Hello, are you looking for a nursing program to get into?
It's pretty standardized, you can't practice or get a license until you graduate from school, and pass the licensure exam.
The school you are attending will make sure you have practiced and are prepared. Their rankings are based usually on the licensure exam pass rates. If their pass rates start to fall, their accrediting agencies may threaten to yank their right to teach students.
So choose a program, towards the end, you'll prepare for the licensure exam, you graduate, you pass the exam and you start to practice.
You can find some tips on the exams here. Studying questions for instance, will help you throughout nursing school, not just when it is time to study for the licensure exam.
http://www.nursefriendly.com/nclex/
That's it in a nutshell, if you have other questions please post them.
Andrew Lopez, RN
http://www.4nursing.com