can i become a registered nurse in less than 4 years?
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If you are in the United States, there are many two-year programs that qualify their graduates to take the state boards for registered nurses. These programs are generally offered by community colleges.\n\ns
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Registered nursing actually has 2 different tracks (there may still be 3).  One may become an RN by going to junior or community college for 2 years and then taking the license exam.   Another way is a 4 year BSN that will prepare you not only for patient care, but for nursing management as well.  Many of the nurses I worked with started out the an ASN (2 yr degree) and then went on to the BSN while working as an RN.  \n\nThere may still be some 3 year diploma courses, but those are going away.  Years ago that was the norm and there were many hospital based diploma courses, but of late they have become college based and ASN or BSN degrees. \n\nAnother route is to take an LPN course which takes about a year and then work as an LPN while going on to RN school.  \n\n There is a well established distance learning program leading to the RN credential at Excelsior College in New York (It was called Regents College and you still hear the term Regents degreed nurse).  \n\nCheck with the NLN - the National League for Nursing as it is the program accreditor for Nursing schools.  It will be very hard to get a job or a license if your school is not NLN accredited. \n\nAlso check your state's licensing board to see if they have any special requirements.
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No. You do not need to be a Licensed Vocational Nurse before you become a Registered Nurse. However, it can help for continuing education students.
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I am a nurse and I actually work with a doctor who was a mechanic and now is a ER physician.  He loves those old Volvo's and drives on to work daily. \nAny ways.  You can be an RN in 2 years or 4 yrs.  When I went to nursing school, they were encouraging everyone to get 4 yr degrees because they said the 2 yr degree would phase out and become obsolete. No way!!! There is such a shortage of nurses they are begging them apply for jobs.  The difference is about .20 cents an hour where I work between a BSN prepared RN vs a AAS nurse. \nI make about $26 an hour now and I have been in the same job for the last 11 yrs with no plans to leave. \nIf you want to be a hospital nurse, you have to be able to tolerate a lot of peoples differences and understand its not about passing out BonBons.  It is very hard work.  I dig out impactions, give enema's, I have had vomit splattered from my hair to my shoes and always keep an extra set of pants in my locker in case someone poops, pukes or bleeds all over me. We have patients who come in with pneumonia and their trachs are bubbling out yellow green mucus and everytime they cough, you are better off to have a pair of goggles on.  We take care of a variety of infectious diseases and see everything. I could go on and on and on. Just realize nursing is not the glamour, its very hard work and you work on holidays, weekends, and they say the older nurses tend to "eat their young".  \nWe would love to have you though. My favorite male RN left a degree in forrestry to do t his, and you can too.
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No way you're too old. I'm in my 3rd (out of 4) semester of nursing school and am 38 and am not the oldest in my class. Started taking the prerequisites at age 35. Nursing school itself is HARD though. It takes a special kind of thinking and it is NOT like regular classes. I had almost all A's in my other classes and then could barely pass my first semester of RN school. Get some support, as in someone who's recently been through it and make sure you have home support. \nWe go to school and clinicals and do homework that is easily equivalent to a 40 hr/week job+, yet only get 10 credit hours for school. That make sense and give you some perspective? Pretty hard to do with high family needs and another full time job, etc. \nYes, you might even be a better nurse with an ASN. I do my clinicals from a community college at the same place the students from a lg. university do theirs. Believe me, I'm more mature, more ready, more responsible, and have a way better attitude because I've had the benefit of more years of life and have had to work to get here. Good luck to you.
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It depends on what degree you have and what capacity you nursing. For example a school nurse entry level position may only pay you between 24,000-28,000 US dollars per year, but entering the field as a nurse specializing in trauma, or geriatrics, pediatric, OR Nurse, Oncology Nursing, or any specialized nursing will not probably begin by paying you additional money, but in the long-run, specializing in a field of nursiong requiring specialized knowledge will pay off for you eventually.  Home health nursing can also be very lucrative though you must have a certain number of years experience as well as a certain level of knowledge and experience with different types of equipment. \nI have a friend who recently became an LPN and works regular 8 hr shifts 5-6 days per week and he made 66,000 US dollars last year.  It really depends on your level of education, the position you take and if you are administration in the nursing field, a Patient care manager, a Director of Nursing, assistant director of nursing or even in a recruiting or teaching position.  There is a significant difference in salary depending upon if you are an LPN- Licensed Practical Nurse, RN Registered nurse, BSN Bachelor's of Science in Nursing, or if you become a nurse practitioner.  LPN can be achieved in 2 or less years depending on if your program is excellerated, it allows you to nurse, but it limits the meds you can provide and in the field depending on where you nurse, it can limit you to doing treatments and giving meds only.  RN is historically achieved in 4 years and comes as a BSN but in previous years RN has been accelerated and given in 2-4 years without the bachelors degree.  Becoming a nurse practitioner is usually a step that some nurses who hold a Masters of Science in NUrsing take which will put them at about an equivelent level with a physician's assistant (PA) able to follow and treat patients but unable to prescribe narcotics and followed up by a physician who signs off on his/her treatments or prescribed course of action.  They work under the licensure or an approved physician.  I would suggest getting on a web site that does national or even international comparison for careers with varying levels of education.  Sorry I don't have additional time to find any for you at this time, but I hope this helped you out a bit anyway.  If I find time I will post some sites for you a bit later.  GOOD LUCK with your future endeavors and don't get discouraged!
