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Thursday, July 29, 2010

A Career As a Registered Nurse

By : Michael Morales

If you have had thoughts of entering the medical field to become a registered nurse you may soon become the annuitant of a job in such demand you could start work immediately once your nursing education requirements have been fulfilled.

Becoming a registered nurse will require a positive mind set, an altruistic concern for others, perseverance and patience. If all those expensive words don't frighten you, being a registered nurse might be your calling. If you plan to enter a nursing school remember not all schools are alike. Each may have a different set of admission requirements. Prerequisites may include SAT, ACT, certain GPA on subjects such as math, geometry, algebra, science, biology, chemistry and being able to speak English as well as another foreign language. It might behoove you to get these prerequisite courses behind you in a four year university then apply to a nursing school of your choice.

I have a tenant friend who is veteran RN and she always smiles at my officious questions about nursing especially the one about the time involved to become a registered nurse. It takes three years to get a nursing diploma, two years for a nursing associate's degree, four years for a BNN Bachelor's degree and two or three years to make the jump from an RN to BSN. Now you can see why the words patience and perseverance were included in the above paragraph.

If the field of nursing is your goal the tuition cost to complete a nursing program and receive the designation of an RN will depend on the RN school you attend. Is it going to be a public school or private? In your state or not? This is information you need to know. A local community college fee might run as high as $5,000 per year. On the other hand a private four year college could cost as much as $20,000 per year. However, as in most cases, there is plenty of private or government financial aid programs available. You can do your own research to answer this question by contacting the Nursing School Financial Aid Guide, Nursing Scholarships and Grants and FAFSA which is Free Application for Student Aid.

You have finished all of your schooling, been licensed and certified, purchased your new starched white uniform, pinned your RN nurse pendant over your left pocket and now you need a job. That's the easy part. The shortage of RN nurses is so egregious employers will be calling or texting you 24/7. Nationally the RN income low is $51,000, the average $69,000 and the high $87,000. If you chose a nursing specialty and became a certified nurse anesthetist your salary would be approximately $146,521 annually.

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