WGU will not accept me

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I am a New Grad ADN with my license (RN), but have not found a job yet because acute care hospitals are requiring BSN. I applied to WGU, but they will not accept me unless I am working as an RN. Currently working as HCP (Health Care Partner) in an acute care hospital. I work along side RNs on a daily basis. I realize that isn't the same thing, but the only reason that they could give me for this ridiculous policy is that they have found that those who aren't working as an RN are not able to pass their classes. Am I crazy to try and fight to get this policy changed? Input please...

I think the OP has moved on...and totally left the building. Must not have cared for the healthy dose of reality.

More like got caught in outright lies and didn't like the resultant heat. See below.

Apr 27, '15 by jenam2you

I do have my BSN now and there is really no difference in "what I know" , so no face palm to my CONFIDENCE (not arrogance). BTW already being offered a LEAD position because I KNOW WHAT I KNOW.yes.gif

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And here again, we have someone posting under the guise of asking for advice, but just dismissing all reasonable responses and making personal attacks on those that are genuinely attempting to help. How do these people avoid washing out of nursing school in the first place?

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I wonder some things now that I am in the Rn to Bsn program.

I am someone who works as an RN in Private Duty Nursing,and I am in WGU's Bsn program.

Where does the program say that you have to complete community projects at work?

My supervisors will not allow that at all.

Second,even though I work as an Rn,I feel I am not working at full capacity. PDN is heavily task-based.

Therefore,I really cannot see the difference between me and the OP,even though she is not working as a nurse.

Yes,i do nursing tasks,but I have never written a care plan or any of the other things one is expected to do as an RN.

I don't understand the point of the Care of the Older Adult course,as if all RN's take care of older people.

I only work Peds,so I believe a Peds course would have been more applicable for Rn's like me.

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I am in WGU right now (RN to MSN program) and I can not imagine how anyone could pass without being a working RN.

Granted you may be able to function as an RN but there are multiple task associated with the program that require you to reach out to your manager and hospital resources both in BSN and MSN portions.

Right now my class task requires me to sit with my unit manager and someone in QI. I need six months worth of information to formulate my project and this is non-negotiable. The next class will require me actually putting a working plan in place on my unit and then evaluate the change, without my manager's input I could not complete the assignment and there are many courses like this hence the "real life competency based" experience.

I think if they relaxed their rules or chose on a case by case basis they would run the risk of someone taking a class they are not equipped to handle because an evaluator misread a resume or made an incorrect assumption because it would then be subject to human error.

It's not just about the experience a person has but also the accessibility afforded to most RN's on hospital units.

Good luck on whichever path you choose to take.

Uh Oh,I am in HUGE trouble then,because i work homecare Private Duty Peds.

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I got a job in a TCU, finished my BSN in under 4 months and applied (and eventually got) an acute care job the day I finished. I am sure I could have finished my BSN in half the time if I needed to. You could probably even do flu clinics while you finish your BSN. it doesn't have to be a FT job. Just suck it up and get your degree done. It isn't going to go any quicker than through WGU. And if you do a "traditional" program, are you going to not work for 12-18 months?

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