Nursing Schools - Tennessee
NIZ has put together an extensive list of Nursing Schools in Tennessee
So you're wanting to go to a Nursing School in the Great State of
Tennessee?
Sweet!
Did I mention Tennessee is my favorite state?
Get busy selecting a Nursing School to begin creating a great future for yourself in a profession
dedicated to caring for others. We really need you!
CITY
NURSING SCHOOL LOCATION PROGRAMS
Athens |
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TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER AT
ATHENS |
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LPN |
Bristol |
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KING COLLEGE |
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BSN, MSN, MSN/MBA |
Chattanooga |
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CHATTANOOGA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE NURSING
PROGRAM |
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ADN, LPN to ADN, PARAMEDIC to
ADN |
Chattanooga |
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THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT
CHATTANOOGA |
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BSN, RN to BSN, MSN, DNP |
Clarksville |
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AUSTIN PEAY STATE
UNIVERSITY |
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BSN, RN to BSN, MSN |
Clarksville |
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TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER AT DICKSON -
CLARKSVILLE |
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LPN |
Cleveland |
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CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE |
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ADN |
Collegedale |
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SOUTHERN ADVENTIST
UNIVERSITY |
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ADN |
Collegedale |
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SOUTHERN ADVENTIST
UNIVERSITY |
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BSN, MSN, RN to MSN, MSN/MBA |
Columbia |
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COLUMBIA STATE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE |
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ADN, LPN to ADN |
Cookeville |
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TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL
UNIVERSITY |
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BSN, MSN |
Covington |
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TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER AT
COVINGTON |
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LPN |
Crossville |
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TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER AT
CROSSVILLE |
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LPN |
Crump |
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TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER AT
CRUMP |
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LPN |
Dickson |
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TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER AT
DICKSON |
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LPN |
Dyersburg |
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DYERSBURG STATE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE |
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ADN, LPN to ADN |
Elizabethton |
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TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER AT
ELIZABETHTON |
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LPN |
Fayetteville |
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TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER AT
FAYETTEVILLE |
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LPN |
Franklin |
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TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER AT DICKSON -
FRANKLIN |
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LPN |
Harriman |
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ROANE STATE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE |
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ADN, LPN to ADN |
Harriman |
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TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER AT
HARRIMAN |
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LPN |
Harrogate |
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LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY |
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ADN |
Harrogate |
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LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY |
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BSN, RN to BSN, MSN |
Hartsville |
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TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER AT
HARTSVILLE |
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LPN |
Henderson |
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FREED-HARDEMAN UNIVERSITY |
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ADN |
Henderson |
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FREED-HARDEMAN UNIVERSITY |
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RN to BSN |
Hohenwald |
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TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER AT
HOHENWALD |
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LPN |
Huntsville |
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TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER AT
ONEIDA/HUNTSVILLE |
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LPN |
Jacksboro |
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TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER AT
JACKSBORO |
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LPN |
Jackson |
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JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE |
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ADN |
Jackson |
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UNION UNIVERSITY |
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BSN, LPN to BSN, RN to BSN, MSN,
DNP |
Jackson |
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TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER AT
JACKSON |
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LPN |
Jefferson City |
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CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE SCHOOL OF NURSING AND
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH |
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BSN, ABSN, LPN to BSN, RN to BSN,
MSN |
Johnson City |
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EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF
NURSING |
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BSN, ABSN, LPN to BSN, RN to BSN, MSN, DNP,
PhD |
Kingsport |
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NORTHEAST STATE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE |
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ADN |
Knoxville |
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PELLISSIPPI STATE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE |
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ADN |
Knoxville |
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SOUTH COLLEGE |
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BSN |
Knoxville |
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TENNESSEE WESLEYAN COLLEGE - FORT SANDERS
NURSING DEPARTMENT |
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BSN, RN to BSN |
Knoxville |
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THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT
KNOXVILLE |
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BSN, RN to BSN, MSN, DNP, PhD |
Knoxville |
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TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER AT
KNOXVILLE |
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LPN |
Lawrenceburg |
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TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER AT PULASKI -
LAWRENCEBURG |
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LPN |
Lebanon |
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CUMBERLAND UNIVERSITY JEANETTE C. RUDY
SCHOOL OF NURSING |
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BSN |
Lewisburg |
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TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER AT PULASKI -
LEWISBURG EXTENSION CAMPUS |
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LPN |
Livingston |
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TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER AT
LIVINGSTON |
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LPN |
Lynchburg |
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MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE |
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ADN, LPN to ADN |
Madison |
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MIDDLE TENNESSEE SCHOOL OF
ANESTHESIA |
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CRNA |
Martin |
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THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT
MARTIN |
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BSN, RN to BSN, LPN to BSN |
Maryville |
