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Okay,so here is the deal i want to be a nurse that works in the ER,so i went to google&searched up colleges in Long Beach,so i found Long Beach City College emailed them&asked if they did a program for ER Nurses&they replied back saying to call this number,i have not done that yet,but i did go to California State University Long Beach's website&email them asking if they did an ER Nurse Program&they replied back saying;No we don't have a specif class for working in the ER. Ours is a Bachelor of Science in Nursing which is a three year program.
So,what do i do?
Does anyone teach what i want to become?
&what is a Bachelor of Science in Nursing?
is that just a Nurse?&you cant work in the ER?
or what?
Thankyou verry much people who answer this!
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2007-09-13 15:31:38 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference Higher Education (University +)

1 answers

When you study nursing, you study it broadly. You cannot just study ER nursing. Specialization only comes once you enter the workplace and you choose where you want to work.

CSULB's nursing program is one of the best in the region. It has a long wait list because a lot of people want to get in. But in general, ALL CSU nursing programs have a waiting list (except maybe Bakersfield).

A Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree (BSN) is a 4-year degree specializing in nursing (other people have Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Fine Arts, etc.). You can get a 2-year degree (Associate of Science in Nursing, ASN) and be a registered nurse, but you get paid much better with the BSN, and you can promote higher!

So to get where you want to go, get a nursing degree. A plain nursing degree. 2 or 4 year, that's up to you. When you do clinical rotations, you will work EVERYWHERE, including ER (but also including stuff you might not like as much such as ICU or Ob/Gyn). When you get your degree, you can apply to work in ER's. ER nurses are very much in demand, but it's high pressure. My sister is an ER nurse. She seems to like it, and she makes more money than me, even though I have a masters degree.

2007-09-14 08:10:48 · answer #1 · answered by Gumdrop Girl 7 · 0 0

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