Chamberlain online RN to BSN March 2013 session

[RNdancer]

Hello fellow RN-BSN students or prospective students! I thought I would start a new topic for the March session. I'm a new Chamberlain student and will be taking NR 351 Transitions in Professional Nursing to ease back into the role of student. Please join in the discussion!

About myself: I have taken some on-line classes a few years back, mostly generals towards my BSN, and I found it difficult to juggle the load and work. I was taking 2 classes at a time in the traditional semester setting. I'm hoping Chamberlain's 8 week sessions work better for me. I did have some time management issues, but I'm optimistic now. I have my own office in my house and I've prepped it to be a place where I am comfortable and want to send time there.

I need 11 courses to complete my BSN, and hope to do it in 12 months if I am able to manage 2 classes a session after this first class. I currently work full time in LTC, 12 hour day shifts. I am trying to get back into a hospital setting and have 3 years of Med-Surg experience but I am finding it difficult. I'm from the Indianapolis area where hospitals are now preferring BSN applicants. A local hospital network requires new hires to earn their BSN within 5 year I believe. My main goal is to be a FNP, but a BSN is my first stop.

I don't have my books yet and that's making me a little nervous. I need to contact financial aid and see what the next step is. The student loan process is new to me as I earned my ADN at a little (and affordable) community college entirely on grants!

[alodocios]

starting in may. how are the classes, are there a lot of chapters assigned because i read very slowly, that will determine if i can handle two classes at a time while working. are there any "labs" like for assessment class, if so how are they handled are they paper labs or virtual labs or use your workplace an your real patients kind of lab. very curious. I will be in chamberlain and an OR training program at the same time. Pretty sure i will start with one class while i am training and then hopefully i can do two at a time to finish up quicker. Don't know how many classes i have to take yet, they are still figuring that out, but they have been super helpful so far. Are they still that helpful when you are really in. I can access the student portal and i have a D number but that is about it, I am actually a student at Notre Dame college and am transferring to Chamberlain because at most i will only have to take 42 credits, probably less, but at Notre Dame they don't offer credit for your license and ASN so i have to take 64 credits, so i decided to get outta dodge and get done sooner rather than later. Was going to choose Chamberlain to begin with but i never spoke to the reps, wish i had, because i definitely would have chosen them.

[alodocios]

also forgot to ask, did anyone transfer from another asn-bsn program and chamberlain accepted any of your nursing classes for transfer?

[pfchang]

Hello, I want a quick BSN. I am considering Chamberlain bc I have a diploma and a Bachelor's in an unrelated field. I have had Statistics but not Econ. Does anyone have an idea of how long Chamberlain may take? I have emailed for info but have not talked to them yet.

[alodocios]

the courses are 8 week sessions. you have to take 32 credits with them for residency. they give you 82 credits for having your RN and then they look at your courses to see what else they can transfer in. You may have to take some extra classes that you ordinarily wouldn't have had to take to make that 11 class, 32 credit residency requirement because you already have a bachelor degree. I only had to take 11 classes down to 9 now. you can take as many as you think you can handle in an 8 week semester. You can go ahead in the nursing classes because you get the whole syllabus and assignments at the beginning of class. I finished my transitions class in 4 weeks because i went ahead. The nursing classes don't have tests, just discussions and some have one paper at the end. My transitions class had no paper, but smaller assignments that were pretty easy. The gen ed classes have tests and or papers and the discussion forum postings which are mandatory. I transferred to chamberlain from notre dame and i like it so far. The staff is very involved to make sure you are doing well and have all your questions answered.

[pfchang]

Thank you, alodocious! Do you mind me asking, how much is tuition for 32 credits? Can you start another nursing class now since you finished transitions early?

[pfchang]

I will answer the tuition question since I just talked to an admissions advisor today. It is $590/credit hour but if you join the ANA, you get a 10% discount to $531/hr.

[KCMnurse, BSN, MSN, RN]

I just started in May and getting ready for the math placement. I am really getting stressed just thinking about it. I am severely math challenged and I am really worried about it. Any one give me any pointers?

[thehines57]

Chamberlain gives you a link to a good prep course for math prep for the placement test. I am reviewing it now and am waiting to take my math class until sept 2013

[thehines57]

I am going to take the NR 443 community health, has anyone taken that course yet??

[roseonye]

i just completed community health and it was quite easy. no biggie with that class. in july i start motivation and leadership a devry class

[jberrn]

Hi There!

I'm new to Chamberlain and will start in Sept with 1 class, Transitions

In Nursing. I read on a thread somewhere that the book is useless. Any recent

experiences. I don't want to need the book and not have it. I live in Belgium

so I can't get anything quickly, lol. Also, I've seen mention

of book rentals. Where is this done generally or where is recommended?

I've never rented a textbook. Thanks! I'm excited but nervous to be

a student again after a long break!

[KCMnurse, BSN, MSN, RN]

You will definitely need the APA book. The textbook is needed but I would suggest renting its much cheaper.