From Grey's Hospital
to lighting the way
for nurses worldwide.
I trained at Grey's Hospital in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, graduating in 1997. Nursing wasn't something I fell into — it was something I was drawn to from childhood. The desire to care, to help, to be there for people in their most vulnerable moments — that has never left me.
But becoming a nurse is one journey. Becoming a nurse in a new country is another entirely. I know both.
As an internationally educated nurse who has worked in South Africa, the UK, and Canada, I have lived every stage of this process — the hope, the paperwork, the waiting, the culture shock, the moments of doubt, and eventually, the breakthrough.
The challenge nobody warns you about
It wasn't the clinical knowledge that was hard. It was everything else. The terminology in the workplace that nobody explains. The cultural norms that differ so profoundly from what you trained in. The unwritten rules of Canadian healthcare that everyone seems to know — except you.
I watched skilled, experienced nurses struggle not because they weren't competent, but because nobody was bridging that gap for them.
Where experience became purpose
Working alongside IENs in the UK and British Columbia, and later as a Nursing Practice Educator in a BSN program helping students prepare for the NCLEX exam, I saw the same barriers over and over.
I had the knowledge, the experience, and the empathy to help. Lantern RN is what happened when I finally decided to do something about it.
Why I built Lantern RN
Canada has over 27,000 nursing vacancies. Internationally educated nurses arrive every year — qualified, experienced, ready to contribute. And yet so many get stuck. The NNAS process. The NCLEX. The provincial registration. The workplace culture. The long wait with no guidance and no community.
I built Lantern RN to be the guide I wish I had. Not a generic course. Not a checklist. A real, experienced hand to help you navigate every step — from your first NNAS application to your first Canadian nursing shift.
Because you didn't come this far to be stopped by paperwork and process. You came to nurse.
Experience & Credentials
My promise to you
When you work with Lantern RN, you're not getting advice from someone who studied this from the outside. You're getting guidance from someone who has lived it — as a nurse, as an internationally educated professional, and as an educator who has spent years preparing nurses for exactly this journey. I will light the way. Always.