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Ten Steps to Becoming a Nurse

Ten Steps to Becoming a Nurse

Beth Anderson, RN | NursingLink

Do you want to become a nurse but don’t know where to begin? Here is a ten step guide to help you along the way. You will learn about the nursing profession, find out about the educational requirements and certifications, and you’ll discover tips on how to survive your first year as a nurse. This guide is meant for prospective, current, and second career nurses.


Please click on the links below to access a comprehensive description for each step.



Step 1: Learn About Nursing



Step 2: Choose the Right Path



Step 3: Take the Prerequisites



Step 4: Choose a Nursing School



Step 5: Get into Nursing School



Step 6: Survive Nursing School



Step 7: Decide on a Specialty



Step 8: Pass the NCLEX



Step 9: Get Hired



Step 10: Survive Orientation



    	
    	

    	
    	
    	
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    pmolina

    over 2 years ago

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    WOW! This is a very good informative article. I'm very impressed with allllll the information it covers, this will help me and others understand all the different choices we have with the carrer we choose.

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    Beth0ni

    over 2 years ago

    2 comments

    Great information for me.. I am excited to be apart of this site.

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    mommaniese

    over 2 years ago

    282 comments

    Very informative, I recommend this to read if anybody wants to start nursing school. I wish I've read it before I started!!!!

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    cherish

    over 2 years ago

    2 comments

    Wow That was great very informative. It covers from before nursing school to first year. Terrific!

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    redy2nurse

    over 2 years ago

    2 comments

    Great information in this article.

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