An evidence-based teaching/learning strategy for foreign nurses involving the Health Education Systems Incorporated examination as a predictor for National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses success

Efforts to alleviate the impending critical shortage of nurses have resulted in health care providers teaming with international recruiters to bring qualified foreign nurses to practice in the United States, even with no guarantee that the recruited foreign nurse will pass the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) for practice licensure. This article examines one school of nursing's learning collaborative composed of various teaching strategies and utilizing the Health Education Systems Incorporated examination as a predictor for NCLEX success. There is a paucity of research involving foreign nurses in the United States. This article seeks to build that knowledge base.