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Does anyone know anything about a CDP program at Pace for people with no science prerequisites? There's just a note on the Pace website that states they have that program available and it lasts 2 years. Anyone has any further info?

Thanks

Hi Brinabear,

Okay, so this is gonna be long post...

I'm assuming your clinicals will be on Saturday?? I think that sounds right-7AM-2PM. I had sat clinicals too. I wonder if you'll have the same instructor? As far as your class load, Fundamentals I believe is now an online class. That class isn't so bad. Communications is a great class. The instructor is absolutely wonderful. And she teaches and tests you exactly how you would be tested on the NCLEX. The hardest class by far is pathophysiology. I think one of my old classmates is teaching that class? Keep up with that class-things in this class come up in clinicals (all the illnesses and disorders). I totally understand this is a difficult decision for you. I have to say overall, this program is not easy, as all the other accelerated programs. Because you go through 4 yrs of curriculum in 2 yrs, there are tons of readings, papers and ridiculous projects you'll have to spend time on (like a health fair). And then there will be many frustrating times when you wonder what drugs the faculty are on. I've lost my social life, friends and all weekends and holidays during this program. You'll have quizzes pretty much every weekends and sometime big exams (online). But if you take it day by day and think of the big picture that you'll be a nurse, you can handle it. Make friends with the people in your class and form study groups-that'll be your family for the next 2 years that definitely helps with the retaining of information.

As far as landing a job after school, I personally can't tell you that it's going to be easy or hard because I had personal issues after graduation and began looking for a job at the end of last year and still haven't landed one yet. With the economy and hospitals tightening their budgets, they are not easy to hire new nurses. I did speak to a faculty member who said the class that graduated this past August did have trouble finding jobs but they all eventually found jobs. I don't know if that's because they all landed jobs right before things got bad or not. But I'd like to think that Pace has a decent name on the street, even if the students who go there don't think so. My graduating class had no problems finding work, even in specialty fields. Some of my friends have returned to school to become NPs or nurse educators after a year at work. These are the same people that absolutely hated the program while they were in it, but decided to go back for more! And pace's graduate program is top 10 in the nation. So I guess in hindsight, it's a pretty good school. It may not be at times of stress, but I will tell you that pretty much all of my classmates passed the NCLEX with 75 questions, and like only 2 had to take it more than once. So it prepares you decently. BTW, I'm totally not trying to sell this program to you, just giving you my honest opinion. Oh yeah, one more thing-If I could turn time and do one thing that I didn't do while in school is to get an externship or preceptorship at a hospital. There's like so much going on that taking on this load would be absolutey ridiculous, but it does pay, and I think you can write it off as a clinical. So I highly recommend you doing this the last sememster of school. I hope all this blabbing helped. If you have any more Qs, let me know!

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Thank you! This is incredibly helpful. Can you tell me a bit more about the clinical rotations you do? Which hospitals, do you get a choice? What they entail, etc?

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Does anyone know anything about a CDP program at Pace for people with no science prerequisites? There's just a note on the Pace website that states they have that program available and it lasts 2 years. Anyone has any further info?

Thanks

They used to. not any more though. They mentioned it at the last open house that I attended.

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Hi Brinabear, I'm glad you found the info. helpful. The clinical rotations are in hospitals and facilities all throughout the tri-state area, mostly in manhattan. You'll do med/surg, ob, peds, geri, community; med/surg and ob are 2 semesters instead of 1. The first semester of clinicals, we did have some say and choice in where we wanted to go, but for the rest, you put 3 choices down and they randomly pick where you want to go. When I was there, we went to mt sinai, ny pres, columbia pres, beth israel, ny downtown, metropolitan, just to name a few. Not sure if they still have contracts with these hosps now. As for clinical experiences, this is a very interesting topic because the experience is so different depending on your group dynamics, instructor, and the nurse you report to that day. I had days where I did absolutley nothing b/c the nurse didn't let me or days when I was so overwhelmed. I guess it's really how you make of your experience and if you always ask if you can do things, they'll let you for the most part. But what I hear from the real world is that clinicals don't prepare you 100% for what you'll be in store for, so don't get too upset if you don't get to insert a catheter or dress a wound. I think they just want you to have exposure and at most getting used to being with patients, basic nursing skills, experience in medication administration as well as certain types of injections.

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Pooshu11 i'm trying to decide between the 1 year or 2 year partime what campus is the 2 year partime being offered? I want to apply for this January as soon as i get rid of my pre reqs this fall and my MAT or GRE. I was going to do it in the Westchester Campus.

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Hi jjean,

My best advice for you is to call Pace b/c I think there have been changes since the last time I was a student there. Since I graduated from the NYC program I'm not too familiar w/ Pleasantville's program, but I know the CDP semester begins in Jan for Pleasantville and Sept for NYC. NYC now I'm told has a 2-yr part time program for the students, but they had to have completed all the prereqs. I'm not sure if pleasantville has that program. I hope that helps!

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I'm going there on tuesday hopefully i will get more insight thanks

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Hi BrinaBear:

I'm starting the part-time CDP program in the Fall at Pace as well. I'm excited. I'm in the process of getting all the required documents together. Have you taken the CPR course yet?

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I did that years ago so I have to do it over again but I have a friend that is a firefighter that teaches cpr so when its time I will ask him.

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Is Pace still doing the accelerated BSN program?

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Anyone know? The website is impossible to navigate :(

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Yes they are doing an aBSN...I know cus I'm looking into it :)

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