The Workforce Improvement with Immigrant Nurses (WIIN) program is an Oregon State Board of Nursing (OSBN) approved, re-entry program to provide a pathway to licensure and practice for nurses who have earned their credentials in foreign countries to return to work as nurses in the United States. The five quarter term program will prepare you to take the National Certifying and Licensing Examination (NCLEX-RN), opening the way to rewarding work as a registered nurse.
WIIN is in its sixth year and is fully accredited by the Oregon State Board of Nursing as a re-entry program in nursing.
The number of students selected for each cohort is limited. A candidate currently working in healthcare will have an easier transition into WIIN and to employment as a registered nurse.
The WIIN Program is for nurses trained in other countries who would like to become nurses in the United States. The WIIN Program has served 62 foreign-educated nurses from 27 countries in five cohorts of students. (December 2008)
WIIN is located on at the Clackamas Community College Harmony Campus. Classes are scheduled on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 4:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and a full day on the second Saturday of each month.
"It is a golden opportunity to re-enter a nursing career in the USA with substantial support from the WIN staff. WIN staff will do their best to make your dream come true. It has changed so many students' lives. Go for it!"
~ WIN Graduate and US Registered Nurse
Please contact Cathy Boucher at (503) 594-6012 or by E-mail at cathyb@clackamas.edu for more information.
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