I NEED HELP!!!!

Okay its not that complicated at this point. Find a college, univeristy or community college that offers a nursing program and apply asap....they can fill quickly. Then go to school for nursing get your BSN (4 year process) and get a job working and get some experience, most but not all MSN programs for nurse practitioners will require some experience before you apply. Then go to school to get your MSN nurse practioners in whatever speciality you would like. I want to be a nurse practitioner also and just got my RN. Hope this helps, but it seems like you need to calm down search good nursing school, study hard while in them, get your RN, BSN then go from there. Since you just graduated High School you have plenty of time, pursue the RN goal before you think too much about being a nurse practioner.

Goodluck!.............Hope that helps some what.....

Rn = Registered Nurse. This is the credential you earn after passing the NCLEX exam. BSN, diploma, and ADN (or ASN) are all nursing school programs you have to complete before you can take the NCLEX. Once you graduate from a program, you are considered a GN (graduate nurse) until you take the NCLEX. If you pass, you will then be an RN, regardless of the type of nursing school you attended.

You probably need to speak with admissions counselors at several schools to decide what type of program best suits your needs. They should also be able to give you information about financial aid and which credits will transfer if you switch to a different school or want to continue your education later.

No matter what type of school you enroll in, you will most likely start with what are called prerequisite courses--pre-reqs--that are required before you begin some of the nursing classes and clinicals (where you actually do patient care). You will also have a number of general ed classes that are needed for just about every degree. You should be able to take some of these in the fall semester.

Talk to enrollment advisors/counselors and compare the schools in things like cost, location, ease of getting the classes you need, percentage of nursing students who make it to graduation, and percentage of graduates who pass NCLEX.

In a nutshell, here is the progression--

Basic ed courses required by almost all degrees
Pre-reqs like microbiology and anatomy & physiology
Core nursing courses
More nursing courses and clinicals

Graduation

NCLEX

Employment as a Registered Nurse


Good luck with your quest. Let us know if you need more help.