featherzRN

featherzRN MSN

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  1. RN to BSN at WGU?

    featherzRN replied to noelly10's topic in Western Governors University

    YAY!! I loved WGU enough to do two degrees there. Good luck!

  2. Ridiculous medical mistakes on TV

    featherzRN replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    Every single intubated patient that is able to talk around their ET tube.. happens a lot in

  3. A useful free biochem pre course?

    featherzRN replied to 42pines's topic in Western Governors University

    It's the grading, not you. The class isn't difficult, but more and more the graders are really nitpicking stuff. I think they should turn it into a real class, with a text and OA - would be less...

  4. A useful free biochem pre course?

    featherzRN replied to 42pines's topic in Western Governors University

    With you on that.. I keep hearing about all the trouble people have with that class, and it befuddles me.. Hasn't changed much since I took it and except for the whacky grading (they'll find one...

  5. 2015 WGU RN to BSN 6 months...

    featherzRN replied to mtnbbs's topic in Western Governors University

    My MBA was more of a bucket list item than a springboard to a job. I have not yet changed jobs, although am looking on a lazy basis. :) I do have several accountability partners who were in the degree...

  6. Question about transfer credits

    featherzRN replied to beeker's topic in Western Governors University

    ooh, I missed that.. then sure, that's fine - hardly

  7. Start over with WGU MSN or transfer credits to a non-RA MSN?

    featherzRN replied to Murse901's topic in Western Governors University

    Unless something has changed, Aspen is also NA, not

  8. Question about transfer credits

    featherzRN replied to beeker's topic in Western Governors University

    All of the nursing classes are 'core' and you have to take those - nursing courses rarely transfer to any school. With 60CU to do, that's quite a few extras you have to take, as they give you credit...

  9. Graduate / doctoral admissions with WGU degrees

    featherzRN replied to TheCommuter's topic in Western Governors University

    I did like WGU's MBA/HCM! Patten is good as well, or so I hear. I am not sure it's as easy to accelerate as WGU, but it's better than most other schools. Definitely do a write up on ENMU when you get...

  10. Graduate / doctoral admissions with WGU degrees

    featherzRN replied to TheCommuter's topic in Western Governors University

    Congrats commuter!!!!! I looked at them also, but I'd have to stay under 6 units a semester to keep the in-state tuition rates and ya know that's just not going to work for me :) :) .. Let us know...

  11. 2015 WGU RN to BSN 6 months...

    featherzRN replied to mtnbbs's topic in Western Governors University

    Agree with commuter here.. Don't rush in and say "I NEED TO FINISH IN SIX MONTHS!!!!" and immediately get worried, but show the mentor that you can finish your first 12 CU at warp speed.. If they balk...

  12. 2015 WGU RN to BSN 6 months...

    featherzRN replied to mtnbbs's topic in Western Governors University

    Yes, you can still finish in 6 months. I see people doing it all the time over on the facebook board. I did it in three with 50CU, and the courses have not measurably changed since then. There are no...

  13. Aspen RN to BSN online program, then masters?

    featherzRN replied to happynursy's topic in General Nursing

    Aspen, as the comment says, is not regionally accredited. I would not recommend any school that does not have RA unless you plan on transferring directly into another school without RA that may take...

  14. Taskstream stalking once again! (vent/brain dump)

    featherzRN replied to klone's topic in Western Governors University

    I had to do the panopto thing for the MBA capstone also. It was AWFUL. I wanted to burn it.

  15. A useful free biochem pre course?

    featherzRN replied to 42pines's topic in Western Governors University

    I've seen that before. Actually, I think WGU used it for some pieces of the course back when I took it, several years ago. It was mixed in with the videos of the captain kangaroo guy (you'll know who...

  16. Start over with WGU MSN or transfer credits to a non-RA MSN?

    featherzRN replied to Murse901's topic in Western Governors University

    ASU (the online, nationally accredited school) does allow 18 transfer credits and has a practicum. But I think that even if it were not online, the stigma of not having regional accreditation makes it...

  17. Start over with WGU MSN or transfer credits to a non-RA MSN?

    featherzRN replied to Murse901's topic in Western Governors University

    I answered you over on 'the other place' - I would not personally consider a NA degree - my employer does not see them as valid, so I assume others have the same policy. WGU is fine as far as the...

  18. west coast university?

    featherzRN replied to safeinsounds's topic in General Nursing

    Even if it was the ONLY way to become an RN, WCU is not a good plan. As others have said, that debt will kill you even IF you find a decent paying job as an RN - and that's not even close to being a...

  19. how many classes at a time allowed

    featherzRN replied to amberm5's topic in Western Governors University

    I just graduated (again) and I had up to three classes open at once. I worked on whatever I felt like. Sometimes the enrollment counselors don't know as much as they

  20. Taking credit classes

    featherzRN replied to tua25227's topic in Western Governors University

    Probably not, they are pretty strict on the 5 year rule. I thought WGU's stats was easy, so if you have had it before you could probably just brush up and test out of

  21. Taking credit classes

    featherzRN replied to tua25227's topic in Western Governors University

    WGU has no expiration for anything except stats, last I heard. They accepted my anatomy class from 1987. :) IF the op's classes meet requirements, they will probably take

  22. WGU Facebook page

    featherzRN replied to mommieNurseRN's topic in Western Governors University

    "WGU RN to BSN discussion group" is the most active of the groups.

  23. Nursing Capstone at WGU

    featherzRN replied to sain's topic in Western Governors University

    I have heard of several people who did both leadership and education capstones that were not at their place of employment so it's not 100% required, however it's most likely more difficult. You may...

  24. Discovered something interesting about WGU

    featherzRN replied to TheCommuter's topic in Western Governors University

    FWIW, I've been done with my MBA from WGU since the first of the month. I was very happy with the education and the cost. Will it be useful for moving up? Remains to be seen, as I can't transfer out...

  25. WGU is sooo frustrating me.

    featherzRN replied to 42pines's topic in Western Governors University

    I can't speak to the $300 nursing fee, but when I backed out of starting my MBA last september, they refunded the entire amount including the $145 resource fee. (then I paid it again to start in...