How long did it take for you to get your RN?...

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....including all pre-reqs and nursing school or diploma?

Specializes in orthopaedics.

i started my pre reqs in sept. of 2003 and just graduated may 2007, with my associate applied science in nursing.

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Specializes in ED, Hospice, ICU, Trach and vent.

Several points in my reply...1) it took me 3 1/2 years to get my RN. I got all my pre-reqs first and got those going p/t for 1 1/2 years...then went thru RN program for 2 years. 2) Can't answer for any other RN's, but I do not look down on LPN's. I learned more in my first job in ER from an LPN than I did from anyone else.

I do feel that if you want to be an RN to just go ahead and do it first, otherwise you are just adding time onto schooling.

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I do feel that if you want to be an RN to just go ahead and do it first, otherwise you are just adding time onto schooling.

That's not always possible. I was an LPN for 3 years before going on for my RN. I chose to go that route as a single mom in order to finance my way through school.
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With a prior A.S., it took 1.5 years of pre-requs (part time) and 2 years of nursing core classes (clinical and lectures). The last semester was full time, although as far as I was concerned, the last two YEARS were full time, considering how much I put into them!

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Specializes in Psych.

One year for LPN.

Eighteen months for ADN- Three Semesters........

Wanting to go back for more:idea:

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It took 3 full semesters to do my pre-reqs (16 classes) and it will be 4 semesters for the nursing program, so 3 1/2 years total for my ADN.

Then I plan to take the 10 classes I'll need for my AA so I can get into a university. After that I'll work on my BSN part-time, so I'm guessing another 3 years total for my BSN.

And if I've still got another round in me after that, I really want to go to school for my MSN/CNM. That was my main goal when starting on my nursing journey, but with 3 boys at home and a family business, I have to do it all in baby steps. I'll get there someday. I'm thinking 9 years total from housewife to midwife, though it might have to be spread out a bit.

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