How Do You Become An RN Nurse?
If you’ve always dreamed of a career that allows you to help people and get paid fairly well, then becoming an RN or Registered Nurse could be for you. RN’s work in a variety of health care settings. Demand for Registered Nurses is very high and it appears that this trend will continue on for some time. As a result of this, the pay is quite lucrative as well. Here’s how to become an RN or Registered Nurse. Step 1 Graduate from high school or receive your GED. You will need either of these in order to get accepted to a college that offers nursing as a major of study. Step 2 Decide whether you’d like to get a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (4-5 year degree) or an Associate degree (2 year program that requires you to become an LPN first). The argument can be made that the BSN is better because some states do not allow an RN to practice without a Bachelor’s degree. In either case, make sure that the program that you’re looking for is accredited. You do not want to waste time on a non-acc