| Contrary to what some people believe, nursing | | | | or the BSN course. |
| requires formal education, though education in nursing | | | | - Accelerated BSN - MSN Programs - These dual |
| can be done through various methods and routes. | | | | programs are considered the most intensive in the |
| About 60% of nurses or aspiring nurses take to | | | | domain of nursing. Students opting for this program |
| studying the Practitioners' course, popularly known as | | | | spend about 4 1/2 - 5 years in studying various |
| LPN to many, as a way of stepping into the nursing | | | | aspects of nursing including doing clinical experiments. |
| domain. | | | | The duration of study coupled with the intensity |
| Here are some methods of getting educated in | | | | forces a lot of students not to take to this program. |
| nursing domain: | | | | Yet, about 10% of students enroll for this program, |
| - Bachelors of Science in Nursing - This study | | | | as this provides them with complete knowledge |
| program, also known as BSN is offered as a 3-year | | | | about the nursing domain. |
| course by institutions that offer courses in nursing. | | | | Top healthcare institutes in the United States of |
| Some students also take the option of an additional | | | | America offer all these courses, and in addition, also |
| year on clinical trials, but this completely optional. | | | | offer specialized courses in a branch of medicine. For |
| These courses come second in popularity next to the | | | | example, some institutes also offer a course in |
| LPN courses. They have a similar model of teaching, | | | | EchoCardiography, also known as ECG. Students |
| with students exposed to the clinical aspects of | | | | aspiring to become radiologists can enroll with this |
| nursing with this course too. | | | | course, as a stepping stone. |
| - Diploma in Nursing - The Diploma courses are | | | | With nursing, education never ends. Nurses learn |
| turnkey in nature and students availing of these | | | | about nursing not only in their study programs, but |
| courses, aim for getting basic knowledge about the | | | | also in their respective roles. But for them to get |
| domain of nursing. These courses last 6 months at | | | | working on a specific role in a health care setting, |
| the most. Nurses who do the Diploma courses look | | | | some formal education is required. That is where, |
| for uplifting their knowledge, either by doing the LPN | | | | these courses come into play. |