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A person that wants to
become a
registered
nurse has a multitude of options for gaining the
education
necessary
for licensure.
Minimally,
to become
a
registered
nurse,
you will need an Associate of Science in
Nursing
(or ASN)
degree, usually obtained by completing a two-year
nursing
program at
an accredited college for nursing. Licensed
practical
nurses
may
be
able to
take fewer classes than others with no nursing
experience
to obtain
an Associate of Science in nursing degree and
become a
registered
nurse.
Although an Associate of
Science in
nursing
degree will impart the technical skills and
knowledge
needed to
become a registered nurse in a technical nursing
practice,
for many
people who plan to become a registered nurse, an
Associate
of Science
in nursing degree is only the first step in
their
education. A
Bachelor
of Science
in nursing can be obtained by completing
a
four-year
program at an accredited nursing school. Many jobs for
registered
nurses
will require a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (or
a BSN)
degree in
addition to licensure in order to consider an
applicant.
A person
wishing to
become a
registered nurse with no prior nursing education
or
experience
would need to complete four years of schooling to
receive
this
degree.
The
first two
years would be spent primarily fulfilling
general
education
requirements, while the second two years would
focus
almost
exclusively on nursing classes. Students who have prior
nursing
education
(such as an ASN) or experience as a licensed
practical
nurse may
receive some credit towards their Bachelor of
Science in
Nursing
and therefore require less classroom
time to
enter the
field of registered nursing.
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After completing the desired amount of
education,
the
next
step
to
become a registered nurse is to apply for licensure in
the state
in which
you plan to work as a registered nurse. Different
states may
have
different
requirements
that need to be met in order for you to be
eligible
for
licensure. Once these requirements are met, you will be
authorized
to
register for the NCLEX-RN exam, developed by the
National
Council of
State Boards of Nursing.
It is not
possible
to become
a
registered
nurse without taking and passing the NCLEX-RN
exam.
The NCLEX-RN exam has a registration
fee of two
hundred
dollars
and the
registration fee is not refundable for any reason.
There is
also a
four page registration form that will need to be
filled out
that is
available from The National Council of State
Boards of
Nursing. Once
the
registration
form has been properly filled out and the
registration
fee
submitted, the person wishing to become a
registered
nurse will
receive an Authorization to Test letter from
the
National
Council of State Boards of Nursing that will allow him
or her to
schedule
an appointment to take the NCLEX-RN
exam.
The NCLEX-RN exam is graded on a pass / fail
basis. It is not
possible
to become
a registered nurse without first passing the
NCLEX-RN
exam for
that particular state.
It is
possible
to retake the
NCLEX-RN
exam in
the event that it is not passed on the first try,
but it
will be
necessary to wait a mandated number of days (anywhere
from
forty-five
to ninety days, depending on the regulations of that
states
nursing
board).
Once the NCLEX-RN exam has been passed,
it will be
possible
to obtain
employment as a registered nurse, but only in the
state in
which a
license to practice was granted. In order
to work as
a
registered
nurse in a
different state, one must pass the NCLEX-RN
exam for
that
state.
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