nurse_duke

nurse_duke has 24 years experience.

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1. MSN-Ed in 9.5 months!

   nurse_duke replied to nurse_duke's topic in Western Governors

   Thank you very much

2. MSN-Ed in 9.5 months!

   nurse_duke replied to nurse_duke's topic in Western Governors

   Yes I did my capstone at my place of employment; however, with all the red tape of implementing new policies my supervisor added a little note at the bottom of my consent form saying such. T Really all that was done was meeting with the supervisor to...

3. MSN-Ed in 9.5 months!

   nurse_duke replied to nurse_duke's topic in Western Governors

   To others who have asked me this as well my reply is always that I wish I had gotten my BSN with WGU. The flexibility is something I was striving for with my BSN because let's face it I am a huge nerd and am headstrong! This degree from WGU was not j...

4. MSN-Ed in 9.5 months!

   nurse_duke replied to nurse_duke's topic in Western Governors

   Sorry it took me so long to reply. During this post my mother was in the hospital and then subsequent passed away from sepsis. I am just now getting my bearings. The Capstone was most challenging. It required so much time for data collection and res...

5. MSN-Ed in 9.5 months!

   nurse_duke posted a topic in Western Governors

   I just finished the WGU MSN-Ed program. I worked full-time and finished in 9.5 months! Feel free to ask me any questions! Received my BSN through the University of Texas and honestly after this program, if I had it to do all over again, I would use ...

6. Wgu august 2016

   nurse_duke replied to Chingcha's topic in Western Governors

   I also start the MSN-Ed tract through WGU on August 1st. I finished my BSN through UTA in September of 2015 and I have 23+ years of nursing experience.

7. Day 7: 2016 Nurses Week Caption Contest

   nurse_duke replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   When your patient coughs after the Mag Citrate kicks in!

8. Day 4: 2016 Nurses Week Top 5 Things Contest

   nurse_duke replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   1. Multitasking is imperative 2. Not only do I save lives, but I am a waitress as well 3. Bladder must be made of steel 4. Birth can be a beautiful experience, but sometimes so can death 5. Nursing is the craziest, most stressful, demanding, but rewa...

9. Day 3: 2016 Nurses Week Meme Contest

   nurse_duke replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   When all your patients are A&O x 3!

10. Day 6: 2016 Nurses Week Meme Contest

    nurse_duke replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    When you have had to pee for the last 3 hours but don't let it show

11. Day 1: 2016 Nurses Week Caption Contest

    nurse_duke replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    The future of nursing starts here.

12. Required By Work to Get BSN - Don't Want to Write Endless Papers

    nurse_duke replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

    As a nurse of 23 years, I too felt like I was forced to return to school to obtain my BSN. I finished in September of 2015 at The University of Texas at Arlington. Boy, am I glad I did. I have since changed jobs and am in a much better and less stres...

13. Which classes are easy or difficult for ADN to BSN at UTA?

    nurse_duke replied to txnurse2015's topic in Texas (UTA)

    Wish I had taken both History classes at my local college because the workload for these at UTA was CRAZY! I also wish I had taken stats at my local college because the UTA course was very very difficult. Before stats, I had a 3.9 GPA, then I made a ...

14. Math 1301 UTA HARD?

    nurse_duke replied to breanne72's topic in Texas (UTA)

    I took college algebra at my local community college because I felt like, after 20 years, there was no way I could do it in 8 short weeks. ANNNNDDD, I was right, I made an A but there is NO way, let me repeat NO WAY I could have even pulled off a C i...