A few days ago
Anonymous

How do you become a Head Nurse of a department?(read bottom)?

Do you go 2 years to be an RN then have 5 years of exprience then be eligible to be a head nurse? OR, do you go to school for 4 years?

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A few days ago
professorc

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You have to be an RN. MOST hospitals want their management candidates to have a bachelors degree.

I was a head nurse with an ASN – I became charge nurse after about 10 months and head nurse after another year. BUT everyone is different. I had the skills to be an effective manager, before I got my bachelors.

I now teach health care management.

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A few days ago
costdew
four yrs, RN, but sometimes yrs. of experience and be an LVN of a smaller facility like a nursing home
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A few days ago
denise c
take the 4 yrs and go from there it best
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