Any ADN-BSN programs without ridiculous papers?

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Taking my 1st ADN-BSN class. Thinking of dropping it with only 1 week left.

1st class and already a 6 to 8 page paper. A concept analysis of 1 of the following 4 words: Caring, Hope, Trust, or Fear.

This is absolutely ridiculous. I have absolutely no idea what to say.

The structure of these programs MUST change.

I don't want to write papers every 5 weeks. I want to read a book and take a test.

Specializes in Med-Surg, NICU.

I had to write ten to twenty page papers in HIGH SCHOOL. Six to eight pages is nothing.

And if you managed to get a bachelor's and master's without writing papers, I strongly question the quality of the schools you attended and would demand a refund.

Specializes in Oncology; medical specialty website.

​Having observed what my co-workers went through to go from RN->BSN, I am not interested in doing silly posters and other projects. I'm a nurse, not a 5 year old in an arts and crafts class.

Specializes in burn ICU, SICU, ER, Trauma Rapid Response.
I had to write ten to twenty page papers in HIGH SCHOOL. Six to eight pages is nothing.

And if you managed to get a bachelor's and master's without writing papers, I strongly question the quality of the schools you attended and would demand a refund.

Speaking for myself, I dont' object to writing papers, it's the kind of papers that bothers me. Doing research papers on evidenced based practice issues, or pharm or patho would be fine.

The assingment I got to put a golf ball in the dominant hand, then put a sock over it and keep it that way all day then write a paper about what it was like to have to learn to do thing differently was abserd.

Specializes in Med-Surg, NICU.

What class was it for?

Speaking for myself, I dont' object to writing papers, it's the kind of papers that bothers me. Doing research papers on evidenced based practice issues, or pharm or patho would be fine.

The assingment I got to put a golf ball in the dominant hand, then put a sock over it and keep it that way all day then write a paper about what it was like to have to learn to do thing differently was abserd.

Specializes in Med/surg, Quality & Risk.
I don't think there is. I think the profession side will not rest until they have driven every last "trade" minded nurse out of the field. We see examples of this often.

Agreed. And patient safety will suffer for it.

Specializes in Med/surg, Quality & Risk.
​Having observed what my co-workers went through to go from RN->BSN, I am not interested in doing silly posters and other projects. I'm a nurse, not a 5 year old in an arts and crafts class.

OMG AGREED. We did group poster projects and they used them at a health fair for the hospital we were associated with, for the nurses to come over and claim some CEU's. Hey, no problem, I love being a presenter for continuing education classes. Only thing is, I used to get paid for it as a lawyer, so I really don't want to be your free provider now. And the glue makes my fingers sticky.

Specializes in Med/surg, Quality & Risk.

The assingment I got to put a golf ball in the dominant hand, then put a sock over it and keep it that way all day then write a paper about what it was like to have to learn to do thing differently was abserd.

Actually that sounds like fun to me, over the original subject of this thread which was a 6-8 pager on one word - er sorry, "concept."

Specializes in CRNA, Finally retired.
Speaking for myself, I dont' object to writing papers, it's the kind of papers that bothers me. Doing research papers on evidenced based practice issues, or pharm or patho would be fine.

The assingment I got to put a golf ball in the dominant hand, then put a sock over it and keep it that way all day then write a paper about what it was like to have to learn to do thing differently was abserd.

"Abserd?" Really? There should plenty to say about what it's like for a stroke victim to learn how to live without one arm. If you're a student, you probably haven't really gotten it down why an incident in the right brain causes paresis in the left side. Do you remember your anatomy on that? How does the brain "compensate" for the dead part of the brain and create new neural pathways to re-create the skill in another hand? LOTS of places to go with this. Being able or organize our thoughts on paper helps us be rational, thinking people.

Specializes in Med/surg, Quality & Risk.
"Abserd?" Really? There should plenty to say about what it's like for a stroke victim to learn how to live without one arm. If you're a student, you probably haven't really gotten it down why an incident in the right brain causes paresis in the left side. Do you remember your anatomy on that? How does the brain "compensate" for the dead part of the brain and create new neural pathways to re-create the skill in another hand? LOTS of places to go with this. Being able or organize our thoughts on paper helps us be rational, thinking people.

Hahahaha know your audience, is all I can say.

Specializes in burn ICU, SICU, ER, Trauma Rapid Response.
"Abserd?" Really?

Or absurd for you Americans.

Specializes in Peds/outpatient FP,derm,allergy/private duty.
OMG AGREED. We did group poster projects and they used them at a health fair for the hospital we were associated with, for the nurses to come over and claim some CEU's. Hey, no problem, I love being a presenter for continuing education classes. Only thing is, I used to get paid for it as a lawyer, so I really don't want to be your free provider now. And the glue makes my fingers sticky.

I recall one Saturday getting a post here from one freaked out long-time administrator and seasoned nurse who, in planning for a career day presentation overlooked the poster assignment, and was getting some disapproving arched brows from other nurses who had all completed their posters. Several of us craft-minded tried to help with ideas for cute shapes made from catheter-tubing. The saddest part was the level of distress the lady was expressing over the silly thing.

Sounds like the golf ball assignment is a relative of the "you can't have empathy unless you go through the same thing the patient does" school of thought which is expressed in things like tying people to chairs and having their classmates feed them, and the like, bed baths, etc . . .or the giving high-school students a 5 pound bag of flour to lug around for a week so they know what it's like to be a parent (these now replaced by realistic and expensive manikins) in our schools)

Specializes in burn ICU, SICU, ER, Trauma Rapid Response.
What class was it for?

Cultural diversity.

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