i wanna be a nurse...

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I am a 9th grader atending towanda Jr/Sr high school and it has been my dream to be a nurse (RN) i just love kids and such so i want to work in with the babies and pregnant moms and such but im worried that i wont have the apropriate classes to get accepted to a nursing school so i was wondering what kind of classes i should take in my next few years of school? :confused:

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Specializes in Emergency Nursing; Geriatrics.

Take lots of Biology, Chemistry and math classes! You might want to talk to a counselor as well to see exactly what classes you should take that your school offers.

Good luck! :)

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Yes, I agree with Graciee2. Take biology and chemistry because, if you are interested in the maricopa community college nursing program, your high school science classes will count as your science pre-requisites (as long as they are less than 5 years old) and you won't have to take college level BIO and CHEM -- which are :down: (hard). Take algebra too because algebra will help you with the math pre-requisites that will be required at the college level.

You could also take nutrition if your school has something like that and I would highly recommend taking a foreign language -- which one will depend in what part of the country you live. Both will most likely be requried at the university level if you decide to go that route. :specs:

I admire you thinking so far ahead. I'm 35 and going back to nursing school for a second career. I wish I would have gone right into it straight from high school the first time around.

Good luck!!

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