Yesterday I received a phone call from a hospital I'd been trying to get an interview with. Just the day before I had spoken with the nurse recruiter and she had told me about a NICU position that would accept new grads applying. Well, yesterday she told me the would not be able to go ahead with the interview. What had I done that was so awful that the chance to interview was recinded? It seems my RN program, not being NLN or CCNE accredited means I do not qualify to work for this particular hospital system. Nevermind that I passed NCLEX and now hold an active license, and am now eligible to apply for reciprocity in any state. Ummm, correct me if I'm wrong but what does the program I graduated from have anything to do with whether or not I'll be a good nurse? Heck even passing NCLEX doesn't guarantee that. Now I have to wonder just how many applications have been turned down due to what school I graduated from, especially since I'm now looking for employment out of state.
Since when did employers start caring what program you graduated from? I know this happens when you attempt to get into a BSN or MSN program, but not when your looking for a job.
This really burns me up, as it was the closest out of state employer for me to even apply to. I sent an email to my schools admission rep telling him which hospital system so it could be posted. This way, no other graduate will waste their time applying there. Sad part is, my school is working on their NLN accreditation...its just going to take several years of jumping hoops to get it.
I am sorry you are going through this. I am not sure if this helps but I when I was checking out schools, one of the schools had not received accreditation yet. I inquired about this and they told me that if the school became accreditated after I graduated that it would retroactively apply to me. This might help you if they go by some "master list" or something.....eventually your school will be on the list. I ended up going to an accredited school and just graduated, but don't see any one knocking on my door....the economy is hard right now, and I feel that I "missed the boat" but hopefully the boat will return in the near future, and what will matter is that you are an RN and are a great nurse. Good luck!
They probably have the accreditation through whatever regional agency handles most of the state schools. There is also CCNE accreditation, though I don't know what they are.
Yes, accreditation by the NLN "means something". And nursing students really should investigate these issues when choosing a program.
I am sorry that you are having a difficult time and will keep you in my thoughts. There should be other employers out there that will be okay with your degree, though they may not be your first choice, or the most convenient. Good Luck!!!
Fortunately my school is workin on getting the NLN accreditation. But it will take time, they had already made their curriculum pretty tough to comply with NLN standards. I do remember a few months before graduation hearing about NLN coming to "inspect" the school. From what I saw it almost was as bad as a JCHO inspection.
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I am sorry you are going through this. I am not sure if this helps but I when I was checking out schools, one of the schools had not received accreditation yet. I inquired about this and they told me that if the school became accreditated after I graduated that it would retroactively apply to me. This might help you if they go by some "master list" or something.....eventually your school will be on the list. I ended up going to an accredited school and just graduated, but don't see any one knocking on my door....the economy is hard right now, and I feel that I "missed the boat" but hopefully the boat will return in the near future, and what will matter is that you are an RN and are a great nurse. Good luck!