Grand Canyon RN-BSN

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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?

Why do instructors have to post mandatory CATs? I have never had one until now, and I have them in both of my classes. I feel like I have never written as much as I have these last few weeks, and now I have to write even more. Not fun.:no:

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Specializes in ICU/ Surgery/ Nursing Education.
Why do instructors have to post mandatory CATs? I have never had one until now, and I have them in both of my classes. I feel like I have never written as much as I have these last few weeks, and now I have to write even more. Not fun.:no:

What classes are you in now Derk?

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rob

I'm in Patho and Trends. Lots of writing in Trends. Patho isn't too bad, but the combination is a little crazy. Looking forward to the end......

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What classes are you in now Derk?

what are CATS? lol

start my 2nd of 2 anything classes and LAST class at GCU this monday..HLT 314..appears there IS a group project..as week 5 is empty..good times

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Specializes in ICU/ Surgery/ Nursing Education.
what are CATS? lol

start my 2nd of 2 anything classes and LAST class at GCU this monday..HLT 314..appears there IS a group project..as week 5 is empty..good times

I think they are the alternate discussion topics. I have heard that some instructors make them mandatory. Every class I have had that includes them made them alternate and worth participation points.

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I think they are the alternate discussion topics. I have heard that some instructors make them mandatory. Every class I have had that includes them made them alternate and worth participation points.

Yes, Patho prof did that--as there was only 1 DQ per week.....and other have added in more..but never made them mandatory! Usually worked to ones advantage as they were easy to reply to...

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rob

CAT = classroom assessment technique I guess I drew the short stick and have them in both classes and are required to get the full participation points. I'm hoping to keep my sanity through it all!

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rob

CAT = classroom assessment technique I guess I drew the short stick and have them in both classes and are required to get the full participation points. I'm hoping to keep my sanity through it all!

never heard of those!!

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Specializes in Certified Med/Surg tele, and other stuff.
rob

CAT = classroom assessment technique I guess I drew the short stick and have them in both classes and are required to get the full participation points. I'm hoping to keep my sanity through it all!

They were introducing CATS toward the end of my program.

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Specializes in ICU/ Surgery/ Nursing Education.
rob

CAT = classroom assessment technique I guess I drew the short stick and have them in both classes and are required to get the full participation points. I'm hoping to keep my sanity through it all!

What do you do for the CAT? I have not heard of this of it isn't an alternate discussion post.

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Specializes in UR/CM, Managed Care.
rob

CAT = classroom assessment technique I guess I drew the short stick and have them in both classes and are required to get the full participation points. I'm hoping to keep my sanity through it all!

So you have 3 DQs each week instead of 2? That's just rude. :eek:

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Specializes in UR/CM, Managed Care.
This inability to retain trained, educated, valuable nurses will cost the facility greatly by hiring new graduate nurses. In fact this is what my capstone paper is based on. The solution would be to increase the pay a little so that it isn't cost effective enough to commute. This would increase the experienced nursing base and cut costs of new employee orientation. Not only that but the patient care would stabilize at a higher level rather than increase and decrease with employee cycling.

YESSSS. Not even rural nursing or commuting, just retaining valuable employees period! I've often wondered about this... there MUST be a reason this is not just standard operating procedure? But what could it be? No one can convince me that every single hospital giant (or even the small ones) that have educated, degreed bean-counters making these "business decisions" can't see the math right before their very eyes yet go the other direction over and over and over? Why? It's just not logical?! Or is it and I'm just too dense? I would pay good money to sit quietly in the corner of one of those meeting rooms and get an undertanding of just how they arrive at, and make sense of, something that just doesn't make sense. I like to learn things I don't know, and I'd like to know this (not enough to go & get an MBA, but my curiosity certainly is piqued).

I mean, just Google "what is cost of training and orienting a new nurse" and the first page alone has fascinating articles on just how expensive turnover is. From my kindergarten/rose colored classes view, if it costs ~$70k to hire, orient/train, and get someone through their first year of MedSurg & then they bail (which they often do), how about just dividing that $70k up between the other 10 nurses on the unit giving each of them a $7k raise? Elementary, I know, but I bet you'd see happier nurses, less call-outs, and an increase in quality care. Oh, and yeah, retention.

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