Has anyone done the WGU online RN to BSN program?

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Has anyone taken any classes from , the RN to BSN program? It looks like a great program, but the classes are not your typical pay per class style. They go by a 6 month period, you pay a fee for that period and can take or test out of as many classes as you would like.

I also like the fact that when I told them I could not start until the fall of 2010 they kept my name and information on file and update me once a month, but are not pushing. I filled out a form for info on another college 2 days ago and they haven't stopped calling, calling, calling since. I do not like the pressure tactics. Thank you.:uhoh3:

Specializes in Orthopedics; Oncology.

Are their any Diploma RN's enrolling in this spring? Did you have to take a lot of pre-reqs?

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Hey there everyone, I am a RN with a two year degree from Excelsior College, and I am seriously looking at enrolling with . However living in Hawaii, I noticed there isn't much I can do with this degree at other universities, or learning institutions. My concern being that I would like to complete a NP program with focus on mental health delivery, anyone know what to do with this ?

Thanks so much, also are there any nurses at WGU that graduated from Excelsior college ?

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Specializes in Outpatient/Clinic, ClinDoc.

I graduated with excelsior. Know that you'll need to retake a/p/micro if you tested out with those from excelsior, as will require labs. Other than that, loving wgu so far! :)

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Specializes in Critical Care, Dialysis, School Nursing.

I started the RN-MSN program on March 1 and I am taking my final BSN class (my community health fieldwork) and have finished 2 MSN courses!! I have completed 9 courses and 23 credits so far. I will have my BSN as soon as I complete my fieldwork, so no later than August. That will be a 5 month BSN. I have a BS in Biology and an ADN so I started with a lot of satisfied requirements.

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Skoolrn....wow~!

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Glad to hear most comments are positive about . I have my enrollment call with my mentor tomorrow, and have already completed the EWB. I too, am going to pursue an NP program. WGUs competency is equal to a 3.0, so I am hoping I won't have any trouble with applying to schools afterward. FYi, I need 37 credits- I am planning to take a year to finish it.

The only thing I was a little annoyed at was having to take Statistics again. I took it appx 6 years ago, and one must have taken it within the the past 5 years. But, I think having it recently will help with interpreting data, especially in EBP classes. I took an EBP class 2 years ago, and was a little bit lost with forest plots etc.

Anyway, Best Wishes to All!

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Have there been any Canadian nurses take the Rn to Bsn at ? How did you find it? Any tips I should know?

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If you are a diploma RN and going to get BSN is a smart move. The health and nursing industry is requiring RNs to have a BSN esp in the hospital insurance or case management setting. I got my Diploma RN after a year of hard core Med Surg nursing in the hospital I went on several interviews till a insurance managed care company hiring RNs would take me. The first 6 mths were hard learning computer programs and the medicare guidelines etc but it is a wonderful job going from hospital to hospital you work on a laptop and have your day to yourself to get your job done. I took off for about a year to do some personal stuff and then after that everyone hiring wanted a BSN and or you certification in Case Management which costs a lot to get. So do it now get the BSN done and after that you will have so many more options. You can get MSN for NPs or education and administration. Also having a BSN helps with getting these Case Management telephonic office or in home jobs. They are great jobs educating people so they stay out of the hospital or for you to schedule doctor appt or tests etc even schedule home health etc. hope this was helpful to all with the new healthcare bill we will be using more case manager telephonically so if youd like a job like that with average pay at 68k go for it.

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Specializes in PeriOperative Nursing.

Check out Straighterline for the A&P and Micro if you tested out of it for Excelsior and need to retake it for . WGU is a partner school of Straighterline and Straighterline has a guarantee that partner schools will take their courses. They offer the A&P and Micro with labs and the courses are not very expensive.

I have my MBA- Health Care Management from WGU, my BS in General Business from Excelsior, and I plan to get my ADN form Excelsior and my BSN from WGU. For the sake of expediency I plan to take the Excelsior exams for A&P and Micro, but will use Straighterline to prepare for them and fulfill the degree requirements for WGU simultaneously. All I can say is that I've had good experiences with both schools and I feel that the programs they offer are extremely rigorous and require an immense amount of self-direction and dedication to finish. For those who are interested in either school, go for it and good luck!

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Specializes in OR, Psych, Home Health, Education.

I am almost finished with the RN - MSN nursing education program. It has been a great experience for me. I have an awesome student mentor who calls me every 2 weeks and is available in between to answer any questions I have. She has been with me from the beginning. Each class has a mentor as well. They post blogs and webinars on the site to assist with your learning.My sister-in-law completed the RN-BSN program. The only problems I have had are trying to work around my work schedule for the community health project where I had to do a practicing, and now I'm trying to get IRB approval for my Capstone project. I work full time at the VA Hospital and getting approval to do research there is a very long process. I have heard that some students have been successful doing research at allnurses.com. Right now I am dealing with a serious medical problem and am so glad I will be able to finish my MSN online from home.

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Oh wow, that's awesome! I'm expecting that I'll have the same classes to complete (I will have my intake interview here in about 15 minutes), and my goal was to finish everything in six months. It's good to hear that it's doable, especially with a fulltime job and a family.

Hi How is your RN BSN program going so far? I would like to be one of you who already started. I have some questions about the enrollment process. How long does it take until you officially accepted and started? and wondering how long the american DataBank background check does take and is the fingerprint required, if so you have to go somewhere to do finger print in person? or just completed through online?

Thank you in advance! :-)

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Specializes in Outpatient/Clinic, ClinDoc.

The background check did not take long for me (less than a week, iirc) and I did not have to have fingerprints done, it was all online.

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