how many years to become an er nurse
An ER nurse is usually an registered nurse. However, there is a nursing shortage and some hospitals allow LPN or LVN to work in the ER under the direction of an RN.The requirements for a RN license can be completion of a 2 year associate degree in nursing, or completeion of 4 years in a BSN program.Either degree will allow you to take the nurse board examination. In the past hospitals required the nurse to work in ICU for 1 year prior to working in ER.o, in the old days it would take at least 2 years working in the above units to be eligible to work in the ER. However, again because of the nursing shortage, hospitals are hiring nurses directly from nursing school to work in ICU and/or ER.