| With the current and pending shortages in the | | | | you meet the standard prerequisites for entry into a |
| American nursing industry, there has never been a | | | | registered nursing school. While each school varies |
| better time to consider a career as a registered | | | | slightly in the types of coursework they expect you |
| nurse (RN). With an estimated quarter of a million | | | | to have completed prior to admission, there are |
| nursing positions available by the end of this decade, | | | | some general guidelines that apply to all. There is, for |
| and the continuing move toward nursing specialization, | | | | example, an expectation that you have completed |
| this area of the health care industry offers | | | | either the SAT or ACT examinations, though the |
| unprecedented opportunities for you to choose your | | | | minimum acceptable scores may vary. The same |
| own area of interest, serve the community in which | | | | holds true for your grade point average - schools |
| you live, and earn a good income at the same time. | | | | require a GPA of somewhere between a 2.0 and a |
| Before embarking on a career as a registered nurse, | | | | 3.25. High school coursework should include three |
| however, it is important to understand the | | | | years of math and science, two years experience |
| educational requirements necessary to obtain a | | | | with a foreign language, and four complete years of |
| nursing license. | | | | high school English. |
| To begin with, it is important for you to ensure that | | | | |