It's A Great Time To Be A Registered Nurse

There are three nursing designations in the United States

. They are licensed practical nurse (LPN) or, in some states, licensed vocational nurses (LVN), registered nurse (RN) and at the pinnacle, nurse practitioner (NP).

The educational path to become a registered nurse can involve three paths. The first is the Associate Degree of Nursing, or ADN. This is a two year degree received from an accredited nursing college.

The second type is the bachelor's degree in nursing or the BSN. This is a four year course from an accredited nursing school. The third type is the diploma registered nurse program that is administered by hospitals themselves, and these can last around 3 years.

A registered nurse from a hospital diploma program will be no obstacle to anyone in the nursing profession.

To become a registered nurse, regardless of the path chosen, you have to pass the NCLEX-RN, which is the standardized nursing board exam administered in all 50 states. This test consists of questions about patient needs and the grasp of nursing concepts by the prospective registered nurse.

All states in the US require renewal of the registered nurse license every 2 years. Continuing education courses are required to be taken before a nurse can renew their license. The explosion in the nursing field everyone constantly hears about is not only because the aging baby boomers, but also because a large percentage of registered nurses are in that aging boomer population and are retiring.

A large percentage of the future growth in registered nurse jobs will be in the areas of physician offices, home health, out patient care centers. The idea of these is to help control healthcare costs.

This perfect storm so to speak means more job opportunities for health care in general but especially for the registered nurse.

Nurses, for seven years in a row, have been on top as far as most respected professions, according to the Gallup Poll. If fulfillment, job security, and excellent pay are important to you, then the registered nurse profession might just be for you.

by: Steven Swihart..

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