Here’s golden chance for Kenyan nurses, find out more
Kenyan nurses are set to benefit globally following a high demand for their services overseas.
For instance, the United States is in dire need of at least 1.1 Million safe nurses and it is looking upon Africa to fill the deficit.
With the US having over 50 States, there are those that have higher demand of nurses on full time with California leading with a demand of 44,500, Texas (15,900), New Jersey (11,400) and Alaska (5,400).
It is also projected that Australia will have a shortage of at least 85,000 nurses in 2025 and the number is set to increase to 123,000 nurses hence the African continent being the target market for nurses.
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 be once terminated have become resilient and treating them strains the workforce.
Diseases including heart and stroke, still remain the leading cause of deaths for both men and women.
Data of deaths collected places heart disease as leading with 702,800, accidents 227,000, stroke 165,393, chronic diseases at 147,382 and diabetes (101).
A 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 (KNCL) enter a working partnership with St. Elizabeth Medical and Technical Training College Mukumu in Kakamega county, where nurses wishing to work abroad will be registered, tested and certified to become United States Registered Nurses (USRN).
The KNCL manager Justice Justus while holding an educational workshop at the Mukumu MTTC, took the learners who are eying working outside the country through the process of enrolling, needed requirements and benefits of registering with them and how to become 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 US 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 to assist and enable Kenyan nurses willing to work abroad sit and pass their 6 months NCLEX examination to become the United States Registered Nurse (USRN).
Professor Callion has lauded the efforts the agency is taking in empowering African nurses to embrace overseas opportunities.
“We have partnered with Kenyan nurse to make it our life mission to train and educate wiling Kenyan nurses 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,” she said.
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 who 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,” Justus noted.
“To ensure we accommodate everyone on board, he continued, we have plans to traverse all the 47 counties with West Pokot, Trans Nzoia, Bungoma, Vihiga and Kakamega already covered,” he added.
According to the recruitment manager, the Kenyan nurse trains the following health care professionals for international English language testing system (IELTS).
Justus called on the young people to consider taking nursing as their dream career as there is 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,” he said.
The Mukumu MTTC deputy principal 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.
