All You Need to Know About How to Become a Registered Nurse: A Practical, Faith-Filled Guide to Steer You in the Right Direction

Thinking about becoming a nurse — but not sure where to start?

This is the guide Charity Umar wishes someone had handed her on day one. Written by a registered nurse with a Master of Science in Nursing and more than a decade of experience — in long-term care, oncology, orthopedic trauma, home health, palliative and hospice care, and leadership roles including Charge Nurse, Director of Nursing, and Clinical Preceptor — this practical, faith-filled book walks you step by step from "Can I really do this?" to "I'm a licensed RN."
Part testimony, part roadmap, part workbook, it gives you the real story of nursing school and the exact steps to get there — with current facts, including the Next Gen NCLEX.

Inside, you'll discover:
•  Charity's full journey — from a high school senior who said "nursing isn't my passion" to an award-winning graduate with three nursing degrees
•  What nursing really is: the many roles of a nurse and the credentials ladder (CNA → LPN → RN → APRN → DNP)
•  How to establish a "why" strong enough to carry you through nursing school
•  The 7-Step Roadmap: choose your path (ADN, BSN, accelerated BSN, LPN-to-RN, direct-entry MSN), prerequisites, entrance exams (TEAS 7 & HESI A2), real program costs and how to fund them, applying, graduating, and getting licensed
•  How to choose the best nursing school — the approval + accreditation checks that protect you, and how to use NCLEX pass rates
•  A full chapter on passing the Next Gen NCLEX (the exam changed April 1, 2023 — case studies, partial credit, 85–150 questions)
•  What to expect in your first year as a nurse — and how to thrive in it
•  Honest answers to the questions aspiring nurses ask most, plus a glossary of key terms
Workbook tools included (write right in them):
•  My Why Worksheet
•  Prerequisite & Application Checklist
•  The 12-Month Application Timeline
•  School Comparison Worksheet
•  NCLEX-NGN Readiness Checklist
Texas reader? There's a dedicated note for you — Texas Board of Nursing steps, the Jurisprudence Exam, fingerprinting, and Texas's multistate license.

Format: PDF, 41 pages. Yours to keep — read on any device, print the worksheets.

About the author
Charity Umar, MSN, BS, RN — Nurse educator, leader, coach, and mentor. Known as "The Christian Nurse," Charity began nursing school in January 2013, graduated in 2015 with an Outstanding Achievement award in Adult Psychiatric Mental-Health Nursing, and went on to complete her bachelor's and master's degrees in nursing. Her passion is guiding aspiring and new nurses with honesty, faith, and practical wisdom.

“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” — Proverbs 3:5–6