B Culture C: Clinical skills D: Critical thinking E: Equipments F: different hospital management and system G: Basic nursing knowledge
Four nurses answered “English Communication”
Three nurses answered “culture”
One nurse answered “clinical skills”
Two nurses answered “critical thinking”
Three nurses answered “equipments”
Four nurses answered “different hospital management and system”
None answered “basic nursing knowledge”.
17. Are you (Were you) in contract with the hospital or your agency?
5 answered yes.
18. How long is (was) your contract?
4 answered “2 years”
2 answered “3 years”
19. To what extent are you satisfied with your salary?
A: excellent B: good C: all right D: poor
20. If there were any, what else your agency could have done to help you have a more successful nursing career in the US?
21. Was the instruction of your nursing classes in your country in English?
All answered “yes”.
22. How often did you speak English before you came to the US? (Not including English classes)
A: once a week B: a couple of times in a week C: everyday D: all the time when it was possible
5 answered “all the time when it was possible”
1 answered “for interviews”
23. Can you estimate the total hours that you spoke English in one week before you came to the US? (Including in classes)
A: 30 minutes or less B: 1 hour C: 2 hours D: 3 hours
E: 4hours F: 5 hours or more
3 answered “5 hours or more”
2 answered “30 minutes or less”
1 answered “can not calculate”.