Shortage of Nurse Practitioner Preceptors

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  1. Are nurses still eating their young

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      Yes Nothing has changed
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Is there a national shortage of Nurse Practitioners who are willing to precept? I am finding it very difficult to find a preceptor, MD's are very quick to offer what they have, unfortunately as a NP student I have to have a FNP/NP for at least 50% of my 704 hrs. As Nurses/NPs we are asking and fighting for autonomy but not willing to help train more NPs to fight this cause. It is so easy for PA's to have their rotations lined up for them but can not do that for nursing? I am seeing more and more schools (Not just online schools) shifting that responsibility onto students. I love my school, great state school; but this issue of finding preceptors on our own bothers me, and they tell you today, when school starts in 10 days. However, if we are unable to find one, then "the school will step in". I just don't get it! I taught undergrad was difficult with unreasonable demands, but graduate school too? Are nurses in a way still eating their young? or now they are just putting hot sauce on it!

Specializes in Rural Nursing.

Boise State University also places students. That was a huge part if deciding where I would attend .

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Specializes in medical surgical.

Our university set up our clinical rotations. There is no way I would pay good money for a program and not have them set this up for me. Let me also forewarn you that even after you pass your boards, jobs are very difficult to find in this economy. I have yet to find one. I also know of someone who is paying almost 1000.00 a month in student loans. There is a lot of bad stuff going on right now in this economy and no one wants to talk about it. The schools keep churning out practitioners.

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Specializes in Rural Nursing.

Gettingbsn2msn- whereabouts are you located?

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Specializes in dialysis, nephrology, renal transplant.

Any preceptors on here from Parkland Hospital in Dallas?

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Specializes in Critical Care.

hi mellebelle, are you still available for precepting?

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Hello,

I am looking for a preceptor for my last term in FNP program through Kaplan University. I need 185 hours adult and 125 pediatric. At present I live in Texas helping my mother take care of my grandmother, but am willing to travel to complete the required hours. I do hope you are still viewing this site as like nearly every post that I have seen, finding a site has been difficult.

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I am looking for a PNP or FNP preceptor in the Boston area for pediatric clinical. I had a preceptor that just cancelled for health issues and I've been searching........I do not have much time to find a replacement. My class starts next week and I am so frustrated, NP's are literally slamming doors in my face. Every MD and NP that I have contacted promised to call back or said no!. I desperately need some help! Please help.

contact: 5089300838

thanks

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Specializes in Adult Internal Medicine.
As Nurses/NPs we are asking and fighting for autonomy but not willing to help train more NPs to fight this cause.

Are nurses in a way still eating their young? or now they are just putting hot sauce on it!

Yes. Let's blame the current NPs for just not wanting to help you. They must enjoy watching NP student squirm as they are unable to find a preceptor. That's the logical reason.

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Yes. Let's blame the current NPs for just not wanting to help you. They must enjoy watching NP student squirm as they are unable to find a preceptor. That's the logical reason.

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Agreed! It's not bullying to want incentive.

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I am looking for a PNP or FNP preceptor in the Boston area for pediatric clinical. I had a preceptor that just cancelled for health issues and I've been searching........I do not have much time to find a replacement. My class starts next week and I am so frustrated, NP's are literally slamming doors in my face. Every MD and NP that I have contacted promised to call back or said no!. I desperately need some help! Please help.

contact: 5089300838

thanks

First off, this thread is so freaking old.

Second, welcome to the real world. I hope nurses and students who read this take this as a lesson. The real world is hard. Networking and establishing a career at this level is more competitive. All of these online schools are flooding offices with requests for preceptors. Most of the students from these schools want to spend their day ******** about being a nurse. Waste of time.

Brick and mortar schools spend decades building relationships with hospitals and clinics for their students. Online schools post open enrollment online and sell degrees.

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Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

Moved to student NP for more appropriate answers.

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Specializes in Neuroscience, Cardiac Nursing.
First off, this thread is so freaking old.

Second, welcome to the real world. I hope nurses and students who read this take this as a lesson. The real world is hard. Networking and establishing a career at this level is more competitive. All of these online schools are flooding offices with requests for preceptors. Most of the students from these schools want to spend their day ******** about being a nurse. Waste of time.

Brick and mortar schools spend decades building relationships with hospitals and clinics for their students. Online schools post open enrollment online and sell degrees.

There are many brick and mortar schools with these hospital and clinical relationships you speak off that also have online programs that are not open enrollment. Furthermore, they expect their students to network and find their own preceptors, with very little help from them. The reason being so they can accept more students into their programs -students that they don't have to seek out preceptors for.

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