US RN's what is your opinion on Foreign trained RN's

[madwife2002, BSN, RN]

This is part of my ongoing research regarding foreign nurses impact in the USA please feel free to answer my poll and keep updated in my blog which can be found in BLOGS from Uniform to "Scrubs.

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https://allnurses.com/nursing-blogs/polls-regarding-foreign-370279.html

[lorena_1978]

i think foreign trained rn's are more experienced and they do more hands on job before and after they graduate from nursing school

[Elvish, BSN, DNP, RN, NP]

I find it hard to make a blanket statement since everybody is different....but all of the foreign nurses I have ever worked with are great.

[shodobe]

i think foreign trained rn's are more experienced and they do more hands on job before and after they graduate from nursing school

I totally disagree with you. In my years of dealing with foreign nureses, I feel most of them, not all, are subpar on nursing knowledge. I hate to have to explain myself to them multiple times because of their lack of the English language.

[flightnurse2b, LPN]

i'm a LPN, not a RN, so i hope it's ok that i answer.

i have worked with many nurses from the phillippines, haiti, india and russia.

just like american nurses, there are good and bad nurses. most of the ones i have worked with are excellent... but you occasionally have your lazy nurse out of the bunch... just like you would on any floor here with a US born nurse.

the only issue i've ever had was just language barriers--i worked on the code team one night with a team of solely indian nurses and they were not speaking english, so i didn't know who was pushing what and what was going on until i asked them to please speak english. but that only happened once.

i've found most of them to be very knowledgeable, kind and hard working.

[diane227, LPN, RN]

We have a number of foreign nurses on our units from all countries and backgrounds. The only two problems that I have seen that very often they do not assert themselves. They fear calling a doctor and they are easily intimidated by their coworkers or physicians. Also, the language barrier is kind of a problem, especially with the elderly who do not hear well in the first place. I love working with such a diverse group. Everyone cooks from the recipes of their country and it is WONDERFUL.

[prmenrs, RN]

Just like American-born and trained RNs--some are great, some are mediocre, but get the job done, some will drive you the rest of the way crazy.

[Jules A, MSN]

I'm surprised the language issues weren't listed in this poll. That is my biggest and really only blanket complaint about foreign nurses.

[ghillbert, MSN, NP]

Some "foreign" nurses are native English speakers - I hardly think language issues can be ascribed to most/all foreign nurses.

I find it incredible the ignorance already displayed in this thread. Keep wages low? Clearly whoever said that has no idea about immigration requirements, including labor certification, which set minimum pay levels.

[madwife2002, BSN, RN]

Only 29 people have voted on this poll I am surprised as I know a lot more US nurses out there have opinions on this. The poll is annoymous so come on vote vote vote

[rabbitgirrl]

Some "foreign" nurses are native English speakers - I hardly think language issues can be ascribed to most/all foreign nurses.

I find it incredible the ignorance already displayed in this thread. Keep wages low? Clearly whoever said that has no idea about immigration requirements, including labor certification, which set minimum pay levels.

Actually, I did not know that foreign nurses had to be paid a certain minimum wage. What is that minimum wage, please? Could you explain more? thank you.

[ghillbert, MSN, NP]

It is set by the Department of Labor and depends on the area, the position and the employer. It's called the "prevailing wage". The idea is to ensure that employers are not simply trying to import foreign workers (in any field) for lower wages rather than paying US citizens appropriate wages.