[StudentNurse825]

What is the least amount of education to be a professional in nursing?

Associates

Bachelors

Masters

Doctorate

[suzanne4]

In the United States, you can have a Diploma, ADN, or BSN, and still write the same exam, and that is all that really matters. A nurse is a nurse......

However, if you trained out of the country and wish to work in the US, you must have a four year degree. If you attend school in the US, then you can get by with a two year program......................

Hope that this answers your questions..................

[Havin' A Party!]

Originally Posted by StudentNurse825

What is the least amount of education to be a professional in nursing?

Associates

Bachelors

Masters

Doctorate

None of the above.

A nursing diploma -- usually offerred by teaching hospitals -- would be the lowest level program that would lead to an RN license. By "lowest level," I mean in the sense that no formal university degree is issued.

[suzanne4]

Originally Posted by LarryG

None of the above.

A nursing diploma -- usually offerred by teaching hospitals -- would be the lowest level program that would lead to an RN license. By "lowest level," I mean in the sense that no formal university degree is issued.

Diploma was already listed in my response............................

[Hellllllo Nurse]

In a few cases, none of the above degrees are required. I have a friend who was in a four year BSN program, but due to a severe injury accident, she was unable to graduate, and left the program in her junior year. This was years ago, and she was allowed to "challenge" the NCLEX-RN exam. She passed and is an RN, licensed in three states.

A licensed Registered Nurse is officially classified as a "professional" nurse.

http://www.nysna.org/programs/practice/npa/npa.htm

[Lys]

Erika,

That depends on the registration requirements where you want to practice. Here in Ontario (Canada that is) to become an RN (registered nurse) you need to have a BSN to write the reg. exam.

We also have RPN (registered practical nurse, whom are not permitted to perform all functions of an RN) that requires a college diploma.
Also, we have NP's (nurse practitioners) whom are extended class RN's (allowed to prescribe some tests and drugs, etc) that requires extra certification after a BSN.

Do the responses here help to answer your question, or were you looking for more info?

[StudentNurse825]

Thank you for all of your replies. They helped a lot.