Preceptor Help

[Kristin.]

Hi all!

I need to put in my requests for preceptor placement by Monday 1/26 and am having trouble deciding on my 3 top choices. Let me start out by saying I am an LPN student, and I have been advised to pick places where LPNs are commonly employed. The only issue with this is that I'm not interested in many of the places my fellow students have been picking. Many want to go to LTC facilities, and having been a CNA working LTC for years, that is not my thing. Many also want to go family medicine clinics, which I could see myself doing if needed. But what I am honestly interested in is critical care. Now no, I've obviously never had experience in this except for our emergency room simulation scenarios, but I've always been drawn to this type of nursing. But I know at least in our area 2 large hospitals, they want their nurses with a BSN, not LPN. I do eventually want to go back to school, but that is the future, this is now. Am I getting too far ahead of myself? There's always so much talk about where everyone wants to work that I feel like I get too excited and forget where I am in my "plan". So back to my reason for posting, does anyone have any suggestions for places I should consider going for my preceptor? I need to complete 200 hours within 8 weeks, starting after spring break. I can do either day or evening hours. Weekends are fine too. I'm just so overwhelmed with options and yet I'm too picky to make a choice. I just feel like this is my last chance to find my niche before I graduate and start looking for jobs. So I want to get it right! Other places students have gone include dermatology, hematology oncology, orthopedics, pediatric specialty, acute care, the county jail, the state penitentiary, and quite a few more. Thank you for reading, any and all comments are appreciated!