[NPInfo] NPs and PA residencies.

[Lisa Meyer]

I did do extra hours in my program.  We were required to find ALL of our 
clinical placement sites on our own.  A list of a few people in the 
community who had previously precepted students was given out, but there 
weren't many.  This was in a town of about 150,000.  It was murderously 
difficult to find precepted clinical sites.  Students would lie to each 
other, "I heard Dr-so-and-so already has a student" and go after the 
placement themselves because it was so difficult to find sites.  We were 
encourage to only use NP's as preceptors, but I was only able to find 1 NP 
willing or able to precept me for a short peds rotation.  I am not sure 
about this, but PA's--did you have to find all of your own rotations?  It is 
little wonder that some of the rotations turn out to not be of high 
quality--in some cases, I had to take what I could get--even if that meant 
only being allowed to watch instead of manage.

Lisa
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> Why don't NPs seek out clinical learning experiences to expand their
> knowledge?
>
> This includes voluntarily adding clinical hours beyond those required for 
> a
> course.... as well as...  rounding with PAs, physicians, etc... attending
> grand rounds...  whatever is available during a rotation...  primary  care 
> or
> acute care...
>
> Role of preceptor and university faculty is to facilitate as well  as 
> teach.
>
> Nancy Balkon,  PhD, ANP-C, APRN-CS, NPP
> Southern New York State Representative --  AANP
> Clinical Associate Professor, Stony Brook University School of  Nursing
>
>
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