Grand Canyon RN-BSN

PrismRN · Feb 1, 2015

The CLC for Patho is very straight forward....should be a 2 person tasking..1 does the 500-750 word paper and the other does up the dialogue..appears very straightforward

I just finished that CLC a week ago, and yes you're correct, in reality it is a 2-person job, but when you have 4 or 5 people in your group it gets very muddied...lots of repeats, then people going off on their own tangent and addressing something that's not even in part 1, etc. The editing/proofing was a 3-day job (no, I didn't do it this time, but felt extremely sorry for the person who did). It was impossible for her to get the others to rewrite their parts so it was more cohesive and made sense; she eventually just rewrote the whole thing and basically said "here it is, like it or lump it". I'm sure she was steaming at all the usual replies: "Looks Great!" "Thanks for all your hard work!" "We made it, great job Team Green!" :barf01:

kwmom · Feb 1, 2015

I have two days off this week to do 3 DQs, a PPT, and that test. Next week 4 days off so I will be burning some midnight oil! I thought I was working ahead but then here I am with nothing done for the next week! How did that happen?

I've had a couple days basically alone with a quiet house so I spent ALOT of time dedicated to GCU. When the hubby's home I don't stay focused.....squirrels!!!

kwmom · Feb 1, 2015

Thanks Prism & Flames.....I know NOT to be the leader for this one!

PrismRN · Feb 1, 2015

In patho now.....Many seem to be around 600-900 words......Our prof adds in a second DQ..believe she counts it as a response. The DQs may require a bit more work..but they are interesting

This is sad to say, but what I found interesting is some of the students' DQ answers... it's hard to not correct them when they're completely wrong about a treatment plan they recommend (that could certainly make the situation worse or even kill the poor dude). Makes it obvious who is nursing by the seat of their pants and not by evidence based protocol.

PrismRN · Feb 1, 2015

Thanks Prism & Flames.....I know NOT to be the leader for this one!

Yes, avoid that if you can. The trick to this assignment is to literally do it in 2 parts, spaced out accordingly. You have plenty of notice (assuming your Prof did actually assign groups already, you have a month), so we did this: We broke it up into 2 parts (paper/dialogue). Team A took the paper, did that, and had it posted to the forum so Team B could then take it and run with it. Kind of like a relay race. Team B was supposed to address the 4 topics discussed in the paper (thus, why we did it early, duh), but you see from my earlier post that didn't really work out. As bad as it was, I can't imagine not doing it that way - if all of us were trying to do it at the same time, it would've caused mass confusion and hysteria.

tokmom, BSN, RN · Feb 1, 2015

Yes, avoid that if you can. The trick to this assignment is to literally do it in 2 parts, spaced out accordingly. You have plenty of notice (assuming your Prof did actually assign groups already, you have a month), so we did this: We broke it up into 2 parts (paper/dialogue). Team A took the paper, did that, and had it posted to the forum so Team B could then take it and run with it. Kind of like a relay race. Team B was supposed to address the 4 topics discussed in the paper (thus, why we did it early, duh), but you see from my earlier post that didn't really work out. As bad as it was, I can't imagine not doing it that way - if all of us were trying to do it at the same time, it would've caused mass confusion and hysteria.

I really felt for you in that class. It was awful.

PrismRN · Feb 1, 2015

I found this for derk...

Don't worry, the rescue ship will arrive on March 1st!

pinkdonkey · Feb 1, 2015

Love this! Poor Derk.. I too will face this desert isle... and need a rescue.

derkfamily · Feb 2, 2015

Ok I must admit, I survived the first week of stats without a scratch!! It really wasn't as bad as I thought. I looked at all of those videos the instructor gave us to watch the first week and I knew that there weren't enough hours in my day to go through those. Then I realized that if I watched the ones the teacher personally made, those were all I needed! Wow, imagine that, follow what the instructor tells you to do and all is well!! I guess I had a panic attack before it was necessary. Probably won't be the last time. Oh well, thanks for listening everyone! And Prism, thanks for the encouragement!!

Juliewoolie · Feb 2, 2015

Can anyone explain to me in great detail, how doubling up your classes works?

PrismRN · Feb 2, 2015

Can anyone explain to me in great detail, how doubling up your classes works?

Not sure what kind of great detail you want, but here's what I know:

You can't do it until you have successfully passed the first 4 classes with decent grades.

The "doubling" can either be a true double (two 5-week classes simultaneously), or you can overlap them (during the last week of one class you start the first week of the next, so you're only doing 2 classes at once for a week's time). You can overlap a couple weeks too. I've never done it, I would never do it, I really like my brain cells and just the program as IS is enough trauma for me. Winter and kwmom do it, they could give you more detail. Unless they're in a coma somewhere.

jjPedsRN · Feb 2, 2015

I have a concern. I am sick with the flu and it has only got worse. :yuck: Thankfully Tylenol and motrin are giving me bouts of feeling ok. sleep deprived due to the constant coughing at night. I am supposed to start spirituality today and first week looks easy enough to get through while being sick, on the assumption that I will be better next week. And there is a quiz! what is that about? Do you think I should paddle through or start in a week. I seem to have an instructor not on the naughty list too. :nailbiting: