I hold a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Do you have to write papers in medical school. New Zealand is where I’m from. I graduated eight years ago. During training, I must have written 30 papers (or assignments in New Zealand). As the years passed, I became more knowledgeable. You will submit complete portfolios for every paper that you take in your third year.
My second semester in a BSN program was my second. We wrote four essays of two pages each and one essay of six pages. We have three longer (10-page) essays and six shorter (2-page) essays this semester.
This is a 3-year degree. It is a very high level of academic writing. There are many universities and institutes that offer the Bachelor of Nursing. You must have it in order to practice as a RN. However, the programs all have to adhere to the same standards set by the NZ nursing regulator.
It’s crazy that you say you have only written a handful of papers.
Related resources:
https://www.collegevine.com/questions/34298/why-do-nurses-need-to-write-research-papers
https://www.glibblog.com/group/topic/view/722/5345/concept-mapping-for-nurses-what-does-it-do
https://e-nautia.com/gerald.cagle/forums?t=2542
https://blog.feverunbearable.us/82/concept-mapping-for-nurses-what-does-it-do/
