How to Become a Nurse

HOW LONG COULD IT TAKE TO BECOME A NURSE? LPN/LVPN" 1 year Accredited Training Course + Licensing Registered Nurse Acute Care Nurse" Critical Care Nursei 2-3 years Associate's in Nursing + Licensing Registered Nurse" Acute Care Nurse" Critical Care Nurse" 4 years Bachelor's in Nurse Practitioner Nursing + Licensing Nurse Midwife* Clinical Nurse Specialist Nursing Instructor*i 18 months Nurse Researcher*iv - 3 years 3-4 years Master's in Nursing(MSN) + Licensing Doctorate in Nursing i, ii http://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/licensed-practical-and-licensed-vocational-nurses.htmtab-4 i, iv, vii http://www.bls.gow/ooh/healthcare/registered-nurses.htm#tab-4 v, vi http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/29-1141.01 viii http://www.aacn.nche.edu/publications/brochures/GradStudentsBrochure.pdf ix, x http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/29-1171.00 xi http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/29-1141.04 xii http://www.aacn.nche.edu/publications/brochures/GradStudentsBrochure.pdf xiii http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/25-1072.00 xiv http://explorehealthcareers.org/en/Career/148/Nurse_Researcher#Tab-Requirements