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I am not familiar with WOC as an acronym. For clinicals in nursing school I have never directly paid a clinical site. I do know that our program is in constant negotiations with sites for clinical placements. I don't know if these contracts include monetary payouts or if compensation is via other means. I now that I pay tuition to my university though and not to the hospitals.
I believe it is becoming more common -- and I support it. The number of students a facility (or particular popular preceptor) is asked to provide preceptorships for can be quite a burden. The school is collecting money for providing the education -- and they SHOULD share that money with the people who are actually doing a lot of the teaching.
I agree, llg, but I paid the school and the hospital separately.
$300 per day seems a bit much, since I needed 100 hours, which was a little more than 8 days. And this was for a certification, not an RN license. But, I admit I'm not too familiar with the price of things like this, which is why I'm asking.
I agree, llg, but I paid the school and the hospital separately.$300 per day seems a bit much, since I needed 100 hours, which was a little more than 8 days. And this was for a certification, not an RN license. But, I admit I'm not too familiar with the price of things like this, which is why I'm asking.
That sounds too expensive to me. But if students are willing to pay that much, I can't blame people for charging what the market will bear.
Orientedx4, BSN
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I just finished my clinical hours for my WOC certification, and I was curious if it is common practice for hospitals to charge students per day. My preceptor was clear that she was not the one charging me, it was the hospital requirements. This is my first encounter with this situation, and I was interested to know how common it is.