Does it matter where I get my RN?

[gaykeyyy]

i have a couple options of how to get my RN! The first is to get it at the vocational school I'm getting my LPN. This is the quickest; it's a 52 week program, and I can do the RN-BSN program at Eastern Michigan within a year and a half after that. The only thing is it's a diploma, not an associates degree.

My schools accreditations are: ● The Ohio Board of Nursing ● The Council on Occupational Education (COE) 7840 Roswell Road, Building 300, Ste 325, Atlanta, GA 30350, Telephone: [phone] / FAX: [phone], www.council.org ● Ohio Board of Career Colleges and Schools

Does it matter that it's not accredited by the CCNE or ACEN if I can get my bachelors degree from a school that IS accredited by them?

Thanks so much!

[NICU Guy, BSN, RN]

An RN-BSN program is for licensed RN (associate degree) wanting their BSN. It is not a pre-licensure RN program.

[sdesho]

Hi, when I was looking for a school to do my RN it was very important because it may save you some trouble especially when continuing your education, here is an article that I think will help.

https://allnurses.com/online-nursing-schools/completed-non-accredited-912463.html

[gaykeyyy]

yeah i know haha. i'm still elligble to sit for the NCLEX after this school. it's a diploma school, not an associates school.

[NICU Guy, BSN, RN]

yeah i know haha. i'm still elligble to sit for the NCLEX after this school. it's a diploma school, not an associates school.

You will be able to sit for NCLEX-PN after LPN school, you can not take NCLEX-RN unless you go through an LPN-RN program. Why are you going to school for LPN if you want to be an RN?

[gaykeyyy]

the same school has an lpn-rn program that id take after i get my lpn

[Cvepo]

Don't waste your time and money going through an LPN program if your goal is to become an RN. Just go for an RN program. In fact it seems like if you have to do 1 year for LPN, then an LPN->RN program, then an RN-BSN program... it would probably take less time to get an ADN from a 2-year program and then a 1 year RN-BSN program. Seems like you're trying to do it way too complicated. If you want to be an RN, just go for an RN.

[LunarpaddlerBS]

Don't waste your time and money going through an LPN program if your goal is to become an RN. Just go for an RN program.

Unless I'm misunderstanding, it sounds to me like OP is already in the LPN program.

I think OP is asking if it's a smart idea to stay at his diploma school to obtain his RN license, OR if that's going to hurt him down the road should he choose to pursue his BSN.

OP is smart to consider the potential consequences ahead of time.

I would suggest checking with the BSN-granting institutions to inquire if they would accept a transfer of credits from the diploma school. (I'm no expert, but my guess is no.)

[bgxyrnf, MSN, RN]

Sure, it matters quite a lot from *where* you get your RN.

You need to get it from the Board of Registered Nursing in the state in which you intend to work.

As far as where you get your education, it's not terribly important, just so long as the institution is accredited and recognized by the BRN in the state where you're hoping to get licensed.