So confused need help

Daytonite, BSN, RN · Jun 21, 2006

hi, starr. . .first off, stop feeling dumb. everyone starts out knowing nothing. you learn by asking questions and getting the answers. secondly, if you have your ged that is equivalent to a high school diploma. there are ways to get official proof that you have your ged that you will provide to any colleges you apply to. that will solve your high school/ged requirement. third, not all colleges require the sat or the act test for admission. for this reason it is helpful to know which colleges you are interested in and look at their admission requirements. even if it becomes necessary for you to take the sat there are plenty of study materials that you can get to help prepare for this test. sat has a website where you can get information about the test and see some sample questions. fourth, the nursing school admission tests, the net, is the one you've probably heard of. there is also the teas and a couple of others. it depends on what the school of nursing requires. again, each of these tests has a website where you can get information about them.

i think that the first thing you need to do is find out what nursing schools are in your area that you would be interested in attending. then, you need to find out what the admission requirements of both the school of nursing and the college itself are. you will be a student of the college first, and a student of the school of nursing secondly. it is usually very easy to find this information by going to your state board of nursing website. if you had listed the state where you live i would have been able to find this list for you and provided a link. since you have kept that information anonymous, you'll have to find it on your own. one way to do this is to run your mouse over the "links" button on the top right of this page. a drop down menu appears. click on "boards of nursing". a page of links to all the state boards of nursing appears. click on the link for your state. when you get to your state's board of nursing website, look for a link that says something like "education" or, if you're lucky, "schools of nursing". many state boards of nursing include a link to a list of the board approved nursing schools in their state. you can go to the websites of nursing schools near you to get information or write/phone the nursing schools for the information. then, read, read, read, and come back to this forum with your next questions. . .hope you're less confused now.

starr21 · Jun 21, 2006

Thanks for your help. I live in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Daytonite, BSN, RN · Jun 22, 2006

Thanks for your help. I live in Pittsburgh, Pa.

I would rather see you try to do your own searching for a college at your state board of nursing first. If you have problems then let me know and I will help you out. Learning to do a search on the web is a very basic skill that everyone using a computer should be able to do. The Internet is a wonderful research tool, but like all things takes practice. We all started out as learners.

RN's are leaders. They are problem solvers who need to know where their resources are in order to help them solve the problems of their patients and co-workers. They are leaders. They direct their nursing staffs and other ancillary healthcare workers in the care of patients. They are also teachers. They must show patients and co-workers how to do many things. They are also advocates for the preservation of patient's rights. Do you see yourself being able to be those things?