National league of nursing accreditation

ice24chic · Sep 17, 2015

If they do have an accreditation please let me know. Thank you in advance

meanmaryjean, DNP, RN · Sep 18, 2015

WGU pre-licensure program is fully accredited by the CCNE and also has regional accreditation. The NLN recently named WGU a Nursing Education Center of Excellence.

Murse901, MSN, RN · Sep 18, 2015

Nursing schools are either accredited by CCNE or NLN, although in some cases they can be accredited by both. Either one is acceptable. If I recall correctly, CCNE does not accredit ADN programs, but NLN does. It doesn't really matter which one your school is accredited by. Either one in addition to regional accreditation will cover all the bases.

As a side note, the vast majority of employers do not care where you went to school. They only care that you have an unencumbered nursing license.

ice24chic · Sep 18, 2015

Glad to hear this! I will definitely look farther into the program. I just didn't want to waste time or money if im not able to get a job of course. I heard you can work full time during the program. Is that true?

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · Sep 18, 2015

Hi. I have been looking into wgu nursing program in Indiana. I have been told to only go to schools that have an accreditation from the National League of nursing because of they don't have that accreditation you will have trouble getting a job.

1. The National League for Nursing Accreditation Commission (NLNAC) no longer exists. Its name was changed to the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) about three years ago.

2. ACEN accredits nursing programs at the practical nursing level as well as associate degree nursing programs, baccalaureate degree programs, masters degree programs, and doctoral degree nursing programs.

3. The CCNE (Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education) accredits baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral degree nursing programs.

4. Roughly half of all nursing programs in the US have the CCNE programmatic accreditation because it is more affordable than the ACEN accreditation.

meanmaryjean, DNP, RN · Sep 18, 2015

Glad to hear this! I will definitely look farther into the program. I just didn't want to waste time or money if im not able to get a job of course. I heard you can work full time during the program. Is that true?

It is possible to work during this program. HOWEVER, you must be available or the clinical portion of the program during the clinical window. The 'clinical window' is generally a two week period every three months or so during which you do your clinical rotation. Clinical rotations are generally twelve hour shifts, can include days, nights and weekends. You generally do THREE 12-hour shifts per week for a total of six 12-hour shifts per clinical rotation.

So yes, you CAN work full time, but failure to be available for clinicals means you will not progress in the program. I have one students who is an elementary school teacher. Summer clinicals are not a problem, but she uses every bit of sick and vacation time to be able to stay in the program.

Does this answer your question?

FutureRNgir · Sep 18, 2015

I'm a prospective WGU Indiana student and yes it's accredited! So happy about this

ice24chic · Sep 18, 2015

This does answer my question. Thank you! Another question if you don't mind. Do you know if wgu credits transfer to iu, university of indianapolis, or indiana state?

meanmaryjean, DNP, RN · Sep 19, 2015

They should, but you should talk directly to those schools. I'm not sure what you would want to transfer? If you enroll in the nursing program, you would have a completed degree at the end.

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · Sep 19, 2015

I'm not sure what you would want to transfer?

Perhaps the OP is looking way down the line at graduate admissions or doctoral program admissions at the schools she has mentioned.

ice24chic · Sep 19, 2015

Just thinking about masters and all that. Which I know I can do there too but I was just wondering.