title: On the fast track.
abstract: Future nursing programs will be flexible, meeting the learning needs of diverse student populations. Feldman and Jordet describe an accelerated BSN track for nonnurse college graduates that meets that objective. In 3 years of experience with the program, the authors found these adult learners to form cohesive student cohorts and to produce strong graduates. In spite of the highly compressed 1-year program of studies, the project is deemed a success; a high dropout rate is more than compensated for by the high grade point average and the 100/N-CLEX examination pass by graduates. An extraordinary number of graduates intend to pursue graduate study.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Feldman
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jordet
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009515:New Jersey; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012570:School Admission Criteria