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Jan 19, 2009 08:13 AM

Accreditation For Nursing Education

by MedSurg32RN Platinum Member

Every position I have applied for required that I graduated from a NLNAC or CCNE approved program. This has never been an issue for me since I graduated from an approve program. I have worked in with foreign nurses, how did they provide documentation their program was accredited? Or was this over looked during times of nursing shortages?


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No. 1
from suzanne4
Old Jan 19, 2009, 08:29 AM

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The curriculums have been checked over by the respective BON before one has been granted permission to sit for the NCLEX exam, and before then, the actual individual state exam.

There are still issues with not all programs being accepted all over. There are some BSN programs in the Philippines that do not meet the requirments for licensure in CA. There are also schools open now in CA that are not accredited nor do they meet the requirements for licensure in CA, but they are accepting students and students are paying them. They will never be able to work as an RN here as well. But then they never checked it out either.

If a school is not accredited, then one is not going to be granted a license in most cases and one should never assume anything or that it is automatic because they finished a program.
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Old Jan 19, 2009, 11:55 AM

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In my mind there are two levels of accreditation. One is a very basic level, one the state gives nursing schools and the BON grants after looking at the IEN transcript.

The Accreditation I am referring to is the NLNAC or CCNE which a school has to under go a review process and is held to a higher standard. Why should Americans pay more money to go to a NLNAC or CCNE approved school when in reality you only need the minimum standard?

When I have looked at most job posts they cite a graduate of NLNAC or CCNE approved program, yet I see IEN employed isn't that a double standard?
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from ghillbert
Old Jan 19, 2009, 12:54 PM

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Why don't you ask the person at your facility who hires them?

Perhaps their programs of study were evaluated as being equivalent. America isn't the only place with good university programs - I imagine that the accreditation requirement is one that just mandates a certain level of quality, or a certain course of study.
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Old Jan 19, 2009, 02:36 PM

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I agree that other countries have good or better nursing schools, my issue is two fold.

Why should Americans go into debt getting a degree, the Americans could go to an unaccredited nursing school and save money like other Americans who go to school over seas and then get licensed.

Second, the employers should post this as a job requirement if they don't enforce it.
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No. 5
from ghillbert
Old Jan 20, 2009, 04:52 AM

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I think you're being deliberately obtuse. As I said, if the accreditation guarantees a certain level of quality or course of study, then obviously going to a cheaper, non-accredited school would not produce the same result - whereas going to an "equivalent" school from overseas should.

How do you possibly make this about "Americans going into debt" etc... it's evocative language which is totally unnecessary. I don't see anyone holding a gun to heads and forcing them to certain schools or courses of study. I'm sure if you want to apply to an overseas school, you could.
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No. 6
from redranger
Old Jan 20, 2009, 05:59 AM

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If you want to break down higher education schools. Colleges/Universities.

Most are rackets to make money, Plain and Simple. In USA or anywhere in the world.

I think the Community College in USA is a good thing since it offers cheap education to students, mainly based on Property Tax.
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No. 7
Old Jan 20, 2009, 01:22 PM

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I am glad you brought up community colleges they are the ones that find funding accreditation a hard to find.

No one puts a gun to any nurses head, including IEN. But why should have an American nurse pay more more for an education that an IEN has,

I am only asking for parity for all nurses.
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No. 8
from ghillbert
Old Jan 20, 2009, 06:50 PM

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There is parity! You, too, can go to a foreign school if you want!
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