applemom

Thanks for the encouragement--3.5 months....WOW!!! I will be perfectly satisfied with 12 months (or anything less)!

Hello everyone, I am a 58 year old ADN-RN with over 23 years of RN experience. I am currently working at an inpatient Hospice facility and obtained my National Certification in Hospice/Palliative Care (CHPN) in 2008. I am likely enrolling in the WGU RN to BSN program early 2014 and would like to hear from past/current students with their impressions/experiences with "distance learning". I think, because of my age, I have a lingering "funny feeling" about going to school seated at my computer at home. Seems strange and "different"......... I have no small children at home and my hubs is certainly old enough to live on "cruise control" for a while. I seriously want to hear if this program/degree is "do-able" in 12 months. I intend to start, keep my head down and not look up until I am done. Also, for any of the more "mature" RN's out there....how challenging was the work? I am ready to work hard and plug along with no whining but need to hear honest feedback from those who have been out of school for years and years. I have enjoyed the many different threads concerning this subject and look forward to hearing what everyone has to say. Thanks again, ~d~