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Is there any updated information? I have been in heavy contact with them and am looking at taking their RN-BSN program. I work with a GCU grad and she has nothing but positive things to say, but I want more opinions. ?

Any pro's and cons? Thankfully the only class I'm missing is stats and that is offered in the actual BSN program. I'm a bit nervous as my algebra skills are way old. If anyone took this class, do you have any advice?

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I need an emoticon that accurately reflects the giant pile of steaming elephant dung that is this week's end result of a CLC that was just submitted on my team's behalf. UNbelievable that 5 different people can come up with different interpretations of the same assignment description and rubric. I came out the loser, they're not seeing what I'm seeing, it appears they think I'm off my rocker because not a soul replied to my clarification post. As I see it, we just completely skipped a whole chunk of the rubric worth 20% of the project. So, my options were: rewrite the whole thing (or at least the majority of it) by myself, or let it go and hope for the best. I opted for the let it go, but since this CLC is worth >50% of the total class grade, I'm not only worried, I'm just a tad bit MAD.

I'm trying to wrap my brain around the group psychology of these CLCs, and how a bunch of RNs can disagree on a directive, disagree on a plan, not collaborate (um, the root-word in CLC), become MIA when someone is attempting to clarify, and then just blow the whole thing off near the end of the week when "their part" is done. Seriously, I would not want to work with any of these people. Can you imagine the chaos if, in an ED, 5 different RNs simply just decided to blow off a coding patient (great analogy for our half-dead project) because "their part" was done? Susie decides to go on break because she already started the IV? Mary decides to leave for the day because she called the OR and told them to ready a room? Laura goes back to her stable toe fracture patient in Rm #4 because she already called the blood bank and asked for 5 units of O-neg? And one lone nurse is left standing in the trauma bay expected to bring the patient back to life? And if she somehow miraculously is able to do that, then that whole team of nurses gets the kudos for ending up with a live patient?

I just don't understand. I'm sure people do not behave this way at work, so why is it okay to do this to your team at school? Is it because it's online? The annonymity factor? Whatever it is, it's rude, and I'm mad. Sorry for the long rant, it was either this or crack open a gallon jug of some type of spirits and start singling woe-is-me songs. AAUUUuggghhhhhh.

Did you get your grade back yet? How hard can it be? That was an easy CLC. I'm sorry that it didn't go well with your group. Usually I volunteer to be the team leader because I'm the only person I trust to get it done correctly!!!

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They will give me 80 credits. So I would need one 4 credit course, which can be done in a self study/take a CLEP test sort of way. Much less costly. Then, I would be set to start the 12 nursing classes. I really can't believe it!

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Yay! That sounds good! I hope you take the next step and join the rest of us. I just started my first class today and am so excited! It looks like I have some great classmates that I will be working with.

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Yay! That sounds good! I hope you take the next step and join the rest of us. I just started my first class today and am so excited! It looks like I have some great classmates that I will be working with.

Yay!! Good for you! Looks like your gonna be 3 weeks ahead of me! :-)

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Did you get your grade back yet? How hard can it be? That was an easy CLC. I'm sorry that it didn't go well with your group. Usually I volunteer to be the team leader because I'm the only person I trust to get it done correctly!!!

I know. Pandora and I were the same. Annoying that you have to not trust your team mates.

Prism, I totally agree with you. I wouldn't want to work with people like that either.

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They will give me 80 credits. So I would need one 4 credit course, which can be done in a self study/take a CLEP test sort of way. Much less costly. Then, I would be set to start the 12 nursing classes. I really can't believe it!

Do they give you options of what to take?

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Yep. Graduated in May!

Yay for you! Congrats. It's quite the accomplishment. Thanks for staying active on this thread. We all have a great resource in you.

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Yay for you! Congrats. It's quite the accomplishment. Thanks for staying active on this thread. We all have a great resource in you.

My goal is to get you all to the other side, LOL!!

I remember when I first started the GCU thread 2 years ago. There was no information or help. Pandora and I buddied up and only had each other. At times grads would pass through but getting an answer was difficult. I know what it feels like and it is frustrating.

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My goal is to get you all to the other side, LOL!!

I remember when I first started the GCU thread 2 years ago. There was no information or help. Pandora and I buddied up and only had each other. At times grads would pass through but getting an answer was difficult. I know what it feels like and it is frustrating.

Thank you. I desperately want to be on the other side! LOL Seven more classes after this one. Having this support is a tremendous help. Thanks so much for starting it!

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I have... 5 more classes, I think. I started the MSN bridge program but decided to finish off the BSN first to get the pay raise sooner and open up more options. Looks like I just got a B in Nursing Research (sad face, I really wanted an A and ended up with 89%) which sucks, but that's what I get for taking 2 classes at a time while working FT.

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I have a mini vacation scheduled for 10/1- 10/5, do you think I would wait to start until after that?

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I have... 5 more classes, I think. I started the MSN bridge program but decided to finish off the BSN first to get the pay raise sooner and open up more options. Looks like I just got a B in Nursing Research (sad face, I really wanted an A and ended up with 89%) which sucks, but that's what I get for taking 2 classes at a time while working FT.

I think JRich managed to get an A in both classes when she doubled up, and I had been planning on doing Trends & Leadership at the same time so I could get Capstone over the Christmas break. But, I'm thinking I might be slightly crazy to do that. As I learned in my last class, sometimes your mojo (and subsequent grade) can be heavily influenced by other people, and since it's a cr@pshoot who the instructors will be, who the other students will be, where they fall on the apathy meter, etc., I think I'm not going to do two at the same time. That will make me done at the end of March instead of the end of January, but it may be worth it. If I had double the stress I just endured in this last class, my husband would surely kick me to the curb! I'd be that gal sitting on the roadside with my cardboard sign: "Homeless BSN student, will cook/clean for wireless access"

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