Grand Canyon University RN to BSN Reviews

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Howdy all, I bit the bullet and after much research, I decided on Grand Canyon! Wow, I did not expect BSN schools to be like used car salesmen--hounding me by emails and phone calls. Rather impressed on how Grand Canyon sort of left me alone, but at the same time kept in touch.

Commence my first class Sept 30th, excited, yet very nervous, as I'm not a big fan of school, LOL! I did extremely well on my Associate degree, graduated back in 2009 from Northern Virginia Community College. We shall see.

Would love to hear from past and present Grand Canyon RN to BSN students.

Any suggestions out there for Intro to Nursing Research?

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

Not a bad class. I really enjoyed my instructor. This class is important for the capstone, so don't brush it off as a waste of time.

Oh boy.... Back to the grind again soon... Thanks for all of your advice!

I should have all MY DQs done (week 3,4,5) So just the papers to do!!

Specializes in ER, Cath/EP, IR.

Newbie here, I just finished GCU's 3 day practice course, and like this site. I start my first class Monday 1/5 Professional dynamics. Nervous as heck... Wow 157 pages here and lots of great advice.

Specializes in UR/CM, Managed Care.
Newbie here, I just finished GCU's 3 day practice course, and like this site. I start my first class Monday 1/5 Professional dynamics. Nervous as heck... Wow 157 pages here and lots of great advice.

Oh that ain't the half of it! There are two threads, we post on both, don't ask, we don't know why LOL

https://allnurses.com/nursing-online-distance/grand-canyon-rn-793249.html

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

Welcome J2! I There is a lot of support on these threads. Let us know how it's going!

Are you going solo through the program, or did you buddy up with someone?

Specializes in ER, Cath/EP, IR.

Thanks for the Welcome! Yep, solo but hoping to meet a good group in the first class. I so don't feel ready for this, but start tomorrow.

I am on my own, and rather go that way, just the way I am....Many profs won't let you for your own groups anyways..some do, so it does not hurt to ask. My advice is find a GCU Rn to BSN FB group.....lot of good info......I started one and has helped me a bit....Especially on finding good profs..and ones to stay away from

read the RUBRIC....it more or less states what has to be on the paper for full marks!!

Try and do ur Discussion Questions (DQs) early! I usually do them on the weekend, and 1st thing Monday morning hand both in! Most prof require at least 1 reference in the DQs and ur responses..but not all!! Usually under the top right ANNOUNCEMENT heading they post their requirements....Not hard to come up with a reference,lol

Group projects can be very easy with a good group....but quite often u get at least 1 slacker.....For each group project, at the beginning one has to make up a contract--on who does what, what happens if they do not do that....One HAS to be very specific, if not, and u get a slacker who does not participate...and u goto the prof..some profs will just say---what does ur contract state?.......You think at this stage in the game, people would be adults...but no,,,most are great, but when ur in a small group, 1 slacker can ruin ur day!! Thats why I try to take the lead, get the ball rolling ASAP, get everyone's taskings known, and then leave them alone,lol But u will fine, some in the group won't email back right away, so that fast start you want, does not happen......

and keep in mind that the Prof can see ur group forum posts.....so it is to ones best interest to watch what u say,lol and lay everything out there...so if u do have a slacker, the prof can see that....

Papers: I like the APA tool PERRLA...it helps you with the layout of ur references...and it keeps them all...so a few courses down the road, you remember you used one, book...its already in the PERRLA memory..it is not perfect....as you still have to enter in the info and pick out the correct type of source it is. On the GCU webpage, do a search of APA layout and it will show you how they want the title page and the rest laid out

Ensure you look over the requirements for the week early on...and ask questions early on--some profs are slow at replying back and some almost refuse to do it on a weekend

You hand in most papers FIRST, into the anti-plagiarism program"turn it in" It can sometimes take awhile to get the "report received" message back (refresh ur screen now and then) Normally takes a few minutes, but if they are busy can be awhile, so waiting at last minute to turn in ur paper is not advised,lol Once u receive that report received msg..and ur happy with the similarity score(think it has to be below 20%) then u submit it to the prof. On ur weekly calendar, if it has been successfully submitted, a GREEN check mark should be by the assignment...same goes for ur DQs.....on group projects, the person that has handed it in, is the ONLY 1 that sees the green check mark.

I highly recommend you take a screen shot of all ur classes...as I swear a few of mine have changed! Just the 2 ones I can test out of, but weird that they have changed

As well keep an eye on the profs..especially if it is 1 u want...as they can change...even right up to the start of class!!

And don't forget that GCU has free tutors available......Some found them handy for Stats..and I think I recall someone on here or the other forum mentioning another service that was much better

And don't forget about using the online Librarians! They can be awesome when it comes to finding resources..

Best of luck

Specializes in ER, Cath/EP, IR.

Still digesting a lot of information. I might be just overthinking all this. Just a few questions. Are we required to buy the E-Book on evolve/pageburst or can I buy a used book off amazon instead. Do I get a code from the instructor for pageburst or do I need to create my own account and just buy the e-book. The instructor just references the website in the syllabus.

Thanks!

Specializes in ER, Cath/EP, IR.
I am on my own, and rather go that way, just the way I am....Many profs won't let you for your own groups anyways..some do, so it does not hurt to ask. My advice is find a GCU Rn to BSN FB group.....lot of good info......I started one and has helped me a bit....Especially on finding good profs..and ones to stay away from

I tried to find the FB groups last night. Recommend any by name? I used GCU as the search term. In reading the threads, it seems the instructor can really make or break your experience. I look forward to getting that guidance.

Thanks again!

I tried to find the FB groups last night. Recommend any by name? I used GCU as the search term. In reading the threads, it seems the instructor can really make or break your experience. I look forward to getting that guidance.

Thanks again!

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