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I have a question for those who are familiar with nursing industry. I will be applying for a RN nursing program in the next 9-12 months. One of the programs closest to where I live is just in the process of being accredited. I don't know how long this process will take. It's obviously approved by the state. My understanding is that as long as I am in my state, this is fine. The problem is that we've moved between 4 states in the last 7 years. I don't want to move again as we're really happy with our current locale, but you just never know . So I'm hoping someone with good knowledge can tell me how important really is it that my school was accredited? I am hoping (keeping that optimism!) that as long as I am an RN in good standing and have good employment history that it's not going to be something to prohibit me from getting a job. But I could be totally wrong. Any advice would be welcomed. Thanks!
What kind of accreditation? For the greatest transferability, the nursing program should should have the programmatic accreditation of CCNE or NLNAC accredited. If the college lacks the institutional accreditation of a regional accrediting body, that's not a good thing. If the college doesn't even have accreditation from a national accreditor, that's really bad.
I have a question for those who are familiar with nursing industry. I will be applying for a RN nursing program in the next 9-12 months. One of the programs closest to where I live is just in the process of being accredited. I don't know how long this process will take. It's obviously approved by the state. My understanding is that as long as I am in my state, this is fine. The problem is that we've moved between 4 states in the last 7 years. I don't want to move again as we're really happy with our current locale, but you just never know . So I'm hoping someone with good knowledge can tell me how important really is it that my school was accredited? I am hoping (keeping that optimism!) that as long as I am an RN in good standing and have good employment history that it's not going to be something to prohibit me from getting a job. But I could be totally wrong. Any advice would be welcomed. Thanks!
Is the school in the process of being NLNAC accrediated? Yes, it's important...some states will not hire any nurse that does not come from a non-accredited school (NLNAC or CCNE). I know that the Veterans administration or any government health job will not hire-are they on the candidate list? You can find this out on NLNAC.org I believe....
How would you feel if you went through the school's entire program and found out they never got accredited after all? "In the process" is not a guarantee that the process will be completed successfully.
I have a question for those who are familiar with nursing industry. I will be applying for a RN nursing program in the next 9-12 months. One of the programs closest to where I live is just in the process of being accredited. I don't know how long this process will take. It's obviously approved by the state. My understanding is that as long as I am in my state, this is fine. The problem is that we've moved between 4 states in the last 7 years. I don't want to move again as we're really happy with our current locale, but you just never know . So I'm hoping someone with good knowledge can tell me how important really is it that my school was accredited? I am hoping (keeping that optimism!) that as long as I am an RN in good standing and have good employment history that it's not going to be something to prohibit me from getting a job. But I could be totally wrong. Any advice would be welcomed. Thanks!
You will never work in a traveling position without a degree from an accredited nursing school, nor will you be able to apply for licensure through reciprocity in any other states. Look at the requirements for RN positions at hospitals, clinics, etc. We work with the 2 biggest companies in our field, not one of them will consider a nurse who does not have a degree from an accredited school.
Actually, you may want to look at the state board of nursing for your state, (Google state board of nursing and put your state in front of it) and look up their requirements for initial licensure...if they will allow you to get the state RN license without it being from an accredited university, there are additional hoops.
You know how badly people bash the University of Phoenix? That school has accreditation.
All schools of nursing must be a regionally accredited institution (such as SACS in the Southeast) and state Board of Nursing approved. Depending what state you are in, NLNAC accreditation is optional, but highly desireable. Many undergraduate and graduate nursing programs, in addition to the above, are CCNE accredited, rather than NLNAC.
If this is a new program, a class must complete the entire program and graduate before application for accreditation can be made. What is crucial is Board of Nursing approval. THAT is what you need to be concerned with, because without that, you will not be eligible to write the N-CLEX exam.
All schools of nursing must be a regionally accredited institution (such as SACS in the Southeast) and state Board of Nursing approved. Depending what state you are in, NLNAC accreditation is optional, but highly desireable. Many undergraduate and graduate nursing programs, in addition to the above, are CCNE accredited, rather than NLNAC.
If this is a new program, a class must complete the entire program and graduate before application for accreditation can be made. What is crucial is Board of Nursing approval. THAT is what you need to be concerned with, because without that, you will not be eligible to write the N-CLEX exam.
Sorry I have to disagree...more and more hospitals are NOT hiring grads who came from non NLNAC or CCNE accredited schools-also a nurse cannot continue education-schools will not accept lower level education from non NLNAC/CCNE schools.
This is the gold seal of nursing education-
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. So I'm hoping someone with good knowledge can tell me how important really is it that my school was accredited? I am hoping (keeping that optimism!) that as long as I am an RN in good standing and have good employment history that it's not going to be something to prohibit me from getting a job. But I could be totally wrong. Any advice would be welcomed. Thanks!
