RN to BSN with restricted license

AcuteHD · Oct 27, 2015

Before you settle for any BSN program that will take you, make sure the CRNA program will accept their credits or accpet you with whatever blemish is on your record. Otherwise you would be flushing your money and time down the drain. Sorry to be a downer. Good luck.

AntonioRey · Oct 27, 2015

Thank you for your response. I have spoken with a potential school and they have graduated others that were in a similar situation. And the schools website says they are accredited.But I will make sure that it's still acceptable

Whispera, MSN, RN · Oct 27, 2015

Even if your school accepts you, what about the licensing board? Check that out too.

AntonioRey · Oct 27, 2015

As far as I know, the school and other CRNAs that I have spoken with and the AANA website state that as long as the individual has an active RN license and completed the school requirements that the license is obtainable.

AcuteHD · Oct 27, 2015

...And the schools website says they are accredited.But I will make sure that it's still acceptable

Accreditation is good, but it doesn't mean other schools will automatically accept their courses. Thanks for sharing your research into this.

jadelpn, LPN, EMT-B · Oct 27, 2015

And make sure that when all is said and done you can find a job. A blemish on your RN will follow you. You go to the college, you are accepted into the CRNA program (which due to sheer volume of students may or may not happen) then in your job hunt, it keeps going back to the probationary RN license.

Is there another choice in that once you finish your probation, your record is cleared? I get that that is unlikely, far fetched, etc. However, with your current plan, you will not have worked as an RN without the probation attached to it. Which could pose a problem.

Some NP's go from school to school without ever have been a practicing RN. Perhaps it is the same in this instance. But I would not go through all of the money and time to then find out you can't get a job.

If there is a smaller, community hospital that you are not "into" working for per se, or even a hospital in the next town over, have a conversation with their HR person. And/ or get a copy of their job description on hiring of CRNA's. Which can often be found on their website. This way, the small print of "RN in good standing" or whatever the case may be, is something that you can see--along with the other needs of the position. It would be the worst case scenario for you, but at least you go in eyes wide open.

Best wishes

JMasomenos · Dec 10, 2015

Hello,

Pacific College is the only one I've been able to find and I only heard about it through this online forum. Any luck finding another program? Did you enroll at Pacific College afterall? Any info would be greatly appreciated!

AntonioRey · Sep 15, 2016

I am currently enrolled in pacific college's rn to bsn, finishing it up in march. I forgot to add that i have been working as a RN for 12 years, and have been fortunate enough to keep my job throughout this entire probation.

nutella, MSN, RN · Sep 15, 2016

I am currently enrolled in pacific college's rn to bsn, finishing it up in march. I forgot to add that i have been working as a RN for 12 years, and have been fortunate enough to keep my job throughout this entire probation.

I wanted to add some encouragement here - I think it is great that you were able to keep your job and that you went back to school! You persisted in going forward and I wish you the best for your other plan to enroll in a CRNA program (if this is still your plan)!

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · Sep 15, 2016

I am currently enrolled in pacific college's rn to bsn, finishing it up in march. I forgot to add that i have been working as a RN for 12 years, and have been fortunate enough to keep my job throughout this entire probation.

Thanks for the update.