HELP!!! Student in ADN PROGRAM, need HELP FINDING A PRECEPTOR, CLEVELAND, OH AREA, ASAP

[Bmcc2736]

I'm in my 5th and final semester of Nursing program and classes are almost into the 4th week and we still hadn't received our internship schedule then we were told that we would be going to a nursing home for internship and it is completely unacceptable we've had 2 clinical rotations in two different nursing homes and our peds rotation was in a long-term care facility, a pediatric nursing home!

a nursing home was not an option on the list of choices nor was it ever mentioned or a thought to be an option!

So I was told if I wanted to attempt to find my own preceptor best of luck to me

but that is what I intend to do at least as hard as I can

if anyone has any suggestions please let me know

[Wave Watcher]

If you give the state where you live someone might have suggestions otherwise we are all shooting in the dark. :-)

[Bmcc2736]

Ohio, in the Cleveland area.

[LadyFree28, BSN, LPN, RN]

Why is it "completely unacceptable" to rotate in an area where you may find yourself going to once you pass your boards?

The benefits of career mobility is one of the pluses in a nursing home; also, if you enter acute care, your time management will be a plus.

However, you WANT to find a preceptor, what is your area? have you contacted local areas of your interest and called and asked?

Maybe you are having a challenge because they are not accepting students from your school, at least on an individual basis and only use groups of students?

Give us more information so we can point you in the right direction. :)

[Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN]

Ohio, in the Cleveland area.

I think you are going to have a hard time finding a facility to accept just you and be approved to work with your program. It just isn't that simple.

What program is this?