Licensed Nurse Practitioners & current Nurse Practitioner STUDENTS:
What CLINICAL ROTATIONS (sites) did you personally feel taught you to the MOST?
Which clinical rotation (SITES) did you feel felt like more of a waste of TIME? or simply taught you the least?
*I do understand the learning curve will differ greatly based on the individual PRECEPTOR you select, or have been selected for---but DID ANY clinic or hospital setting allow you to grow the most as a Nurse Practitioner student?
(personal issue--decided to switch universities and the FORMER university allowed and ENCOURAGED hospital preceptor rotations...TODAY I discovered that with the new university hospital settings are only discouraged, but are NOT ALLOWED) This was a huge BLOW to all previous plans and not quite sure where to start
(also was told there is NO MASTER LIST, whereas the previous school disseminated a master list before the 1st day of school)
Specializes in Psychiatric and Mental Health NP (PMHNP).
This does not make sense. What school are you going to? I fail to see how working in an inpatient setting will provide primary care training, which is what an FNP student needs. Do you understand the difference between primary care and acute care? Does your school?
Some hospitals have primary care and urgent care clinics, and those would certainly be suitable clinical sites for an FNP student. However, inpatient facilities, other than long term cared, will not provide the training and skills needed for an FNP.
Unfortunately, it appears you are going to a poor quality school.
If you want to be a hospitalist, then attend an Acute Care NP program.
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This does not make sense. What school are you going to? I fail to see how working in an inpatient setting will provide primary care training, which is what an FNP student needs. Do you understand the difference between primary care and acute care? Does your school?
Some hospitals have primary care and urgent care clinics, and those would certainly be suitable clinical sites for an FNP student. However, inpatient facilities, other than long term cared, will not provide the training and skills needed for an FNP.
Unfortunately, it appears you are going to a poor quality school.
If you want to be a hospitalist, then attend an Acute Care NP program.