GCU RN to BSN

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Hello fellow nurses,

Anyone starting the RN to BSN at GCU?

Specializes in Mental Health Psych.

Absolutely ? recommended GCU by me. I started Jan 2020 on track to complete  March 2021.

 

I spend 3 days on school work and log in 3 times a week to post on board to get full credits.

 

It's pretty simple easy and straightforward. 

 

I don't like group work but it is what it is. I do my best.

 

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Flo ATX

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I recently just withdrew from the GCU program. I finished two classes with A’s in both of them and then got a call about a 100 hour capstone, having to find my own outpatient facility, 10 hours a week with multiple assignments over 10 weeks.. not to mention my health assessment class consisted of hours of doing online assessments on virtual patients and I felt it to be a waste of time since I’m already working as an RN on the med-surg floor doing this daily. Each class has roughly 15-20 assignments, multiple papers, discussion posts and team projects, which seemed like ALOT OF WORK. So I switched to Capella’s flex-path which several RN’s I know have went through loved it. my first class only has 3 assignments and it is based off of how quickly I want to complete the program. It’s roughly 2,500$ for 3 months and you can take 1 class or do the entire program in those 3 months. I wasn’t set to graduate until end of September next year and with Capella I’ll probably have my BSN my December of this year. They do have a capstone but it’s nothing like GCU at all! 

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Do they help you find your preceptor at the end?

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Specializes in Home Health, SNF, Acute Care.

Yes and no. No if you are close to starting capstone, and you have no other choices they may provide you with list of past sites that they have an active agreement with. 

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Specializes in Mental Health Psych.

They did not, I picked an infection nurse at my facility. It is not bad - Just hand in there. Find a nurse you work with to be your preceptor 

You can also ask your field experience counselor for help as far as the facilities they use in your area. 

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Specializes in Operating Room , Home Care Nurse , Nurse Educator.

Hello,all of my fellow RN colleagues. I  start officially tomorrow. First assignment due today. On Memorial Day ??! But it’s OK! Can I get a run down on what to except. I were told I only have 10 classes! Then ,now it’s 11. I red someone’s gripe ??????Scroll Up ! So can I have another individuals opinion,please!

 

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