The world media recently reported about an intercept of weapons-grade uranium in the former Soviet republic of Georgia. In Kazakhstan, a man was sentenced for attempting to sell radioactive isotopes that could be used to make a dirty bomb.. These and other events demonstrate the potential risk of small-scale nuclear terrorist acts.
Graduate Degree. A graduate nurse practitioner degree program takes an additional 2-4 years, depending upon if the student chooses a master's or doctoral degree program. The most common program for prospective students is the Master of Science in Nursing degree, which usually is a 40-hour, 2-year degree program.
RN to BSN programs take about one year to complete. Once you get your BSN degree, then you need to complete a nurse practitioner program to get your master's in nursing (MSN) degree. These programs take about two to three years to complete. So, overall you will need about three to four years of schooling to become a nurse practitioner without an accelerated program.