Can i become a registered nurse in less than 4 years?

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.

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yes, it's possible, depending on where you live. We have a program at one of our community colleges in Texas. You can attend it for two years, and then sit for the R.N. exam after that. u can check the programs at your local community colleges and see what the qualifications are in your state.

The LVN program takes about that long. To get your RN, you need to get your college basics, and some science courses (A&P, micro-biology, etc.....) and have grades that are good enough that you will be allowed into an RN program. The classes usually allow less than 30 so you'll have to make at least a B in all college work to be accepted (but even with B's there is no guarantee, so A's are preferable)
The RN program last 2 yrs. The only ways to lesson the 4 yrs is to take at least 15 credits per semester and also take summer sessions.

The two year associate's degree programs end up taking about three years anyway because there are a lot of prerequisites. I recommend going for the Bachelor's - you still only spend two years on nursing courses, but you have the degree necessary for leadership positions in the future.

Betty:

I live in the Santa Clara Valley area of the San Francisco Bay Area, and I believe there are trade institutions who specialize
in training for medical services in different branches including
registered nurses.
Bryman Schools offer these certifications, which require
continuous attendance with passing grades, from 8 months
to 2 and one half years, depending on the level of difficulty
that the career specialty calls for.
If you wish to go into medical billiing, using IT assists, than
you should learn to become a skilled typist, 120 words per
minute, minimum.
If you wish to go to something higher in medical technology, you
must take the appropriate courses, such as to become a
medical technician, you need anatomy and physiology, depending
on which skill you focus on, such as EKG, EEG, X-RAY
technician, radiation therapist, etc.
Each of these medical disciplines has their own set of requirements to attain a certificate of completion while turning in
average to above average grade point averages.

If you really want to become a qualified RN, you will have to take some mentally tough exams, that cover the human body, from a general point of view, (there are medical specialists for each
segment of the human body) and you must have a working knowledge of general concepts of what happens inside the body,
and outside the body as relates to the appropriate pathology.

The simple answer to your question, due to the fully packed
curriculum you must carry, you may need 4 years of attendance,
in an accredited college or trade institute that has medical careers on its agenda, and have fully qualified teachers/instructors on its faculty.

You might try Western Career College, and Brooks College for
starters, and Heald College (medical) there are others.
Consult the book "Choosing the Right College"
Copywrite 1998 Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI)

This reference may not be useful to you, as you may not be
in a position to avail yourself to pay the tuition and attend,
but I'll throw it out there anyway.

The average RN earns $32-40.00 per hour, depending on where you are and whom your employer is, and there is another
way to go, as an LVN (licensed vocational nurse) they don't have to know as much medical technology as the RNs, but LVNs earn
slightly less in pay.

The surgical RN earns $60.00 per hour, she assists the surgeons in the operating theater.

Thats my message, good luck



Donald H. Sites
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Please try: http://www.nursingmasters.com They have lots of good information on various nursing degrees both Bachelors and Masters