Hey everyone! I was just wondering if anyone has any info or know of online FNP programs that provide clinic placements or at least help with them? I am interested in applying to FNP programs but not finding a preceptor or clinical placement is my greatest concern. I would like to complete at least the class portion online so I can keep working FT or at least PT. Thank you for your help!
Trauma Columnist traumaRUs, MSN, APRN 165 Articles; 21,209 Posts Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU. Has 31 years experience. Oct 6, 2016 Moved to student NP forum
allnurses Guide BostonFNP, APRN 3 Articles; 5,581 Posts Specializes in Adult Internal Medicine. Has 12 years experience. Oct 7, 2016 Nursing@Simmons and Nursing@Georgetown both help with preceptors last I checked.
SopranoKris, MSN, RN, NP 3,152 Posts Specializes in Hospitalist Medicine. Has 8 years experience. Oct 8, 2016 Michigan State University does all clinical placements, but you have to come to campus twice a semester during the program.
applesxoranges, BSN, RN 2,242 Posts Specializes in ER. Oct 9, 2016 Eh, I am paying for my preceptors and I am okay with this to a certain degree. My school will attempt to help with placements if you live locally and will provide you with previous lists of preceptors but if you're out of state, there is little you can do. There is some benefit this way since the state university's on campus program kind of fudged hours inn my opinion like one student was placed in an urgent care for her "peds" hours. She admitted that most of the patients were college-age or older whereas we have to have a pediatrician office for our peds rotation.
SopranoKris, MSN, RN, NP 3,152 Posts Specializes in Hospitalist Medicine. Has 8 years experience. Oct 9, 2016 Eh, I am paying for my preceptors and I am okay with this to a certain degree. My school will attempt to help with placements if you live locally and will provide you with previous lists of preceptors but if you're out of state, there is little you can do. There is some benefit this way since the state university's on campus program kind of fudged hours inn my opinion like one student was placed in an urgent care for her "peds" hours. She admitted that most of the patients were college-age or older whereas we have to have a pediatrician office for our peds rotation.Are you using a service, like Clincal Place Me?
applesxoranges, BSN, RN 2,242 Posts Specializes in ER. Oct 9, 2016 Advance Practice Link I think is what it is called. I enjoyed their classes to learn how to suture (the company split from the classroom instruction part). They found a preceptor near me within two weeks.
SopranoKris, MSN, RN, NP 3,152 Posts Specializes in Hospitalist Medicine. Has 8 years experience. Oct 9, 2016 Can you PM me and let me know how much it cost? The program I've applied to has a contract in place at my hospital for ACNP, but the FNP portion, I'd need to find Peds, OB/Gyn on my own. I'm doing dual certification.
Kk23 16 Posts Oct 9, 2016 So there are services you can hire to help find placements? Do you know if they help in any state or is it specific to one state? I live in Arizona and we don't have many NP programs
TashaLPN2006RN2012, ASN, RN 1 Article; 1,715 Posts Specializes in Home Health, Podiatry, Neurology, Case Mgmt. Has 8 years experience. Oct 21, 2016 I graduated from Simmons and they found all my clinical sites for me!
