How long do you have to go to school (full-time/summer)to become an Registered Nurse/?
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That depends on whether your getting an Associate's Degree or Bachelor's Degree. I'm currently going to nursing school and getting my Associate's which is 2 years (summer's off). The prerequisites took another year to complete. A Bachelor's Degree will take you at least 4 years.
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not really quick but an LPN is 1 year course and you can get associate degree later if you like your work
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Registered Nurses generally receive their basic preparation through one of three basic avenues:\nGraduation from an associate's degree-granting nursing program (approximately three years of college level study with a strong emphasis on \nclinical knowledge and skills)earning the degree of ASN/AAS in Nursing.\n\nGraduation with a three-year (diploma) certificate from a hospital-based school of nursing (non-degree). Few of these programs remain in the US and the proportion of nurses practicing with a diploma is rapidly decreasing.\n\nGraduation from a university with a bachelor's degree in nursing (a four - five year program conferring the BSN/BN degree with enhanced emphasis on leadership and research as well as clinically-focused courses).\n\nAs far as courses:\nAnatomy and physiology\nMicrobiology\nPharmacology and medication administration\nPsychology\nNursing ethics\nNursing theory\nNursing practice\nLegal issues in nursing practice
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some nursing schools don't require getting a CNA or LVN before getting an RN. many local community colleges just require you to have pre-requisite classes (science, english, etc) done before you get into the nursing program itself. depending on the area you're from, the RN nursing program may be impacted (there are more applicants for the nursing program than there are spaces), and some may accept those with a lot of previous volunteer work, health background, etc. \n\nhere's a site where you can ask people about all kinds of nursing questions:\n\nwww.allnurses.com
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Actually, NO. do NOT do a nursing assoc. degree and try to do premed. it's a waste of your time. a lot of those courses will NOT transfer to the 4-year program. Pre-meds and nursing students take different versions of bio, microbio, chem, and anatomy/phys. If you try to do bother curricula, you will wind up repeating classes.\n\nif you wanna go to med school, take medical pre-requisites:\n1 year general chem w/lab\n1 year general bio w/lab\n1 year general physics w/lab\n1 year organic chem w/lab\n1 year English\n\nYou can take all these courses at a community college. just ask the guidance counselor at the school for the course numbers of classes that can be transferred to a 4-year college for pre-med.
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That is entirely up to you. If you go to WSU, you'll have to pay for tuition. But if You go through the Navy you'll be going through 3 months of intense studying and practice to become a liscence Nurse. After your four year commitment of enlistment, all you would have to do is take the bar exam and find a suitable hospital you would like to work in as a civilian nurse, and with Military experience, that won't be very hard to do. Your pay will also be very very good too in the navy. Better than spending four years in  college, having a loan and debt.
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College - 4 years\nMed School - 4 years\nResidency - 3+ years
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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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As you will find out in law school, the answer is always "it depends."\n\nIf you are a full-time student, attending classes at the recommended work load, it will take you three school years.  A school year typically starts in August and ends in May.\n\nSo, if you were to start a full-time law program in August 2006 you would be done in May 2009.\n\nIf you go part-time (many night school programs are taught as part-time programs) it typically takes four years, and, perhaps, a summer session thrown in to make up some lost credits.\n\nSo, if you were to start a part-time law program in August 2006 you would be done in May 2010.
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What I found best was taking summer classes.  You can often do an entire four-month course in three weeks, and you'll form great relationships with your classmates because everyone in summer school has the same attitude ("let's get this over with") and you see eachother every day (usually!).  I did my entire last year of university in a four-month summer school term.  For three of the four months I still found time to work part-time and have a social life.  It was just in the last month, when I had six horus of lectures five days a week that I had to stop working.  Be careful because not all classes are offered in the summer, so you can't plan on meeting ALL your degree requirements that way.  If I were going back to uni and had a choice, I would do as many classes during summer as possible.
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yes they are my mom just finished her masters degree in nursing on line and she is graduating this summer.  You just have to check out the school to make sure that they are certified. I am taking online at home courses as well and it is just as good as going to a college except you get to do it in your own home.
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A two year nursing program to obtain your degree, but then you have to pass the NCLEX before you can get a license.
