Starting GCU RN-BSN

RN_Mommy_2_3 · Jun 2, 2014

Hi all, I recently started GCU online on March 31st. I'm currently in my 5th week of my 2nd class Family Centered Health Promotion and will be starting Health Assessment next week. I'm happy to see that there are some of you that just started so we can support each other every step of the way :)

tokmom, BSN, RN · Jun 2, 2014

Hi all, I recently started GCU online on March 31st. I'm currently in my 5th week of my 2nd class Family Centered Health Promotion and will be starting Health Assessment next week. I'm happy to see that there are some of you that just started so we can support each other every step of the way :)

Mommy,

there is another thread as well, with people in all stages of GCU. It looks like you will have a great support group along the way with murse and everyone else.

Murse,

glad to hear it is going well for you. I took a 2 week break before stats to get the instructor that everyone raved about. I wasn't too happy about the break initially, but it was a nice breather. My other break was prior to the capstone, and also a good move. It gave me time to get ahead.

jjPedsRN · Jun 4, 2014

Hi Mommy,

It is nice to meet you. I do not like this instructor for family centered health. She did an extra question in the first week. She marked me down for my DQ not being long enough, even though I cited it. Hmm the length seemed to be just fine throughout the first class..

tokmom, BSN, RN · Jun 4, 2014

JJ

They are all different. What works for one instructor may be completely different for another. Some of mine were super picky about length, and others didn't seem to care as long as it was an intelligent thought and a few sentences.

RN_Mommy_2_3 · Jun 8, 2014

Hi Mommy,
It is nice to meet you. I do not like this instructor for family centered health. She did an extra question in the first week. She marked me down for my DQ not being long enough, even though I cited it. Hmm the length seemed to be just fine throughout the first class..

Hi jjPedsRN, my instructor although she has required an extra question a week for us that counts as part of our participation she hasn't been all that bad. The class is just time consuming but from what I hear all the classes are this way and we just need to get into our groove. I hope your next class is better, what class are you taking next?

jjPedsRN · Jun 8, 2014

Hi jjPedsRN, my instructor although she has required an extra question a week for us that counts as part of our participation she hasn't been all that bad. The class is just time consuming but from what I hear all the classes are this way and we just need to get into our groove. I hope your next class is better, what class are you taking next?

RN Mommy,

I am taking health assessment next. So almost done with this second week of family centered health and although it is extremely time consuming, she gave me 99/100 points on that first paper so she is not a hard grader it seems.. I will take that!

Solitaire.G · Jun 9, 2014

Hi from Todd, I'm in my second course now at GCU :) NSG-429V. I started in the April 14th class. I'm enjoying it so far. Writing papers is not difficult for me, in fact I enjoy it once I get a thesis statement down. Anyway, glad to find another thread about GCU, maybe see some of you in class

tokmom, BSN, RN · Jun 10, 2014

Hi Todd,

There are others at another thread as well. We seem to have two of them going. That's pretty cool since there hasn't been one for a long time.

https://allnurses.com/nursing-online-distance/rn-bsn-grand-854234.html

jjPedsRN · Jun 22, 2014

Anyone have any suggestions for instructor for Health Assessment? who not to take or who was good?

ausra · Aug 17, 2015

Can anyone share their experiences online rn-bsn? How bad was the load? Papers? Group projects? I am starting september..thank you

PrismRN · Aug 17, 2015

Can anyone share their experiences online rn-bsn? How bad was the load? Papers? Group projects? I am starting september..thank you

Hello ausra! We have two VERY active threads, visited by current students and alum nearly every day. Probably any Q&A you'd ever want to know is in the hundreds of pages we type (whine) to each other. Feel free to ask anything!

But I can answer the two questions above pretty abruptly:

Papers = tons of them. At least 4 in every 5-week class, but usually 5 (one due every wknd).

Group projects = Yes. 9 or 10 of the 12 total classes has one. They're awful. Well the projects themselves are fairly simple, it's the dealing with the other annonymous internet students that don't tend to do their work that makes them awful. PLENTY of that commiseratng on our threads! LOL But, they're totally doable, don't fear them, like I said they're pretty simple, you just gotta have some thick skin for lazy teammates sometimes.

Come on over & join us :)

https://allnurses.com/nursing-online-distance/grand-canyon-rn-793249-page306.html#post8644709

https://allnurses.com/nursing-online-distance/rn-to-bsn-854234-page200.html#post8643115