Hello David, How many total credits did you complete in RN to BSN program?

Please I don't deal with IG so let me ask from here. I am interested in their prelicensure BSN. I don't see it in the options when applying to the school. Why is that and who cannot talk to

Of course! Yeah i didn't think i would like online school but it turned out good lol.

I am torn between GCU and WGU ... I am leaning towards GCU because of the gpa. At WGU, you can only receive a 3.0 😖

Sooo true the ADN program is soooo rough lol woooo

That is awesome to hear! At first it’s a bit much but then the papers get easier! You got this!

Yay!!! Your gonna find that the BSN is sooooo much easier than the ADN lol

I did have to find my own preceptor with site. This can be difficult, especially if you don’t work in a facility already. Do you work in a facility? GCU Is arranging online clinical or even hybrid of online and in person.

Yassss nurses are cool :)

No it is nothing like the ADN. I did clock 10 hours a week but, you really need to have a mentor that is going to sign off on your hours. My hours really were not spent shadowing but I counted the time we talked about my project as hours. So... try and find someone who will just sign the paper lol

David Robinson Thanks a lot for the information! So, you meant to say by discussing about your topic with your mentor either face to face or over the phone will count?I was told to find my mentor and will wait for the school and organization’s approval. Thanks again David!!

Yeah... face to face or over the phone. There is a lot of grey area and the only way they monitored my time was by receiving the piece of paper that my mentor signed each week that stated we worked together for 10 hours. The whole process is official so you will need to find someone who meets the criteria and it will need to be approved.

David Robinson Thanks a lot! I really appreciate your help!!!

It wasn't very easy because they made you download this software. Everything was open book and there were no tests.

@@DabidRobinson thank you

I was short a couple credits, but they were not specific. So I took Spanish at my community college, because credits are much cheaper there compared to university. If you DM me on IG I can give you my counselor, he's been super helpful

They never ask about GPA, good thing because mine was horrible lol. And I asked some nurses on my unit as well, and they said no.

@@DabidRobinson Thank you for responding! I’m just finishing my second semester of my ADN program and I was worried about grades because I want to go for my BSN after. I’m not used to getting Cs but this online schooling has been tough because I’m definitely an in class kind of person.

ADN is already horrible enough lol let alone doing it online. You’ll be okay, I got through my nursing program with C’s too

The last class you need to have a "mentor". For me it was one of my charge nurses, who we "spend hours with" (i think 100) and they have to sign off on your last project. It really is not as bad as it sounds though. There is no test, just a long paper, that classes leading up to will help you complete pretty easily. Congrats btw haha

How is it going?

GCU will provide classes that you can take through GCU to meet the credits that you need. This happened to me, that being said, you will be paying University prices for these credits, so what I did was talk to my counselor and I took the extra credit I needed at a community college and saved money this way.

David Robinson thank you sooo much for this! My nurse told me about their program and I’m out of state so I didn’t know if that mattered but I think this one is great for what I’m looking for

That’s correct I did my associates but then a year later went back for my BSN. The cep is cool because you can get them both done, there aren’t any tests but I feel like the BSN is a lot of busy work. For myself, I don’t think I would of been able to get through my associates if I was also trying to focus on papers for my BSN.

Well... They say it's a 100 hour requirement but lets be real... Find yourself a mentor who know, if possible. It isn't like doing your clinical in your associates, you do not have to be in the hospital the whole time. Even discussing your project with your mentor counts as time towards your project. Just clock 10 hours each week and you'll get to 100 fast.

@@DabidRobinson Hi David. Thanks for the reply. What setting did you do your cornerstone class? I submitted palliative care and they rejected it. Thank you.

@@DabidRobinson can mentor be any nurses or have to charge nurse or nurse with higher designation?

That is awesome, I had no problem getting into their program so I think it should go smoothly

It honestly was not that bad, as long as you do not procrastinate. If you stay stay consistent on you assignments, then it makes the last (large) assignment that much easier. The hardest part is staying focused, especially with being so close to being done lol

David Robinson Hi, I’m about to start my BSN but I’m thinking of withdrawing from the class . I’m worried that it’s gonna be hard esp the writing. Was it hard?

I don't really like the NCLEX book because there Is a lot of flipping back and forth between pages. I do like NCLEX apps, and one I used was NCLEX Mastery RN.

