Nationally credited schools vs non nationally credited schools.

[rafiki121]

I have a question about credited and non credited schools. I know if a 2 year or 4 yr degree school is not nationally credited, when you get your RN license you can only work in the state you are in. Now say i go to a 2 year degree school get my RN its not nationally credited. Now i can only work in the state of NY. Now say afterwards i transfer to hunter college in NYC which is credited to get my BSN, does that mean that once i graduate from Hunter I will be nationally credited. So meaning doesnt really matter where i go for my RN license as long as my BSN is from a credited school its fine.

Thank you.

[iteachob, MSN, RN]

First of all, it is not true that you can't work if you graduate from a non-accredited (NLN or AACN accreditation) school in another state. If you pass the NCLEX you can work (provided you get yourself hired). Accreditation becomes much more important if you plan to further your education. Then you will see requirements that might say something such as "graduate of an NLN or AACN accredited school of nursing".....

[UVA Grad Nursing]

Also, some RN-BSN programs will not enroll graduates from non-accredited Associate Degree programs. Here in my state, several of the larger hospitals also will not hire graduates of unaccredited ADN programs.