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Hello all, I recently completed my BSN through WGU, and will be starting my MSN there soon. I have not exactly decided yet on a route.....education vs leadership. After extensive soul-searching, I have decided that I may not have the stomach for m...

Hello all... ...long time reader, first time poster..... ...seeking info on the Walden FNP program.... So, I have a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Texas at Austin, and I am a Registered Nurse in Texas (Associates level). I ha...

I just submitted my final task to complete my BSN through WGU. I am considering continuing on with one of their masters programs, but I have a few concerns about field work and/or capstone stuff. Does anyone know what this entails? The overall setup ...

I'm wrapping up policy/advocacy this week. First term done! So far so good. have leadership and the three advanced classes (patho, pharm, assess) then start clinicals 6 months from now.

We may very well be in the same class. I don't know how many class/instructors there are, I would assume several at least. I didn't pay very close attention to how many students are in the class.

I am starting with 6001 and the advocacy/policy class (6050). I have my BSN and I had been in another msn program so my research/evidence based practice and technology classes transferred for the graduate level stuff. So once I finish advocacy, only...

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Also, would love to hear any success stories from Walden NP students in Texas. Any trouble with the tx bon?

Also, just still asking around.... Anybody from Texas graduate from Walden NP program? Any problems with getting NP licensure in Texas. Getting ready to start but also hoping to hear from some successful Texas students just for peace of mind.

I'm starting the "adult/gerontology acute care np" route June 1. A little nervous, a little excited..... Hope to keep up with everyone along the way!

I started this thread about 2 years ago and have been following it ever since. Just an update. I actually finished my BSN through WGU over the past 2 years. I am now officially starting at Walden on June 1 2015. Doing the "adult/gerontology acute ...

I am an experienced RN, but just finally finished my BSN. I'm considering hopping into a masters program, and the particular school I am looking at offers a leadership/management route and an education route. I currently have no idea what I want to...

I have told this story a few times throughout AN, so please forgive me if you have already read it elsewhere, but my nursing education experience might help guide you. I started my nursing education in my late 20's, after I was married and had debt,...

This post actually reminded me that I had started a thread elsewhere in AN asking about having and MSN in education vs leadership in order to become a nurse educator. There was a lot of good info shared. The overall answer seemed to be that if you ...

I believe I started with 43. I think I did like 18 the first term, 12 the second term, and 13 the third term....

I finished my RN to BSN program at WGU this week! WGU was not necessarily my first choice when I started, but it turned out to be great. Due to medical complications in my immediate family, I have maintained 2 full-time nursing jobs (12 hour night sh...

yes!, as klone indicated, the exams are few and far between. When you take a class requiring a proctored exam, you do all of the course work and practice exam, etc on your own time, at your convenience. Then, once you have completed the course wor...

The community health practicum is a project that you complete, and requires at least 90 hours of work in the community. These 90 hours are not satisfied by doing "clinical rotations" or something. The 90 hours is spent more on researching the commu...

I just finished my BSN through WGU. I did my RN through Excelsior and took their A&P and Microbiology classes. So, essentially, I was in the same position. Since there is no lab component with Excelsior's A&P and Micro classes, this must b...

I am a little unsure on this question. I sort of took the long way to get to where I am. I have a bachelors degree in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin, and then went to work in the business world. When I decided to become a nurse, ...

WGU does have an initial-licensure program, which I assume is a BSN program, as opposed to an ADN program. However, I do not have any knowledge or experience in this area. I initially became an LVN through the traditional classroom setting, and lat...

Well, probably won't be able to cut back anytime really soon, but I suppose it will come eventually. It is unclear when (or if) my wife, who is also a nurse, will ever work again. She had a major brain surgery at age 30 in 2012, followed closely by...

Yeah, the program costs something like $3,250 per 6 month term, if I remember correctly, plus a few startup fees and things (that were not excessive), so I think my total came in the neighborhood of $10K, which I think is quite competitive as far as ...

Thanks for your reply! That makes sense. My assumption is that a larger prestigious university would want their educators to have specific credentials and, possibly, to have degrees from larger prestigious schools. And, the local community college...

The taskstream gods smiled upon me. passed! done!! graduation application submitted!!!