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They all SAY they do assist with finding preceptors, but when very few actually do. Their sales pitch says they do. When you talk to alumni you fnd out they are selling you a pile ..... So really my questions is, do you know someone who went to these schools and the schools actually provided the preceptors?

Do they still exist? Ones with assigned clinical sites/preceptors? The schools I have spoken with all claim they "help" but I see coworkers that cant progress through their degree due to lack of preceptors. I move a lot due to my husbands job so I do not have a big network and online programs are my best bet. But I do not want to invest in a program and get stuck without preceptors. I would prefer a school in the Southeast and I am curious if any still actually do assign preceptors or if that is a thing of the past. Anyone know of any?

What state are you in? Pay seems quite regional.

Is it just me or are RN jobs getting way worse over the last 5 years in terms of benefits? Does your RN job have a pension? How are your benefits? Is your health insurance expensive with big deductibles? Do you pay for Short Term Disability and Long Term disability? What state are you in? What kind of employer? (hospital, state, insurance company, elsewhere) Do you have a union? I work in the south where pay is not great, and now all of the hospitals around me have eliminated pensions. A 401K just isn't the same. My state offers a pension for the state jobs,but the RN pay is equivalent to only $22/hr.

How was your clinical experience, did they help with that part?What was your total cost when all was said and done?

I owe 47K and I am strongly considering going back for NP. Honestly my only hesitation is more loans. I've been paying at my loans for many years and will be more many to come.

They do not offer degrees in my state as they do not meet the state BON educational requirements, or so they told me today

I am also curious how you like it so far?

How do you like the program so far? Their site says they help finding clinical placement, is that not accurate?

for her it was after she precepted many students from that school she noticed a trend

I am consider changing to ICU and I am in my 40's. I am afraid of the stress of starting over and the sharp learning curve. Any advice?

My colleague will not longer precept students from this school, said they are not up to par with other students she sees. Take that for what its worth, just one persons opinion, but she made me not want to go there.

Thanks all. I've been really dissatisfied at my job, so I work less but I ahve been considering going back to school for Psych NP. This could be done part time. I feel like my brain misses learning but I am afraid critical care might be too intense.

Stay at an easy (but super boring) job with great hours thats PRN or Go for a critical care position that will be super stressful and like being a new grad again, but be challenging and you will learn a lot. But its full time. I have a second grader at home, so PRN has been nice. But I have been feeling super unfulfilled at my job as of late and thinking of going back to school or looking elsewhere. But at the same time, I am not sure I can handle ICU and I am afraid I will fail. And afraid Ill regret leaving a job with cush hours.

TY