Searching for an NP preceptor when I live out of state

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Hello everyone,

I am currently an NP student and am scheduled to start my practicums at the end of August. The problem is that my husband and I currently live in Minnesota but are moving to Stockton, California for his job at the end of July. What is the best way to find preceptors in an area where I don't currently live? I have no connections in the area and am not going to be able to fly and meet any potential preceptors. Any advice is appreciated!

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Sorry to hear that, cbeers113. What program are you in? I live in MN and have difficulties in finding preceptor in my area.

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I'm in Waldens FNP program. How have you gone about finding preceptors up until now? Are people just not willing to take a student?

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Walden has a spreadsheet with a list of clinical sites by state. Did you download the spreadsheet?

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Hello,

Yes, I downloaded the spreadsheet and contacted all of the options that applied to my clinical in my surrounding area. It was of no help at all. There were only 3 that applied to my first clinical, one of the already had a student, one said they don't take students at all, and they are full of students and are not accepting anymore. Any other suggestions?

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I have called the available resources from Walden's list, cold called every single large hospital, family practice office, private practice office, spoke to recruiters/office managers/HR, sent emails to every email address I could get ahold of, asked every single person I work with if they have any contacts in CA. At this point I am at a loss. I've seriously made over 200 calls and left countless voicemails. When I call large facilities they all kind of give me a round about and its very difficult to get in touch with the person I need to. When I finally get there I leave messages, followup, and no answer or I have the wrong department.

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Any more advice is much appreciated

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You might have to travel outside of the area. I had to travel 1.5hr for my 1st clinical and will be 500 miles away for my second clinical. You can also check your state NP organization, I found 2 through there.

Nurse Practitioner Associations & Organizations

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Nurse Practitioner Associations & Organizations The link is broken so you have to copy and paste the organization in the search engine

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