Hello everyone, my name is Lissette Smith, a Nursing Informatics graduate student at Chamberlain College of Nursing. I have been searching for a mentor for over a month now and having difficulty find a practicum site/preceptor/mentor for my upcoming November practicum. I just switched my track to Nursing Informatics so I was left with little time to find a mentor. I have reached out to my school and coordinator and was told that they could not assist me. I live in Clermont, northwest of Orlando, and contacted many healthcare organizations in the surrounding area, including Orlando Health (I was not an employee so they could not accommodate me), Florida Hospital Orlando (only two Masters prepared nurses were available and could not commit to a student), and Orlando and Tampa VA hospitals to name just a few. Would someone be able to help me or direct me in the right direction of qualified mentors? I am worried that I am unable to find a mentor by my school's application deadline, which is July 3, 2017. Any assistance is much appreciated. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Lissette Smith
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Lissette Smith, BSN, RN
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