Grand Canyon RN-BSN

[tokmom]

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?

[Flames9_RN, BSN, RN, EMT-B]

I have a concern. I am sick with the flu and it has only got worse. 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.

Feel better soon!! Quiz?? I had spirituality that started in Nov 2014....Never had a quiz. Had to critique another persons paper...but no quiz. Sent u a pm

[feliciarn22]

Hey friends!!! I am back!!! I took 2 months off over the holidays and really enjoyed this time with my family!!! :) I start Ethical Decision Making in Health Care next monday! Please talk to me about this class...instructors recommended, and intructors to avoid please!!! Thanks in advance to ALL!!!

[BeautyonDuty]

I have a concern. I am sick with the flu and it has only got worse. 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.

I just finished Spirituality and did not have any quizzes, but I did have a terrible instructor. So far that class was the only class that gave me a run for my money.

[BeautyonDuty]

Hey friends!!! I am back!!! I took 2 months off over the holidays and really enjoyed this time with my family!!! :) I start Ethical Decision Making in Health Care next monday! Please talk to me about this class...instructors recommended, and intructors to avoid please!!! Thanks in advance to ALL!!!

Welcome Back! I'm sorry I can't help you with Ethics as I did not have to take that class because I took it at my previous school.

[Flames9_RN, BSN, RN, EMT-B]

Hey friends!!! I am back!!! I took 2 months off over the holidays and really enjoyed this time with my family!!! :) I start Ethical Decision Making in Health Care next monday! Please talk to me about this class...instructors recommended, and intructors to avoid please!!! Thanks in advance to ALL!!!

Sorry, didn't have to do that class....

[feliciarn22]

Thanks for responding yall...i really appreciate it! :)

Hopefully someone out there will be able to get me some info .

[PrismRN]

Hi JJ, I'm sorry you're sick! No Tamiflu?? I also did not have a quiz, but took it last Sept. They changed it?? What I had was pretty straight-forward, 5 papers, no CLC. If it were me, I would probably power through, especially since I would prefer a quiz over a paper ANY day (assuming the quiz is wk 1?). You'll feel better in a couple days, and since you have a decent prof I wouldn't leave it to chance that the next one wouldn't be... I hope you feel better soon! :barf01:

[BeautyonDuty]

If it were me, I would probably power through, especially since I would prefer a quiz over a paper ANY day (assuming the quiz is wk 1?).

PrisimRN I thought was the only one who would rather take take a test or quiz rather than writing a paper.

[jjPedsRN]

Thanks guys, My SA ended up changing me to next week instead and I have an instructor I have not heard of but I will take it anyways. The quiz was on top of the paper for the first week but maybe it was that professors personal preference. I do not do well with quizzes or tests. It is possible GCU has added quizzes, I don't know and for my sake, hope not. gonna take a nap now..

[kwmom]

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.

I have been doubling up a week or two here and there for the last few classes. I am not sure I would want to do an entire class, but doing the last week or two of a class with the beginning of another class isn't too bad. I typically get ahead in the first class so I mostly just have the DQ responses to do as I begin the next class. If I had small children at home it would be tricky, but my kids are 19 & 23 and don't really need alot from me, well, you know other than college tuition and food. haha I have been able to cut about 7 weeks off my graduation date by doing this so when the sun is shining this summer I will be out soaking up the rays instead of grinding out a paper! It was a good option for me, if you decide to doit you can call your SA and they can switch your start dates, I actually did it the first time to get a recommended instructor. Good luck

[Flames9_RN, BSN, RN, EMT-B]

Really depends on the prof!! If you get info from others and know what the prof focuses in on..it really helps one out.

[tokmom, BSN, RN]

I have a concern. I am sick with the flu and it has only got worse. 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.

Add long as you are feeling better. My biggest fear was getting sick and sure enough, I became ill with severe food poisoning in ethics. Spirituality should be doable, feeling like crap, lol.

What's the quiz you speak of?