Looking for Women's Health Preceptor in Florida

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Hi,

I am currently in an Adult Health NP program and only have two practicums until I graduate but I am having extreme difficulty finding a preceptor for my Women's Health practicum. I go to South University and they absolutely do not help you find preceptors. I am already sitting out this semester because I could not find a preceptor. I live in the Tampa/Bradenton/Sarasota area in Florida and have called many offices and clinics within an 1.5 hour radius from me. Any help with this would be appreciated! If anyone knows of someone, or if you yourself are a Women's Health NP that can help me, please let me know!!

Thank you!!!

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Specializes in Adult Nurse Practitioner.

Have you tried the local health department?

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Yes, I have. I have. They either say they are currently not precepting students or they are full.

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Hi,

I am currently in an Adult Health NP program and only have two practicums until I graduate but I am having extreme difficulty finding a preceptor for my Women's Health practicum. I go to South University and they absolutely do not help you find preceptors. I am already sitting out this semester because I could not find a preceptor. I live in the Tampa/Bradenton/Sarasota area in Florida and have called many offices and clinics within an 1.5 hour radius from me. Any help with this would be appreciated! If anyone knows of someone, or if you yourself are a Women's Health NP that can help me, please let me know!!

Thank you!!!

I hear your pain and frustration! My wife graduated from South University Richmond campus cohort 3 with her BSN 2 years ago. She was ask to come back to the University and be the guest speaker to two different cohorts of nursing students at the school to impart encouragement and share her amazing story back at the University 6 month after she graduated because of her amazing accomplishments before, during and after graduation.

She ended up being asked and then enrolled in their MSN-FNP program in cohort 3 and now is just 10 month from graduation. But SU can BITE IT! as far as I'm concern because of their stand and or refusal to help their students secure preceptors especially in women's health and pediatrics. After contacting a possible 42 facilities and spending weeks and weeks to find a place we where not successful my wife had to quit her job that was just 5 miles away at the hospital that she was employed for 14 years. She is now traveling 165 miles to go to work and be in a teaching friendly area to finish her clinicals. We found it at Carillon Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, Vurginia. Carillon has nearly 40 facilities in this area. My wife works as a travel nurse to the ICU's resource pool F,S,S nights. This is a teaching hospital and they have a Department that puts students with physicians and nurse practitioners. This place is a life saver.

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Specializes in MSN, FNP-C, PMHNP, CEN, CCRN, TCRN, EMT-P.

Hey did you ever find a preceptor? I am in a similar geographic area and am having the same problem finding women's health. Can you please email me [email protected] if you know of one. Thanks

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