metroishka

Rarely do I get caught up in these kind of threads, but this really has my dander up! Despite mclennan's assertations, those of you who are considering enrolling in WGU BSN or MSN program will be challenged by the program but it is very doable. I suppose it's like everything- you get out of it what you put into it. As stated earlier, you gain knowledge through research and writing papers, with an occasional objective exam in certain courses. There are NO required discussion boards and your progress through the program depends on the amount of time and effort you put into it. BSN can be completed in 6 months or less and MSN anywhere from 6 months (rare) to 1-2 years- it all depends on the student. You WILL learn a lot, particularly different ways of looking at nursing. WGU may not be for everyone because it is independent study, requiring commitment and organizational skills. It was a great fit for me-I will be a little sorry when I'm done because I have enjoyed it so much!

How many courses have you done since October 1st? It can't be too many, and if it is, then I applaud you for your ability to fly through the program with ease. Most of us are going back to school to learn something and are taking advantage of the opportunities WGU offers to EARN our degree. I'm only jealous that you know it all already and don't have to work for it.

I take offense to the monkey reference also. I am almost done and it was not easy and was very time consuming. Unless things have changed, there are no discussion boards requiring a person to post either an assignment or a reply. There are community boards that you can participate in, and there are opportunities to post your thoughts in some of the courses of study, but these are not required. Any of them that I have read are hardly atrocious in their content or delivery. Are you sure you are really attending WGU mclennan?

I'll answer this the best I can related to my own experience as a going-on-2 month student at WGU. BBC 1 IS basic college level English. I had to take it, much to my chagrin. But, it is not hard if you have strong grammar and writing skills. It is an objective assessment, no papers to write. If you have had college English composition or similar, you will probably meet the requirement and not have to take it. Language and Communication Research- QBT1 ?? This was called LAT for me (and I just passed it). It involved writing a basic research paper which was time consuming. Literature, Arts and the Humanities was not fulfilled by any of my sociology/psychology courses in the past. I have to take this. Quantitative Literature: Statistics and Problem solving IS statistics, and I think the requirement would be met if you had any statistics in the past (I didn't). Biochemistry- I had a regular college chemistry w/lab umpteen years ago and they accepted it. I think the lab portion is a deciding factor. Either that or I got lucky since I don't have to take it. Behavioural Science and Issues in Behavioural Science were both satisfied by my college courses umpteen years ago (I'm old). I think I had Intro to Psych, Sociology, and Social Psychology, which satisfied this requirement for me. Hope this helps

The webinar on the community board says that you do not necassarily have to use a researcher, you can use someone that uses research. I used a CNS from our ICU that helped develop evidence based order sets. If you really get into a pinch, you can email the course mentor and they will send you an interview to use. The webinars on the community page are very useful. THey outline exactly what they want in your paper. There is one webinar for each task in NVT2.

Good advice, I think. I started out by dutifully reading all of the assignments, but think I am going to just start focusing on the tasks and reading what I need to complete those. The reading is good and interesting, but hard to absorb all that information. Still waiting for results on task 1 in NVT2 which I submitted 10/12. Autonony was a short section for me too. Also, if you haven't figured it out yet, if you watch the recorded webinar by the course mentor that is found on the courses' community it gives you great insight on how to set up your paper, what the graders want, etc. I didn't discover it til I was halfway done with task 1- it would have saved me A LOT of time if I would have viewed that first.

I submitted my first task in NVT2 today, working on the other 2. Citing references was the hardest part and the thing I am most nervous about. I have PERRLA which helped in writing the body part of the paper, but it was still difficult entering the information for the references, since I got all of them online. We'll see....

The facebook idea sounds good to me. I like checking out WGU facebook page too. I completed my first task (of 3) for NVT2 today. I just got my AAV on Thursday night, so I feel I'm off to a slow start. I'm also waiting to be enrolled in a couple of Mylabs, which won't be til "on or around the 10th". Can't start the class til I'm enrolled. I can tell right now that time is going to be my enemy. All I want to do is dig in and study, but work and chores seem to be getting in the way! Oh well, it's only been 2 days:D

I peeked at several of them and maybe I shouldn't have- it is almost overwhelming to think about all that work to do! Can you say "cold feet" "buyers remorse"? Ok, deeeeep breath here and I'll be fine.

Wow, I never would have guessed that there was going to be so much info! I love it! I'm down to Mod 9 to complete, then DONE! Thanks for the info Krissa about being able to view the COS. That will keep me busy this week while waiting for courses to open up.

Module 2 completed. Going to take a break now. I don't think there is a huge rush because I won't speak to my mentor again til Thursday, so there will be nothing else open for me until then. I'll use the time this week to peruse the communities. It feels good to get started!

Thank you so much for the encouragement and advice. Congratulations to you too! Hope we can all follow in your footsteps.

Got my emails too. One from my mentor, I have to send her a time when I am available to chat and "get to know one another'. The other re: EWB preparation. Guess the homework is starting! Yay!

I wish I had the magic " get your groove back" medicine, but I don't. I would be upset too. It doesn't make sense to me why an RN has to go back and take A&P. It doesn't sound like you are going to change the requirement to take these courses, so just try to power through them the best you can. Of course this is easy for me to say, as I have not started yet, and I'm sure that brick wall is waiting for me too....

I also work full time, Mon-Fri, PACU and PreOp. I have to take statistics, Algebra, Humanities as well as the nursing courses. Am hoping to finish BSN in 1 term. I am enrolled in RN-MSN, education. Can't wait to get started!