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    Nursing 4600 Excellence Fall 2012 Session 2

    chuckster replied to EmJeanRN's topic in Ohio University

    Right behind you rninme. Finally!I don't know what I'm going to do with all this free time now - maybe learn to speak Mandarin? Re-read The Golden Bough? Apply to grad
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    HELP!!! Got into two programs which to choose??

    chuckster replied to mgomez41's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    The trend in hiring is for bachelor's degree nurses. In the not-too-distant past, most job postings would say "BSN preferred" and the institution would consider - and often hire - ADN's. With the glut...
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    Excellence in Nov

    chuckster replied to mtsteelhorse's topic in Ohio University

    Best of luck to you three starting Excellence next month. There is a lot of busy work, but the course is probably the most tolerable of all in the OU program. The big plus though is that you know...
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    From Advertising to Nursing!

    chuckster replied to missemilyjane's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I went from business development manager to nurse - kind of. I completed the ADN program at my local CC some years back while working 60+ hours a week, with a bit of business travel thrown in just to...
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    Online BSN - Is it taken seriously?

    chuckster replied to Jmiami's topic in General Nursing

    I completed the traditional classroom MBA program at a top 40 US B-school that required a significant number of group projects. I hated them because you inevitably got paired with some slackers and...
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    Online BSN - Is it taken seriously?

    chuckster replied to Jmiami's topic in General Nursing

    I'd say this may be partly true - but only with respect to those schools who deliver on-line content only (and who tend not to be regionally accredited either). Many brick and mortar schools offer...
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    Chemistry?

    chuckster replied to Simply Complicated's topic in Ohio University

    Just a question: How do they handle labs in an on-line chem (or bio or A&P for that matter)? The lab was always one of the key elements in ensuring that course was acceptable for transfer credit...
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    Nursing 4600 Excellence Fall 2012 Session 2

    chuckster replied to EmJeanRN's topic in Ohio University

    There is a great deal of busy work in Excellence. Through the third week, we've had to do six DB postings, with at least two references each and requiring two responses for each posting, one 5-6 page...
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    Nursing 4600 Excellence Fall 2012 Session 2

    chuckster replied to EmJeanRN's topic in Ohio University

    Week 3 in the books. I was running out of references to use for the 6 DB replies we had to make and wound up re-cycling a couple of articles, though with differing quotes and/or focus areas. At this...
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    Rn to bsn, wgu or uta?

    chuckster replied to daisy4912's topic in Western Governors University

    I considered UT-A but as others have posted, they require too many non-nursing courses and in my case would not accept any of my graduate school courses in lieu of UT-A classes. I opted for Ohio...
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    Nursing 4600 Excellence Fall 2012 Session 2

    chuckster replied to EmJeanRN's topic in Ohio University

    OK, time to vent. Lost a full point on my DB posting for using a primary source as a reference. Ridiculous. Rant
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    Nursing 4600 Excellence Fall 2012 Session 2

    chuckster replied to EmJeanRN's topic in Ohio University

    Mine came in at 17% - same thing - all of the agency names got flagged. The SA report stated that the agency names I used were already used in other student's papers. Sacre bleu! It's amazing to me to...
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    Nursing 4600 Excellence Fall 2012 Session 2

    chuckster replied to EmJeanRN's topic in Ohio University

    Wow - you really do that? I don't think I have the patience. I maintain that only lazy and marginally competent instructors require SA. The only other class I had to use Safe Assign in at least...
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    State-Mandated Nurse Staffing Levels Alleviate Workloads, Leads to Lower Patient Mortality

    chuckster replied to herring_RN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    It's well-known that California is a socialist haven. Give me a place like PA where hospitals and nursing homes are free to assign as many patients as they want to nurses. Poor patient outcome is a...
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    Nursing 4600 Excellence Fall 2012 Session 2

    chuckster replied to EmJeanRN's topic in Ohio University

    Sorry to hear about your sister and hope things take a turn for the best.I just finished the first of five papers. It ran to eight full pages with 11 references. This does not bode well for the...
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    How did/do you pay for nursing school?

    chuckster replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    In addition to the programs mentioned above, Ohio U is less than $8,000 ($243/credit, 31 credits required). UTexas-Arlington advertises that they are less than $9k, though that's a bit deceptive...
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    How did/do you pay for nursing school?

    chuckster replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    I would have loved that grading scheme. My program had a minimum passing score requirement of 78 © while a B required 84 or above and 92 or above got you an A. I worked 60+ hours a week with some...
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    Nursing 4600 Excellence Fall 2012 Session 2

    chuckster replied to EmJeanRN's topic in Ohio University

    Finally got my DB post done and started on the paper. This is going to be hard . .
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    How did/do you pay for nursing school?

    chuckster replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    Associates degree at CC - $7,500 RN-BSN program on-line - $8,250 Total cost => $15,750 Done on an evening/weekend basis while working - paying out of pocket was relatively
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    Considering an ADN over a BSN but already have a bachelors

    chuckster replied to heyitsryan's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Actually, there are quite a number of MSN programs leading to NP that admit second-degree RN's (non-BSN RN's with a prior degree in a non-nursing area). As an RN with several prior degrees, including...
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    4550- Evidence Based Nursing

    chuckster replied to Simply Complicated's topic in Ohio University

    I'm convinced that course evalutaions serve no purpose whatsoever and exist only so someone can check a box. Which is the long way of saying: "Why bother?"Sorry for the cynicism, but the answer to...
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    Nursing 4600 Excellence Fall 2012 Session 2

    chuckster replied to EmJeanRN's topic in Ohio University

    Boy am I with you on this. I've never really had writer's block . . . . until now. I usually just sit down, write out my post then move things around until it says what I want it to say. For this one...
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    Nursing 4600 Excellence Fall 2012 Session 2

    chuckster replied to EmJeanRN's topic in Ohio University

    Sorry to hear that EmJean. Hope the emergency isn't too bad and whatever the cause, is resolved quickly. Thanks and best wishes to you as
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    Medicare fines over hospitals' readmitted patients to begin on Monday Oct 1,2012

    chuckster replied to kcmylorn's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Sadly, this is probably true. Hospital finance staff will look at the options to avoid the fines, which I would bet involve hiring more personnel, likely nurses. If the calculation is that, say ten...
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    Nursing 4600 Excellence Fall 2012 Session 2

    chuckster replied to EmJeanRN's topic in Ohio University

    22 in my case. This looks like a very writing-oriented class. Would expect a fair amount of busy work but otherwise straightforward. Not to mention that this is it for