is it a requirement for nurses to have a bachelors
ALBANY, N.Y. â New registered nurses would have to earn bachelorâs degrees within 10 years to keep working in New York under a bill lawmakers are considering as part of a national push to raise educational standards for nurses, even as the health care industry faces staffing shortages.urrently, most registered nurses have two-year associateâs degrees. No state requires a four-year degree for initial licensing or afterward, though New Jersey and Rhode Island have considered proposals similar to New Yorkâs over the past several years.