Final year of Nursing school, wanting to be in the Neuro field

blondesareeasy · Oct 18, 2011

Patient care just needs a nurse license. They don't care how you get it. They also don't pay more for a "higher" degree either. If you want to give up on touching patients for a living, sometimes you need a "higher" degree, but that's only because of a made-up rule somewhere.

NCRNMDM, ASN, RN · Oct 21, 2011

You can get into Neuro ICU with an associate's degree in nursing. I don't know about your area, but where I live the neuro ICUs will hire new graduates fresh out of nursing school and train them to work neuro ICU if they will commit to working there for a certain period of time (usually around a year). Once you get your RN there are a lot of advanced certifications you can get, like CCRN, ACLS, etc that will advance your practice (and usually equate in more pay). Good luck!

Butterfly3001 · Feb 3, 2012

Im currently in last year of Nursing school, and I am fascinated with Neuro! I want to work in either the Neuro ICU or the Neuro med-surg floor.
I was curious as to what special certifications are needed for this, if any? I have the basic CPR required for Nursing school, also I am only in an Associates program. Is a Bachelors required for this field? I plan on bridging to get my BSN, just not sure I wanted to do it right out of school. I am just trying to find information, because I live in such a small town there is very few resources. I will have to drive an hour for work to get to the nearest hospital that has a Neuro unit:nurse:

I did it and so can you! I only have my ASN by the way.. Good luck with everything!