must have graduated from a accredited school of nursing

kibird · Oct 20, 2014

Hi I go to eastern now. Im in the full time program. Can you give me some pointers? The class just started in September. we are doing NG tubing... and respiratory in fundamentals.

steffuturelpn · Oct 20, 2014

Hi I graduated from eastern class 117 and was one of the top students. Only pointers I can tell u is to study your butt off and don't get behind for anything and ask for help. They will help you, but they will not baby you. I actually received the skills award at graduation. If u just memorize the steps and repeat them out loud or to yourself then u can't go wrong. Eastern is no cakewalk and I have seen many of my classmates fail, so stay on top of your game, there is no room for failure there. Keep ur head up. I went full time also . So get ready for the rollercoaster of ur life.

kibird · Oct 23, 2014

Thankyou I really appreciate ur advice. Its so hard. .. especially nursing fundamentals everything else im doing good in.

scaredsilly, BSN, RN · Oct 23, 2014

I am pretty sure that in order to get your ATT to take the NCLEX, your school has to be accredited. I s'pose I could be wrong, but as far as I know no accreditation means the students cannot take their boards.

steffuturelpn · Oct 23, 2014

Not true the school only has to have an approved program by the Board of Nursing for you to obtain ur Att the accreditation usually relates to title five funding from the government and status.

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · Oct 24, 2014

I am pretty sure that in order to get your ATT to take the NCLEX, your school has to be accredited. I s'pose I could be wrong, but as far as I know no accreditation means the students cannot take their boards.

This is incorrect. No state board of nursing in the US requires accreditation. The nursing program can be unaccredited, but as long as it is approved to operate by the state BON, the students are eligible to take NCLEX and attain nursing licensure.

estrellaCR, BSN, RN · Oct 24, 2014

Well accreditation of a school is important. I have seen many job posts requiring a BSN from an "accredited school of nursing" so while the BON may let you take NCLEX, getting a job may be more of a challenge than it already is. To be safe, apply to accredited schools only ...you dont want to waste time and money on a school and in the end you cannot get a job due to school not being accredited.

NewYorkerGirl · Oct 30, 2014

Well accreditation of a school is important. I have seen many job posts requiring a BSN from an "accredited school of nursing" so while the BON may let you take NCLEX, getting a job may be more of a challenge than it already is. To be safe, apply to accredited schools only ...you dont want to waste time and money on a school and in the end you cannot get a job due to school not being accredited.

Every single job I've applied for demanded an accredited nursing program. Every single one.

estrellaCR, BSN, RN · Oct 30, 2014

Same here, NewYorkerGirl! which is why prospective students should check that their school is accredited before enrolling. I didnt check for accreditation but the school I went to is part of the nyc public colleges/university system so i had no suspicions of the program, plus many graduates from the school were able to get jobs so it seemed legitimate. However this day and age, with the so called "nursing shortage" many for profit schools are opening nursing programs to cash in on the "demand for nurses" so if its a new program, definitely check their affiliations/accreditation status. It would be horrible to spend time and money on a school and in then end up not being hired b/c of school's accreditation.