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If you work and take 15 credit hours a semester it will take you 4yrs.  If you take only 6 credit hours a semester it will take about 8yrs.\n\nI think the guy above me means CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant) and there is a reason why the course is only a year long... you go all day and when you graduate you wipe butts for 15 bucks.  I recommend you become an RN...the higer your education, the more you are paid and the less messy work you do.
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Any accredited school where the nursing graduate acquires an Associates of Science degree in Nursing.  A degree that upon completion, entitles you to test for your RN license in the state in which you live.  Some licenses will work in multiple states and some states would require you to retest if you ever moved, so you should check on the RN license requirements for your state if you are considering going out of state to attend school, and move back home upon completion or vice versa.  If the school you find that best suits your personal needs and will allow you to become a registered nurse is located in the state you plan on residing in once you graduate, then you should be fine.  Keep in mind that this only licenses you as an RN.  I guess circumstance would allow you to work in Pediatrics or not.  If you want to become a Pediatric nurse, meaning a person that not only has an RN license, but further education to allow them to specialize in children's health, you would more than likely be looking at a bachelor's degree in nursing.  It should be relatively easy finding a school that offers an RN program, but depending on where you live, finding a school that would allow you to get a bachelors degree in nursing with a focus in Pediatrics may be a little more difficult.  Again, that all depends on where you live and how easy it would be for you to make that decision to attend.
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Go talk to a counselor at your local college or nursing school.  They can tell you where to start.  Some nursing programs take some time to get in to, but you could be studying the basics while waiting to get into the program of your choice.  Good luck.  It is a rewarding job.
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Yes, you can get a nursing degree by going to a community college. This would be an option if you feel like you will never go to graduate school in nursing and also when you become a nurse you don't mind other R.Ns getting ahead who have bachelor's degrees.\n\nYou can also get a nursing degree through a 4 year university like I have. But please note that just because you went to 4-year university that you'll automatically be an RN and thats it. Its not that simple. No mater where you go, please make sure that school is nationally accredited by the national league nursing. Also, this is very usefull, but I didn't find out until after I graduated, go to the website of the board of nursing of the state your in,and see what the statistics are of any school whether 2 or 4 year on their nursing license passing rates(NCLEX exam). This will tell you whether a school is a good school vs. a great school.\n\nVolunteering services to my knowledge are not necessary, but I'm sure it wouldn't hurt if you did do some voluteering.\n\nThe prequisites depend on the school, but most nursing schools \nwant you to take and also do well in:\n\n1. Anatomy and Physiology\n2. Microbiology and micro lab.\n3. Some type of college level math.\n4. Statistics\n5. Psychology, preferably developmental Psych because you will\n    have to deal with people across the life span.\n6. Economics, just so that you'll be a more well rounded person\n7.Sociology of course, because you have to know and learn how\n   to communicate with others not like yourself\n8. Human Nutrition\n9.Chemistry for health professions\n10. Ethics (medical ethics if you can).\n11. Some type of class pertaining to the human organ systems,\n      don't know the name, but would be nice if you took that.\n12. Other general education requirements that the school you\n      attend should tell you about once your admitted.\n\nI can't think of anymore classes, it would take I guess at least 2 years to complete the prerequisites.\n\nI hope this helped!!
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It's hard to get into Nursing schools ANYWHERE because, even though there is a need for more nurses, there are also standards for the field to consider:\n\n1. The entry requirements are national, with only a few variations from college to college.  Those are not negotiable because of field expectations.  If you screw off in class and don't perform up to expectations, they will assume that is how you will perform on a ward.  In matters of life and death, they do not want to gamble.\n\n2. Because a Nursing degree practically means job security and higher than average pay, MANY people want to become nurses!  Also consider that a quality education - just as serious as the entry requirements - means that the scale of the program has population limits.  That means competition!  Sorry, but rumors that higher education is communist are BOGUS.  If you don't work hard, the hard workers will eat your lunch.  Good luck!\n\nIf you screwed off and have a lower GPA, your best bet is to transfer - but only after you have confirmed that your old GPA will not follow and haunt you.  Even in that situation you will still need to prove your academic ability and resolve, but someone somewhere will eventually accept you if you are able and determined to become a nurse.\n\nI advised nursing students for three years now and I feel the pain of defeat from my students on a regular basis because less than half actually make it in from the pre-nursing program.\n\nThat said, work hard and good luck!