Accredited vs. Unaccredited

[3KittiesRN]

okay I have heard that if you go to a school that is unaccredited then you will not be able to sit for the NCLEX. however I know a nurse at my local hospital that went to an unaccredited school, took the test and got a job. If you go to a school that is not accredited does that mean you can only work in the state you got your license??? i am so confused!! can anyone help me out??? thanks!!!

[VeryPlainJane]

I know a school that lost their accreditation. They are certified by the state board so no problem for geting license in any state in the US.

The only problems are:

1) graduates cannot work in VA hospitals or any hospital that ask for accrediateted RN graudates.

2) Lots of BSN / MSN programs require RNs to graduate from accreditated schools.

However, there are ways around, if one graduate from an accreditated ADN program, he/she can go to a accreditate RN-BSN program, and it will be easy to find such a program and get in. After getting the BSN, one can apply for any MSN programs or work at any hospital.

In my city we have something like that for ADN's it's a BSN/MSN you work on both at the same time. Many people are going that route.

[nurse2be2007]

When you speak of accreditation where are these schools accredited through or not accredited through? I am curious to what exactly you all mean when referring to accreditation. :)