PurpleMyst

PurpleMyst has 3 years experience and specializes in Med/Surge.

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1. Mandated Nurse-Patient Ratios

   PurpleMyst replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   Hi everyone, I have not posted in a while but since I received my BSN I've been working on a very busy medical/surgical/oncology floor(Magnet hospital). It took quite a few months to get used to taking care of as many as 6 patients and sometimes mor...

2. Grand Canyon RN-BSN

   PurpleMyst replied to tokmom's topic in Online Learning

   Hi there, physiology is basically the way the body works, pathophysiology is the study of how diseases work, like diabetes. To me they are two different things. I took anatomy & physiology in cc and I had to take pathophysiology this year at GC...

3. Grand Canyon RN-BSN

   PurpleMyst replied to tokmom's topic in Online Learning

   Wow, that would be tough! We only had one announcement about missing assignments so hopefully everyone got it all done on time.

4. Grand Canyon RN-BSN

   PurpleMyst replied to tokmom's topic in Online Learning

   I definitely agree with you, the literature reviews were the worst part and the fact that one can easily overthink it or complicate each part.

5. Grand Canyon RN-BSN

   PurpleMyst replied to tokmom's topic in Online Learning

   Just finished it! It's a bit busier in the beginning but about the same amount of work as the other classes. If you know what your topic is going to be right away or before you start it will go faster.

6. Grand Canyon RN-BSN

   PurpleMyst replied to tokmom's topic in Online Learning

   I don't think you all missed any posts, I didn't announce that I was finished with GCU and graduated in an individual post, I mentioned it by replying to someone else's post.

7. Grand Canyon University RN to BSN Reviews

   PurpleMyst replied to Flames9_RN's topic in School Programs

   Most of us here have taken many hours to write each assignment so I would say this is normal. However, you will get very proficient at it and you may get faster at writing papers. After a while it realized that the best way to write a thesis state...

8. Grand Canyon University RN to BSN Reviews

   PurpleMyst replied to Flames9_RN's topic in School Programs

   Most of the time the assignment guidelines will point you in the right direction and may sometimes offer choices. If you must choose, try to pick something you really want to know about because it makes it easier to write about. Each assignment is ...

9. Grand Canyon University RN to BSN Reviews

   PurpleMyst replied to Flames9_RN's topic in School Programs

   These were the interview questions 2 of us came up with; How do you feel about people who wish to die, refuse treatment or ask for assistance to die? Do the reasons they want to die make a difference to your opinion/feeling? (such as because of pa...

10. Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    PurpleMyst replied to tokmom's topic in Online Learning

    I wanted to go work at the same hospital where my friend is but was holding off until the end of this program. I didn't want the stress of a new job and school. Free time will now go to relaxing, family time, cleaning house and planning a big vacat...

11. Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    PurpleMyst replied to tokmom's topic in Online Learning

    ?Thank you! Yeah I Am done! Got an A on that project! ?The class is very busy at first then it gets better, but only one week as you know with only 1 assignment due with all other weeks having 2 or 3. As usual it's best not to overthink the assignm...

12. Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    PurpleMyst replied to tokmom's topic in Online Learning

    No I don't remember, I read about it from someone posting here asking about a particular school, I was curious and looked the school up and it was not accredited. Apparently there are 2 entities that provide accreditation: https://www.discovernursi...

13. Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    PurpleMyst replied to tokmom's topic in Online Learning

    Thank you! I have already been celebrating! I also start a new job on the 18th so everything is falling into place. I am very excited to finally be done and I can't wait to start my new job! :-D

14. Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    PurpleMyst replied to tokmom's topic in Online Learning

    Pink, if you want to do this then you should do it. Let no one stand in you way unless it's family needs, financial hardship or something like that. Many times people are negative because they are jealous or they feel threatened that somebody wants...

15. Grand Canyon University RN to BSN Reviews

    PurpleMyst replied to Flames9_RN's topic in School Programs

    I Agree with you, we each interpret in our own special way. It's really interesting!