Do I have to attend another school if my school loses accreditation but I already took my RN boards?

I am totally confused. We have people here who passed boards who went to Florida schools....(Carleen's etc.) They HAVE taken and passed boards I think the last post I read about this was: 

https://allnurses.com/nybon-nursing-school-under-investigation-t742331/

NYBON. 

These are the following schools currently under review by NYS BON and it DOES NOT matter if you passed NCLEX or not!

• Palm Beach School of Nursing
• Siena Educational Center 
• Siena College of Health 
• Hosanna College of Health 
• Sacred Heart International 
• Techni-Pro Institute
• Carleen Health Institute -All Carleen locations are now on hold for education review.
• Azure College
• Med-Life Institute 
• QUISQUEYA HEALTH CARE ACADEMY 
• QUISQUEYA SCHOOL OF NURSING 
• SUNSHINE ACADEMY
• IDEAL PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTE, INC. 
• Florida Coll of Hlth Sci
• Revelation University 
• JAY COLLEGE OF HEALTH LLC 
• SACRED HEART INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE INC. 

The owners of these school below are under federal investigation for selling fake transcripts and degrees to people who never actually attended the school

• Palm Beach School of Nursing
• Siena Educational Center 
• Siena College of Health 

PASSING NCLEX-RN  is only one step in the educational process. An educated nurse will demonstrate safety, professional care while a student. There are NO shortcuts to professional nursing education. Some schools WILL embed shortcuts in their programs, with minimal faculty, clinical experiences and more to save money.

3 hours ago, londonflo said:

PASSING NCLEX-RN  is only one step in the educational process. An educated nurse will demonstrate safety, professional care while a student. There are NO shortcuts to professional nursing education. Some schools WILL embed shortcuts in their programs, with minimal faculty, clinical experiences and more to save money..

Geeze...there must be a nursing school on every block in the state of Florida!! ? ? ?

Mergirlc said:

Geeze...there must be a nursing school on every block in the state of Florida!! ? ?  ?

You are so right!

For Florida, for example..to open an RN SON, you only need a  Dean/Director onboard 30 days developing and establishing the school....get faculty, get skills lab equipment and teaching others how to use it  and get clinical sites that are concurrent with what the students are learning (or learning on their own), 

I can't speak for all states, but my state requirement requires the Director most be in place for at least one year (BEFORE THEY OPEN THE DOOR)  Why?  Obtaining Clinical affiliations are difficult when you want students to apply what they are learning in lecture.  Also the hospital HAS to respect the educational role versus free labor.    The Dean fills out endless grant forms to obtain program-specific equipment (setting up a skills lab) , A school cannot run without  faculty with educational experiences , skill, and clinical  experience.   

6 hours ago, londonflo said:

You are so right!

 For Florida, for example..to open an RN SON, you only need a  Dean/Director onboard 30 days developing and establishing the school....get faculty, get skills lab equipment and teaching others how to use it  and get clinical sites that are concurrent with what the students are learning (or learning on their own), 

 I can't speak for all states, but my state requirement requires the Director most be in place for at least one year (BEFORE THEY OPEN THE DOOR)  Why?  Obtaining Clinical affiliations are difficult when you want students to apply what they are learning in lecture.  Also the hospital HAS to respect the educational role versus free labor.    The Dean fills out endless grant forms to obtain program-specific equipment (setting up a skills lab) , A school cannot run without  faculty with educational experiences , skill, and clinical  experience.   

Thanks for explaining.  I always see posts from various students in Florida and it always seems there's something amiss such as not being able to take NCLEX due to deficiencies or some other issue. And that's if the school is still in business because I've seen a lot of posts about school closures and it leaves the students no recourse.

30 days to develop and establish a school.  That's insanity!  It's unfortunate the Florida BON doesn't keep a more watchful eye on these types of diploma mills. 

On 7/17/2022 at 1:58 PM, Nurse Beth said:

Luck was on your side, my friend.

 Nurse Beth...I always admire your ability to communicate accurately and succinctly, . But however No there was no luck here for the poster..

On 7/17/2022 at 1:58 PM, Nurse Beth said:

Or are you saying they are withholding your license? If they are withholding your license, you do have a problem and may need to see an attorney).

Yes they are probably withholding the license because the school did not deliver (or only delivered to "teach to the test". ) In Florida a RN nursing program can still continue to operate, advertise, collect tuition $$ until the NCLEX pass rate is below 10% of the national pass rate for 3 consecutive years (and then the honeymoon period of trying to improve the program)  For example, if the national pass rate is 81%, the school isn't even on the Florida DOE radar until the school pass rate is 72%.

Beth, I totally respect you and your opinions but you need to revise, apologize and defer your response to someone who knows professional education not just amend an erroneous opinion.  

So glad New York State caught on.!! I truly hope that all states will catch on!

Nurse Beth said:

I have this feeling we are misunderstanding each other,

I think that may be the case too. From what I have read on another thread---- this Florida school graduate, applied for and received ATT, passed NCLEX in NY and then NYS BON decided to look at the candidate's school. (perhaps, the NY BON was finally seeing a pattern). I am not aware of any of the schools in question (the list I put above - which I got from another poster) ever being accredited, rather they were 'approved' by the FBON. Now some have lost even their approval.

Some other nurses stuck in this situation have given up on NY for the time being and are pursuing a Florida license if their school was approved when they graduated.