Becoming A Registered Nurse

Have you ever been a patient in the hospital and wondered what it would be like to be the doctor or a nurse? Doctors and nurses face many different challenges everyday. They are hard workers and they have dedicated their lives to save and improve other lives of many people. One type of a hard working nurse is a RN. RN stands for Registered Nurse. This type of nurse can work in many settings. What’s so great about RNs and what they do? RNs have and learn many skills. Not just medical skills, but also people skills. They learn to communicate, listen, make quick decisions and deal with many kinds of attitudes and behavior. Becoming an RN takes patience, time, and a lot of hard work. Another great thing about RNs is that you can work in many fields and in many places other than the hospital. schools, nursing homes, and clinics are some examples. My research will focus on the area that I find most interesting, which is an RN in a hospital. …show more content…
After completing the ADN you can go on to earn your Bachelor’s (BSN) to become a Registered Nurse. The steps to become an RN are getting into nursing school, decide on your RN path, graduate nursing school, and Pass the NCLEX-RN exam (rasmussen.edu). This would include taking classes such as Chemistry, Statistics, Anatomy, Physiology, Psychology, Microbiology and so on, to really help gain a better understanding. There are many paths a nursing degree can take. On great area of interest is a Nurse Practitioner. To become a Nurse Practitioner in a hospital there are steps to