ALERT Regis College Direct-Entry Program--need to find our own NP preceptor!!! HELP

[peachez10]

To all the nurses or nursing student that are accepted to another NP or direct-entry program

DO NOT ATTEND REGIS COLLEGE IF YOU HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED TO ANOTHER SCHOOL. I am in my last year of the program where you need a nurse practitioner to precept you. You have to complete 600 hours of clinicals for the year. THEY MAKE YOU FIND YOUR OWN PRECEPTORS. I got a mid-term warning notice a couple of weeks ago because they failed to find me an np preceptor and I couldn't find my own. They do not have a strong affilliation or relationship with surrounding hospitals. Most schools are very surprised that students have to find their own preceptors in the last year of the program. The last year of school is alread very stessful, do you really want the added stress of finding your own np preceptor. Most np's do no like to take students b/c they slow then down and they don't get paid extra. If you do not know a few np's from different specialities the chances of getting a preceptor is slim to none. I am paying approximately $40,000 for my education and I have to find my own preceptor, are you kidding me?

[Guest717236]

This is the same school (Regis College) that did not honor an agreement

they had with a diploma nursing school program for students to continue on for a BSN.

The school totally lost our respect, and wanted the RN grads to retake all

the courses that under the agreement we were not required to repeat.

Bottom line $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Beware!!!

[klone, MSN, RN]

I would just like to clarify that I have not heard of any NP program anywhere where preceptors receive compensation from the school..

Frontier compensates their preceptors. You are also responsible for finding your own preceptor with Frontier, although they assist their students with an extensive list of past preceptors that might be willing to precept (however, in small communities there may not be any).

[watersamy]

jahra: are you referring to their RN-BS-MS program at Regis? I understand that in order for an ADN to get their BS there they need to take both the bridge classes and the MSN curriculum classes (with the exception of 2 clinicals and 3 classes) before they'll give you the BSN - for a total of about 13 classes. Its unfortuate that if your grades aren't up there, you'll be so close to an MSN but will have to settle for BS.

[linearthinker, DNP, RN]

Medicare will pay primary care preceptors, but they have to do a lot of paperwork to get it. I believe it is about $1,500 a semester.

My school found mine for me, and of the half dozen or so I looked at, they were the only school that did so. Students need to do their due diligence before applying.

[khattori]

Hello, this is absolutely in the wrong threat, but I am currently a first year at Regis for the direct entry BSN-MSN program. I was wondering if anyone by any random chance still had the schedule for the 2nd semester of the first year so I can figure out which schedule I would want balancing it out with work. Thanks!

[classicdame, MSN, EdD]

I have tried to warn people about this situation on this forum many times. If the school is online you need to ask ahead of time how the clinical rotations will be held. Many times they will tell you they "arrange" them. However, as a hospital educator (and the one they call to arrange with) I will say that we rarely if ever collaborate. We are taking all the risks and they are receiving all the money. If the student is an employee we will do the free teaching. Otherwise, no.

[MBrickle]

Regis is NOT an online college. I would think long and hard about attending Regis. I've heard nothing but awful things about the MSN part of the program, with finding your own clinical placements as just the tip of the iceberg.

I would never pay $40k to a school that will thrust that upon me, especially because I HATE marketing/cold calling, etc. I would MUCH rather invest an extra $10k in my education and head to Northeastern, UMass Medical, etc. In Massachusetts there are several schools and 70% of them find placements for you!

Do your research! UMass Boston is relatively inexpensive and offers much, much more in the way of support. Just my $0.2 as I'm looking into/comparing various RN-NP programs in Mass (and Yale in CT.)