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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?

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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Hello all! I have been in the RN to BSN program at GCU for 6 months now. I was thinking of taking NRS-440 Trends & NRS-437 Ethics at the same time, but as many of you have already finished them, wanted to get your opinions. I am currently finishing up stats and going into nursing research. I have read almost the entire thread and love your thoughts on everything thus far!

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Specializes in Cath Lab, Case Management.

I had CATs in nearly every single class, including my very first one! Boo!

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Hello all! I have been in the RN to BSN program at GCU for 6 months now. I was thinking of taking NRS-440 Trends & NRS-437 Ethics at the same time, but as many of you have already finished them, wanted to get your opinions. I am currently finishing up stats and going into nursing research. I have read almost the entire thread and love your thoughts on everything thus far!

I had a not so fun teacher for Trends, but if you can avoid that and get in a good Ethics (2-part) CLC group (I know an oxymoron) it should be doable if you are not inundated with personal and professional responsibilities. :cat:

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I had CATs in nearly every single class, including my very first one! Boo!

Can we have an example?

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

Hi Skid

I wanted to welcome you to our threads. :) I agree with winter. It is doable, but busy, especially if you have other obligations.

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The CAT for this week's DQ's revolved around making a test question based on the DQ subject. You made a test question and then answered it. All of them have been different though, and none in my experience have been required. If you chose to answer them they counted toward participation. I like them. They are usually easy to answer and relevant to the discussion.

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Hi Skid

I wanted to welcome you to our threads. :) I agree with winter. It is doable, but busy, especially if you have other obligations.

Thank you for your kind response. I think I can do them at the same time as my family obligations are quite low for the next couple of months.

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