KellyP78

I'm taking it as well, and hoping I can test out. I would like to have a little break from two classes for these next five weeks so if I can test out of this one I will only have Diversity until the summer quarter.

I'm not a fan of the assignments. I have a hard time finding resources outside of our book to use for some of them. Two more weeks though!

I'm with rninme, I would like to get a head start on reading for this class. Especially since I have some downtime this week and can work on my tan while reading, lol. It's 85 and sunny in Chicago!

What's the process for testing out of it?

All of my grades are showing in Epic for this course but they don't show up in Ohio's system yet under my.ohio for grades. Yet none of my grades for the Research course I took show up in Epic and I show a course grade in the grades section under my.ohio for that class. Has anyone else experienced this?

Has anyone in this class received their quiz grades or final grades yet? Mine is still missing in the system and the TA said it would be posted yesterday. Just curious.

My TA didn't require us to participate in our case study group discussion board, meaning we weren't being graded for posting on there. It was available for us to post questions or provide information but very few used it. We had a few assignments for the class including the case study, the standard weekly discussion board posts, and two quizzes (which were ridiculous). I took it with NRSE 300, so it was my first "real" nursing course and I didn't think it was too bad.

I work full-time, usually 40 hours a week but lately its been about 50. I just recently changed my schedule so that I'm off Thursday thru Saturday and work 4 10's the other days. I was spending my entire weekend working on school work and I was miserable. I don't have kids, and I'm sure that makes a huge difference as far as available time for school. I'm pretty lucky in that my work is very flexible and I've been able to do some assignments on my breaks and lunches. I don't have the typical nursing job where I'm in the hospital on the floor. I spend a lot of time working from home and on the computer so I'm able to make the time for the classes. I chose to double up because I wanted to be done quicker and my goal was to be done with school before my wedding. So on top of work and school I am also planning a wedding. It's been stressful but manageable. When looking for references are you using the online library or textbooks for your resources?

It's actually September 2012. I've been taking two classes at a time. At least I hope it will be this year. If I don't have a breakdown before then...lol.

As far as I know there isn't a group project in community. I was talking about Family Nursing (330). It really isn't a group project but they split up your section and assign a certain number of people per case study and encourage you to discuss it with your group. My group hardly ever posted anything on the discussion board. Sorry for the confusion! :)

I plan on taking Community and Management at the same time. We'll see how that goes. I thought Family Nursing wasn't too bad. The tests were pretty ridiculous, but like boyfactory stated, they curved them. The case studies were the most time consuming part of the class. If you get a good group that participates and is willing to use the discussion board then it makes it that much easier.

I started January 2012 and I am hoping to be done end of September. I have to take all 12 nursing courses plus Nutrition and a Junior Comp. class. I'm still fighting the Comp course, so we'll see if I end up having to take it. Has anyone taken Nutrition through OU online? Just curious if it's worth taking or if I am better off going to my local community college.

Has everyone gotten their grades for this course? I've only gotten my paper graded so far. I was curious how they graded the quiz and if they curved it like the last couple. So happy for this class to be over but I would like to just have my grades so I can mentally move on from this one...

I had the same issue. Still waiting for a response from the TA.

That was a ridiculous test. I'm hoping it does get curved because it brought my grade down. Has anyone noticed how many people dropped after the mid-term? I know our section had 5 people left on the discussion boards. They might want to revamp their question selections...

So I'm assuming that they graded that midterm on a curve? It definitely brought down my grade, not as much as I had anticipated though. How did everyone else do?

Has anyone who is starting the program in January been contacted by admissions yet? I'm still waiting to be notified of acceptance and was curious if anyone else had heard anything. This process is so frustrating, I applied at the beginning of August ( missed the deadline for fall by two days!)

Hello everyone, I'm new to this thread but I have been following it for a few months now. I applied back in August just days shy of the fall deadline so now I'm waiting to be accepted for winter. This process is so frustrating. I've already applied to two other programs and have been accepted and received all of my paperwork in half the time that I have been waiting to hear from O.U. I've never experienced this with a college before. I have a few questions for you experienced OU'ers out there. Can another nursing class be taken concurrently with NRSE 300? Or is it mandatory to take 300 on its own. I noticed in some of the courses it indicates that the pre-req is 300 or concurrent. Just curious if I can start doubling up right away or if I have to wait until 300 is completed. My second question is how do I test out of the JR comp requirement if I they won't take the classes I've previously taken? I already have a B.S in Biology and have written several "Junior" level papers in my college career. To have to take this class seems very redundant for me. Is this something my advisor will be able to assist me with? Finally, how big of a stickler are they on credit hours for pre-reqs? I have already taken a nutrition class but it was only 3 credit hours and they show a requirement of 4. Has anyone had to retake this to make up for the missing credit? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Kelly

I don't know if any of you other recent grads are experiencing this, but it seems like every position that's posted out there is looking for at least a year if not more of experience. How are new grads supposed to find jobs? I graduated in December and I'm still looking. I would say only 20% of my graduating class is currently working and that is because they all had PCT positions during school. I've applied at every hospital within 50 miles and nursing homes as well. I was actually told I was going to be hired for a position at the end of one of my interviews and then two weeks later I received the auto-reply reject letter from the recruiting department. I'm getting so frustrated. Is anyone else having this same experience?

I'm in the same boat! New graduate with an interview at DaVita for acute dialysis. I'm eager to get a job but feeling anxious about dialysis and I've read some horror stories on here about the employer and the specialty itself. Any advice?

The night section of my nursing program was designed for the working student and a majority of my classmates did have full time jobs. Most of them had families as well. It can be done but you will have to be able to make the sacrifice on your personal time. I ran into several issues with my work schedule conflicting with some clinical start times. I ended up using a lot of PTO days to make it through scheduling conflicts. If you have an understanding boss and are able to manipulate your work schedule if needed then it could work for you...

I actually worked full time and went to school. I went to a community college that offered a night program so I could pick my classes around my work schedule. Since I already had my Bachelor's in Biology I was able to use that for my pre-req's and completed the ADN program in 2 years. I graduated in December and I will say this, it wasn't easy at times doing both school and work but it definitely was worth it. I would try looking into community colleges for some ADN programs as they tend to be a bit more flexible with scheduling.