who else is in Chamberlain RN-BSN program currently

Editorial Team / Moderator · Apr 11, 2010

Unfortunately we can't post faculty names in the discussions .... I also had a tough time with Econ. I'm glad I took it by itself -- I busted my tail to get an A in that class! I think it helped to review all the live lectures and PowerPoints that my instructor provided, and I did the required reading until I thought my head might explode. Blech. Out of all the classes I've had to take, Econ has probably been the most difficult because it was mostly unfamiliar territory.

susannyc · Apr 12, 2010

I'll be starting Community Health on 4/26. Can anybody tell me what it's like? Thanks.

Boonce1 · Apr 12, 2010

Community health was easy for me I am a community health nurse. I did not even have to crack the book open. It was one my favorite start getting ideas on a big paper at the end on something that effects your community.

susannyc · Apr 12, 2010

How long does the paper have to be? And what other requirements are there? I'm currently in case management, but have done a lot of home care/community health stuff in the past.

fatboyRN8312 · Apr 12, 2010

I am in community health nursing at this time last 2 weeks its not bad but I was surprised to find out you have to visit 4 community facilities and interview a nurse for the final project, a power point presentation was due in week 6 and 2 papers plenty of discussion, but so far it has not been the hardest class that I have taken.

Good luck.

WyndDrivenRain, BSN, RN · Apr 12, 2010

Unfortunately we can't post faculty names in the discussions .... I also had a tough time with Econ. I'm glad I took it by itself -- I busted my tail to get an A in that class! I think it helped to review all the live lectures and PowerPoints that my instructor provided, and I did the required reading until I thought my head might explode. Blech. Out of all the classes I've had to take, Econ has probably been the most difficult because it was mostly unfamiliar territory.

I agree it is tough mostly because it was unfamiliar. I have an A so far but I spend my life at the library working on just this class. It is crazy but almost done. I start studying for the final tomorrow. Told my family don't expect to see me, fend for yourselves LOL! I agree review the live lectures, power points that go with each chapter, the chapter tests really help too.

As to community health it was a really easy class, two main papers, one power point project and the experiential learning sheet at the end. Simple stuff. You'll like it.

Sue, RN

exnavygirl-RN · Apr 12, 2010

Since I took this session off I'm taking 2 classes Spring B, 3 classes Summer A and 2 Summer B. I will graduate October if all goes well.

Now I'm a little worried about the Economics class. ;-\

I'm starting Cultural Diversity (again) this next session. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Editorial Team / Moderator · Apr 12, 2010

How long does the paper have to be? And what other requirements are there? I'm currently in case management, but have done a lot of home care/community health stuff in the past.

I had to do two papers, a PowerPoint, and an experiential learning project when I did NR442 (in addition to the weekly discussions, of course). The two papers were epidemiology part 1 (Week 3) and part 2 (Week 4) -- part 1 was examining a public health problem, part 2 was examining an agency that deals with whatever issue you described in part 1. The PowerPoint (due in Week 6) was an intervention and evaluation of a public health issue in the local area. The syllabus described that as a "paper," but our assignment ended up being a PowerPoint -- mine was about 20 slides. The experiential learning project was interesting -- it's due in Week 7, and you have to select and visit four public health agencies in your area and interview a staff nurse. A template is provided with questions. I interviewed a school nurse, a SANE nurse, a free clinic nurse, and a parish nurse. I really liked this class, overall.

fatboyRN8312 · Apr 12, 2010

ex navy girl,

cultural diversity wasn't too bad, my big paper at the end interested me a lot more than I thought it would. The instructor had a few kwirky "projects" but overall it was not a bad class ... it does have to potential to become heated. The worst part was the online book - I hate those things give me a physical book any day.

The book I have for econ is online and I find it impossible to read - so that resource is not of much help to me...

Editorial Team / Moderator · Apr 12, 2010

I also bought an "Econ for Dummies" book, but I don't mind reading books on my computer, so I didn't mind the Econ e-text too much. I thought it was written in a fairly accessible manner, too -- not too jargon-ish.

fatboyRN8312 · Apr 12, 2010

Yep I have the ssame econ for dummies book.

I see that you are an ED nurse also, I have been in the ed for 11 months now - I love it, but it is a small community hospital and I would love to be in a level one trauma hospital ... maybe once I get my NP in acute Care. :yeah:

Editorial Team / Moderator · Apr 12, 2010

Yep I have the ssame econ for dummies book.
I see that you are an ED nurse also, I have been in the ed for 11 months now - I love it, but it is a small community hospital and I would love to be in a level one trauma hospital ... maybe once I get my NP in acute Care.

I'm in a freestanding ED, which can be interesting ... we get everything from strokes to STEMIs to traumas, and we're the only stroke-certified freestanding ED in the state. It rocks! I suppose a Level I would be great, but I'm happy where I am for now. When I was a medic student, I did clinicals for a few semesters at our Level I, and it was controlled chaos. :) But our ED doesn't have the resources that an attached hospital provides, so it really fosters teamwork ... I love it!