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Thanks to Aspen's online program, I was able to complete my degree on my time, while tending to a busy family and work my usual hours at the hospital. As an ER nurse, with years of experience, I added my bachelor's degree to my resume and applied for ICU jobs online. I applied for three ICU positions on a weekend. By the end of that week, I had completed interviews, and even had a strong offer by Friday of the same week I applied. I had 2nd and 3rd interviews scheduled the following week; and by... Read More the end of the second week, I had completed multiple interviews with 3 hospitals, and had 3 strong offers for employment. I have the position I wanted, with an award-winning organization, control of the hours I work, and improved wages. I practice my skill set with a high level of autonomy and respect of physicians and mid-level providers who work by my side.

Update. I passed the NCLEX. My test stopped at 85. The Nclex has a minimum of 75 and a maximum of 265 questions. You have to answer 60% of your questions correctly to pass. If the test stops early, then either you did really good or you did really bad. I have only participated in WGU online nursing school. So I can't compare it to other Nursing programs. The other college experience that I had was at a traditional university, I did graduate from both. WGU is a TEACH YOUR SELF program. WGU gives you... Read More a list of courses and objectives that you have to test competent" in order to pass to the next level. "WGU gives you assess to online books to aid you in your studies. They are basically the same across all colleges. WGU uses an online course called ATI to provide skills modules, study material, and quizzes. I feel as if WGU did not buy the ATI program. I say this because I, alot of the times I used google to better understand a subject only to find a link to ATI that WGU did not give me assess to. There is a lot of reading. I would not suggest reading word for word and to also look at the charts and diagrams for understanding. All students are assigned a course mentor (Teacher) and a like a program mentor (guidance counselor). The course mentors are not very helpful for the most part. They do not do the grading if it is a Taskstream assignment or ATI test, which makes up a majority of the test and assignments. If you do not understand instructions for Taskstream, my unprofessional advice is just to google it. For the most part, it seems that all nursing programs and colleges get the same assignments that just differ a little from program to program. Worst comes to worst submit the assignment and let Taskstream reject it to get clarification about how to complete the assignment. The program mentor is a little worrisome. I really did not need someone to constantly remind me to complete assignments. Other students did. But I actually likes my program mentor. The step of the program where i needed constant monitoring ad guidance was completing the Boards of nurse paperwork, and back ground check, the nursing jurisprudence, and applying for the NCLEX exam. The instructors were tedious. A lot of people missed steps or could not find links. The links did not work. Over all this really stressed me out. There was no one to answer my questions at the university. I never really new who to call for help. WGU was really UNLESS in this department. I would suggest that you buy a Nclex review book ASAP to start understanding the language of the test makers. I personally used Hurst. But buy the book so that you can take it everywhere. The online Hurst makes you submit like some type of security questionnaire every time you sign in from a different computer. A real pain. I read the book cover to cover. A felt like WGU did not teach me, "what to do if..." and Hurst did. WGU does provide the Hurst review as part of their program. The NCLEX exam ask questions like "what to do if...".For example, I thoroughly understand ABG's. But I did not learn what to do if a patient is in Resp Acidosis. I had learn how to correct the problem on my own for NCLEX. WGU is inexpensive in comparison to other programs. This is great. WGU taught me a lot about patience and respecting the client. I feel like the culture sensitivity topics in the books need some updating. But just learn it for the quiz. I learned skills during clinicals which WGU does provide for you. This is great. Not every school provides you with a place for your clinical rotations. Some on the clinical rotations are rude (not to me personally) and as a WGU student you get the leftovers. Even some of my preceptors noted the same behavior. Its because WGU is a newcomer to the field. Remember this is a competency program not a GPA program. Your competency level is calculated to a 3.0 GPA. This has not really been a problem for me when it has come to getting a job and moving on to Nurse Practitioner college. I would remove any pictures that you have of yourself attached to your google account. I had problems with 2 instructors. One I went as far as to report her. I have never had a problem with instructors or anyone with authority in the pass. They monitor your student email account for cheating. A lot of the financial aid offers are spam. do not give them for information.

Convenient online program with 8-week classes, so two classes can be completed, one at a time per term. The classes are organized the same way, so they're all consistent, which is nice. No clinical hours required for this program, the main reason why I chose to attend this program. Faculty and staff were helpful and want students to succeed. Classes were not that challenging, so if you have a prior bachelor's degree or higher, you'll probably feel like you're paying for your degree. There are cheaper... Read More options, but with no clinical requirement and a generous transfer credit policy, it's hard to resist. I needed a BSN for mobility, but now wish that I would have gone for an RN to MSN program instead, because I already knew which specialty I wanted to pursue.

Attending Chamberlain University has been one of the best decisions I ever made in my life. If I had known sooner I would have been there earlier. As one of the Extraordinary nurses graduating, this could not have been possible if not because of God almighty, my children supports, the wonderful teachers that have come my way throughout my schooling there. It's has been a rough and bumping road but by not giving up and focus on my goals, I am able to achieve what I came there for. I have wonderful... Read More student advisors with their words of encouragement and believing in me even when I thinking of giving up. I have had some wonderful professors for clinicals and classrooms that really cares about their students to be successful. They constantly reminding us that there is light at the end of the tunnels. Most importantly, I have always seeking Gods help and guidance. All are not bed roses, I've come across of some professors that really don't care much. But just a couple. When I compared Chamberlain to my previous school, it was like night and day. From the other school, all you hear from the teachers are negativities and reminding you daily how you will fail. At Chamberlain, there are lots of resources for students to be successful and everyone is ready to help. I love giving back to the community and chamberlain gave me the joy to do that by becoming a member of the Student Nursing Association (SNA) and Student Government Association (SGA). We have many places to go for volunteering in the community and around the school. I was told about this school by a former student and I have done the same by telling people about it and I am very happy that some of people I told , became one of the Extraordinary nurse from Chamberlain. I never regret coming to Chamberlain. Yes the fees might look expensive but it is worth it for what you will get. Add Chamberlain to your list and I promise you, you will not regret it.

I thoroughly enjoyed going to Methodist College to pursue my Bachelor's degree in nursing, however there were instances in which I was not too happy with my school. The school is very unorganized when it comes to the education. Many times after signing up for classes, there would not be an instructor available to teach the class, or the instructor was brand new and the entire course was very unorganized. However, there were many instructors that absolutely loved their jobs and did everything they... Read More could to make sure you were getting an excellent education. Unfortunately, I had to take the bad with the good, but I learned so much from those instructors that wanted me to succeed.

I went to Florida Atlantic Universtiy for my undergraduate degree in nursing. FAU has a beautiful campus, and the College of Nursing has their own building where all of the classes are held. The class sizes are small enough where you really get to know your classmates and build strong relationships with professors that extend into the professional nursing world. FAU has a strong caring philosophy- an attitude that is essential for becoming an effective nurse. Faculty and staff were always available... Read More to me when I had questions and concerns regarding the program as well as clinical nursing. My program was live, no online classes. I was very comfortable in the nursing building, and treated it as a second home during my two years in the program. My classmates and I did most of our studying and group projects there. Before going to clinicals in the hospital setting, I learned assessment and basic nursing skills in the CLA lab which was set up like a clinic for simulations. After I graduated and started my first nursing job, I felt there was so much clinically that I did not know and had to learn on the job. However, I did feel that FAU prepared me for the real world by training me to have a professional mindset, adapt quickly to new surroundings, and become an effective team member.