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ASN stands for Associate of Science in Nursing. BSN stands for Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Basically, these are acronyms for the different degrees you can get in nursing.
To get a nurse's degree one would have to complete a nursing degree program from a university or local college. There are different types of nursing degrees such as an Associate's Degree in Nursing, a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, a Master's of Science in Nursing Degree, and a Doctorate Degree in Nursing.
Northeast Mississippi Community College offers Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Associate Degrees in Nursing programs, but not Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) programs.
It is an associate or arts degree. However, The degree type for nursing is typically an associate in science degree.
Depends on the school. Most require Bachelors degrees, however, there are some schools that will admit students with AA or AS degrees
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A nursing associate is sort of like a nurses helper. It requires only two or three years to complete the degree and an associate can do many of the things a nurse can do, barring giving some medications.
First you need to be a registered nurse. The specialty comes later. There are community colleges (two year institutions) that offer nursing degrees at the associate level, or you can choose to go directly to a four year college or university for the bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN).
There are a lot of competent colleges for nursing degrees. For a list of best colleges for these degrees, you can see http://www.collegecrunch.org/rankings/top-20-colleges-for-nursing-degrees/
For registered nurses at this level it is typically an associate of science degree in nursing.