Will It Be Harder To Find A Job As A Registered Nurse If I Go To An Online College?

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you could take some basic classes, definitions, etc. if with a legitimate local state college and do that part on line if they offer it.
My daughter has taken several classes on line that are through the college locally itself and their professors.
Which were all credited to her college hrs.

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lana s on November 19, 2009 12:42 am
yes. If you insist on going to an online program, at least make sure it’s accredited. but most online programs are crap

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Marti on November 19, 2009 12:57 am
I agree, you must make sure that it is accredited. You have to be licensed before you can get an RN job. The more appropriate question is whether you can get licensed after going to an online college. Check with your state boards.
I knew one gal who had a difficult time getting licensed in California after going thru The New York Regents. How will an online program validate or supervise clinical hours. You just can’t get through nursing school without clinical rotations.

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Rotorwings-Come Fly With Me on November 19, 2009 1:54 am
If you have a nursing license, you won’t be able to hold back the rush of places that want your body on Monday. If you want to teach, it might make a small difference, depends on if y0u make a name for yourself by presenting at seminars wherever nurses gather to learn. Trust me. My ex is a midwife with a license in Utah to practice along with an RN License. I was the coordinator for weber state’s nursing program that rotated its nurses through my
clinical service, which is drug and alcohol treatment.

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wpepper on November 19, 2009 2:04 am
Yes because nurses need to get a lot of hands on training. You would probably have to take supplimentary classes at a real hospital or university to get the degree anyway. If they will give you an RN without hands on training then the school is a joke.

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Ashley- Advocate for Christ on November 19, 2009 2:53 am
This is a unique situation that the usual online school suggestions don’t really apply to.
Here’s why. RN is a license from your state and not a degree from a college. If your state allows you to take the RN exam with your online, traditional, hybrid, ASN, BSN, MSN degree; and you pass that exam; then you are an RN and will be hired.
With few exceptions of some very well placed nursing schools, employers only care whether you are an RN (have a license) and whether you have an ASN, BSN, or MSN.
In almost all cases, the source of the degree is FAR less important than where or how you got it – as long as you have an RN.

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