| In the United States, nursing is considered one of the | | | | schools. It offers short and intensive nursing |
| largest health care professions. There are more than | | | | programs of eight to ten months. The University of |
| 2.7 million registered nurses nationwide. Presently, the | | | | Phoenix in Colorado offers suitable, competent, and |
| nursing industry is still growing at a fast pace, since | | | | valuable nursing programs that are targeted towards |
| nurses are the primary providers of hospital patient | | | | the working professional. |
| care and comprise a majority of the strength of | | | | Registered nursing schools are those schools that |
| hospital staff. Over the years, many nursing schools | | | | have been recognized by non-governmental |
| have flourished in different states and offer various | | | | associations and have been found to meet basic |
| types of nursing education. It includes registered | | | | standards or exceed the criteria of educational |
| nursing degrees, RN to BSN programs, RN to MSN | | | | quality. Presently, there are two nationally recognized |
| programs, licensed practical nursing schools, CNA | | | | accreditation organizations for nursing, the National |
| training, and Parish Nursing. Aspiring nurses should | | | | League of Nursing Accrediting Commission and the |
| make detailed inquiries before enrolling at a nursing | | | | Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. |
| school, as there are some universities offering nursing | | | | Authorization of nursing schools by these |
| programs that are not registered or affiliated. Enrolling | | | | organizations help improving the resources, |
| into registered nursing schools ensures that potential | | | | processes, and results of nursing schools. It also helps |
| healthcare employers, graduate schools, and nursing | | | | monitor the certificate, diploma, and degree offerings |
| professional organizations legitimately recognize the | | | | in nursing science, which is in close relation with state |
| coursework, diplomas, or degrees earned. | | | | examination and licensing rules. Although schools that |
| The United States has a number of registered | | | | are registered by either of the organizations are |
| nursing schools in different states. The American | | | | acceptable, its advisable that students look for |
| Career College in California is a registered institution | | | | registered nursing schools that are recognized by |
| and one of the largest and most respected training | | | | both the organizations. |