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BLOUNT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PRACTICAL NURSING
PROGRAM |
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LPN |
McKenzie |
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BETHEL UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF
NURSING |
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BSN |
McMinnville |
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TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER AT
MCMINNVILLE |
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LPN |
Memphis |
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SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE |
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ADN, LPN to ADN |
Memphis |
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BAPTIST MEMORIAL COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
- DIVISION OF NURSING |
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BSN, RN to BSN |
Memphis |
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UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS - LOEWENBURG SCHOOL
OF NURSING |
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BSN, MSN, MSN - NI, PMC |
Memphis |
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THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE
CENTER |
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MSN, DNP, PhD, CNL |
Memphis |
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TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER AT
MEMPHIS |
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LPN |
Milligan College |
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MILLIGAN COLLEGE |
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BSN, RN to BSN, LPN to BSN |
Morristown |
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WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE |
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ADN |
Morristown |
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TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER AT
MORRISTOWN |
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LPN |
Murfreesboro |
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MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE
UNIVERSITY |
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BSN, MSN |
Murfreesboro |
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TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER AT
MURFREESBORO |
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LPN |
Nashville |
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AQUINAS COLLEGE |
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ADN |
Nashville |
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NASHVILLE STATE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE |
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ADN |
Nashville |
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TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY |
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ADN |
Nashville |
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AQUINAS COLLEGE |
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RN to BSN |
Nashville |
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BELMONT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF
NURSING |
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BSN, ABSN, RN to BSN, MSN |
Nashville |
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FISK UNIVERSITY |
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BSN |
Nashville |
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LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY |
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BSN |
Nashville |
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TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY |
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BSN, MSN |
Nashville |
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TREVECCA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY - TREVECCA /
BELMONT |
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BSN |
Nashville |
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UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX |
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RN to BSN |
Nashville |
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VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY |
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MSN, DNP, PhD, APNS |
Nashville |
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TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER AT
NASHVILLE |
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LPN |
Newbern |
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TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER AT
NEWBERN |
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LPN |
Paris |
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TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER AT
PARIS |
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LPN |
Pulaski |
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MARTIN METHODIST COLLEGE |
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BSN |
Red Boiling Spring |
TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER AT
LIVINGSTON |
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LPN |
Ripley |
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TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER AT
NEWBERN |
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LPN |
Shelbyville |
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TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER AT
SHELBYVILLE |
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LPN |
Whiteville |
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TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER AT
WHITEVILLE |
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LPN |
Winchester |
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TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER AT
WINCHESTER |
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LPN |
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Disclaimer
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nursinginformationzone.com is not responsible for incorrect information
listed above about the nursing programs offered at each
education institution.
The Nursing Program courses or the program itself
offered at each education institution listed can be altered or even canceled depending on the needs of the
school.
NIZ highly recommends that you protect and
evaluate the costly training investment for your future by comparing school
accreditations:
Education Institution Accredidations - Each school listed may be accredited by an organization that
may NOT be accepted at a school of
higher learning in Tennessee or by the Tennessee Board of
Nursing.
An example would be taking 1 to 2 years of PN/ADN courses at one school only to find out that the credits earned will
not transfer to a major university.
- Check with Tennessee Board of Nursing to see if the schools you selected to possibly attend are on
their Approved Nursing Program List. Keep in mind that while a nursing school may be on the board's approved
list, the nursing school may be on probation, have a warning designation or listed as a school with only a
conditional approval status.
Ask the nursing board representative
a hundred questions about these types of ratings given to a nursing school to make sure you are
making the right decision.
Nursing boards are there to ensure
nursing students in Tennessee receive the proper nursing training and to
protect the public from poorly trained nurses.
- Great, you found no adverse board
information about the nursing schools you selected.
Now, the next question to ask
yourself is...Do you see yourself
wanting to purse a BSN, MSN, DNP or even a PhD at a later date
after becoming a licensed practical nurse or a licensed registered nurse. Why is that
important?
While you may receive a great
education at a school that only offers the Practical Nurse
certificate or an ADN nursing degree program, their credits
may NOT transfer to the
state's major universities offering these types of nursing
programs.
Discuss with the nursing school's counselor about which schools of higher learning accept their course credits. Get everything in writing in regards to
the transferability of the course credits then visit the school of higher
learning to verify the course credits earned will indeed transfer.
One final
word: NIZ, again, recommends starting your school selection process at Tennessee Board Of Nursing.
There have been nursing programs offered
in states that are not approved by a state's Board of Nursing which can mean that you will NOT be
allowed to sit for the LPN or RN test to become licensed to
practice.
Thousands of dollars spent and you can't be licensed can make for a very bad
career decision.
Did I Mention Licensed?
After all that sweating at test
time at Nursing School, you will still have to take and pass the test that will make you sweat the
most.
You will need to take the
National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN) for Registered Nurse
(RN) licensure or the (NCLEX-PN) for Practical Nurse (RN)
licensure.
When either NCLEX exam is passed,
the graduate will then receive a license to practice as a Nurse in the state.
Remember my final word noted above.
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