Any ADN-BSN programs without ridiculous papers?

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Taking my 1st ADN-BSN class. Thinking of dropping it with only 1 week left.

1st class and already a 6 to 8 page paper. A concept analysis of 1 of the following 4 words: Caring, Hope, Trust, or Fear.

This is absolutely ridiculous. I have absolutely no idea what to say.

The structure of these programs MUST change.

I don't want to write papers every 5 weeks. I want to read a book and take a test.

Specializes in Acute Care Cardiac, Education, Prof Practice.

As a proud ADN I found my RN-MSN classes rewarding, practice improving, and encouraging. Maybe it depends on where you go, which would't surprise me. I will admit that I was irritated in my first class when they wanted me to write a paper on "how BSN was better than ADN" basically, but by the end I took away an understanding that education wasn't something I was using against other people, but in order to make my life and practice better.

You get what you look for. ./shrug

Tait

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OMG! Tait's first day in class, the instructor says, "Let's begin with a little reprogramming for all you heathens" LOL.

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I finished my RN-to-BSN program 3 years ago and while I enjoyed many of the classes and teachers, I have to say I don't think it made me a better nurse. I love to write but I will admit to hating the research papers. And yes, APA format and those darn reference pages were frustrating especially since I didn't find an APA program until my very last paper.

Another $15,000 in debt allowed me to get a job away from the bedside. But now I need to go back again, get another loan, further my education in order to stay where I am. I'm at a crossroads and not sure what I want to do.

I think the OP has a legitimate point. Even though I'm in favor of higher education.

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*** The BSN IS easy but not worth having. At least not worth the amount of time I wasted on it.

Maybe where you live a BSN doesn't get you much but in the area that I live there are lots of magnet hospitals which pay great. They do not hire ADN's. And have given their ADN nurses a timeline to get their BSN.

I know that with the plethora of nursing schools popping up some have better curriculum than others. But there are great BSN programs out there.

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Specializes in Acute Care Cardiac, Education, Prof Practice.
OMG! Tait's first day in class, the instructor says, "Let's begin with a little reprogramming for all you heathens" LOL.

It definitely felt like that to start, but it all eventually made sense. I known many people who have gone the ADN-BSN-MSN and beyond route. Honestly I think the flexibility is great. Get the technical skills, work a bit, integrate the theory into practice that makes sense, then decide if you want to advance it further or not. I know my writing has definitely improved since I started my advanced degree. Patrica Benner's book through the Carnegie Foundation on nursing education change (Educating Nurses: A Call for Radical Change) sees the benefit in all forms of nursing education, from ADN-diploma-BSN and states there needs to be an integration of the strengths of each program to create on cohesive path. I am excited to see where this leads in the next 10-20 years.

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my BSN program had a writing requirement so every class had a paper, but almost all were research based. i would have a hard time with the topic you described :banghead:

good luck!

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I feel your pain OP. I'm currently enrolled at the local state university's ADN to BSN program. The writing does feel like alot of BS- I have to go over the vague and lengthy instructions at least four times to understand what the instructor is rambling about, but I have learned to fight fire with fire ;). It gets exponentially worse when your instructor is a stickler for APA.

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I had a ton of papers too when I went back for my BSN. That's the worst for me and is a mild form of torture for me to write and present in front of class. I swear in my nutrition class for only 8 weeks I had to write 6 papers and present 4 in front of the class. I almost dropped the class but I was almost done with my BSN. I understand where you are coming from but I thought it will be over before I know it and I will have something useful that I can use to further my career.

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by the end I took away an understanding that education wasn't something I was using against other people, but in order to make my life and practice better.

Thank you for saying this. I am tired of hiding my education light under a bushel because I don't want to upset people who seem to feel threatened by it!

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Specializes in Long term care.

A 6-8 page paper instead of a test? Sign me up! Here I will write the paper for you. Caring: We become nurses because we care. We care abut people, we care about their health.... etc etc. Seriously? College requires you to write papers. If you can't hack it, don't go.

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Why give up on an entire goal because of one dumb assignment? I would take a 6-8 page B.S. paper over an exam any day.

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Specializes in Med Surg - Renal.

Get used to it. I am in an online ADN-BSN program and find that that vast majority of nursing "research" is self-aggrandizing, inferiority complex ridden, Captain Obvious drivel.

Of course, "more research is needed on this subject."

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