College to be a nurse..whats it like?

i want to be a registered nurse. i know i have to go to college for 4 yrs but is that 2 yrs of college then 2 yrs of nursing school or can i go to college for 4 yrs with out nursing school?? and about being a full time student.. how many days do you go to school out of the week and how many hours are the classes a day usually?? i'd like to know any info would help me out alot. i want to be a nurse in either the E.R or at a Pediatric Clinic. and for the people who are nurses do you love your job? do you get payed well? how many hours do you usllay work?? and how many days off do you get?? like i said ANY info would help out. ANY! i want to be prepared and know what to exspect when i get into college.

College to be a nurse..whats it like?
RN is a difficult course work, a lot of anatomy, biology and chemistry. You will be in school taking required courses and electives for most of the 4 years. Full-time you will take each semester at least 4 - 3 credit courses, to have 12 credits, which is full-time for undergraduates. You will do clinicals which are either your last year or last semester. Some schools that are very clinically based will have you do clinicals more than just one place.


RNs generally get paid pretty well, starting out you might do PRN work $16 an hour, finding a full-time job you will be making easily $37,000 year. The more you get into the field you will work overtime a lot of hours and depending on where you work it will be very stressful. Get a good therapist if you plan on working in the ER or in Pediatrics.