Chamberlain University?

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Hello!

I was hoping someone could help me out. I am currently an RMA and will be graduating from community college with my associates in health science in a few weeks. I have applied to a few external transfer BSN program near me but I have been wait listed from one, and waiting to hear back from the other.

I decided to look into Chamberlain University as a back up plan since I am scared my credits will expire soon and they will take the majority of them reducing the cost of tuition. My questions is, does the school you go to effect which state you can work in? If I did attend Chamberlain in NJ, passed the NCLEX, would I be able to apply to transfer my license to another state? Or are their restrictions based off where you had your education? I always thought if you pass the NCLEX you can apply to work in what ever state you wish.

thanks!

Anxious, wanna be nursing student.

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Specializes in CRNA, Finally retired.

No. You have to apply to each state separately. Never understood why we don't nationalize a common standard. Are the patients more resilient in one state than another? I don't know anything about Chamberlain but would advise to steer away frombfir profit schools as a general rule.

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If you pass the NCLEX in the state you went to school in is there a chance another state will refuse to let you apply depending on your school?

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Specializes in Cardiac Cath Lab, Cardiac Surgery, Post Op/PACU..

I went to CCN in Arlington VA. This is in the Maryland, Virginia, DC area so the graduates who went to school in DC lived in either one of the other states but applied to test where they wanted to work. I graduated from Virginia Applied to test in Virginia and then got my endorsement license for DC. Some people lived in MD Graduated in VA and Tested in DC. It all can be done.

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States can and do refuse to issue a license based on where you get your nursing education.

While I'm not familiar with any issues regarding Chamberlain, the glaring example would be Excelsior College. Get your RN education at Excelsior and you will never get a California license and many other states will require additional training hours and/or hours of working in a different state prior to granting reciprocity.

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On 4/13/2019 at 8:16 AM, 203bravo said:

States can and do refuse to issue a license based on where you get your nursing education.

While I'm not familiar with any issues regarding Chamberlain, the glaring example would be Excelsior College. Get your RN education at Excelsior and you will never get a California license and many other states will require additional training hours and/or hours of working in a different state prior to granting reciprocity.

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thank you!

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Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.
On 4/13/2019 at 8:16 AM, 203bravo said:

While I'm not familiar with any issues regarding Chamberlain, the glaring example would be Excelsior College. Get your RN education at Excelsior and you will never get a California license and many other states will require additional training hours and/or hours of working in a different state prior to granting reciprocity.

The OP doesn't qualify for Excelsior's ASN anyway.

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