I found my first preceptor! 🙌🻠I have to turn down another, whose office administrator I've been in close contact with. The reason I hadn't told them no from the get go was that both physicians contacted me back the same day, but the differences between their interactions with me were very vast. I won't go into details, but it greatly made me want to work with one over the other. I've been playing phone tag with the coordinator with the physician I wanted to be with, and finally JUST a few minutes ago got the official green light. The other, earlier this day, I was contacted by his administrator, who said they "practically begged him to take me and have tons and tons of applicants". How do I turn him down? I had told her today I was waiting to see if my school was okay with his preceptor experience. This was long before I spoke with the other office. I feel bad, like that makes it seem like I was definitely going to say yes. And truthfully, I would've because I'm so nervous about people not finding preceptors, and I hadn't had anything set in stone at that point.
This is getting rambly. Hope it isn't confusing. I do have a backbone, I swear! Haha. I just feel like the timing is so awkward now, and I really do want to maintain professional bridges for the sake of networking.
I am so confused, doctors are precepting RNs? What am I missing?
Yes, in my...and many, NP program, doctors precept NP students. We can be precepted by an MD, NP, or sometimes a PA, if approved. I don't really see why there would be confusion about this. If it were an undergrad RN program, maybe.
I also was struggling to find a preceptor and accepted the first one who was willing to take me on. I then had another preceptor email me and was willing to precept me]. I did send her an email stating I needed so many hours I would love to be with her during another semester and asked if I could touch base with her when it got close to that time. Didn't want to burn any bridges because I has such difficulty getting anyone with all the med students taking all the positions. This has been the most challenging experience in the program so far.
You ended up securing one though, right? I'm glad you did!
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I am so confused, doctors are precepting RNs? What am I missing?