do you go to lecture in RN bridge?

[picurn10]

I was talking with a friend who knows a girl in one of the bridging programs I plan to apply for. She said she absolutely hates it because there is no lecture at all, she just goes to campus 2x a week for online work, and then does her clinicals, it's pretty much all self-taught. I'd never heard that before and was under the impression that bridging students just jumped right into the traditional class along with the 2nd year RN students. What's your program like? I don't think I'd have gone the LPN to RN route, had I known that the RN part would be self-taught...

[BBFRN, BSN, PhD]

Online learning is guided learning- not self-taught. Many traditional programs now offer online courses through Blackboard. I've taken several- in fact, I'm taking a grad level one right now. Some incorporate posted written lectures, powerpoints, and even have group chat sessions with the instructor.

[Jules A, MSN]

I'd never heard that before and was under the impression that bridging students just jumped right into the traditional class along with the 2nd year RN students. What's your program like? I don't think I'd have gone the LPN to RN route, had I known that the RN part would be self-taught...

My program was just joining the second year of the RN program but shoot I would have loved an online, self-directed option!

[kcochrane]

Mine is the traditional route. We join in with current RN students and attend lectures/conferences. But I do know there are some schools around where the lecture is online. I would love being able to do lecture online. With gas prices and working full time, it would be much easier - for me.

[medicrn16]

I am in transition as a paramedic. Our program in Orlando,FL is for medics, LPNs, and RTs. We do not go to school except for exams and all-day simulation labs/skills practice. We have online discussions, ppts, quizzes, and clinicals every week, sometimes twice a week (mental health/med-surg).

I think this kind of program works great because the people who are involved are not brand new at learning medicine. Everyone came with a great deal of knowledge in different places and the transition is all about expanding on what you know. It is 12 months long. I love it, though it is hard work since online really takes more work than traditional classes. We have up to 7 chapters a week to read, etc. But, the benefit is, I can do it at 3:00 a.m. if I want.