I Wanna be a nurse

Delilah

I am looking into becoming a Nurse but cannot find a decent site on the internet that gives me the education requirements, how long the training is etc. Can anyone help me?? Also any advice if there are any nurses on here or friends of??

Many Thanks in advance

snails's_pace

Hiya,
Im an rgn, i done my training with the project 2000 a few years ago. Ive recently gone back to work after having my daughter. It is a very very rewarding job BUT also very stressful, it can be hard sometimes to leave work at work and if I were you, I would PERSONALLY start off as an Auxiliary carer/nurse to begin with to see if it is really for you. That will also get your foot in the door, give you a good idea of exactly what is involved and then decide if you want to train as an rgn, from then on, you can decide what area you want to specialise in.
Hospitals will give Auxiliary nurses/carers, health and safety training, manual handling training and the basics.
Hope this helps...
Also you have to be crb checked

Nile

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lofty_cherrytree

Hi there. I am a nurse and would suggest that you try the RCN (Royal College of Nursing) website which lists requirements for training. They are a good source of information and should be able to help. Good luck.

Andy_L

google "becoming a nurse" 1st hit is the RCN (as lofty_cherrytree suggested). about 2/3rds of the way down are the academic entry requirements & then a selection of links

bokkie7975

Try Nmas, they handle most of the nursing applications, the site gives loads of info.

http://www.nmas.ac.uk/

alwaysonthego_2

depending on what qualifications you have you either need c or above in GCSE english, maths and I think biology. If you do not have these most colleges do Access to higher education courses which usually last a year and you build up credits which enable you to go on and study either a diploma or degree in nursing

ohreally

http://www.nhscareers.nhs.uk/nursing_entry.shtml