NURS 4585 - Capstone (starting 9/23/13)

Nursing Students Texas (UTA)

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Starting the support group thread for Capstone. Yes, there's still more than a week before it starts, but can't you tell I want this program to finally be over with?

After surviving Research and Vulnerable Populations, I can't imagine this class is all that bad. Then again, it is 5 credit hours...

You guys are making me worry about this class. Finishing up Leadership in the next few weeks, two prereqs left and Capstone. Can you compare Capstone to Research or Assessment. Is it difficult.

Good luck to you all and congrats completing your BSN!!!!!!

So far it is among one of easiest class I have taken at uta...no exam no weekly papers just DB, weekly journal entries, power point, journal paper and two other very simple assignment. If you can follow instructions you will end this class with a perfect score 100%.

Specializes in Psych ICU, addictions.
So far it is among one of easiest class I have taken at uta...no exam no weekly papers just DB, weekly journal entries, power point, journal paper and two other very simple assignment. If you can follow instructions you will end this class with a perfect score 100%.

I don't need the 100%, I'll settle for any A so I can finally graduate with that 4.0.

I agree, it's one of the easier classes. It's nice not to have to take tests, and I'm enjoying the journaling assignments. You do have to do work though. Powerpoint can be annoying especially if you're not skilled with it, and if you didn't learn how to do quality searchs for journal articles in Nursing Research, that is going to be another annoyance.

What does make this class a challenge is when the deadlines are set: the week has barely started when some assignments are due.

The PowerPoint presentation is what took me so long. The word document with the evaluation tools, etc. did not take me long at all. It was mostly a copy and paste assignment. I made the post test and the presentation evaluation myself, but it did not take me long at all. Everything for this class is due Monday of week 5. So now that I finished this weeks work, I need to start week 5 work. I don't normally work ahead in these classes, so this is hard for me to get everything done so fast. I guess if you normally like to work ahead this class would not be so bad. It really is one of the easier classes, but it is a 5 credit class condensed into 4 weeks of work.

Specializes in Nicu/nursery.

Yes, everything is due by week 5 on Monday! I have to work this weekend, so I am doing it all now! I sill have my college algebra that won't be finished until December, but I can still graduate. I don't think that I will be walking, as it is just not a good time of year with my husbands job :(

Thanks for the input. I feel better. Best of luck to you all!!! You have almost made it.

Specializes in Psych ICU, addictions.

All that remains for me is the paper, the resume and the discussion board. I can't believe it's almost over.

I can't believe it either. I just have the paper to do. I am half way done with it. It is hard to keep it under four pages.

Specializes in Psych ICU, addictions.

100 words in each section AND we have to hit all of the wickets in the rubric! I feel like I'm losing my mind. I'm just going to do my best...I did well enough on everything else that I can take a hit on this assignment.

I just submitted my last assignment for this program!!! It felt like it was taking me forever to finish this program, but now that I am done it doesn't seem like it was that long at all. I started 8/2012. I'm so glad I decided to do the program and get my BSN. I am also glad to get my life back. I can use my money to spend on something other than books and tuition. I can work some over-time to save money for a vacation, which I will be able to take now that I don't have constant assignments to complete. I guess this also means I need to start keeping my house cleaner. I've been using school-work as an excuse to not clean or cook.

Specializes in Operating Room.

Just finished my last paper too. It was sort of stupid to put a word limit on each level heading. I felt that I couldn’t justify my answers because of it, so my explanations for each requirement are very short. Oh well, it done! If I make a 70 or 80 on this paper, it doesn't matter to my overall grade. My motto- pick your battles, or in this case, your assignments. Do well on many so you can slack on at least one. I am so glad to get my previous life back, I don’t know where to start…..Movies, cleaning, vacation, reading!!!

Specializes in Psych ICU, addictions.

Proofing my paper right now. I was going to let it sit overnight and then submit in the AM, but I may just submit it now and let what happens happen. I can't imagine I'd drastically rewrite it in the AM anyway.

Besides, I still have a resume to do...I fortunately have a fairly recent one that I can use to start with.

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