This title is the only guide to the United States health care system for nurses immigrating to this country as well as foreign-educated nurses who are already here.

The contributors provide a wealth of insight on how to address the challenges of being a foreign-educated nurse in the United States. Nurses can learn what is expected of them, how to prepare for the journey to the United States and how to adapt to their new communities. The title can help foreign-educated nurses understand the health care system as well as their rights and roles within that system.

Written in simple, accessible language, the guide will address the topics and issues that foreign-educated nurses care about, including living in the United States as a foreign-educated nurse, nursing practice in the United States and the U.S. health care system.

Key topics discussed:

• Preparing to leave the home country
• The process of entry into the U.S.A.
• Nursing education in the U.S.A.
• Understanding the U.S. health care system
• Employment challenges and guidelines for entering the U.S. workforce
• Foreign-educated nurses' roles, rights and obligations

Most importantly, this title will help foreign-educated nurses learn how to avoid being misunderstood by others, form enduring relationships with American colleagues and join them in working to improve the quality of health care in this country and worldwide.

Barbara L. Nichols, DHL, MS, RN, FAAN
Barbara L. Nichols, DHL, MS, RN, FAAN, is the chief executive officer of CGFNS International (Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools), which is an internationally recognized authority on credentials evaluation and verification pertaining to the education, registration, and licensure of nurses and health care professionals worldwide. Ms. Nichols served as professor of nursing at the University of Wisconsin School of Nursing and director of nursing for the Wisconsin Area Health Education Center System. Currently, she serves on the Board of Directors for the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and is on their Conformity Assessment Policy Committee. She held a cabinet position in Wisconsin State Government, is a former International Council of Nurses (ICN) Board Member and a past President of the American Nurses Association. As Secretary of the Department of Regulation and Licensing for the state of Wisconsin, she was responsible for 17 Boards that regulated 59 occupations and professions. Ms. Nichols is the author of over 70 publications on nursing and health care delivery, including her most recent contribution as a Guest Editor, Policy, Politics and Nursing Practice, in the August 2006 edition of Building Global Alliances III: The Impact of Global Nurse Migration on Health Service Delivery. She was a Lieutenant in the United Sates Navy Nurse Corps. Ms. Nichols was a 2006 Inaugural Inductee into the National Black Nurses Association Institute of Excellence; was named the 2007 Distinguished Scholar, Howard University College of Pharmacy, Nursing and Allied Health Sciences, Division of Nursing; and is a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing.

Catherine R. Davis, PhD, RN
Catherine R. Davis, PhD, RN, is the Director of Global Research and Test Administration for CGFNS International. Dr. Davis provides senior leadership for CGFNS test development activities, research initiatives, and related publications. Prior joining CGFNS International, Dr. Davis was Associate Professor of Nursing Hahnemann University in Philadelphia. She holds a PhD in Nursing from Adelphi University and a Masters degree in Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing from the University of Pennsylvania. She serves on the National Editorial Advisory Board of Advance for Nurses and as a manuscript reviewer for Sigma Theta Internationals Journal of Nursing Scholarship. Dr. Davis has authored and edited numerous publications on international nursing issues and has served as a national and international speaker on nurse migration trends and challenges, international testing and test development issues, and conducting certification programs.