There are two different kinds of degrees in nursing that you could get to be a registered nurse. The first, degree is called an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN), which you could get in about 2-3 years at a community college. The second degree is a Bachelor Degree in Nursing (BSN), which you could get at a 4-year university. The difference between these two degrees is that employees prefer nurses with higher education who have more science and patient care knowledge. In an ADN degree the students finish their prerequisites through out one year. The prerequisites consist of a certain courses human anatomy and physiology one and two, statistics, microbiology, and other general education courses. But in BSN degree the students finish their prerequisites
