Question about becoming an RN

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Well hello everyone.. I am 17 years old male and i will be a senior in highschool in a few months. I have a couple of questions about becoming an RN. I am aware that you can become an RN from a cummunity college or a 4 year university. What is better, like when you appply for jobs. And are these the only schooling that i need? Do i need to do something before i go to college. What about after i do college. Any test that i need to take that my college wont offer me and such to become a rn.

I want to be a RN at a school or at a hospital.

And what type of work do RN's do at hosiptials(not really sure)? do they fix broken fingers/treat burns?

Oh and i am from New york. So i was wondering if their ALOT of jobs available for registered nurses or are the jobs all taken?

is their a place where i could call up to see if i could follow a rn around for a week (its summer and i have no school so yea).

also, the nclex exam to get your degree in nurseing...

what stuff are you tested on? and is it hard?

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Trauma, Ortho, Neuro, Cardiac.

Here is an example of NCLEX questions:

Yes, it is a hard exam.

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Specializes in burn ICU, SICU, ER, Trauma Rapid Response.
alright cool. thanks alot. Before coming to this forum i was thinking about becoming a CPA Accountant and if i didnt get accpeted into a 4 year college for that i was planning on becoming an rn at a cummunity college. but now i am debating to be an accountant or an rn lol. thanks for your help tweety. you really cleared alot of stuff on my mind:yeah:

*** Also some community colleges do not have pre-reqs and you can finish your associates degree in nursing and become an RN in two years. The community colleges in Wisconsin where I live are set up that way.

ALso many community colleges have waiting lists for their nursing program. Usually university BSN do not have waiting list but admit on a competitive basis.

Given your age I would recommend you first try to go to a university and get your BSN and have the whole college experience. If that doesn't work out you could go to the community college .

As for making $60,000/year I think you will have no trouble at all. Maybe not the first year or two but after that sure. I make $72,000/year in my second year as an RN in rural Wisconsin working 3 12 shifts a week but I work every weekend so I make more than other nurses at my hospital.

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wait so if i go to a cummunity college, i ask if they have a nurseing program for an associates degree in registered nurse or w/e and then they say sure and if they only give me 2 years with out pre req, then i guess i wont need to take them? And when esactly should i start applying for these. Like should i start at this point now asking my local cummunity colleges to sign up for a nursing program by next year in the fall. And then i'll get my guidance teacher to help me with a university for nurseing.. And if i dont get into the university, ill at least have the cummunity college to go to.. Or wait can i do that? if i get accepted into the cummunity college program, could i tell them i change my mind (if i get accpeted into the 4 year?)

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Trauma, Ortho, Neuro, Cardiac.

You school guidance counselor or the college advisors should be able to tell you when to apply.

When the person above stated "no pre-reqs", it doesn't mean you get out of taking them, but that they become "co-reqs" meaning you can take them along side your nursing courses rather than before. The school I went to was set up that way, but because I worked I took my time.

Many people make applications to several colleges. That's o.k.

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wait what would i do if the college doesnt offer the prereq's? do i take it some where else. im a little confused lol:no:

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Trauma, Ortho, Neuro, Cardiac.
wait what would i do if the college doesnt offer the prereq's? do i take it some where else. im a little confused lol:no:

Yes you do take them somewhere else. I've never heard of a nursing school that offers nursing but not the pre-reqs so I wouldn't worry about that.

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Take both, Dual degrees look very good, and your horizons will be much wider. But it is much more work, and very demanding personally.

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