DNP

Congratulations Doc!!!!!!!!

Congratulations!

Congrats!

Congratulations to you and all the other DNP graduates out there!

That's awesome!! Congrats!

What school did you graduate from?

Loyola University New Orleans

Loyola University New Orleans

Congratulations to a fellow Alum!!!! I graduated last year from Loyola University New Orleans.

Hello and congratulations! I came across a post by you regarding finding preceptors and how difficult it was (and still is!). I am in an online FNP program and live in another state (Florida). I have called clinics, health departments etc. I just moved here and am 9 months pregnant so I really have no connections in the health care industry just yet. I plan to go back to work this fall in my new area, but I start my program in august and want to get a jump on finding preceptors because of all of the horror stories and what I have encountered so far by cold calling. How did you finally find a preceptor? Do you have any advice? It was encouraging to see that you got your DNP when I looked up your name after reading your previous thread. Thank you for that :) I would have pm'd you but I don't have enough posts posted to do that yet on this site.

I ended up completing the majority of my clinical hours at FQHCs 1.5 hrs from my home and with tolls of $17/day. I completed all women's health through the health department but still had to travel 1.5 hrs to go to the one that would take a student. When my NP preceptor fell through I was fortunate enough to have a physician in the office agree so that I didn't sit out. I used some preceptors twice. I was fortunate to never have to sit out but it came extremely close. I sent letters, attended local NP meetings, & made phone calls. None of that worked. I was lucky to get the foot in the door to the FQHCs I used because of a neighbor from childhood. A woman I hadn't seen in years. It really does come down to who you know.