My WGU update

brenan, ASN, LPN, RN · Jul 27, 2011

Congrats!! Thats awesome!

tg1958 · Jul 27, 2011

That is sooo awesome.Proud for you.

klone, MSN, RN · Jul 27, 2011

Dayum. You are one motivated scholar! I'm a month in and just finishing my first course. I have 11 courses to take, and am allowing myself 2 semesters to do it (one class a month).

Congratulations! What all is involved with the 90-hour practicum?

BetterMeRN · Jul 27, 2011

Congrats, Oh my that fast. How many total courses did you have to take? I start in September, can I call on you if I need any help along the way?

BetterMeRN · Jul 28, 2011

I got my answer..... eight classes. I want to do it in the same amount of time. I responded to one of your other post, the one regarding how a nurse can help in the implementation of a new electronic health record. If you still need the info let me know.

MsPC · Jul 29, 2011

Wow, that's amazing. Congrats for all your hard work so far and keep it going.

Lisa1980 · Jul 31, 2011

To my dear stalkers, lol!!

Exactly 4 months into the program and today I just submitted my last paper for my BSN. I could use some fingers and toes crossed and a swift return of my grade. Hoping for no revisions! So exicted yet more nervous!!

klone, MSN, RN · Jul 31, 2011

Can you please give us more details about the practicum?

Lisa1980 · Jul 31, 2011

For the practicum you come up with a topic from your community diagnosis from HAT task 1. Mine was Access to Health Care services for the Elderly in Broward County.

You discuss with the course mentor possible topics and then she will have you email her some interview questions. You interview people such as MD, social workers nurses etc. You will reasearch your community further and then you just write what they ask according to the rubric. Time Log was actually the most difficult; you can document your phone calls, emails, phone interview, face to face interview times. there's also "winshield activity" which is you getting in your car and assessing the particular area such as neighborhoods. 10 of the hours comes from HAT course and you have to have a total of 90 hours. You also have to do a genogram just like you did in HAT but will be slightly different.

Hope this helps!!

metroishka · Aug 1, 2011

Thanks for the update Lisa! You are amazing- I am so impressed with your progress! I am planning on starting September 1 if all goes as planned. I can read, write and do 'rithmetic, but am anxious about coming up with topics for papers and such. Just hoping it all comes together and makes sense when the time comes.

Again, congratulations! And know that you have been quite the inspiration to this stalker...LOL

Lisa1980 · Aug 1, 2011

@metro, the good news is you only have to come up with one topic and that's for the practicum.

Also, advise I can give you if you want to start with the easier stuff first do the order they suggest. However you can have some variation.

If I knew what I knew now I would of started with EBT, then HAT, the HGT (practicum) then KROT. These are the harder courses; well KROT is not hard but you have to register with IHI.org and do modules; and have to complete tests at the end. It's very time consuming. Then part of the paper is a reflection from what you learned (but only on a specific area)

Good Luck! PM me anytime!

I'm jumping into the MSN so I'll still be around!