Any RN to BSN programs without a lot of busy work?

klone, MSN, RN · Jan 6, 2015

Western Governor's University is probably the least busyworky program out there. However, it's about 75% papers and other written stuff, and 25% exams.

elkpark · Jan 6, 2015

As a general rule in all disciplines (not just nursing), the higher the degree, the more writing you're going to do. Whether you choose to consider that "busy work" is up to you.

AngelMama · Jan 6, 2015

Thanks for your feedback.

I'd like to attend Frontier's Nurse-Midwifery program, with WGU's less traditional format, have you heard of anyone not getting accepted into a nurse practitioner program?

I'll call Frontier, but they aren't open now.

suzw · Jan 6, 2015

I feel your pain. I'm applying to a RN to BSN program (UW- Bothell) at this very moment and am seriously dreading all the writing. I don't like writing. I'd rather take an exam every week than write a paper every two weeks!

adnrnstudent, ASN, RN · Jan 26, 2015

Unfortunately, the only other Bachelors degree I know of that has more paper writing than nursing is are degrees in things like journalism / writing / English. I really do hope some schools come up with some better completion programs than the trash currently out there. I've been complaining about the content of these programs for a long time here.

adnrnstudent, ASN, RN · Jan 26, 2015

I feel your pain. I'm applying to a RN to BSN program (UW- Bothell) at this very moment and am seriously dreading all the writing. I don't like writing. I'd rather take an exam every week than write a paper every two weeks!

I have high hopes a few schools develop programs without the paper writing. It's the number 1 thing I hear all my ADN classmates complain about on Facebook that are doing completion programs is all the useless papers.

klone, MSN, RN · Jan 26, 2015

I do not find papers useless in the slightest. An RN-BSN program is not about rote memorization, but about applying theories to practice. As Elkpark mentioned, as you get higher degrees, there will be more paper writing. That goes for every program, not just nursing. Have you ever heard of a Master's or Doctoral student doing a final exam for their degree? Of course not, it's about the thesis or dissertation, which is often 50-100+ page papers. A person can demonstrate the depth and breadth of their expertise in their field far better through a paper than by taking a multiple-choice test.

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · Jan 26, 2015

A person can demonstrate the depth and breadth of their expertise in their field far better through a paper than by taking a multiple-choice test.

This is evidenced by the multitude of our counterparts who pass NCLEX, but cannot think abstractly to maneuver through everyday clinical situations at the workplace.