I took a total of 11 online courses while in the program and one additional class at community college because i also needed more credits. I 100% agree that writing a paper once a week is unnecessary, and the DQ questions are more opinion than anything else. You just have to take it one week at a time because it can seem very overwhelming. I worked as a nurse while in the program and this helped me out a lot when deciding on what to write about. Are you working as a nurse as you work on this?

@@DabidRobinson yes I currently work as a nurse.What was your experience with statistics and Capstone? I have read many reviews of people saying that they love the program up until Capstone.Was your teacher good and helpful during your Capstone?

The statistics class was pretty challenging and time consuming, because they have you download this software and doing these calculations. The capstone was actually very easy for me. It was about ten weeks long and we did not have an assignment due every week. I will say my teacher did not give much instruction other than the syllabus for her class, I think because she gave little instruction, he graded easier.

@@DabidRobinson ok do you mind sharing your instructor's name gor yhe Capstone?Thanks for the feedback

I found one through work, so if you work or know anyone, reach out to them. You could also look at nursing groups on Facebook in your state

@@DabidRobinson will do. Thanks a lot!!!

It is very hard and annoying lol. You have to trust that these people you don't know or trust will do their part and if not, there are times when I am sitting there at night fixing everything before submitting it because I do not want a bad grade.

It took me 18 months, so a year and a half.

The classes are 5 weeks and you would have 12 courses (36 units) to complete. So with no breaks in between each course its about 14 months. The classes are taken one at a time.

This sounds more correct haha thank you

I definitely can!

Thank you

I had to pull out my papers to remember what my change proposal was about. There was already so much work and little parts for the Capstone, i kept my topic very very simple. It was to determine if nursing intervention of daily catheter care vs not completing daily catheter care made a difference in preventing CAUTIs. Sounds super basic but, i was just trying to get through the course and i chose a topic with lots of information to look up. Goodluck!

I feel you. I am losing so much motivation. This capstone project is getting to me.

Usually 1000-1250 words. That is about 3-4 pages.

David Robinson ok great. Thanks

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Mine were not

You could do a duel enrollment program where you get RN and BSN but you cannot just skip RN

It shouldn't. Majority of the time, people in my classes are not even in Arizona.

@@DabidRobinson thank u soo much, im just so worried to graduate from over there and not valid here in cali.

And I also have a friend who came here to get her RN license and moved back to cali a couple months ago.

@@DabidRobinson yeah idk if i want to move to arizona lol thank u for the info #subscribed🥰

You get a grade

Very nice!!! Compared to the associates, this program is nothing lol

I think you are able to overlap classes

@@DabidRobinson thank I just applied to GCU for the RN to Bsn and today was the first day of class!

Oh cool! You’ll be done before you know it. Just try not to get ahead of yourself.

@@DabidRobinson thank you I've been trying to get this BSN for a long time everytime I go back to school something comes up. Hopefully I will be able to finish this time around

@@prettyspice13were you able to take 2 classes at a time during the program?

I honestly can’t remember the classes, it was a while ago.

@@DabidRobinsonare you able to take two classes at a time instead of just taking one every 5 weeks?

Statistics was interesting.... there weren’t really exams or papers. The assignments were time consuming. Google helped me a lot

@@DabidRobinson thanks!

The program was about 18 months, all online. It cost about 13k and you could definitely work full time and go to school. It was just a lot of papers and discussion questions but not really any tests.

No just time consuming lol

how many pages did papers range. Sorry to ask so many questions.

Only papers lol no quizzes or tests in my program for BSN. The ADN is a different story lol

Hey! The papers for sure had to be in APA format but not the discussion posts. At the beginning my instructors didn't want citations but later in the program they started requiring at least one. Good luck!

David Robinson Thank you so much for your feedback!

Cheamora I am on my third class and it all depends on the teacher.My last teacher requested 2 references per DQ questions.This class only require 1. It all depends on the questions really when you think of it,to better answer a question,you need to do a little research on the topic and definitely reference and add your in text citation.When it comes to replying to other students you dont need references.Good luck on your journey.I feel like although the program is convenient in that I dont have to attend class, the requirements are too much.For example DQ questions 2 per week and 6 replies,one paper each week and group projects where some students dont even want to participate....It's a little much.I picked GCU because they had agfiliation to my ADN school and took all of my 84 credits.So I only need 9 classes and 2 electives to make the remaining 36 credits since we need 120 for a Bachelor's degree.Also I have heard that you can take exams to get credit for the 2 electives and be done after Capstone.I will do just that that will save me 3000 dollars.

I did one class at a time. The writing was not hard but every time consuming. Are you working full time?

David Robinson yes I am

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