RN to BSN online

sayitgirl · Apr 12, 2007, 11:20 AM

Re: Slippery Rock of PA

Originally Posted by zebras

Slippery Rock charges $612 for a 3-credit class, plus fees. They require NO time on campus. My favorite part is that if you have at least 63 credits to transfer in, they don't require any liberal arts courses. Nope, no art, history, etc. Statistics and medical ethics are the only non-nursing courses they require. Accredited by NLN. I don't attend yet but am applying for fall.

www.sru.edu

That's not completely true. They do require your presence for some nursing courses
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Nursing 313/314, Nursing 327/328, Nursing 412/413, Nursing 416/417, and Nursing 426/427 have actual clinical experiences. Nursing 313/314 has an on-campus clinical on four predetermined Saturdays within the term. For students living more than a 3-hour drive from campus, individual arrangements with a Certified Nurse Practitioner in your community can be made. Contact the course instructor regarding such procedures. Nursing 412/413 and Nursing 416/417 uses community sites – either ones locally with whom we have contracts or distant sites with whom a contract can be negotiated. Prior to enrolling in one of these clinical courses, you can contact the nursing department for more information.

NURS 311-Introduction to Health Care Informatics 3 NEED
NURS 312-Transition in Nursing 3 NEED
NURS 322-Teaching-Learning Process in Nursing 3 NEED
NURS 313/314-Health Assessment and Promotion 3 NEED
NURS 327/328-Group Process in Nursing 3 NEED
NURS 408-Nursing in a Managed Care Environment 3 NEED
NURS 416/417-Case Management in Nursing 3 NEED
NURS 422-Nursing Research 3 NEED
NURS 426/427-Community Health Nursing 3 NEED

litebrite · Apr 25, 2007, 03:10 PM

Re: RN to BSN online

Originally Posted by floridaRN13

I am currently enrolled in my 4th semester of the RN-BSN program through the University of Wyoming. It does not have a residency requirement and is $140 per credit hour. I am not yet to my clinical/practicum but they tell me you set it up a semester in advance, in your own area. I am taking just 1-2 classes at a time and have about 20 credit hrs. left to go. So far, I have found the instructors to be good and responsive, and the work challenging.

That is wonderful to hear, I am looking at this program now and was looking for feedback. I wouyld appreciate more if anyone has done the RN-BSN on-line. Thanks

sayitgirl · Apr 25, 2007, 03:26 PM

Re: RN to BSN online

The best online program that I have researched is the Unversity Of Wisconsin at Green Bay:
www.uwgb.edu/nursing/
the only science they require is chemistry. This is unusal because every program I have researched require pharmacology and/ or pathophysiology. The program is practially all online with the exception of the health assessment and community health practicum which you find in your own local area. No virtual class chat requirements either. It is worth taking a look at.

darlonna · May 01, 2007, 02:16 AM

Re: RN to BSN online

I noticed on this site someone mentioned IWU (Indiana Wesleyan University, I think) as having a BSN program that does not require taking statistics. I have tried 3 times to take statistics and simply can't, and now won't, try it again. Does anyone know any other BSN programs that don't require statistics?
I have been with Kaplan for a year but am leaving now that the term has ended this week. It is an extremely expensive, and very accelerated program I think. Not really what I need so will be looking around on line.
Darlonna

*mona b RN* · May 01, 2007, 07:54 AM

Re: RN to BSN online

Originally Posted by darlonna

I noticed on this site someone mentioned IWU (Indiana Wesleyan University, I think) as having a BSN program that does not require taking statistics. I have tried 3 times to take statistics and simply can't, and now won't, try it again. Does anyone know any other BSN programs that don't require statistics?
I have been with Kaplan for a year but am leaving now that the term has ended this week. It is an extremely expensive, and very accelerated program I think. Not really what I need so will be looking around on line.
Darlonna

Try Thomas Edison State College. They do not require stats in the BSN program.
www.tesc.edu

Good luck

sayitgirl · May 01, 2007, 11:30 PM

Re: RN to BSN online

Originally Posted by darlonna

I noticed on this site someone mentioned IWU (Indiana Wesleyan University, I think) as having a BSN program that does not require taking statistics. I have tried 3 times to take statistics and simply can't, and now won't, try it again. Does anyone know any other BSN programs that don't require statistics?
I have been with Kaplan for a year but am leaving now that the term has ended this week. It is an extremely expensive, and very accelerated program I think. Not really what I need so will be looking around on line.
Darlonna

Darlonna
I took an online Statistic course at www.atlantic.edu
a community college in south jersey. The class was not bad, I think you will agree. I took it on site two years before in the summer and that was a disaster. Then I took it on line with the same instructor. She was the best online instructor I have ever had. Amy Shelton. Try it one more time, you will be happy that you did. It would be better for your career to have Statistics in your background.

SrStudent · May 05, 2007, 10:08 AM

Re: RN to BSN online

I use to live in NJ and although I don't know anything about TE's nursing program, their other programs were highly recommended. I heard nothing but great things about this school. Word of mouth is how many of these schools survive. Great for asking because many people don't and end up in classes/programs they hate.

SrStudent · May 05, 2007, 10:12 AM

Re: RN to BSN online

Originally Posted by darlonna

I noticed on this site someone mentioned IWU (Indiana Wesleyan University, I think) as having a BSN program that does not require taking statistics. I have tried 3 times to take statistics and simply can't, and now won't, try it again. Does anyone know any other BSN programs that don't require statistics?
I have been with Kaplan for a year but am leaving now that the term has ended this week. It is an extremely expensive, and very accelerated program I think. Not really what I need so will be looking around on line.
Darlonna

I had to take stats for the program I'm in. There are so many classes you'll need to take that you won't use. How many of us will actually remember all those formulas? Not me. I have no plans to go into research anyway.

I was told the other day that many future nursing programs will incorporate genetics into their curriculum and take out some of the (two) A&P classes.

MarineMomRN · May 09, 2007, 06:50 AM

Re: RN to BSN online

I've been looking at all the different online RN-BSN programs. I really liked the one at Medical College of GA, but they seem to require a lot of clinical hours - looked like about 200 total.

I've also looked at UOP, but get irritated that I cannot find out any info from their site, but have to wait for them to contact me, which never seems to occur in a timely manner. I am still leaning toward that program though due to the no clinical requirement. Cost is not a factor, as my employer will pay up to 18 credits a year, and that is about all I want to do right now anyway. One thing in their favor is that anyone that I know that has attended there has loved the program. Also, they are the ones that have been doing this the longest and seem to have developed it into a good program.

I work 3 12 hour shifts/wk, but am pretty tied to home otherwise, due to caring for an ill family member. That is why an online program is best for me.

What I want to know is what clinical requirements are required of some of the programs that others here are attending. How many hours, how are these hours met, etc. Being able to put time into clinicals outside of my work hours will be difficult for me, so is a big consideration for me in these programs. And, like I said, cost is not a major factor.

BunnyRN · May 09, 2007, 06:56 AM

Re: RN to BSN online

Originally Posted by Lindsay42

I've noticed that many RN-BSN programs require you to have one full year of nursing experience. I've only been a nurse for 3 months. Are there any schools that don't require the 1 yr experience for their online program?

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