Starting WGU RN-MSN Education program 3/1/13

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Anyone starting with me??

Specializes in Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery.
No one ever seems to be in the RN-MSN Leadership/Mgmt track. What's up with that?

Actually, we did a poll on our FB page, and it seemed the majority did the leadership track. I guess most of them just don't post here? I will be doing the Leadership track (I start in June, I wanted to take a few months off to catch my breath before diving back in).

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Specializes in CDI Supervisor; Formerly NICU.

Hmm, yeah, I guess they're too good to post here with us scrubs.

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Specializes in ICU.

Any info on accreditation and getting hired after rn-msn leadership? How have employers looked at this school?

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Specializes in Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery.

It's a fully accredited, completely legit school. Employers look at it as they would any other MSN program.

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How about adn to Bsn via western route. Is the worth to do so ?

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Specializes in Aesthetics, Family Medicine.
How about adn to Bsn via western route. Is the worth to do so ?

I think there's a good amount of us doing ADN to BSN. I know I am and a few of my friends are. They all loved taking the classes and I can't wait to start mine!

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Still debating if I should go to community college to get adn. Later use western route to get Bsn.

But I was told to get Bsn via western directly to save time and cheaper too. I thought community college adn is cheaper tuition fees

Anyone share the experience these two options. Pros and cons

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Specializes in Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery.

WGU only offers the pre-licensure program in a few states. I'm not sure which states those are (Indiana, Texas?).

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Does that mean I can only work for those states. Other states won't recognize western degree and neither does the license ?

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Specializes in CDI Supervisor; Formerly NICU.

No, it just means you have to move to one of those states in order to go to school for pre-licensure. And to do clinicals.

Southern California, Texas, Florida, Indiana and Utah.

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Specializes in Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery.

So unless you live in one of those states (or have the ability to move there for a few years), it would probably be more advantageous to get your ADN locally, then go to WGU (or Western Governors, nobody calls it Western) for the RN-BSN program.

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Specializes in Orthopedics; Oncology.

Hi all,

I'm so envious of these ladies who have achieved their BSN & MSN! You guys are awesome!

I hope to get a BSN, if I can get through all the tests, papers,etc....

I so want to do this :) I'll have a year of pre-reqs to do before I can even start on the BSN :(((

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