Kenyan Nurses Consultants Partner with Medical Colleges to tap Foreign Opportunities

BY WAKHUNGU ANDANJE

Due to high demand of nurse overseas Kenyan nursing industry is set to benefit from this deficit.

The United States of America is in dire need of 1.1Million safe nurses ad it is looking upon Africa to substitute the deficit. 

With the united states of America having over 50 states there are those who have the high demand of nurses on full time equivalents with California leading with a demand of 44,500, Texas (15,900), New Jersey (11,400), Alaska (5,400) it is also projected that Australia will have a shortage of 85,000 nurses by 2025 and the number is set to increase to 123,000 nurses hence Africa continent being the target market for nurses.

As Texas, Alaska, New York and Kansas being named as the most favourable states for nurses to work and live. The shortage of nurses in the US is due to long population survival causing and increased use of health services as well.

Also some diseases that could have been once terminated have become resilient and treating them strain the workforce.

Diseases including heart and stroke, still remain the leading cause of death for both men and women. Data of death collected places heart disease as leading with 702,800, accidents 227,000, stroke 165,393, chronic diseases at 147,382 and diabetes (101).

The 2024 survey has revealed that most patients were encountering the challenge of accessing treatment due to its costs.

Nurses in Kenya have every reason to smile after a consultant firm started offering international nursing courses to have them employed in the United States.

This is after Australia, Canada and the United States announced massive nursing job opportunities to be filled. As the ratio of nurses to patients in the United States is 4.3 to 10.5 patients per nurse, it has raised concerns for the need to employ more nurses.

And this revelation has seen the Kenyan nurse consultants limited enter a working partnership with St. Elizabeth medical and technical college Mukumu in Kakamega county management where nurses wishing to work abroad will be registered, tested and certified to become United States registered nurses (USRN).

The Kenyan nurse consultants limited recruitment manager Justice Justus while holding an educational workshop at the Mukumu nursing training college, broke the news to the learners who are eying working outside the country where they educated them on how to enroll, the needed requirements and benefits of registering with the their consultants firm and becoming a qualified united states registered nurse.

The manager said they have sought the help of a professional health educator mentor and author Professor Regina Callion.

Professor Regina Callion is the owner and founder of the ReMar Review that she uses to prepare USA national council licensure examination (NCLEX).

The virtual trainer based in the United States is set to transform the future of nursing education in Kenya through the introduction of NCLEX Virtual 2 training course.

The online training manual is tailor made content that will assist and enable Kenyan nurses willing to work abroad sit ad pass their 6 months NCLEX examination to become the next United states registered nurse (USRN).

Professor Regina has lauded the efforts the Kenyan nurse consultants is taking in empowering the African nurses to embrace overseas nursing opportunities.

“We have partnered with Kenyan nurse to make it our life mission to train and educate wiling Kenyan nurses willing to work abroad and we have put everything in place designed to build your confidence and give you the needed details on how to pass NCLEX.” says Professor.

Through the ReMar review NCLEX virtual trainer over 300,000 have been trained and has an assured pass rate of 99.2% for nurses undertaking it.

Her commitment has been zeroed to specialized teaching of non-graduates, international students and repeat takers on how to pass NCLEX.

Her partnership with the Kenyan nurse is aimed to produce high qualified all round skilled nurses that can professionally execute their mandate under very minimal supervision.

“As Kenyan nurse consultants limited which has stood out as ‘The future of nursing education’, we are working with a team of medical experts including the founder of ReMar Review Professor Regina Callion who is behind the 6 months comprehensive NCLEX V2 training course for the nurses wishing to work abroad. 

To ensure we accommodate everyone on board, he continued, we have plans to traverse all the 47 counties with West Pokot, Tranz Nzoia, Bungoma, Vihiga and Kakamega already covered.

According to the recruitment manager, the Kenyan nurse trains the following health care professionals for international English language testing system (IELTS).

It is a global recognized English language proficiency test used for studying, working migrating to the English speaking countries.

For one to become a united states registered nurse (USRN) one needs to have educational and professional requirements then apply after which they will undergo screening interview, issued with a contract, evaluation of credentials, NCLEX application, licensure application and registration and employment visa application.

Prof. Regina M.Callion

At the same time for one to become a nurse in the US, they should have met the required education, submit prior credentials then take the English language proficiency test, be certified with commission on graduates of foreign nursing schools (CGFNS), ensure to pass the national council licensure examination -real nurse (NCLEX-RN) exam then apply for nursing license, find nursing job the obtain your visa. 

Justus called on the young people to consider taking nurses as their dream career as there was already a job market in the US.

This is your groundbreaking chance to join the ranks of highly competent international nurses and at Kenyan nurse we offer a unique opportunity for you to pursue a diploma or degree in nursing and our unified admissions process and personalized guidance will place your nursing career on the fast lane.

As Kenyan nurse, we are an approved and authorized student recruitment agency for both overseas and local school admissions by the commission of higher education, and we guide our students right from the admission to a reputable nursing institution and we will take you through the international transitional programs and eventually assist them secure an overseas job as a qualified nurse.

He noted that the Kenya nurse has vast experience in international recruitment of nurses and English proficiency exams inclusive of training and booking and assured that they were the ideal partner to accompany you on your journey towards attaining a place in the international nursing career.

Marion Ogesa a locam nurse at St. Elizabeth Mukumu who graduated in 2023 has been tarmacking working in several hospitals without pay and she expressed her hopes when Kenyan nurse as it allowed nurses to access world class training and had taken up the initiative to guide aspiring nurses into professionals to work outside the country.

“I’m amazed by the clear step by step process where on what to expect as Kenyan nurse has a well-defined admission pathway giving students clarity on what to expect from start to finish.

It also has a comprehensive student support which provides mentorship, study resources and revision tools to learner’s success throughout their educational journey.

The St. Elizabeth medical and training college Pamela Musinzi assured the students that with the Kenyan nurse they had guaranteed job opportunities once they complete their studies and obtain their nursing license as it also offers pathways to international opportunities, ensuring learners to acquire a strong return on their educational investment.