ABOUT TRANSITIONAL RN AUTHOR.

Hello! My name is Cyril, transitional RN author. I relocated to US as International RN in January 2007. Before moving to USA, I had done active RN clinical practice for 6years in my home country.

WHY THIS WEBSITE?

I receive lots of phone calls from RN colleagues back home wanting advice about relocating to America. A couple of non-RN friends have also sought my guidance on behalf of their RN relatives who intend to practice as US RN.

Living and working outside one's home country for the first time can be stressful for most of us.

I have also learned a lot whilst pursuing this goal and at the same time made a few avoidable mistakes. I also paid dearly for my lack of traveler RN experience and, even, my introvert personality. I have a quiet and shy disposition. I was the type who would usually say ‘all was ok’ whilst the beast eating me up showed on my face.

But not this time! There is no place for timidity and shyness in the nursing job, especially, in USA. This personality is perceived by many as a weakness and many, including your colleagues, will capitalize on this weakness to treat you unfairly.

I have gone through it; I have suffered it and now know what it takes for a foreign educated RN to move to America to succeed and lead a fulfilled life.

This website was thus borne out of the costly mistakes I made, the humiliation I suffered, the embarrassment I had to endure and finally how I conquered it all to become one of the most sought after transitional RN/US RN.

TRANSITIONAL RN AUTHOR AND FIRST EXPERIENCE.

After several unsuccessful attempts, thanks to bad RN agents, a senior colleague introduced a great RN recruiting travel agency to me in 2003. I managed to work and learn at the same time and passed the NCLEX-RN exams in 2005.

I was excited and filled with great expectations, but a bit anxious about nursing in America.

Then I became successful the second time by passing the job placement interview. Thus, I had a job offer with a hospital in the San Francisco bay area, California.

Apart from the Hollywood movies, I knew just a little about the US weather and social life.

My first surprise shock on arrival was the freezing temperatures of San Francisco bay, it was winter!

I left the hotel room the following morning almost frozen. It wasn’t any better in my apartment either.

The cold was getting worse by the day, I needed help and I finally sought one. I contacted a friend also living in America and told her I was almost freezing to death.

She then directed me to a small box attached to the wall, just by the door. She instructed I shifted the lever from 0 to 70. And that was how I learned of the heating system the first time. First American experience, huh?

Other experiences followed and you can read about them in the content of transitional RN.

Thanks for Visiting!

I hope you found transitional-rn.com useful. Continue checking back as I’ll be regularly updating it with more information. And will continue to share whatever I learn with you. Thank you.

Transitional RN Author wishes you a smooth transition!