How do you get on with foreign nurses?

[letina]

Hi :)

As a foreign-educated nurse, soon to be relocating to the US, I was wondering what US nurses' perceptions/expectations are of their foreign co-workers. Are there any particular work-related difficulties? I'm thinking in terms of differences in the way things are done in the clinical area.....and how do you feel if a new foreign nurse keeps asking questions, since you are all so busy, do you feel you have the time to help us? I just worry sometimes that I might make a nuisance of myself I'm a very experienced nurse here in my home country, but very aware that it'll be like starting over when I move to the US, and will be relying on my new co-workers to set me straight on a thing or two. So....just interested to know what you think about working with transcultural nurses

[SuesquatchRN, BSN, RN]

I moved from NYC to the back of beyond and one thing I miss is working with foreign-born people. I always had time for them, and they me. We would get little cultural exchanges going and it was great.