Nursing School Accreditation

[3ponceboy]

Hello guys, I'm a Student Nurse in the BSN program at the University of the Sacred Heart in San Juan Puerto Rico. My Nursing School is accredited until this May for the national league of nursing but they lose the accreditation this year. I'm in my junior year so I graduate next year in May. I'm worried because they are going to start new accreditation with the American Colleges of Nursing but I think for the next year they aren't going to have it. My problem is I want to work in North Carolina, U.S.A where my father lives and I want to one day get my Ph.d in Nursing. I want to know how this will affect me in my career?

[Okami_CCRN, BSN, RN]

According to your school they are accredited not by NLN, but by ACEN.

If you plan to take the NCLEX for North Carolina immediately after graduation then you should make it a point to ask the Board of Nursing what are their requirements to obtain a North Carolina license.

Also as long as your school is accredited by the board of nursing of that particular state, in this case Puerto Rico you should be fine.

ADDENDUM: Also you need to make sure that you are allowed to sit for NCLEX. The state exam for nursing does not allow you to practice in the continental United States.

Are your classes in Spanish? NCLEX is only given in English.