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Specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner.

I joined the ranks of fellow DNPs Saturday. It feels so wonderful to graduate after 4 years in the BSN to DNP program! I have my AANP exam scheduled and look forward to finding my first job.

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Congratulations Doc!!!!!!!!

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Congratulations!

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Congrats!

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

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Specializes in Pediatrics.

That's awesome!! Congrats!

What school did you graduate from?

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Specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner.

Loyola University New Orleans

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Specializes in Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine.
Loyola University New Orleans

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

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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.

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Specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner.

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.

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