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Hi, I was looking for a post graduate certificate and I made it to the interview process for Gardner Webb University but was accepted to Duke so decided to attend Duke's program. I graduate Saturday!! I also applied to Simmons University and Baylor.

Hi, I have not worked many places as a nurse but I did ask my current employer if my degree would be recognized if obtained from WGU...they said yes. I was also able to get accepted to a couple of FNP programs. I finish my FNP program May 2021. I got my RN-MSN from WGU.

I was asked to be the leader for our health ministry. It’s been in place for many years but no new programs or activities over the past few years. To my knowledge the previous parish nurse made many connections in the community & partnered with businesses & non-profits to offer services to our member. initially we put out a call to all members to get involved/volunteer & there were a handful that showed up. We set day/time each month to meet & discuss planning, budget & any other issues. since I’ve joined the Health ministry we’ve asked members to complete a survey asking what topics they’re interested in, how they like to receive Health info & a ton of other question that we thought would help guide us in planning. We had a relatively small number of people to complete the surveys. my city has a health assessment that pretty details what health issues are common & what populations those issues effect. I used this a guide for offering Programming since surveys didn’t work well. I’ve reached out to other people that have been involved with the ministry to ask what they’ve done in the past....why reinvent the wheel? There has been a ton of things we accomplished over the past couple years. I don’t have a lot of experience with this but I’m happy to answer questions.

Raleigh-Durham area 5 years experience in Oncology doing inpatient and ambulatory. $35/hr.

I am struggling with pharmacology as well. I start clinicals next semester. I have a meeting with my academic advisor next week to discuss my progress in the course. Have you started the new pharm course yet? If so, how are you doing?

Hi, were you enrolled in Western Governors University? I attend WGU and I am coming up on the course where I will start my Capstone project. Did you have to find a mentor to guide your research/project?

I worked 12 hour night shifts for about 5 years in the past and now I work one week of nights per month. On night one I wold usually have a VERY hard time sleeping and end up struggling to stay up and NOT nod off at work. I would sleep the entire next day before the 2nd night shift. I have a lot of family who will help get my kids to and from school for me so I can sleep and NOT engage with my family. I know it sounds terrible but I have to sleep!!! Long story short if you have a sitter/child care...use it and sleep during the day if you can. If you don't then you will struggle through the nights all of the time. It's expected to have rough nights and day when you just can't get enough sleep but you will find the balance once you start working the nights. I HATE nights because in my mind I'm away from my fam for 4 days not just 3 because after night 3 I sleep all that next day too. Nights are tough for me Some people love them though :) good luck!!

I finished my BSN August 24th; now onto the MSN in Education. Hopefully I can finish soon and not get lazy!

Hi, I am into my 2nd term. I graduated with my ADN last May and started my 1st term last September. I am not sure if the curriculum changed since I began but so far for me it's been good. You will be assigned a mentor who will be with you from start to finish. My mentor call me each week for bout the 1st 2 months to make sure I was on track and to ask if was running into any problems with anything. The phone calls were never more than 10 minutes long. After she figured out I was good at setting goals and achieving them she would start to set our phone conferences more sporificely like 2-3 weeks at the most. For each class you will have a course mentor. So every class you will have a person or 2 that you can speak with specifically about the material. I have had to contact a couple during my 2 semester and I have had good experiences with them responding via email as well as setting aside time to speak with me via phone if needed. Regarding the proctored exams, you will have some. All of the exams I have taken have been straight forward. There is a pre-test that you take at the beginning of the class (most classes) and after taking it you receive a coaching report that details area you did well on and the areas you did poorly on. From that you will know which areas to study so that you can pass the final exam which you self schedule. WGU sent me a camera that hook up to my computer. At the scheduled test/exam time I log into WGU and click on the button to take the test. The proctor is on the opposite end kinda like Skype and they will ask to have access to your computer remotely for the purpose of making sure you don't have other programs running. They ask you to scan the room and your desk with your camera and also show a photo ID so they can verify your data. Once all is verified you are allowed to take your test. You can't get up to pee or anything while taking the test. I have not had any issues at all taking the proctored tests. I have 2 of my friends from school who will be starting this summer as well! I hope this helps! Good Luck with everything!

Hey everyone...how are classes going? I just finished my Advanced Technology class which I had to submit a paper to task stream. It took 2 days for it to be graded and PASSED. I have one more class in this term then I can start on my 2nd terms classes....Moving right along.

I passed my care of the older adult and my nutrition assessment! 2 out of 4 classes-DONE!

Congrats. I'm trying to get through it.... just seems like soooo much to read. Hopely I'll b ready to take it next week . Question....about the AMNH posts, did u reply from the DPV1 course page or go to communities? I don't have a "reply" button when I go to communities

what's a CLEP transcript?

Thanks for the info :)

From what I was told, yes you can (if you request it) get your BSN certificate/degree when you complete it.