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to become a veterinary nurse takes 2 years, and you need to be apprenticed in a veterinary surgery who are qualified to train nurses. the best place to find out all the info is www.bvna.org.uk. good luck!
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No.  This would be a bad idea.  You should consider entering a BSN program at a state university.  At the very least you will make progress towards the MSN while you mark time waiting for the LPN/RN programs or - best situation - you will be admitted into the BSN program after completing the prerequisites and be in line to later earn the MSN.\n\nI know more, but I don't know what area you are in.
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of course you can! And congratulations for getting your G.E.D., it may take awhile, but 4 year university will be worth it in the end.
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two years for an associates degree or four for a bachelors degree, plus depending on the pre-requisites the school requires. There may also be a transition program if you already have an LVN or Paramedic license to go into the RN, that one takes less time.
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OMG! I want to be a nurse too and in peds too! I know in Cali there are community colleges that offer classes for becoming an RN and it takes about 4 years. You first have to do your pre-requisits and then sign up after those are done, into the nursing program. Then from there you take such classes as anatomy, biology, sociology, etc. But I have to warn you, if you don't think you can do it now then you might not be able to later. There is a 40% drop out rate, so you have to be very determined. I personally love blood and guts but for the life of me vomit kills me to deal with LOL :) If you decide to do it make sure that you volunteer at a local hospital in the department you want to work in. Then you will make friends and be more likely to get in that department after you are done with schooling and are ready to work. I hope this helps!Oh and the pay is great too, up to $5000 a month! Cant beat that!
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If have a good GPA you can apply to University but usually you don't get accepted straight to college of nursing.You'll apply for the Natural Science programme(pre-professional) to have your core or perequisites completed in about 2yrs before you can be admitted based on good standing to professional program (nursing college).However,you may take your core in a college other than university so that you can transfer.Make your intentions clear about transfering to a university so that it doesn't become difficult when transfering.This will save you alot of money.Those yrs will not go wasted because you'll head straight to junior year when admitted to university.\nNB* you may take an associate degree program in any college,it takes 2yrs but that will not get you into university nursing college because requirement for associate degree does not meet bachelor degree requirement.Good luck
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What the other person said is true, but I wanted to clarify a couple of points. \n\nYou can get into a community college without SAT or ACT. You'll do two years there, graduate with your Associates Degree in Nursing, and you'll be an RN if you attended the right sort of program. Then you can get a job if you'd like or transfer to a four year program to complete your BS in Nursing. When you transfer, the new university will only look at your record from community college. They won't look at your SAT or ACT scores at all. \n\nIf you'd like, you can even start working and get your BS in Nursing at night. A lot of nurses do this.
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I suggest you take the 3 year nursing program. The quick study courses do not adiquitely train you for the higher paying RN jobs. \nthey only prep you for the LPN or CENA jobs that can pay Min. wages.
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No.  In order to be a nurse, you must be an Officer, and Officers are required to be citizens as well as have a 4 year degree.  besides, the Army doesn't specifically train nurses.. they are already Nurses when they join.  \n\nNOW, if you are a permanent resident with a Green Card, you can enlist, and try for the medic field, where you will get training.  Once in, you can expedite your citizenship and then try and get commissioned through one of the Army's programs.. I believe they do have a program where you can go to nursing school on their dime for a longer commitement.
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Make it easier for ppl to enter the field with less theoretical qualifications required to begin, and more practical on the job training towards accredited certification. Employees should enter as students. And work the way up as students with practical and theoretical training for period of say 4 years approx with reasonable pay. \nIncrease pay for Nurses and benefits\nIntroduce nurses training into the highschool and junior highschool curricula or/and\nprovide housing benefits for nurses, combined with a contract work package for free training
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Probably a good idea to do the exam, if u ever want to nurse elsewhere (or finish training elsewhere) you may find that u will have trouble due to some institutions wanting you to have a successful completion of yr 12.\n\njust a suggestion, really depends on whether not doing it, limits ur options in the future.