Comments/suggestions? 4540 (community nursing) + 4580 (leadership) -- doable?

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I am planning to register courses for next session. If I would like to double up 4540 (community nursing) and 4580 (leadership), is that doable? What is the workload for each of them? What is the test style for each: DB, quiz, or paper? Any suggestions and comments are truly appreciated.

Leadership is a new class - combo of Nursing Management and Strategic Planning. No one knows what it will be like. I hated Community - no other words for it.

Specializes in PICU.

Just as stated my rninme, nobody really knows about the combined class. I took all of those separate and community was the worst and busiest class yet. Management and strategic planning was straight forward but also involved a lot of papers. I would suggest maybe doubling up with a non-combined class or select something different than community. Of course, this is your decision but best of luck!

rninme & [COLOR=#003366]Inimica18, thanks for your kind input. I probably will have to only do one class. Don't want to stress myself out...

Thanks again!

Specializes in OB.

I am taking these two classes together next session. I am just planning on not doing anything besides work and school for the month of October. If I don't do it this way then I won't be able to finish until later in the program.

I started this program by doubling up on nursing classes. I doubled up Family and Transitions. Since it was my first class with OU online, I had nothing to compare it to, so it went fine. I also doubled up on Cultural (easy) and Legal/ Ethics (now part of Transitions). I am doubling up for my last four classes with OU because I want to be finished in December. All together I will have doubled up on 8 classes. However, I do only work part time.

Best wishes!

Specializes in Emergency and Cardiovascular ICU.

I am also doubling up on these 2 classes starting Oct 1, any one have any insight about what all is involved in community!

Specializes in ICU, step down, dialysis.

I have doubled up this time with Research and Gerontological Nursing. Gero is a class that IMO can be doubled up with something else (but not Research). I am currently not working now and I am not sure I could double up with any class if I was still working full time, but if you are part time I think it's doable.

That all being said, it's not that I believe if you work full time you should be never double up. Just keep in mind those five weeks you may not have much free time.

I am also doubling up on these classes...hoping it is doable, so far 4510 hasn't been too bad and I'm taking that alone. I plan on just having no life besides work and school if it's horrible at least it's only 5 weeks!

Specializes in PICU.
I am also doubling up on these 2 classes starting Oct 1, any one have any insight about what all is involved in community!

There are five assignments, five quizzes, and five discussion boards. The assignments took a lot of time and work and I honestly was ready to cry sometimes because they were awful and time consuming. It was the class with highest amount of credit hours. I don't know if they changed anything but if all is the same then get ahead whenever possible. Here is a description of what the assignments entailed from my syllabus that quarter:

Healthy People 2020: familiarize yourself with the U.S. Department of Health andHuman Services’ Healthy People project. This activity is non-graded.

Statistical Health Data for a Community: review and assessdemographic data for your county, state, and nation. review of epidemiological data related to the National Health Objective that youhave selected.

Community Assessment - Windshield Survey: In this assignment, you will conduct a 45 minute windshieldsurvey of the county where you live.

Outbreak at Watersedge: A Public Health Discovery Game: The need for public health professionals has neverbeen greater. This activity is non-graded.

County Health Department Site Survey and Comparison: you will conduct a virtual site visitto your County Health Department or one close to your county and a Health Department in the student’sgeneral geographic area.

Community Agency Assessment and Interview: you will conduct a virtual site visit to acommunity agency to learn about the services they provide and how these services relate to your NationalHealth Objective.

Community Informant Interview: you will interview a community informant; that is, an individual who lives withinyour selected community and who is affected by your selected National Health Objective.

I am not sure if the syllabus and assignments will be the same with the semester change but I am sure requirements will be similar if not. Besides these assignments, quizzes and DB posts each week. Hope this helps.

Thanks Imimica this really helps. I'm taking it next time too. I used to be a public health nurse and still work in community so hopefully this won't be too hard. Time consuming I'm sure.

Specializes in PICU.
Thanks Imimica this really helps. I'm taking it next time too. I used to be a public health nurse and still work in community so hopefully this won't be too hard. Time consuming I'm sure.

No problem :) I am sure you got this one in the bag!!

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