What if LPN program was not NLNAC accredited?Can you still get in a LPN-RN program?

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So a school that I'm looking at it is their LPN/LVN program is not NLNAC accredited but the lpn program is state approved/accredited and they will allow their students to sit for PN licensure. If I do decide to attend and graduate from this program and lets say I want to look at other programs that are LPN-RN or LPN-BSN programs , will they allow me to have a spot in their program even though the LPN program isnt NLNAC accredited?

Basically, what I'm asking is , is it apart of admission for an NLNAC accredited RN program for one to have to graduate from an NLNAC accredited LPN/LVN school?

thanks!

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Specializes in Trauma,ER,CCU/OHU/Nsg Ed/Nsg Research.

It depends on the school. Some RN programs will require that your LPN be done at a NLNAC school, some will want you to take some extra classes if you didn't go to a NLNAC LPN program, and some don't even consider it. I would ask your prospective schools directly what they require.

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

My former coworker graduated from a private trade school LVN/LPN program that was not NLN-accredited, and was able to get admitted into a state university bridge program (LVN-to-BSN). This univesity allowed her to bypass the first 2 years and issued her 14 credit hours of en bloc credit for possessing her LVN licensure. However, she had to take 60 credit hours worth of prerequisite classes at her local community college before applying.

It is very possible to attend an RN bridge program after having completed an LPN program that lacked the NLN accreditation. However, the process might take a little longer due to meeting the requirements of the specific RN program.

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Specializes in LTC, cardiac, ortho rehab.

the community college that i am at just requires an lvn-rn student to possess their lvn license.

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Specializes in PACU.
the community college that i am at just requires an lvn-rn student to possess their lvn license.

That is true of all of the LPN-RN programs I have researched in my state, too.

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Specializes in burn ICU, SICU, ER, Trauma Rapid Response.
So a school that I'm looking at it is their LPN/LVN program is not NLNAC accredited but the lpn program is state approved/accredited and they will allow their students to sit for PN licensure. If I do decide to attend and graduate from this program and lets say I want to look at other programs that are LPN-RN or LPN-BSN programs , will they allow me to have a spot in their program even though the LPN program isnt NLNAC accredited?

Basically, what I'm asking is , is it apart of admission for an NLNAC accredited RN program for one to have to graduate from an NLNAC accredited LPN/LVN school?

thanks!

*** Not in Wisconsin. The community colleges here just require an active LPN license. Heck I didn't even go to nursing school to become and LPN, I challenged the boards and it was no problem. I went to http://www.swtc.edu and became an RN in two semester (9 months including a month off for Xmas/new years)at a cost of about $3,000.

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