Grand Canyon RN-BSN

BeautyonDuty · May 13, 2014

It's been crazy busy lately over here :/ Started my Spirituality class yesterday...blah! And bummed about my Ethics grade..a darn B+! I do not get that teacher! She says she wants this, I give her that but then she wants something else. Ack! So contradicting and frustrating!

@SunshineDaisy, that sucks! Sorry for your grade, I'm sure you were on that all A's 4.0 gpa like most on this thread. I've been reading about those type of teachers that are so inconsistent on what they want from the students. That's not fair at all!

SunshineDaisy, ASN, RN · May 13, 2014

I was! That last CLC killed me, too. My partners do not know how to write! I had rewrite everything they did, and I'm sorry, but I also work full time and have a husband and kids, can't be doing that all the time! Ah well, it is what it is I guess.

PrismRN · May 13, 2014

That last CLC killed me, too. My partners do not know how to write!

This is a dilemma I face as editor/proofer as well, how do you think this is going to go over after all is said & done? I ask because one time I had a team member say, "oh and don't touch my stuff, I wrote it, it's original, I want my pictures as they are (it was a powerpoint), and if you change it then it's not my work, it's yours". She didn't say exactly that (forgive the quotes), but that is basically what she was saying and forbid me to edit anything other than APA things. And she typed that right in the forum for the prof to read, so I left it all alone. What do we do when a piece is just bad and doesn't fit or flow but that person says "hands off"??

jjPedsRN · May 13, 2014

So when my instructor says a 750-1000 word paper does NOT have to be APA format, is it okay to still write it up in APA? I have a template and I think it is a good idea to keep doing APA to get used to it since I am just only beginning this journey-1st class!

feliciarn22 · May 13, 2014

@jjPedsRN if its not required I wouldn't worry about it but it is a good idea to just do the APA to get used to it for all of the other classes. How has this first class been for you? how much time have you had to put into it? I start my first class on the 26th and I am extremely NERVOUS! :no:

JRich · May 13, 2014

I was! That last CLC killed me, too. My partners do not know how to write! I had rewrite everything they did....

I just had to do that on Sunday. First they handed everything in later than we agreed, and then it was all crap. I had worked the night before, and then had to stay up for a bunch of hours to fix all their crap. Luckily I managed to get an A on the project.

JRich · May 13, 2014

So when my instructor says a 750-1000 word paper does NOT have to be APA format, is it okay to still write it up in APA? I have a template and I think it is a good idea to keep doing APA to get used to it since I am just only beginning this journey-1st class!

Still do the APA. You never know. Some teachers will still get upset off that it wasn't APA.

feliciarn22 · May 14, 2014

@JRich I am starting the program in 2 weeks with GCU. Any recommendations on being successful? Do you live in Houston also?

JRich · May 14, 2014

@JRich I am starting the program in 2 weeks with GCU. Any recommendations on being successful? Do you live in Houston also?

I am in Houston for now. Once I am done with this program I am leaving Texas for good. This is not my kinda state. Being successful.... just do the best you can. Look at what the rubric says. Ask questions to get clarification. You will be busy. With group assignments do proof reading/editing, and submitting

jjPedsRN · May 14, 2014

[quote=feliciarn22;7917793 How has this first class been for you? how much time have you had to put into it? I start my first class on the 26th and I am extremely NERVOUS! :no:

The first class is going good I guess. I think it is an adjustment and learning time management. To get an A in the class, or any class for that matter, you must be >92%.. I have a 91% so its a bummer. It is time consuming. You will probably put 15-30 hours in a week between reading material and working on papers. The DQ's are the easiest, but depending on what question they ask you, depends on how much time you spend on it. I have an APA download so I will just use that for this paper anyways.. My problem, getting started on papers. I just don't know how to do opening statements/thesis. :banghead:

PrismRN · May 14, 2014

So when my instructor says a 750-1000 word paper does NOT have to be APA format, is it okay to still write it up in APA? I have a template and I think it is a good idea to keep doing APA to get used to it since I am just only beginning this journey-1st class!

I can't imagine an instructor not wanting APA format, what paper is this, the IOM report? If so, look at the rubric under Format, it says "Paper Format (1- inch margins; 12-point-font; double-spaced; Times New Roman, Arial, or Courier)" -- that's APA.

And under Research Citations (rubric) it says you should use a template and "In-text citations and a reference page are complete. The documentation of cited sources is free of error." If there's no right or wrong (not using APA), what does "free of error" mean? Who's to say anything's an "error" if there's no guideline? :roflmao: LOL This is how I make myself crazy.

My two cents? Just do it APA. The rubric clearly is leaning that direction, and you'll get the practice.

BeautyonDuty · May 14, 2014

@jjPedsRN, thats the reason why I am so scared to start this program because I was NEVER good at writing papers and it takes me FOREVER just to do the intro. And at GCU theres a lot of papers :down: