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Simple Steps To Become A Registered Nurse

Annie Qureshi
Last updated: March 21, 2022 6:32 pm
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Working as a nursing professional is a selfless job. It requires you to always put others and their needs before your own. Although this may sound daunting, it can be incredibly gracious and humbly.

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Choose Career PathEnroll Into Nursing SchoolComplete Your CourseGet Registered

As humans, our call is to take care of our planet and each other. Nurses, doctors, and other health care practitioners are at the forefront of this call. If you have a burning desire to serve humanity in this way, then the nursing profession is the right one for you.

If you want to pursue a rewarding career as a nurse, you will have to possess the traits of a good caregiver. These are patience, empathy, emotional intelligence, a desire to help others, and a willingness to sacrifice spending time with your family for the greater good of humanity.

Here are four simple steps to becoming a registered nurse (RN).

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Choose Career Path

Before becoming a nurse, the first thing you need to do is choose which type of nurse you want to be. This will guide you on whether to work towards a Diploma, an Associate’s Degree, or a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing.

Many institutions offer various Nursing CEUs, Courses & Credits. Your career choice and the types of institutions you want to work in will highly depend on the course you enroll in.

Enroll Into Nursing School

After you’ve decided on your career path, the next step is to find a school that offers courses that align with your goals. To successfully enroll in nursing school, you would have to complete an application and a series of tests and essays.

Test of Essential Academic Skills, or the abbreviated TEAS, is the most crucial. The test is commonly used to gauge a student’s readiness to enroll in healthcare-related programs.

Complete Your Course

Once your enrollment is done, you will begin learning about the fundamentals of healthcare and the traits of a good healthcare giver. Some academic modules you may be expected to pass are biology, anatomy, chemistry, and nutrition.

On the social side, you may be expected to complete modules relating to the attitudes and attributes of a healthcare giver, psychology, and more. In the US, a nursing degree typically takes four years to complete. However, like other healthcare professions, nursing is a continual learning profession.

Get Registered

After you have completed your degree, you will be required to write and pass the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN) exam. If your test results meet the minimum requirements, you will be eligible to get registered as a licensed nurse.

The NCLEX-RN contains about 75 to 145 questions that test your knowledge of nursing principles across all areas of the profession. The key to your success in this test is good memorization and critical thinking.

Passing this test will be the biggest hurdle of your career thus far. Note that some states will require additional administrative processes like criminal background checks to be conducted before issuing the license.

Now that you are a licensed nurse, it is time to update your resume and serve our society in the best way possible.

Pursuing a nursing career is truly a selfless act. It often has more to do with one’s desire to help people than to make money. If you possess the traits of caregiving and empathetic person, nursing might be your calling. And in four easy steps, you can turn your dream into a reality.

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